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Patent GB-190002661-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Acetylene Lamps.
Inventor: PARKS MURRAY THOMAS
Filed: 1900-02-10
Granted: 1900-05-12
Abstract: 2661. Parks, M. T. Feb. 10. Acetylene lamps.-A tubular generator b is arranged, in the inclined position shown in Fig. 1, beneath the combustion chamber a and the water chamber f, and is connected with the latter by a water tube e provided with a tap e' and an indiarubber or other water tight joint e', and with the former by a gas tube b<2>. Within the end c' of the plug c, which closes the lower end of the generator b, is inserted a tube g containing a fibrous or porous wick g<1> and formed with graduated perforations, and also an open-ended split tube d, which is lightly clipped by bands d'. The tube d is then charged with carbide, its end is closed by a disc, and the parts are connected as shown in Fig. 1. When the tap e' is turned on, the water uniformly attacks the carbide through the graduated perforations in the tube g, and the slit tube g allows the expansion of the carbide residue, while its escape from the tube is pre-. vented by an overlapping flap d<2>. The lamp may be fitted with two or more of the tubular generators b.
Patent GB-190002916-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Combined Hose Nozzles and Spray Producers or Spreaders.
Inventor: ORFORD RICHARD
Filed: 1900-02-13
Granted: 1900-03-17
Abstract: 2916. Orford, R. Feb. 13. Spray producers and spreaders; nozzles.-A spray attachment for hose nozzles, particularly used for fire - extinguishing, comprises a broad inclined portion b and a shank c, the ears d of which are pivoted to the nozzle A, and secured in the ears above the nozzle is an eccentric lever D which bears against the nozzle to hold the part b in its operative position level with the nozzle, and is provided with a finger-piece f and a projection e<1> to engage with a lug a on the nozzle to hold the part b in its idle position to obtain a jet.
Patent GB-190008487-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Clinical Thermometers.
Inventor: HICKS JAMES JOSEPH
Filed: 1900-05-08
Granted: 1901-03-02
Abstract: 8487. Hicks, J. J. May 8. Thermometers. - N o n - graduated clinical thermometer tubes a are fitted with a screwed top a, adapted to engage with a collar b<2> on the top of a tube b, so that, when the tube a is in position, the temperature can be read off against a scale on the tube b. The top a<1> and collar b<2> may engage by a bayonet-joint.
Patent GB-190012525-A (GB)
Title: Improved Hydocarbon Burner Constructed without the use of Solder for Lighting or Heating Purposes.
Filed: 1900-07-11
Granted: 1901-01-26
Abstract: 12,525. PetrÚano, E., and Compagnie GÚnÚrale d'Incandescence par le PÚtrole et l'Alcohol. July 11. Oil and spirit stoves.-An argand burner, which is adapted to give either a luminous or non- luminous flame, is constructed without the use of solder. The inner and outer wick-tubes 1, 2 are connected together by bending tongues 3 projecting from the lower end of the tube 1 to engage with a ridge 4 on the tube 2, this ridge also serving to support an air-supply chamber 5 in which the wick-raising pinion 25 is mounted. The tubular wick 20 with its holder 22 is inserted through the upper end of the burner, so that the rack 24 on the holder engages with the pinion 25, the lower end of the wick being slit to pass between the tongues 3 and to allow air, entering through perforations 8, to ascend within the wick-tube 1 to the flame. The burner cone 10 with its sleeve 11 and holes 12 is so attached to the shoulder of the perforated extension 9 of the chimney holder as to allow of them to be removed as a single article when lighting the lamp. The collar 7 for attaching the burner to the reservoir 29 is lap-jointed to the bottom of the chamber 5, and the contamination of the oil by dust &c. is prevented by gauze or perforated metal discs 28 supported upon a shoulder 30 formed on the inner wick-tube 1. The lamp thus constructed will give a luminous flame, but by the addition of a flame spreader or deflector 13, open below and perforated on its sides and convex top, either with or without a heat-conducting bar 15, the lamp will give a non- luminous or heating flame. In a modification, the perforated extension 9 is dispensed with, the cone 10 being lap-jointed to the part 31 of the chimney holder, which is perforated and extended to rest upon a shoulder near the upper end of the wicktube 2.
Patent GB-190013169-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Broken Stone Paving Material.
Inventor: WARD JAMES
Filed: 1900-07-21
Granted: 1900-10-27
Abstract: 13,169. Ward, J. July 21. Reducing materials for asphalts for paving. The stone to be broken is heated and dried in a kiln b, and passed down a shoot b<1>, c to a hopper a' and stone-crusher a. The broken stone is lifted by an elevator d to a hopper d<1>, whence it passes into screens e, e<1> on different floors, and is sorted into a series of bins f. From these it may be drawn off into trucks on the railroad i<1>, but it is more usually discharged while still hot and dry upon a table h, where it is mixed and tarred. The table h is situated in a hut which is kept at a uniform temperature.
Patent GB-190019216-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Wax Matches.
Inventor: FREDRIKSON ANDREW JOHN
Filed: 1900-10-26
Granted: 1901-10-26
Abstract: 19,216. Fredrikson, A. J. Oct. 26. Tapers.-Thin strips a of wood, held together by longitudinal cotton threads b and a helicallycoiled thread c, are coated with wax d. In the manufacture of the tapers, the strips a pass from rollers e, through a guide f, pressing-apparatus g, and winding-mechanism h, which winds the thread c round the strips. Finally, the tapers pass through a waxing-apparatus i, and are wound on a drum l.
Patent GB-190103422-A (GB)
Title: Improved Machine for Dividing Dough and like Plastic Material
Inventor: CHUTTER GEORGE FREDERICK
Filed: 1901-02-18
Granted: 1902-02-18
Abstract: 3422. Chutter, G. F. Feb. 18. moulding dough &c.- Relates to gearing for giving an intermittent fast and slow motion to the revolving disc in machines of the type described in Specification No. 11,721, A.D. 1900, for dividing dough and like plastic substances. The machine, which is shown in longitudinal section and rear elevation with parts removed in Figs. 1 and 2, respectively, comprises a horizontal cylinder B, a worm shaft D driven through gear wheels, a dough orifice B<1>, and a disc E mounted on a shaft F and provided with holes or moulds G. The shafts D, F are geared together by toothed wheels D<1>, F<1> and compound toothed wheels made up of concentric parts A<4>, A', and eccentric parts A<3>, A<1> mounted loosely on studs a<4>, a<5> respectively. The compound wheels may be mounted directly on the shafts D, F. The required motion may be obtained otherwise ; for example, by a ratchet on the disc shaft and a pawl operated by an eccentric.
Patent GB-190104667-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Furnaces for Heating Metal Bars or Sheets.
Inventor: NORTON EDWIN
Filed: 1901-03-05
Granted: 1901-05-18
Abstract: 4667. Norton, E., and Robinson, H. W. March 5. Heating-furnaces for metals.-Relates to furnaces for heating metal bars or sheets preparatory to rolling them into thin sheets for tin-plate or other purposes. Fig. 2 shows a section on the line A-A of the vertical section shown in Fig. 1. The furnace 5, with grate 8 and fuel door 10, has a heating- chamber 6 from which the flue 11 leads to the smoke-stack. At the sides of this chamber are bearings 33 for a horizontal rotatable shaft 13, to which are secured two wheels or spiders 12, provided with bevelled slots 14 for holding the metal bars or sheets. On a level with the shaft are two side openings 28, through which the metal bars or sheets may be inserted or withdrawn, closing-doors 29 and feed-tables 38 being provided. During the heating operation the shaft 13 is rotated from the axle 40 through the gearing 41, 42. The masonry 19 of the roof is supported within a removable metal frame 20, and the upper ports 23 of the sides have similar removable frames 26, so that the wheels 12 and shaft 13 may be easily replaced. The fixed parts of the sides have a metal frame 27, which is braced to the uprights 31 by tie-rods 32.
Patent GB-190105389-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fastening Devices for the Securing Together of the Edges of the Covers of Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: MOSS WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1901-03-14
Granted: 1902-02-06
Abstract: 5389. Moss, W. H. March 14. Tyres, pneumatic.-Relates to fastening together the edges of pneumatic-tyre covers. To one edge 2 of the cover 1, Fig. 5, looped fasteners 4 are riveted by means of base-plates 8 provided with tongues 10, Fig. 1. The fasteners engage through corresponding holes 5 on the other edge of the cover, and a wire may also be passed through a number of the fasteners. In modifications, the looped part 9, Fig. 6, may swivel on the base-plate, or the fastener may consist of a base-plate with a soft metal tongue 12, Fig. 9, which can be bent back after being passed through the hole in the edge of the cover.
Patent GB-190106364-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Incandescent Gas Burners
Inventor: FALK SALOMON
Filed: 1901-03-26
Granted: 1901-08-03
Abstract: 6364. Falk, S., [Hildebrandt, E.]. March 26. Incandescent gas burners.-The removal of the lower end of the mantle support b from the socket a<1> in the burner head, in the event of the support b being broken, is facilitated by either making the support b partly or nearly wholly hollow, and inserting therein a wire d with an enlarged head e, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, or by forming grooves f in the lower end of the support b and inserting therein an U-shaped wire g, Figs. 4 and 5.
Patent GB-190109717-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Ventilators.
Inventor: LAYCOCK WILLIAM SAMUEL
Filed: 1901-05-10
Granted: 1902-04-10
Abstract: 9717. Laycock, W. S. May 10. Ventilators.-Airextractors of the " torpedo " t y p e, such as are used on railway carriages, are each provided with a shield or cover D, Fig. 2, whereby the entry of rain, cinders, and the like is prevented. In manufacture, the shield, when the ventilator is cast, is made in two parts, each part being provided with one or more wires, so that, when within the mould, the molten metal adheres to the wires, and thus connects the shield with the ventilator. In Fig. 3, the shield is shown as adjustable by means of the handle R. Ventilating-holes H are closed by the annular slide S when the shield is lowered. Instead of making the shield a fixture, it may be made of sheet metal, or of perforated or finewoven wire, in such a manner that it can be sprung into position. Legs are provided to grip or rest upon the top edge of the shaft.
Patent GB-190114559-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Self-igniting Cigars and Cigarettes.
Inventor: SCHOLZ CARL
Filed: 1901-07-17
Granted: 1901-08-31
Abstract: 14,559. Scholz. C. July 17. Drawings to Specification. Cigars and cigarettes have an igniting-composition applied directly to their ends, so that they can be ignited by friction. The composition is applied by dipping or otherwise.
Patent GB-190115084-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Lamp Chimneys.
Inventor: SHAW EDWARD JOHN
Filed: 1901-07-24
Granted: 1902-05-15
Abstract: 15,084. Shaw, E. J. July 24. Chimneys.-To keep the chimney cool and to minimize the risk o f the chimney being fractured by the great heat of incandescent gas and other burners, the chimney is shaped approximately as shown in Fig. 1, and air inlet holes d are formed in the shoulder c. The air entering through these holes adheres more or less to the inside of the chimney, and does not pass direct to the flame of the burner.
Patent GB-190123601-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Racks for Drying and Airing Clothes and the like
Inventor: LANE JAMES
Filed: 1901-11-21
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 23,601. Lane, J. Nov. 21. Clothes racks.-A folding clothes, linen, &c. drying-rack has a vertical staff 3, Figs. 1 and 2, with a lateral stay 11 at its lower end and a bracket 4 at its upper end. A number of clothes-supporting rods 1, 2 are secured to the top of the staff by means of a pivoted bolt 5 and winged nut 6. The rack is hung from a wall or other support by an indented hook 13, which can be attached to a nail. The rods can be spread out or folded up parallel with the staff. In a modification, the staff has one or two lateral bars 16, Fig. 7, with perforations 17 to receive clothes-hanging rods, and the device is stayed with a bar 19. The Provisional Specification describes a stay bar fitted with rollers and adapted to be actuated by a cord and pulley device.
Patent GB-190125135-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Turbines.
Inventor: CLARKE MARGARET
Filed: 1901-12-10
Granted: 1902-12-10
Abstract: 25,135. Clarke, M., and Warburton, F. J. Dec. 10. Steam &c. turbines.- The turbines are of the kind described in Specifications Nos. 3455 and 9024, A.D. 1898. The inner part a', Fig. 2, of the vanes slopes gradually into the central part a, which curves back and meets the rim a<1> tangentially. A hollow shaft B, Fig. 1, of large diameter is used. It is screwed on to bosses c on the end spindles C, and has rings b<1> working in bearings b<2> at its ends to prevent leakage. To equalize end thrust, the turbine is duplicated by having a central inlet F supplying the right band half of the turbine with steam, which is then returned by a passage F<1> to the centre, where it enters the second half of the turbine. To prevent leakage between the turbine rings and partitions, the hubs of the rings are tapered and co-act with tapered faces on the partitions. Conical packing- rings may be used. Reversing - turbines having annular discs or valves controlling the ports in the partitions are made with an extra port at the top and at the bottom of each disc, these ports aligning with ports in the partitions when the forward and reversing nozzles are closed. These ports serve for warming and draining the turbine prior to starting. The turbine is governed by having in the disc or valve W, Fig. 5, certain duplicated ports H<1>, H', and other single ports H, so that a suitable adjustment of the disc closes some of the steam inlets. Instead of duplicating the ports, they may be made of greater length.
Patent GB-190125506-A (GB)
Title: Improvement connected with Coats or Jackets.
Inventor: BURBERRY ARTHUR MICHAEL
Filed: 1901-12-13
Granted: 1902-06-19
Abstract: 25,506. Burberry, A. M. Dec. 13. Coats and jackets.-In order to allow the arm to be lifted without lifting the body of the coat, there is provided a long tapering piece B extending from near the elbow C down to a point D below the armpit. The piece B may be cut in one with the sleeve A.
Patent GB-190200876-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Automatic Sewer or Drain Flushing Apparatus.
Inventor: BROWN CHARLES
Filed: 1902-01-13
Granted: 1903-01-13
Abstract: 876. Brown, C. Jan. 13. Liquids, distributing.-Relates to apparatus for automatically diverting a liquid flush to a number of channels in succession. The flush is delivered from the usual tank &c. into a chamber A, in the floor of which are the openings (four being shown) to the channels. These openings are covered by a disc F with an opening K and radial curved ribs G, G<3>, &c. A gravity pawl J is mounted on one end of a bell-crank lever I pivoted in a bracket H and connected to a float arm L in a tank 0 communicating with the flushing-tank. As the float rises, the pawl J engaging with a rib rotates the disc F to bring the opening K successively in register with the openings to the channels.
Patent GB-190201222-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Truck Frames of Motor Cars.
Inventor: SCHMID ALBERT
Filed: 1902-01-16
Granted: 1902-02-20
Abstract: 1222. Schmid, A. Jan. 16. Motor road vehicles. - To prevent the transmission of vibration from the motor to the passengers, the truck frame of the motor car is made in two separate parts, as shown in Fig. 7. viz., a main frame a which carries the car body and rests on springs b, e supported on the front and rear axles, and a frame g which carries the motor and driving-gear. Instead of the springs h, helical springs s may be employed for supporting the front ends of the bars g or the motor, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. Fig. 7 shows the car body raised for making repairs on the motor or driving- mechanism.
Patent GB-190202522-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with the Manufacture of Bricks, or Artificial Stone Blocks, or the like.
Filed: 1902-01-31
Granted: 1902-12-24
Abstract: 2522. Whittaker, L., and Whittaker & Co. (1900), C. Jan. 31. Moving-beater apparatus.-Relates to apparatus for mixing sand, lime, and water together in definite proportions, and to means for heating and partially drying the materials. Sand is supplied to a receptacle 7 by a hopper 2 fitted with a valve 8, lime is supplied by a hopper 3 fitted with a pivoted measuring-box 5 leading to a shoot 6, and water is supplied by a tank 4, valve 14, an auxiliary tank 16, and a small-bore pipe 17 which retards the flow. The valves 8, 5, 14 are connected by chains or rods, and are operated simultaneously by hand, or by the weight of the materials. The material is transferred by a conveyer 18 to a mixing-mill, and is raised by an elevator to a casing 27 containing a series of mixing-conveyers 28 which are rotated in opposite directions in troughs 26, or over shelves 35. A current of heated air is forced along the troughs to promote chemical action, and to heat and dry the material. The air may be heated by a steam heater 34 or otherwise, and is drawn through the apparatus by a fan. The materials are conveyed backwards and forwards along the troughs, (or one single long trough may be used), and are transferred by a shoot to a brick or block pressing machine.
Patent GB-190213853-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Switches.
Filed: 1902-06-18
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 13,853. British Thomson-Houston Co., [Hewlett, E. M., and Button, T. E.]. June 18. Switches. - R e - lates to switches particularly adapted for interchanging the connections of busbars, feeders, and generators at central stations, to provide for considerable increase of load or to connect up storage batteries at particular hours. A number. of contact-levers are adapted to be operated from a shaft which can be rotated by an electric motor. The switch levers are locked to the shaft by electromagnetic clutches, and the locking - arrangements are such that, on closing one switch, any other or others that may be closed are opened. Fig. 1 shows the general construction for connecting a generator to any one of a series of like bars. The bus-bars 4, 4<a>, &c. are supported on brackets 3 projecting from the hollow frame or post 2. Each bus-bar is electrically connected to a vertical bar 6, Fig. 5, divided into sections. A bridging-contact 11 is adapted to connect this bar 6 with another bar 10 also carried by the port 2. The contact carries an auxiliary sparking-contact 11<a> for breaking the circuit in a shoot 14 provided with a blow-out magnet 15. The contacts 11 are pivoted to a lever 12, and are connected by a link 22 with a crank 23 loosely mounted on a shaft 21. The shaft is rotated by a motor 20, and any one of the switches may be operated by locking the corresponding sleeve to the shaft. A sleeve is locked by means of an electromagnetic clutch 29 controlled by an electromagnet 28<d>, there being a magnet for each switch. The connections are so arranged that the motor is started at the same time that an electromagnet is energized. A cam device 33, 33<a>, &c. is arranged in connection with each switch so. that, on closing one switch, any other that may be closed is immediately opened. At 28<6> is a controlling- magnet for operating the cam shaft for opening any switch without closing another. Figs. 9 and 10 show the arrangement of circuits and construction of switch for preventing more than one switch from being operated at a time. 38, 38<a> are the motor leads, and the coils 28 &c. may be connected in series with the 'motor by the switch shown in Fig. 10. The coils are so designed that they cannot lift the armature should more than one circuit be closed by accident or otherwise. They are also normally short-circuited by being connected to a bridge 41, and the circuit of any one coil is only closed by breaking the short-circuit by an insulating-pin 46 carried on the switch arm 39, the circuit being closed at one of the contacts 40.
Patent GB-190217506-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Dextrin (AchrooDextrin) and Alcohol
Inventor: REYNAUD GEORGES
Filed: 1902-08-08
Granted: 1902-09-11
Abstract: 17,506. Reynaud, G. Aug. 8. Dextrin.-Relates to the extraction of dextrin from peat, lichen, or mosses, the solution being afterwards saccharified and fermented for the pro- duction of alcohol. The peat &c. is placed in a digester such as shown in Fig. 1, and about twice its bulk of water is added. The mixture is heated by steam and the stirrers d rotated ; m-m<4> are steam valves, and j is a curved bottom through which the liquid passes to the discharge pipe i; k is the discharge opening for the refuse. The dextrin is obtained as achro÷-dextrin.
Patent GB-190217687-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Maximum Demand Electrical Indicators
Filed: 1902-08-12
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 17,687. Lake, H. H., [General Electric Co.]. Aug. 12. Current meters.-Relates to an instrument for indicating when a current has exceeded a predetermined maximum demand. A wire 3 in zig-zag form is mounted on the end of a frame 4 pivoted on brackets 5, and pulled down by a spiral spring 6. The wire 3 is composed of an alloy of nickel and steel, which loses its magnetism when its temperature exceeds a certain amount. When the shunt current in the wire 3 is below the maximum, the wire is pulled down on to the poles of the permanent horse-shoe magnet 2, but, when the current exceeds the maximum, the wire 3 is demagnetized, and the spring 6 tilts the frame 4. A cam 14 on the frame deflects the pointer 7, which is held by a pawl engaging with the tooth segment 12.
Patent GB-190219035-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Treatment of Ores Containing Copper.
Inventor: PAYNE WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-08-29
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 19,035. Payne, W., and Gillies, J. H. Aug. 29. Copper.-Ores, after roasting if necessary, are saturated with a solution of ferrous sulphate, or a mixture of sulphate and chloride, and heated or roasted. The ore is then lixiviated, and the solution obtained treated with iron scrap to precipitate the copper. In treating oxide or carbonate ores, it is desirable to add a small percentage of iron and sulphur to the roast.
Patent GB-190223987-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery for Cleaning or Dressing Cut Chaff, Grain or similar Materials.
Inventor: BENTALL EDMUND ERNEST
Filed: 1902-11-03
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 23,987. Bentall, E. E. Nov. 3. Screening and separating grain, chaff, &c.-In machines for cleaning chaff, grain, &c. in which the dust is driven through a screen by a blast of air, the screen is cleaned by rotary brushes or their equivalents, and the chaff or grain is conveyed to a distance by the air-blast. In the chaff cleaner shown, the chaff is fed or drawn into the casing of the fan a and driven up the channel b to the screen d, which is kept clear on both sides by the rotary brushes f. The dust is driven through the screen, and the chaff passes to a shoot or shoots i through an airlock furnished with a rotary drum driven by a chain from the axle of the brushes. The fan a and channel b may be divided into two parts so that part of the air-blast passes to the screen d and part to a box fixed to the delivery shoot i and having a channel leading from it in any direction. The blast which forces the chaff against the screen is strengthened by making part of the fan with a larger diameter than the remainder.