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Patent GB-190311048-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Spring Wheels.
Inventor: ZILLGITT CHARLIE JESSIE
Filed: 1903-05-14
Granted: 1903-08-20
Abstract: 11,048. Zillgitt, C J., and Berg, H. A. May 14. Spring wheels.- Relates to pulleys, wheels, &c., in which the rim and hub are yieldingly connected to take up a jar or jolt. The rim comprises outer and inner rings 1, 2, connected by spokes 3. The hub comprises boxes 4, on each of which are mounted slides 18, 24, 28, Fig. 5, connected with the rim by springs. The outer slide 18 has guide-rails 17, on which grooved rollers on the box move, the slide being connected with the rim by springs 19, and the rollers being mounted eccentrically on studs to facilitate adjustment. The inner slide 24, which is adapted to move at rightangles to the slide 18, is provided with crossheads 25 provided with pulleys or rollers 29, which travel on guides on the rim at right-angles to the guides 17, the slides being also connected with the rim by springs 27. The intermediate slide 28 has rollers 29 to move on the slide 24, and is slid upon by rollers 30 on the slide 18, the movement of the slide 28 being at an angle of 45‹ to the movement of the slides 18, 21. The central support, shaft, axle, or sleeve, &c. 5 is, preferably, in sections, with flanges or extensions 12 to which are pivoted four radial rods 6, which pass within bars 7 pivoted to the rim, the rods 6 and bars 7 having heads, within which springs 8 are compressed. By this arrangement, the rim and hub are allowed to move in any direction in the plane of the wheel or pulley to compensate for, and neutralize, shocks and vibrations. Suitably packed plates 31, 32 are mounted on the face of the wheel to exclude dust &c.
Patent GB-190409017-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for Drawing Off Beer and the like from Casks and other similar Receptacles.
Inventor: DUNN JOHN
Filed: 1904-04-19
Granted: 1904-11-17
Abstract: 9017. Dunn, J. April 19. Venting - cocks; plug cocks.-Casks containing beer, spirits, chemicals, or anything affected by exposure to the atmosphere are provided with a tap, the plug of which has two holes. When the tap is turned on, liquid flows out through the lower hole and air enters through the upper one, there being a hole 7 through the casing of the tap corresponding to the hole 5. The air is filtered through a gauze grating 9, and passes up the pipe 8, which is fitted airtight into the head of the cask.
Patent GB-190413395-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Pressing and Finishing Cloth.
Inventor: PRATT TOM
Filed: 1904-06-14
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 13,395. Pratt, T. June 14. Calendering and pressing; cooling; steaming.- Relates to improvements particularly applicable to the machines described in Specifications No. 15,401, A.D. 1899, and No. 19,677, A.D. 1902. At the hot and cold ends of the machine are arranged three pressing-rollers a, journalled in removable framework d, two movable rollers a<1> in bearing- blocks i coupled to the adjustable rods i<2>, and guide-rollers b, some of which may be heated or cooled, in a slidable frame moved by screws e. By using a temporary wooden framework and rods and removing the frame d, the pressing-apron c may be changed. A steam cylinder f, piston-rod f<1>, and crosshead f<2> operate levers g, g<1>. The lever g has a bowl g<3> which slides on a bed g<4> and raises a lever k carrying an adjustable weight k<3>. The lever g<1> operates levers h<1>, h<2> to raise the rods i<2> and with them the upper pressing-rolls a<1>. The double action of raising the lever k and rods i' occurs when the piston-rod is forced out by the admission of steam to the cylinder, and the rod h<1> is freed from the pin n on the lever k and raised by the bowl j<2> connected to the lever j, which is pivoted at j<1> and attached by a link j<3> to the lever h<1>. When the lever h<1> is in engagement with the pin n, full effect of the pressure of the weight k<3> is obtained and any proportion of this may be obtained by arranging the throw of the piston. Plates o and an endless apron o' conduct the fabric from the hot to the cold end of the machine. Before entering the hot end, steam is admitted to the fabric by a perforated pipe p or a pipe with branch jets, and the steam of moisture may pass through a slit in a plate, the water formed being carried off by a trough q. In a similar way, cold air is directed against the cloth before passing to the cold end. The clutch arrangement described in Specification No. 19,677, A.D. 1902, may be employed in connection with the driving of the top pressing-rolls.
Patent GB-190417263-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of Producing Blanks for Metal Seals, and in the Apparatus for Sealing the same.
Inventor: CARNEGIE ALEXANDER
Filed: 1904-08-08
Granted: 1904-10-13
Abstract: 17,263. Carnegie, A., and King, W. Aug. 8. Casting.-A mould for casting lead or other metal seals consists of two parts A, C, Fig. 3, connected by a pivot pin c. A pin projecting from the part C enters a hole in a lug on the part A and holds the mould when closed. The lower part of the mould is built up of three plates C', C<2>, C<3> suitably hollowed to form seals of the shape shown in Fig. 4. The hole t<2> through which the ends of the sealing-wire are passed is formed by a rod u, Fig. 3. The superfluous metal cast in the runners and shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4 is cut off in the act of opening the mould.
Patent GB-190418172-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Cooling Water or other Liquid.
Inventor: MORISON DONALD BARNS
Filed: 1904-08-22
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 18,172. Morison, D. B. Aug. 22. Cooling water &c.-Relates to the construction and arrangement of the splash bars and water-distributing troughs used in cooling-towers. In order that the entire surface of the bar may be available for the cooling of the film or sheet or water or other liquid flowing over it, which in basis is of rectanglar section, has its upper splash surface 5 wholly or partly convex towards drops of water falling thereon, so as to prevent the accumulation of water upon such surface and to facilitate the division of the water into spray. The under edge may also be serrated as shown in Fig. 2. The splash surface 5 may be curved at the central portion 5<a> only as shown in Fig. 4, the remaining side portions 5<b> being flat and inclined downwardly in opposite directions so as to form a splash surface approximately semi-oval in shape. The under surface of the bar may also be of approximately semi-oval section in order to produce a sluggish flow of the liquid. Fig. 3 shows how two splash bars of the kind shown in Figs. 1 and 2 may be cut from a single plank. Figs. 10 and 11 show a waterdistributing trough provided with one or more weirs 12 or with one or more shallow grooves 13 adapted to distribute the water uniformly over the sides and to cause it to fall therefrom in a finely-divided condition. Stops 14 may also be fitted in order to prevent the water from flowing towards one end of the trough when the latter is downwardly inclined. According to the Provisional Specification, when a gate or hurdle is formed of three or more bars held together by long pins extending through holes in them, the holes are preferably arranged so that their centres are not in the same axial line. Each pin when being passed through the holes will thus be thrown into a condition of permanent stress which tends to prevent it from becoming loose.
Patent GB-190418724-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the Purposes of Amusement.
Inventor: BOYCE EDWARD CLARENCE
Filed: 1904-08-30
Granted: 1904-10-20
Abstract: 18,724. Boyce, E. C. Aug. 30. Games played with inclined tracks; amusements for fairs and the like; toboganning.-Fig. 1 shows a wooden incline 5 down which persons may slide for amusement, the object being to lodge in one of the pockets 11, 12, ... 18. These pockets may be differently numbered, so that the apparatus can be used for competition purposes. Obstructions 21, Figs. 1 and 2, are placed here and there, and the slide is wider at the bottom than at the top, making it more difficult to reach the pockets. The persons start sitting from the top, which may be provided with rubber strips or the like so as to furnish a foothold. For arresting motion, the incline is dished or ridged at the bottom and guarded with a net and cushion. The slide ends above the ground line, so that sliders may more readily recover their feet. The slide 5 may be flat, or may follow the surface of a cone, Fig. 3. The whole may be housed in a structure ornamented with a landscape or the like.
Patent GB-190421772-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and relating to, Protectors for Vehicle Tyres.
Inventor: VADON CAMILLE
Filed: 1904-10-10
Granted: 1904-11-10
Abstract: 21,772. Vadon, C., and Tabard, J. F. A., [known as Tabard, F.]. Oct. 10. Tyres, pneumatic &c.- Metallic studs fastened to an exterior leather or canvas cover are used to prevent punctures, side slipping, &c. The stud 3, Fig. 7, is secured by passing the points 2 through holes in the supporting-cover and then bending them inwards, and to give greater strength the ends are made to overlap. In a modification, the stud is divided into two parts, of which one 5, Fig. 10, passes through a rectangular hole cut in the arched piece 4, Fig. 9, and is then secured by turning the points 6 outwards. The studs may be arranged in any pattern on the cover, which is secured to the tyre by rivets or cement &c. Fig. 2 illustrates an arrangement of the studs suitable for preventing side slip.
Patent GB-190423401-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cycle Brake Fittings
Inventor: SANGSTER CHARLES THOMAS BROCK
Filed: 1904-10-31
Granted: 1905-06-29
Abstract: 23,401. Sangster, C. T. B. Oct. 31. Brakes.-Brake-operating levers of the roller type are mounted on the handle-bar in pairs, with one end of one lever socketing in the end of the other lever, so as to obtain an extended bearing and to allow either brake to be operated separately, or both in conjunction. A double-armed bracket f, forming part of a clip g attached to the stem of the handle-bar, is formed with coincident eyes f<3>, f which serve as bearings for the roller levers d, e. The levers telescope with each other, a reduced portion i on one lever entering a socket formed on the other. The front brake-rod j<2> is connected to an arm j<1> formed on a collar j, fitting on the portion of the lever d situated between the bearing- brackets f<3>, f<4>, and caused to rotate with the lever by means of flats or keys. The lever e is similarly provided with a collar k and an arm k<1>, and is kept in position by a nut and distance-piece m on the screwed portion of the lever. The lever d is retained by a screw, passing through the eye f<3> and entering a circumferential groove on the rod.
Patent GB-190424870-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Concentrating Liquids especially adapted for removing the Albuminous Matter from Serum and the like Liquids.
Inventor: SOUTHWORTH HORATIO WOODBURN
Filed: 1904-11-16
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 24,870. Southworth, H. W. Nov. 16. Drawings to Specification. Signals, automatic-alarm.-The overflow tank of an apparatus for concentrating liquids by freezing is provided with a float valve, adapted to close an electric bell circuit when the chamber is full of liquid.
Patent GB-190425615-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Starting and Free Running Gear for Explosion Engines, Winches and the like
Inventor: BARTHEL HERMANN
Filed: 1904-11-24
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 25,615. Barthel, H., and Modler, P. Nov. 24. Turning - gear. - T h e device shown in Figs. 1 and 2 prevents the return of the starting-handle of an explosion engine in the event of f a back - fire. Attached to the driving- shaft 1 is a collar 3, on the inner side of which is mounted a handle 8, having teeth 11 formed on its front face which mesh with others 12 formed on the loose collar 9. This collar is mounted on the tapered portion 6 of the shaft 1, Fig. 2, and is provided with balls 13 which prevent backward motion of the collar. The teeth are held in contact by the circular spring 14. Upon rotation of the handle 8 in the direction shown in Fig. 3, the collar 9 and handle 8 are slightly displaced in the direction of the shaft and bind on the conical portion of the shaft, and on the face 7 of the collar 3 respectively. The binding of the parts by means of the inclined teeth rotates the shaft in the direction of the handle. Should the shaft commence to rotate in the opposite direction, the motion of the collar 9 is arrested by the friction balls 13 wedging between the collar and the sleeve 10. A modification is described in which motion is communicated to a sprocket-wheel by means of an operating-handle mounted on a screwed sleeve carrying the wheel. A second modification is described in which balls are placed between the inclined teeth of the handle 8 and collar 9. The invention is applicable to motor road vehicles, cycles, and boats operated by benzene motors.
Patent GB-190427132-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Revolving Cabinets.
Inventor: HOLT SETH MILTON
Filed: 1904-12-13
Granted: 1905-06-08
Abstract: 27,132. Holt, S. M. Dec. 13. Medicine cabinets; dispensing, special apparatus for.-Relates to revolving cabinets or dispensing- stands for druggists' use. Resting on shoulders 4 of the standard 2 are revolving supports 5 formed on circular shelves 8 each connected by four radial arms to a central hub having ball bearings, both between the standard axis and the hub, and between the latter and the shoulder upon which the hub rests. Arranged vertically along the inner edges of the shelves 8 are flanges 9 provided with clips 12 for holding packages or the necks of bottles placed in the compartments formed by the triangular pieces 10. Below the lower bottle shelf is a work table 17, upon which scales, graduates, &c. are placed, mounted in the same way as the other shelves and provided with files or holders 18 for holding prescriptions. Two revolving drawershelves 19, 20 are also mounted on the standard and above the shelf 20 is revolubly mounted a show case 21 having a glass top supported by the posts 22, between which are also mounted glass doors 23. Radially-disposed wings or screens 24 are fixably mounted on arms 25 so as to shield the druggist from the public view, the screens being cut away to allow for the revolution of the work table and shelves.
Patent GB-190427162-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Explosive Compounds and the Method of Manufacturing same.
Inventor: ALLISON CHARLES ARTHUR
Filed: 1904-12-13
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 27,162. Allison, C. A., [Jacobs, A. Muller-]. Dec. 13. Explosives.-Nitro-cellulose is prepared by passing cotton cloth from off a roller through the usual nitrating and washing solutions, and then drying and winding it up again on a roller. This prepared cloth or unprepared textile, such as silk, woollen, &c., may be further treated, by ordinary colourprinting apparatus, with suitable chemicals, such as a solution of ammonium picrate, potassium chlorate, and mucilage of gum tragacanth. Other substances such as chromates, nitrates, diazocompounds, nitro compounds, mixed with gumtragacanth, starch, and other thickening materials may also be used for the printing.
Patent GB-190428936-A (GB)
Title: Sewing Machine Presser-foot.
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER WALLACE
Filed: 1904-12-30
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 28,936. Fairweather, W., [Singer Manufacturing Co.]. Dec. 33. Sewing-machine presserfeet ; guiding materials.- A presser-foot b, for use with a lap-seam feller, is hinged at c to the presser-bar a. It is held with the forward end raised by a small spring in a recess in the bar a. The guide e is attached to the bar at c, g and projects through a slot in the foot.
Patent GB-190501293-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Interchangeable Heels for Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: MCCUBBIN JAMES BENJAMIN
Filed: 1905-01-23
Granted: 1905-05-25
Abstract: 1293. McCubbin, J. B. Jan. 23. Heels ; heel protectors.-Relates to a method of securing a top lift to the heel of a boot so that it can readily be changed from the right to the left boot, or vice versa, or replaced by a new one, when worn. The heel proper B has let into it a plate C, Fig. 3, having on its top side a flat spring G, provided with a pin H which projects through a hole I in the plate, and on its under side a metal washer, and a metal plate F, all being secured in place by a central square rivet D. The top lift L, which may be of leather, but which is preferably of vulcanite with an india-rubber wearing surface, has also let into it a metal plate K, Fig. 5, having a central hole N of the same shape as, but a little larger than, the plate F. In fitting the top lift to the heel, it is turned so that the parts g, f, e, h of the hole N fit over the lugs a, b, c, d, of the plate F, and is then turned back again until the pin H on the spring G snaps into a hole J in the plate K, when the top lift lies flush with the heel. The lugs a, b, c, d are made concave in shape on their top sides, and convex on the bottom, giving them greater strength, and permitting the plate K to pass over them more easily. A recess in the breast of the heel enables the spring G to be depressed, to unlock the pin H when it is desired to remove the top lift.
Patent GB-190501911-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Corset Bodice.
Inventor: DOWDING RACHEL
Filed: 1905-01-31
Granted: 1905-03-09
Abstract: 1911. Dowding, R. Jan. 31. Corsets.-A corset bodice consists of a front panel s of silk, net, &c. enclosed in a frame made up of bands a, b, c. Two similarly-constructed back-piecesare attached at each end as shown, being suitably stiffened to afford support to the spine. In use, the arms are placed through apertures made by the parts and the shoulder straps e. The back-parts are then crossed over each other and their end bands j passed to the front of the waist and tied together.
Patent GB-190504640-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Letter Boxes.
Inventor: KREY PETER
Filed: 1904-03-06
Granted: 1905-08-10
Abstract: 4640. Krey, P. March 6. Drawings to Specification. Name-plates.-Disks are fixed to the fronts of private letter-boxes, with lists of residents on them. By turning an indicating handle, a letter can be dropped into any desired compartment of the letter-box..
Patent GB-190506078-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tubular Surface Condensers and Heaters.
Inventor: MORISON DONALD BARNS
Filed: 1905-03-22
Granted: 1906-03-22
Abstract: 6078. Morison, D. B. March 22. Heating water.-The tubes of surface apparatus of the kind employed for condensing steam and heating water are provided with liquid displacers consisting of laths or cores 1 of wood of triangular, square, or other section which touch the interior surface of the tube only along narrow edges 3. The lath may be varnished, covered with sheet metal, or impregnated with a suitable preservative compound.
Patent GB-190511409-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ophthalmometers.
Inventor: SUTCLIFFE JOHN HAMER
Filed: 1905-05-31
Granted: 1906-03-22
Abstract: 11,409. Sutcliffe, J. H. May 31. Sight-testing apparatus.-Relates to apparatus for determining differences in corneal curvatures, in order to ascertain the degree of astigmatism. The image formed by the convex surface of the eye, of an annular "mire" 2, is examined through the telescope 14, prisms 13 being so arranged that, with an eye of normal curvature and with the stand 3, which carries the mire at zero position on the scale, the two circles seen through the telescope just touch. With an eye of abnormal curvature, the image formed in the eye will be larger or smaller, and consequently the image observed through the telescope will either overlap or be separated. In this case, the stand 3 is adjusted until the images appear to touch, and the curvature can be calculated from the scale reading. A prism in the form of a square pyramid may be used to give a quadruple image so that readings in two meridians may be taken without rotation of the telescope. By substituting a suitable arrangement of totally-reflecting prisms for the eyepiece of the telescope, the images may be thrown directly upon a screen, or a tele-photo system of lenses may be inserted to magnify the images.
Patent GB-190514157-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Preventing the Fraudulent Use of Coin Freed Gas Meters and other Coin Freed Machines.
Inventor: RICHARDSON SAM THOMAS
Filed: 1905-07-10
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 14,157. Richardson, S. T., and Price, R. July 10. Fraud, preventing.- Purchased tokens of the form shown are used instead of coins, for insertion through a slot not long enough to admit a penny or halfpenny. Gas-meters; telephonic apparatus.-The use of the tokens is particularly applicable by gas and telephone companies.
Patent GB-190517928-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Damping and Affixing Postage Stamps on Envelopes, Post-cards and the like.
Inventor: HOOLEY THOMAS
Filed: 1905-09-05
Granted: 1906-07-19
Abstract: 17,928. Hooley, T., and Hodson, T. M. Sept. 5. Cutting-machines forpaper.-Relates to a machine for cutting stamps from a strip. The strip u, placed along the guideway q or wound on the roller 8, passes between the feed-rollers y, z and thence beneath the plunger k, which works in bosses d carried by the arm c. This arm, carried by the rod 6 and turning on the portion b of the fixed hollow pillar a, has two notches e at right-angles to one another adapted to engage a projectionf on the pillar. On depression of the plunger by the knob p against the action of the spring l, the foremost stamp is severed by cutting-edges formed on the plate n of the plunger and the extremity of the guide q, and, being pierced by pins on the plate n, rises with the plunger. The latter is then raised slightly, lifting the notch e from the projection f and freeing the arm c, which is then turned through ninety degrees, carrying the stamp over the damping-roller. s into position over the envelope. The rod 6 turning with the arm rotates the cam 5, which, through the rod 7, lever 4, and pawl 3, rotates the ratchet 2 and wheel z feeding forward the next stamp. Alternatively, the lever 4 may be operated directly by the plunger, or the stamps may be fed forward by hand.
Patent GB-190521720-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Distributing Color by Compressed Air.
Inventor: RICHARDS WALTER GEORGE
Filed: 1905-10-25
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 21,720. Richards, W. G. Oct. 25. Spray producers.-In devices for distributing colour by means of compressed air, the colour is contained in a flexible bulb and the air supply is controlled by a valve. The spraying-nozzle 2 is attached to a handle 1 and is provided with a discharge orifice 3 connected with a flexible colour receptacle 5. Compressed air is supplied to the nozzle 2 by means of a passage 16 leading into a chamber 12 having a nipple 10 to which the air supply is connected. The admission of air to the chamber 12 is controlled by a valve which is closed by a spring and opened by means of a fingerpiece 15, Fig. 3. The device may be held like a pencil, the thumb engaging the finger-piece 15 and the forefinger pressing on the bulb 5. A spring 17 or the like may be used to regulate the pressure on the bulb. In a modification, the bulb 5 is placed at right-angles to the device and the nozzle is controlled by means of a needle valve, which is adjusted by means of a screw.