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Patent GB-190216862-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Production of Phosphorus.
Inventor: PARKER THOMAS
Filed: 1902-07-30
Granted: 1903-04-30
Abstract: 16,862. Parker, T. July 30. Phosphorus is extracted from Redonda ore or other aluminium phosphate, by first boiling with sulphuric acid in about equal proportions and then allowing to settle. The resulting liquor, which contains phosphoric acid and aluminium sulphate, is run off, and the latter is removed by adding ammonium or potassium sulphate, or other alumforming sulphate, and evaporating to crystallization. The mother liquor is mixed with carbonaceous material, such as charcoal or coke, and the mixture is then dried and treated in an electric furnace for the reduction and the distillation of the phosphorus.
Patent GB-190220859-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Piano-organs or Automatic Pianos or the like
Inventor: CANOVA JOSEPH PIANA
Filed: 1902-09-24
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 20,859. Canova, J. P. Sept. 24. Automatic instruments; pianofortes. - Mechanical o r automatic pianos or coin-freed motor-driven pianos are provided with means to give a mandolin-like action or effect. In addition to the ordinary pins on the barrel A, there are staples, pins, or studs a which engage the pintles b on the levers c to free certain of the hammers C and allow the springs e to pull them down towards the strings. The shaft D has toothed wheels D<1> opposite the treble hammers C. The hammers are vibrated rapidly by these wheels D' on the rotationof the shaft D when the pintles d<3> are allowed to gear with the toothed wheels. The shaft D is constantly rotated by bevel gear from the pin barrel. When the mandolin-like or tremolo action is applied to an ordinary piano, the rotary shaft D is rotated by a pedal or foot lever.
Patent GB-190222523-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Edging for Skirts and the like.
Inventor: WHITELOW EDWARD TURNER
Filed: 1902-10-16
Granted: 1902-11-27
Abstract: 22,523. Whitelow, E. T., [Bartels, Dierichs, & Co.]. Oct. 16. Trimmings.-Relates to skirt edgings of the kind described in Specification No. 7341, A.D. 1902, and consists in producing the arched or curved form by embossed groups of depressions a which are of uniform depth, but the total width of each group is gradually diminished in passing from the concave edge A to the convex edge B. The depressions may lie at an angle to the edge or may be of curvilinear form.
Patent GB-190225332-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Engines
Inventor: HERZOG JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-11-18
Granted: 1903-02-26
Abstract: 25,332. Herzog, J., and Schratz, A. Nov. 18. Screw motors.-A ring of jets V, Fig. 3, admit steam into a corresponding ring of tubes W which lead the steam on to the spiral vanes l<1>, Figs. 3 and 5, of a conical drum l. The vanes are most widely spaced at the large end of the drum, and the drum rests on a bearing-pin n and is connected to the shaft k by a universal joint o to allow it to be self-centering. The steam exhausts into a cooling- chamber h, and is then condensed in a tube x by spray from an injector y.
Patent GB-190226685-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brakes
Filed: 1902-12-03
Granted: 1903-10-08
Abstract: 26,685. Pick Motor Co., and Pick, J. H. Dec. 3. Motor road vehicles.-The drum b on the moving axle is surrounded by a metal band c preferably lined with leather or other material. The band has at its ends two boxes e, f, through which passes a shaft ,g carried in the fixed standard or support h. The shaft carries a cam so arranged that a partial rotation causes the ends of the strap to move in opposite directions, and the strap to grip the drum. When released, the spring of the band is sufficient to remove it from frictional contact.
Patent GB-190306714-A (GB)
Title: Improved Box for Postal and like purposes.
Inventor: CONAN WALTER
Filed: 1903-03-23
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 6714. Conan, W. March 23. Label holders.-A hole is cut in the lid of a box, as shown in Fig. 1, which is a plan of the underside of the lid. A piece c of wood, cardboard, &c. is fastened to the lid, and covers the hole. The address label d is then slipped between the part c and the lid of the box.
Patent GB-190307002-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Theodolites and the like
Inventor: WELLS EDMUND PERCY
Filed: 1903-03-26
Granted: 1904-02-18
Abstract: 7002. Wells, E. P. March 26. Theodolites, sextants, and the like.-Fig. 1 is an elevation, and Fig. 3 a plan, of a mounting fitted with a shifting centre. The instrument rotates in a socket carried by a slide k, which, as shown by Fig. 3, can be adjusted across a diameter in guides l. These guides l are carried by a ring h free to rotate in a ring u fitted with the usual levelling screws. The screws are locked by a plate b kept closed by a spring e. The plate k is locked by a nut o and the ring h by a screw n. The plumb line depends through a central hole, above which it is wound on a hand-operated reel. In a modification, showing the device fitted to a round tripod bead, the legs are connected to the ring u directly.
Patent GB-190312378-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Coupling Devices for Railway Vehicles.
Inventor: RICHARDSON GEORGE EDWIN
Filed: 1903-05-30
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 12,378. Richardson, G. E. May 30. Couplings, automatic and non- automatic.-Relates to couplings which can be rendered either automatic or non-automatic and which swivel sideways slightly when the vehicles move round a curve. The draw-bolt f passes through a hole in the spring drawbar d, and forms a pivot on which the coupling-piece g can turn slightly. Each coupling-piece has a hook h and a pivoted link k adapted to move up the inclined face of the opposite hook when coupling automatically. The link has a downwardly-projecting arm m, which bears against an eccentric q mounted in a transverse shaft which can be operated by means of side handles r adapted to be held in position by lock pins. Turning the shaft and eccentric raises the link out of the way of the coupling-hook.
Patent GB-190314162-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Railway-platform Hand Trucks and the like.
Inventor: HILL ERNEST JOHN
Filed: 1903-06-25
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 14,162. Hill, E. J. June 25. Hand-trucks.-Railway-platform and other handtrucks, such as those for use on landing-stages, quays, and wharfs, are provided with a brake, which is normally held applied. To run the truck, an operator presses a handle J to the top rail of the frame, which he then grips. This movement through a vertical lever, actuates a crank L, and, through a rod C carrying a pin engaging the slotted ends of brake arms E, the latter are turned on their pivots and the brakes removed. If the front handle is used, the motion is transmitted by a rope, chain, or rod D, and a centrally-pivoted lever A. On releasing the handle, a spring B returns the parts to normal position, as shown. If desired, one handle only may be provided, in which case the lever A is unnecessary, the lever C being slotted to receive a fixed pin to prevent excessive motion. Guides may be provided for the rod C.
Patent GB-190315112-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Hook Sewing Machines
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER WALLACE
Filed: 1903-07-08
Granted: 1904-06-09
Abstract: 15,112. Fairweather, W., [Singer Manufacturing Co.]. July 8. Lock-stitch hook sewing-machines; multiple-needle machines; needle-holders; governing under thread.-In a rotary-book machine, in which two needles and two revolving hooks are employed to produce two seams or lines of stitching, the hooks 22 are rotated by spiral gear 20,19, Fig. 5, from the shaft 17, which is driven by a double crank from the main shaft, the gear 20, 19 being preferably proportioned so that the hook shafts 21 rotate twice for each revolution of the shaft 17. The shafts 21 are supported both above and below the gear wheels 20, in bracket bearings which are adjustable by means of a screw and slot, to enable the distance between the lines of stitching to be regulated. The gear wheels 19 are also capable of corresponding adjustment on the shaft 17, while the two needles 26 may be adjusted by any suitable means, or by employing interchangeable needle clamps 28 formed with needle-holes at different distances apart. To facilitate the removal of the thread case, for the insertion of the lower thread, for adjustment, or for convenience in removing lint or other foreign matter from the hook, the hook is of cupped form, open at the top, and has an annular shoulder 16', Fig. 9, to support the thread case 17<1>, this arrangement permitting the removal and insertion of the thread case when the corresponding slide 12<1>, Fig. 5, is drawn back. The thread-case, which is substantially cylindrical in form and open at the top, is provided with an axial bobbin-supporting pin 18<1>, Fig. 7, and with a forked lug 20', which engages a lug on the underside of the throat-plate, to hold the case stationary. The supporting-flange 19<1> of the case is omitted at the loop-engaging part 30, to facilitate the release of the loops. At the loop-engaging beak 14<1>, Fig. 9, of the hook 22, a throat is cut out to form a loop-detaining point or spur 15<1>, which, when the loop is disengaged from the beak 14<1>, by the action of the take-up, holds the loop until it is about opposite to the needlehole, when, by the further action of the take-up, the loop is released. The thread case 17<1> is provided with a guard-flange 23<1>, to ensure the engagement of the loop with the spur 15'. The thread case is provided with a tension spring 25', Fig. 8, and an adjusting-screw 27<1>. The spring 25<1> is formed, by means of a slit 26<1> terminating in a thread-hole, with a lateral tongue, under which the thread is drawn into the threadhole, and into a notch 29 at the base of the lug 20<1>.
Patent GB-190320107-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Variable Speed Gear for Cycles, Motor Cycles and other similar Vehicles.
Filed: 1903-09-18
Granted: 1904-09-15
Abstract: 20,107. Hub Two Speed Gear Co., Reynolds, C. H., and Palmer, W. R. Sept. 18. Driving-mechanism; clutches. -The epicyclic variable-speed gearing described in Specifications Nos. 6062 and 19,859, A.D. 1896, No. 22,342, A.D. 1899, Nos. 7033 and 22,202, A.D. 1900, Nos. 15,775 and 25,826, A.D. 1901, and No. 13,317, A.D. 1903, is improved by arranging that the weight of the machine and rider is not borne by the annular gearing. The hub H, Fig. 1. is supported on ball bearings k<1>, k. The balls k have a bearing on the extension K of the hub, which may be affixed by bolts or screws, or may be forced between the projections left by recessing the spaces for the pinions G, or the extension K may be an integral part of the hub. The part K forms a bearing for the gear-ring L. The sliding clutch C, which locks the central pinion D either to the fixed clutch A on the axle, or to the clutch h on the hub, has the alternate teeth in the interior cut away leaving spaces each equal to two of the teeth on the pinion D, as shown in Fig. 3. Wide teeth on the clutch A engage the interior teeth of the clutch C, but are smaller than the spaces, providing back-lash to facilitate the engagement of the clutches. Similar back-lash exists between the teeth a<1> of the clutch C and the teeth h. The teeth of the clutches may be inclined or tapered. In the gearing shown in Fig. 4, a ball bearing is interposed between the part a of the clutch A, fixed to the axle B, and the part N of the hub H<1>. The sliding pinion D' on the axle engages either the clutch A' or the teeth e on the gear-ring L. Alternate teeth h<3> on the gear-ring L, and alternate teeth on the pinion D<1> and the clutch A', are cut away at opposite ends for a width equal to the amount of engagement to provide back-lash, and the teeth may be tapered or inclined to facilitate engagement. In the Provisional Specification it is stated that, in a modification, the annular gear and the sprocket-wheel M may rotate upon the periphery of that part of the hub which encloses the pinions D, Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190323936-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Distribution of Sewage and the like over a Prepared Bed.
Inventor: DOULTON HENRY LEWIS
Filed: 1903-11-04
Granted: 1904-09-08
Abstract: 23,936. Doulton, H. L., and Pleace, R. J. Nov. 4. Sewage and foul waters, treating; filtering.- Sewage flows along the pipe B and through openings C to a chamber A, where it is directed by a flange H into a channel J. From this some liquid passes along pipes E and falls upon inclined plates F, causing the whole to rotate upon the ball bearings M. The greater part flows over the lip K into the perforated distributing-pipes D and thence on to the filter bed.
Patent GB-190403089-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the use of Liquid Fuel and in the Construction of Apparatus for Burning the same.
Filed: 1904-02-08
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 3089. Armstrong, Whitworth, & Co., Sir W. G., Orde, E. L., and Sodeau, W. H. Feb. 8. Liquid-fuel fittings.-In a petroleum or other liquid fuel turner for a steam-generator or other furnace, the fuel is sprayed by steam or compressed air and mixed with air in such proportion that a maximum of fuel can be consumed without producing smoke, the issuing flame having such a velocity that lighting-back is prevented. The flame crosses the furnace chamber in spite of cross currents of the air supplied to its outside. A steam or hot-air spray burner similar to that described in Specification No. 23,568, A.D. 1899, is preferably used. The liquid fuel is heated and supplied, under pressure, through a pipe o to a screwed mouthpiece s<3> of the form shown. The amount of liquid supplied is controlled by a screwed spindle o<2>. The mouthpiece s<3> is adjusted to control the supply of steam or compressed air through an inlet s and an outer tube b<1> of the form shown. The steam annulus may be within the fuel annulus, and spiral ribs or grooves may be provided in one or both passages. The spray, leaving the nozzle outlet n, is mixed with air, the supply of which it induces through a chamber and a pipe a connected with a chamber having an inlet c. A mixing-tube m is arranged entirely or mainly outside the furnace space, as shown. Figs. 3-6 show alternative forms of mixing - tubes. When the fuel supply is cut-off, a valve e may be opened to allow steam or air to pass through a pipe g to clean the oil passage.
Patent GB-190404627-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Bearings for Crank or other Shafts employed in Looms and other Machines
Inventor: HOLLINGWORTH EDWARD
Filed: 1904-02-25
Granted: 1904-12-31
Abstract: 4627. Hollingworth, E. Feb. 25. Bushes; remoral of parts, facilitating. -Relates to bearings for the shafts of looms &c. The shaft f revolves in a bush d having an extended face, or projecting lugs g by means of which it is bolted to the bracket b. The bearing-surface a of the bracket is shaped to fit the circular bush, and is somewhat narrowed at the top c, the opposite sides e of the bush being correspondingly flattened, so that, when turned through a rightangle from the position shown in Fig. 1, the shaft can be lifted straight out, without removing any of its appurtenances.
Patent GB-190414010-A (GB)
Title: A Process for Humanising Cow's Milk and Condensing it to a Dry State.
Inventor: LEHMANN JOSEPH
Filed: 1904-06-21
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 14,010. Lehman, J. June 21. Preserving mille; food preparations.-In the preparation of dried " humanized " cows' milk, suitable proportions of lactose, cream, and sodium chloride are incorporated with milk, and sufficient ammonia is added to neutralize the lactic acid present. The compound is then evaporated to dryness, and the solid matter is ground, granulated, or compressed into tablets, and may be kept in tin boxes.
Patent GB-190414475-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ball and Roller Bearings for Wheels of Vehicles.
Inventor: JOHANSON ERIC
Filed: 1904-06-27
Granted: 1904-10-20
Abstract: 14,475. Johanson, E., and Johanson, C. June 27. Axle-boxes.-Ball bearings for vehicle wheels are provided with means for retaining the balls when the bearing is removed from its cone. The sockets 5, 12, Fig. 2, fit on the square part 2 and screwed end 3 of the axle 1, and the sockets 19 fit on square bosses on the sockets 5, 12. The balls are retained in their races by rims 7, 21, 11 on the sockets and on the washers 8, which are held by nuts 10. The hollow hub, or a bush therein, has coned ends 16, 17. In another form, the bearing has one set of balls only at each end of the axle. Fig. 4 shows a roller bearing, the rollers 25 lying in recesses in the sockets 23 fixed in the hub 24. The flange of the axle has a rim to exclude dust &c.
Patent GB-190415846-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Gas-regenerative Furnaces.
Inventor: SPENCER JOHN WATSON
Filed: 1904-07-16
Granted: 1905-06-08
Abstract: 15,846. Spencer, J. W. July 16. Valves.-In order t o prevent the leakage of gas from the reversing- valves of gas regenerative f u rnaces, and the consequent admixture and combustion of air and gas in the flues, the valves are protected from the distorting-action of the escaping hot waste gases by passing the latter directly into the chimney flue instead of through the valve. The exit valves B, B' for the products of combustion are suspended by chains 1 and may be worked independently of the gas-reversing valve A, or in unison with it, by means of the lever C and connections shown. When the valves are in the position shown in Fig. 1, gas passes under the closed valve B' into the furnace, and the waste gases escape directly to the flue through the valve B.
Patent GB-190424900-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Breaks or Interrupters, and Means for Operating the same.
Inventor: DAVIS ALBERT LEWIS
Filed: 1904-11-16
Granted: 1905-09-28
Abstract: 24,900. Davis, A. L. Nov. 16. Dynamos; motors.-A motor-generator and an interrupter are combined and mounted on the same shaft, to supply current for induction coils. The interrupter is made with a rotatable disc a having one or more parts of its circumference removed as at o, this disc being mounted on the shaft b of the motor-generator. The contactpiece m is pressed on to the disc by a connecting- rod n and a rubber cushion or steel spring r. When the pressure of the brush on the mutilated disc has been once adjusted by the nuts x, wear can be taken up by means of the screw u and the locknut v. The device runs in paraffin, alcohol, or the like, and the containing-case is furnished with a movable glass front. Other forms of interrupter may be used.
Patent GB-190427954-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with the Hatchways and other parts of Seagoing Vessels.
Inventor: CARMICHAEL JOHN
Filed: 1904-12-21
Granted: 1905-12-21
Abstract: 27,954. Carmichael, J. Dec. 21. Hatches; bulk-heads; bulwarks, plates, &c.-Relates, principally, to shoes for attachment to hatch coamings for supporting beams or girders, such as those described in Specification No. 4290, A.D. 1903. Instead of the dished or bulged-out part a of the shoe being formed with an abrupt upper termination, the shoe is made, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, with a rounded upper end similar to the lower end, and the slot b for the reception of the girder web dies out into the curvature. A heel or block d of solid steel affords additional support to the girder web c. Pieces of the form shown in Figs. 2 and 3, but without the slot, may be used as stiffenars on the outer sides of hatch coamings, or on bulwarks and bulkheads, or other parts of ships.
Patent GB-190502418-A (GB)
Title: A New and Improved Snatch Block or Towing Block
Inventor: SWINBURN WILLIAM EMPERINGHAM
Filed: 1905-02-07
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 2418. Swinburn, W. E. Feb. 7. Snatch - blocks.- Blocks are constructed with the parts pivoted together and having a sheave secured to one side, so that all stress is removed from the lower member. The eye a is swivelled in the upper part b of the block, to which the side b<1> is rigidly connected, The lower part c and the other side d which carries the sheave e are united by hinge pins, so that they are free to open out like the links of a chain. The end of the sheave pin f rests in a rectangular slot in the fixed side b<1>, and the whole is held together by a cotter through the lug b<2>. The sheave may be fixed to the side b<1> and supported in the side d. Specifications No. 8119, A.D. 1897, and No. 19,025, A.D. 1903, are referred to.
Patent GB-190502579-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Protector or Cover for Electric Conductors, Pipes, or the like.
Inventor: WILHELMI OTTO
Filed: 1905-02-08
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 2579. Wilhelmi, O. Feb. 8. Conduits and culverts for gas and water pipes and the like are made by interlacing metal strips b, Figs. 2 and 3, in a sheet of some flexible insulating-material a such as tar-board or some fabric impregnated with tar products, resin, or the like. The resulting sheets are placed over the cable or pipes in-one or more layers, and may be curled round each cable, or, if several cables are placed side by side, may be placed in position unbent. As shown in Fig. 6, wire-gauze i may be secured between sheets of pasteboard or the like m by means of asphalt, tar, resin, or the like o.
Patent GB-190503060-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Reamers.
Inventor: HERBERT ALFRED
Filed: 1905-02-14
Granted: 1905-08-10
Abstract: 3060. Herbert, A., and Sharp, D. K. Feb. 14. Reamers of the adjustable type are constructed so as to be suitable for use in blind holes. The blades work as usual in taper grooves in the body and are kept in place at the rear by a countersunk nut d. The .forward ends of the blades project beyond the body, and are recessed at a<3> to receive a correspondingly-shaped head of a screw e working in the body so that the head does not project beyond the blade ends.
Patent GB-190507886-A (GB)
Title: Machine for Making Tiles for Lining purposes, with Holding Hooks
Inventor: BRANCART ARTHUR
Filed: 1905-04-13
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 7886. Brancart, A., and Michotte, E. April 13. Moulding tiles.-Consists of a mould and press for tiles having spurs on the back to key with cement and a lustrous face. Molten vitrified material is poured into the mould 3, the bottom of which is in the form of a hollow box 16 having the upper face 17 shaped to form the spurs. Water for cooling is circulated by means of inlet and outlet pipes 18, 19. The upper edges 4 of the mould are chamfered. The box 16 is mounted on a bar 13, which passes through a guide-bar at the base of the machine and is movable vertically by means of a hand-lever 10, pivoted at 9. The bar 13 passes through a slot in the lever 10 and is held in position by rollers 14, while the lever 10 moves between plates 11, which form springs to hold it in any desired position. The top of the mould is closed by a plate 5 on a handle 7, hinged at 8. After pressing, the tile is allowed to cool, the plate 5 lifted, and the tile pushed out by raising the lever 10, when it is made to slide on to a collector, and is taken to the annealing-oven. A number of presses may be arranged on one table.
Patent GB-190514756-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Heat Insulating Ferrules or Bung-hole Bushes.
Inventor: BAYER ADOLF
Filed: 1905-07-18
Granted: 1905-09-21
Abstract: 14,756. Bayer, A., and Rochlitzer, W. July 18. Bung-holes.-Bung-hole bushes are made to prevent charring of the staves during unpitching. The disk a, Fig. 1, having the space f between the rings b, c filled with asbestos, is screwed into a stepped recess, asbestos washers g, h being also provided.