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Patent GB-189909851-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bicycle Stands.
Inventor: CONTI AMBROGIO ENRICO
Filed: 1899-05-10
Granted: 1899-06-10
Abstract: 9851. Conti, A. E. May 10. Stands.-Relates to a folding wheeled bicycle stand. The main part of the stand consists of parallel bars a fixed to a plate c carrying diverging legs b strengthened by stays d and carrying an axle g with wheels f, the wheels being forced apart by a spring e. A double support i, pivoted on a cross-axis on the bars a and fitted with a wheel, is kept in position by an adjustable stay l. The upper part m of the support i is adjustable on the cross-axis, and forms a rest for the bottom bracket of the bicycle. A hooked rod o, adjustably mounted on links n, serves to hold the bicycle on the stand. A pivoted fork q may be swung up to engage the steering-wheel. The stand is preferably made of metal strips riveted together, and folds flat for attachment to a bicycle &c.
Patent GB-189915652-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process of Continuous Tanning.
Filed: 1899-07-31
Granted: 1900-07-21
Abstract: 15,652. Lake, H. H., [Gerberei Gesellschaft mit Beschrõnkter Haftung]. July 31. Tanning.-A continuous quick process of tanning consists in treating bated and depilated hides in a closed rotating vessel along with gas rich in oxygen or ozone and a tanning-solution, the gas gradually diminishing in its percentage composition of oxidizing-agent, and the tanning-solution gradually increasing in strength. The Figure shows a supply tank M, from which the tanning- liquor can be run into any one of the four closed slowly-rotating vessels A, B, C, D, having pegs z<1>, z<2>, z<3>, z<4> for raising the hides out of the liquid and allowing them to fall back again. Suitable pipes and valves are provided so that any vessel may be the first, intermediate, or last of the series, or be out of use for emptying and recharging. If, for example, D is recharging, A would contain the hide most nearly finished, and would receive its tanning-solution direct from the tank M, B would be in an intermediate stage and receive its liquid from the vessel A, while C would be the last brought into use and would receive a weak liquor from the vessel B. This vessel, however, contains fresh air enriched with oxygen or ozone, to the extent of about two to three times the normal proportion. The process in each vessel takes about four to ten hours. The liquid from the last vessel charged with hide is of no further use in the process, and is allowed to run away by the pipe L.
Patent GB-189917147-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Detachable Fork-end for Cycles.
Inventor: MILLIGAN WILLIAM HENDRY
Filed: 1899-08-24
Granted: 1899-09-30
Abstract: 17,147. Milligan, W. H., and Connell, J. Aug. 24. Forks.-Relates to steering- wheel forks for bicycles &c., and consists in slotting the ends to facilitate the removal of the wheels. Fig. 3 shows a fork end viewed from inside. A slot c communicates with thehole c', which is somewhat larger than the axle. When the axle is in position, a cap d is threaded upon each end, this cap having a central flange d<2>, which fits the hole c<1>, and a semicircular outer flange d', which covers the lower part of the fork end. Washers are placed on the axle inside the forks. The caps d are locked in position by the usual axle nuts.
Patent GB-189923735-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Making Printing Plates.
Inventor: DUNCAN JOSEPH SMITH
Filed: 1899-11-28
Granted: 1900-01-27
Abstract: 23,735. Duncan, J. S. Nov. 28. Type-writers.-Relates to a machine for producing printing-plates such as are used in machines for addressing envelopes &c., the characters being formed on a thin metal plate by the action of corresponding dies and punches. Mounted upon two circular rings 9, 10, Fig. 5, are two series of type-bars 5, 7, of which the lower series carry punches 6 and the upper series carry dies 8. Links 14 connect the bars 5, 7, and a rod 16 connects the heel of each punch-bar with the corresponding key-lever. In Fig. 5 the die and punch are shown at the impression point ; they normally stand vertically upwards and downwards under the tension of springs 27. The punches and dies are held in split sleeves 20 provided with tightening-screws 22, and are adjusted by screws 23 having coned heads 24. The punch and die, in operation, enter openings in the upper and lower jaws 29, 30, Fig. 12, of a guide carried by a bracket 31 secured to the frame, and in so doing close together the fingers 50, 51 so as to actuate the trip-rod 54 and release the controlling-rod of a clutch on the main shaft so as to permit one revolution of the latter. A light stroke on the key is sufficient to bring the punch and die into the operative position, the impression being made by the vertical movement of two plungers actuated by toggle-levers from cams on the main shaft and engaging the heads 24 of the screws 23. A pair of throw-out arms 68, 69 are carried on pivoted levers 70, 71, to which are secured the cam-actuated rods 72, 75. The arms serve to disengage the punch and die from the metal plate after the impression has been effected. The plate 92 to be impressed is supported on a carriage travelling on the track 82, Figs. 12 and 14. Letter-spacing is effected by the action of the throw-out arm 69, crank 87, rock shaft 86, and feed-dog and locking- dog 89, 90, which engage with the teeth of the rack-bar 85. A weight or spring is provided to tension the carriage against the action of these dogs. The plate 92 is carried by a frame 93 sliding in grooves on the carriage frame. Line-spacing is effected by depressing the key 99 so as to release the detents 98 from the racks 96, and then adjusting the frame 93 by means of the lever 101. The frame 93 projects between the jaws of the guide, and the plate rests on ribs on the lower jaw so as to preserve the carriage from shock or jar during the impression.
Patent GB-190005176-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process of Joining or Connecting Metal Surfaces.
Inventor: DAY CHARLES AUBREY
Filed: 1900-03-19
Granted: 1900-05-05
Abstract: 5176. Day, C. A., [White, J. G.]. March 19. Lead and like pipe joints; jointing tools and apparatus.-Relates to a process for joining metal surfaces or articles which may be amalgamated by a film of mercury, by applying dies to the articles and by heating and pressing the surfaces to complete the joint. Fig. 3 shows a joint for lead pipes. Each end is flanged, and is coated with mercury. Dies C, C', heated in any suitable manner, are placed round the flanges, and are compressed by the compressing-tool, Fig. 4, which may be heated, the dies being removed after the joint is formed. In the joints for lead sheaths of electric cables, the cable is treated as if for a wiped joint, and the lead sleeve F is then connected by amalgamating, heating, and pressing with the ends of the covering. A metal ring may be slipped over the insulation and under the lead covering, so as to form an internal die and relieve the insulation from pressure. Reference is made to Specifications Nos. 5177, 5178, [Abridgment Class Electricity, Regulating &c.], and 5179, A.D. 1900.
Patent GB-190007926-A (GB)
Title: Improved Tool for Gathering Flowers and other like Purposes.
Inventor: WALTHEW WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-04-28
Granted: 1901-03-09
Abstract: 7926. Walthew, W. April 28. Scissors and shears. -Relates to an appliance for cutting flowers and the like and holding the cut portion. The appliance consists of a pair of scissors or shears A having pads of india-rubber or the like B secured to the blades, which are so shaped as not to interfere with the closing of the pads. In a modification, an abutment may be formed on one blade, and a resilient pad secured to the other.
Patent GB-190009261-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Means for Extracting or Separating Oil or other Substances from Water
Inventor: PETERSEN ERNEST
Filed: 1900-05-19
Granted: 1901-08-19
Abstract: 9261. Petersen, E. May 19. Feedwater, purfying.-To remove oil and other impurities from feedwater, an absorbent fabric, such as calico or cotton towelling, is so arranged that the water can pass between the surfaces presented by different layers, by which the oil &c. is absorbed. The fabric may be in the form of vertical rolls m, of successivelyincreasing compactness from the top downwards, supported on perforated trays, the lowest roll being under compression by means of a perforated plate and a screw h. The material may be arranged in the form of concentric vertical rings built up of a number of segments wound on plates which are afterwards withdrawn, the rings being separated by concentric coils of wire. According to the Provisional Specification, the material may be employed in the form of hanging strips.
Patent GB-190010419-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Velocipede Pedals.
Inventor: PUGH JOHN VERNON
Filed: 1900-06-07
Granted: 1901-02-23
Abstract: 10,419. Pugh, J. V. June 7. Pedals.-Relates principally to the fixing of the ball-bearing cup e to the inner or crank end plate c, and to the construction and arrangement of the adjusting-cup g and sleeve or barrel h of the pedal. The cup e is attached to the end plate c by forming the mouth trumpet-shaped, making in the end plate a recess c<2> to receive the mouth, and closing the edge of the recess over the mouth of the cup by a hollow punch. The adjustable ball-bearing cup g is separate from the barrel h, and attached by a spinning or equivalent operation by turning the end of the barrel over into the recess g<2>. The cap l locks the cup g in position, and is provided with an oil-hole closed by the screw pin l<2>.
Patent GB-190011426-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process and Apparatus for Purifying Fibrous Materials from Grease, Mineral Oil and other Impurities.
Inventor: GOLDZWEIG ADOLF
Filed: 1900-06-23
Granted: 1900-12-31
Abstract: 11,426. Goldzweig, A. June 23. Fats ; mineral oils ; lubricants.-Relates to a process and apparatus for removing grease, mineral oil, and other impurities, from various fibrous materials, especially cotton waste or the half or completely woven fabrics manufactured therefrom. The purification is effected by means of a liquid expressed from the fibrous material itself and afterwards subjected to chemical treatment. The materials to be treated are placed in a hermeticallyclosed vessel, composed of an inner perforated cylinder d surrounded by a steam jacket c and mounted on a travelling carrier W, and capable of being raised and lowered by eccentrics E. In this they are heated to over 100‹ C. by means of steam under slight pressure. The mineral grease is thereby converted into a thin fluid which is pressed out of the fibres by strong hydraulic pressure, applied to the movable bottom of the cylinder by a plunger p. After being heated for some time at 130‹-150‹ C., the fluid is allowed to settle. The upper layer of thin mineral oil can, after filtration, be used again ; the lower layer of thick and emulsified grease is boiled with lime, and the lime compound, after separation from the dirty liquid underneath, is washed with water and decomposed with muriatic acid. The separated mineral grease is washed with pure water and mixed with a small quantity of ammonia soda. The soapy emulsion thus obtained is employed for freeing the fibres from impurities still adhering thereto. After this it can be purified as before and used over again, or it may be employed in the manufacture of wagon grease.
Patent GB-190011693-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Top for Ventilating Shafts and the like
Inventor: CADMAN WALLACE
Filed: 1900-06-27
Granted: 1901-04-27
Abstract: 11,693. Cadman, W. June 27. Ventilating-shaft tops.-The tops A of ventilating-shafts o r the like, such as the upcast shafts of drain or sewer pipes, are constructed of a bulbous, conoidal, or equivalent form to p r e v e n t obstruction by birds building in them. The tops are provided with holes a so disposed as not to impede the updraught, and either the upper lengths of the shafts form the tops or connection may be made by means of necks or sockets.
Patent GB-190019220-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Unions or Connections for Electric Light Pendants and other Fittings.
Inventor: HIRST HUGO
Filed: 1900-10-26
Granted: 1901-09-07
Abstract: 19,220. Hirst, H., and Collings, J. H. Oct. 26. Couplings.-A coupling for pendants or other lamp fittings has a case made in halves A, B, one of which has a projecting lip, and the other a screwthread or projecting pins, to engage a connecting- ring C, made with a corresponding screw-thread or bayonet slots. The two parts contain porcelain or other insulators, perforated to pass the conducting-wires, and carrying spring plungers e and contact-plates d. Pins and slots in the two halves of the case and in the insulators prevent relative turning of the parts.
Patent GB-190020564-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Proofing of Textile Fabrics.
Inventor: BASWITZ CARL
Filed: 1900-11-14
Granted: 1901-02-23
Abstract: 20,564. Baswitz, C. Nov. 14. Coated fabrics.-Relates to a coating-composition for rendering fabrics waterproof, dust-proof, and impervious to the action of acids and other chemicals. The composition may be applied to coarse fabrics, such as jute for making sacks for cement &c., and to cloth for making workmen's overalls &c. Papier mÔchÚ, cellulose, or the like and asphalt are pulverized and mixed with a solution of glue containing chrome-alum An emollient, such as birch tar oil, vaseline, or glycerine, is added, and the mixture is worked with the addition of a solvent, such as naphtha, turpentine, or benzine, until a homogeneous viscous mass is obtained. The fabric to be treated is coated with the viscous mass in a spreading-machine, and is finally calendered. Paraffin or paraffin wax may be substituted for the asphalt.
Patent GB-190022618-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Anti-vibration Devices for Incandescent Gas Fittings and the like
Inventor: HARRIS WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-12-12
Granted: 1901-11-30
Abstract: 22,618. Harris, W. Dec. 12. Anti -vibration devices for incandescent gas fittings and the like. The screw-threaded pipe B for receiving the burner fitting is passed through, and is secured by washers b<1>, b<2>, to the upper end of an inverted indiarubber or equivalent cuplike attachment C, of which the lower end is stretched over the upper end of a metal piece A for screwing on to the gas bracket or other fitting. Ribs a, a' may be formed on the piece C to engage with recesses c', c<2> in the piece A, and asbestos or other non-heat conducting washers d, d' may be provided.
Patent GB-190103695-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Heating of Greenhouses Conservatories or the like or other Places
Inventor: JOHNSTONE EDWIN JAMES
Filed: 1901-02-20
Granted: 1902-01-09
Abstract: 3695. Johnstone, E. J. Feb. 20. Heating buildings &c.-Relates to the heating of greenhouses, conservatories, or the like, or other buildings or structures. Hot water is circulated from a boiler, as usual, through the pipes D, which are placed in or surrounded by the closed tanks or troughs A, formed of bricks lined with cement or of other suitable material. The top or covering C, adapted to receive flower pots, is fitted to the trough A, and is provided with a suitable handhole to afford access to the trough. The number of troughs A provided depends on the way in which the circulating-pipes are arranged in the structure.
Patent GB-190111624-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture and Production of Colouring Matter for the Direct Dyeing of Black or Blackish Shades
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1901-06-06
Granted: 1902-04-17
Abstract: 11,624. Johnson, J. Y., [Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik]. June 6. Dyes, artificial.-New colouring-matters, which dye directly fast black or blackish shades, are produced by heating o-hydroxy-o-p-dinitrodiphenylamine sulphonic acid (Specification No. 20,942, A.D. 1899), with sulphur and a caustic alkali, or an alkali sulphide, in presence of finely-divided copper, or a copper salt, such as copper sulphate. Examples are given in which the materials are heated to 130‹-140‹ C. and then gradually to 200‹- 220‹ C. until dry; and in which the materials are boiled at the reflux condenser for about three hours, and then evaporated and dried at 180‹- 200‹ C.
Patent GB-190115800-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hand Power Drilling Machines and Saw Benches.
Inventor: YATES ALFRED
Filed: 1901-08-06
Granted: 1901-09-28
Abstract: 15,800. Yates, A. Aug. 6. Drillings ; sawing.- Relates to a driving- gear for hand-power drilling-machines and saw-benches. Fig. 2 shows the invention applied to a drilling- machine. The handle G is loose on a stud A, and carries a crownwheel H gearing with a wheel F, fixed on the stud, and with a wheel E, loose on the stud and carrying a mitre bevel-wheel B driving the vertical flywheel spindle D. The spindle D, which drives the drill spindle S through change gears T, U, thus makes two revolutions for one of the handle, and allows a finer feed to be given, a cam K on the handle extension J rocking a ratchetlever M at alternate revolutions of the spindle D, the lever operating a ratchet-wheel on the feedscrew S'. A ball thrust is provided between the screw S' and the drill spindle, and a footstep ballbearing for the spindle D. When applied to sawbenches, the stud A is carried by a bracket on the frame, and the bevel-wheel B is replaced by a sprocket-wheel connected by a chain with another sprocket-wheel on the saw spindle.
Patent GB-190116256-A (GB)
Title: A Case or Holder for Billiard and like Chalks
Inventor: CHICK ARTHUR WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-08-13
Granted: 1902-06-19
Abstract: 16,256. Chick, A. W. Aug. 13. Billiards and like games.-A chalk holder consists of an open-ended case a having turned-in corners or stops a <4>, and a removable cap c to retain the chalk. The sides of the casing are gapped at a<3>, and the cap c is also provided with an aperture c<1>.
Patent GB-190124021-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Rolls Chiefly Designed for Rolling Fish Plates.
Filed: 1901-11-26
Granted: 1902-02-06
Abstract: 24,021. Lake, H. H., [Continuous Rail Joint Co. of America]. Nov. 26. Rolling; bending.-Relates to rolls chiefly for forming fishplates of the pattern having a bottom flange to enclose the bottom member of the rail. The bar is rolled to shape in a three-high roughing- mill with suitable passes, and is then transferred to finishing-rolls 16, 17, 18 having a pass 14 to effect the final reduction and a finishing-pass 19 to bend the bottom flange to the proper angle. The rolls are built up of discs, keyed on the roll shafts, and held longitudinally by nuts. To avoid buckling and roughening the bar in the finishing- pass due to the great difference of circumferential speeds in the various parts of the pass, the vertical wall 30 of the pass is formed by a ring 32 loose on the roll shaft 17 and having ball races 43, 48 inserted between it and the adjacent disc 33 and tightening-nut 39. The speed of the ring 32 is thus self-adjusting to suit the bar being rolled.
Patent GB-190126706-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wire Working Machinery.
Inventor: HARRISON GEORGE
Filed: 1901-12-31
Granted: 1902-03-13
Abstract: 26,706. Harrison, G., [Haley, T. S.]. Dec. 31. Bending.- Relates to a machine for making articles from wire, described with reference to the forming and assembling of the parts of a buckle to produce a finished buckle as shown in Fig. 24<a>. Fig. 3 shows a plan of two sets of dies A, B, Fig. 1, for forming the prongs, Fig. 3<a>, and the loop, Fig. 3<b>, respectively. The wire 1, 2 is fed from reels through straightening - rolls into opposite sides of the machine by suitable feed - devices 4, 5, 6 and is held by pins 8 operated by cams 8<a> on the cam shaft F while the desired lengths are sheared off. The prong portion is cut by an angular blade 9 leaving a bevelled or pointed end and is then pressed against a former 20 by a die 10. The loop portion is cut off square and pressed against a former 20 by a die 24 as shown in dotted lines at 25. Side dies 12,13, 26, 27 are then operated by cams 18, 19, 30 to complete the bending of the two parts, which are then stripped from the formers and slide down guides C, D to a lower set of dies, shown in plan in Fig. 14. The side dies move at an angle to the wire to produce sharp corners at a, b, Fig. 3<a>, without damaging the wire. The lowest loop on the guide D is moved forward by a slide 34 operated by a cam shaft F<1>, the position of the loop being determined by a notched plate 41. The ends of the loop are then flattened and joggled as shown in Fig. 13<a> by dies 38, 39, Fig. 13, the loop being held by a spring 40. The loop is then moved forward by the plate 41 to the next set of dies 48, 49, Fig. 22, and is held by a spring 47 while the die 48 flattens the bow of the loop and continues to grip the loop while the die 49 bends over the flattened ends as shown in Fig. 22<a>. The loop is then moved by a transfer finger 50, operated by a lever 72 and cam 73, till the loop rests on a tilting- plate 55 which is rocked to elevate the bent ends so that a prong portion can be pushed underneath them by a slide 59 under the guide C, the parts of the buckle being then in position shown in Fig. 24<a>. The tilting-plate and loop are then depressed as shown in Fig. 25, and dies 62, 63 close the ends of the loop round the prong part to join the parts together. At the next forward movement of the finger 50 the finished buckle is engaged by a finger 64 and is then drawn back over a shoot 65 down which it passes to a suitable receptacle. By suitably modifying the shapes of the dies, articles of various shapes may be produced. The operating levers are kept in contact with their cams by springs, the feed stroke being effected by the springs to prevent damage should the machine become choked.
Patent GB-190201137-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shot Firing and like Apparatus.
Inventor: WOOD ROBERT CHARLES WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-01-15
Granted: 1902-03-27
Abstract: 1137. Wood, R. C. W., and Holmes, J. Jan. 15. Blasting.-Relates to apparatus for closing an electric circuit for the purpose of shot-flring. The battery terminals 2 from a pocket battery are connected to metal segments 7, 8, on opposite sides of the flanged disc 3, which is made of an insulating-material. The discharge is effected by bringing the wires from the blasting-fuze into contact with the plates 7, 8.
Patent GB-190202447-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Method of Sizing and Finishing Cotton, Linen, and the like Fabrics.
Inventor: ASPINALL THOMAS
Filed: 1902-01-30
Granted: 1902-12-18
Abstract: 2447. Aspinall, T. Jan. 30. Size consisting of sago, farina, maize starch, or wheat, or any other starch or flour, suspended in water, is treated with caustic soda or potash to render it transparent, and the solution is neutralized by the addition of mineral or organic acid. In the case of loaded size, magnesium and zinc chlorides and china clay are added. To the pure size a "toning" solution of soap is added to render the fabric workable, and to the loaded size, castor oil or tallow is added for a like purpose. The proportions in which the various substances are to be used are specified. The size thus prepared is used in sizing cotton, linen, and like fabrics.
Patent GB-190202551-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Outdoor Dry Seat.
Inventor: WALKER JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-01-31
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 2551. Walker, J. W. Jan. 31. Seats.-Relates to outdoor seats, and has for its object to ensure a dry surface. The seat is formed of a number of lags, of the section shown in Figs. 6 and 7, pivoted to a notched cross-bar A of the frame. Pins J on the plates which carry the pivots C bear loosely in holes in a notched connecting-link K. The lags can be readily and simultaneously reversed, to bring the dry surface to the top. This reversal may be effected automatically on vacating the seat by means of a spring S surrounding a fixed bearing-pin on which one of the lags bears loosely. By slacking the securing set-screw R, the arrangement may be made non-automatic. Fig. 5 shows a modified arrangement, made automatic by a weight Z and levers X, Y.