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Patent GB-190117256-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in the Connecting of Electrically Propelled Cars.
Filed: 1901-08-28
Granted: 1902-08-28
Abstract: 17,256. Siemens Bros. & Co., and Siemens, A. Aug. 28. Electric locomotives and motor vehicles.-Relates to connecting electrically-propelled cars so that the controller on one car is mechanically connected to the next. Frames f enclosing the controllers c are suspended from each car, and are caused to fit truly by pins d taking into corresponding holes. The frames are further connected by spring catches h. The controllers are operated by relays fitted with three magnets m, e, c. The shafts of the controllers are not centrally fitted, but slightly on one side, and at the same distance from the centre are two shafts b geared to the spindles at o. These shafts are suitably connected by couplings r, and, when the cars are connected as shown in Fig. 3, the shafts b run idly, but, if the cars are reversed, then the one controller is driven through the shaft b and gearing.
Patent GB-190117378-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Frame Cycles.
Inventor: RUSSON WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-08-30
Granted: 1902-06-25
Abstract: 17,378. R u s s o n, W., [trading as Lancaster Engineering Co.]. Aug. 30. Bicycles; frames. -Relates to anti-vibration arrangements for cross-frames. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the rear forks are of any suitable rigid or spring construction, the bottom member f is jointed at one or both ends or is made flexible, and the cross-members comprise members g<1>, g<2>, g<3>, g<4>, each rigidly secured at its outer end, and connected at its other end by a screw cap j and lugs 99 to one of the arms of a crosslug h containing springs i<1>, i<2>, i<3> as shown. The spring i<1> may be replaced by two springs carried in separate sockets. In a modification, shown in Fig. 6, the member g<4> is dispensed with, and the lug h is three-armed.
Patent GB-190120824-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Artists' Canvas Protectors.
Inventor: SAVORY ERNEST WYMAN
Filed: 1901-10-17
Granted: 1901-11-23
Abstract: 20,824. Savory, E. W. Oct. 17. Parcelling artists' canvases] and paintings.- Canvas protectors or pins used in packing together paintings or artists' canvases stretched on the usual wooden frames are formed of single pieces of metal, preferably steel, by stamping or otherwise. A form for insertion between side edges is shown in Fig. 2, and comprises ends 1, 2, a bend or spacing-piece 3, and points 4. 5. Holes may be formed in the parts 1, 2 for tacks or nails. A protector for a corner is shown in Fig. 5 and the blank for making it in Fig. 6<a>, comprises ends 11, 12 and a spacing-piece 13 provided with points 4, 5 and a tongue 14 secured through a slot 14<a> in the end 11. A form is shown in Fig. 8, and the blank for making it in Fig. 8<a>, which comprises spacing-discs 17, 18 with strips 20, 19, 21 and points 4, 5 ; the discs may be curved as indicated by dotted lines 24.
Patent GB-190125106-A (GB)
Title: Wood Mosaic Art Panels.
Inventor: ROCKWOOD WILLIAM JUDSON
Filed: 1901-12-09
Granted: 1902-05-15
Abstract: 25,106. Rockwood, W. J. Dec. 9. Veneers and like sheets.- Wood bars or strips, of the same thickness, but of various kinds and widths, are glued together, and the compound block thus produced is cut diagonally into fresh strips, which are rearranged, glued together, and cut again into fresh strips. The process is repeated until panels are obtained having irregular patterns something like crazy patchwork. Each panel is fmt into two or more plates or veneers, and each plate is glued to a backing formed of sheets c', c<2>, c<3> of pine or other wood.
Patent GB-190206103-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Envelopes or Packing for the Charges for Ordnance
Inventor: REICHWALD AUGUST
Filed: 1902-03-12
Granted: 1902-11-27
Abstract: 6103. Reichwald, A., [Krupp, F.]. March 12. Cartridges, ordnance.-Relates to improvements upon the inventions described in Specifications No. 9481, A.D. 1899, and No. 7969, A.D. 1900, and consists in making the envelope of the powder charge from a fabric formed of threads of smoke- less powder and of threads of ordinary (unnitrated) textile material. The ordinary textile threads may be more or less saturated with a solution of smokeless powder.
Patent GB-190212471-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Rods Tubes and the like having Screw Threads thereon
Inventor: GREENFIELD EDWIN TRUMAN
Filed: 1902-05-31
Granted: 1902-12-24
Abstract: 12,471. Greenfield, E. T. May 31. Screwing; brazing.-A pipe, tube, or rod is provided with a screw-thread of any required length by winding on it a wire T drawn to the required cross-section and brazing it in place. The wire has a groove on its inner surface in which a wire W of brazing-material is placed, the two wires being wound on together and their ends secured in diametrical holes B. The whole is then passed into a liquid flux, and heated sufficiently to effect the brazing of the wire to the pipe &c. P and also the brazing together of the edges of the wire. When applied to pipes, the pipe may consist of an open-seam blank as thin as is required for the body portion, the brazing-material being sufficient to braze the seam. The screw-threaded pipes or tubes may be cut into short lengths, and are of special utility in connection with interior or house conduits for electric wires.
Patent GB-190215635-A (GB)
Title: Multiple-expansion, Reversing Steam Turbine
Inventor: GARDINER WILLIAM CHARLES
Filed: 1902-07-14
Granted: 1903-05-21
Abstract: 15,635. Gardiner, W. C. July 14. Steam turbines.-A multiple-expansion reversible steam turbine of the impact-wheel type has a number of vane-wheels g<1>-g<7> of increasing size. The steam chest f has corresponding chambers j<1>, k<1> divided by partitions m and provided with plug cocks n, n'. The plug cocks are linked together by rods q and simultaneously operated by a handle t so as to direct the steam from the inlet o through the wheels for either forward or backward running. The wheels are separated by packing-rings s formed of split rings fitting loosely in grooves. In a modification, the steam-chest chambers are provided with nozzles, and the casing has additional exhaust passages.
Patent GB-190219235-A (GB)
Title: Improved Portable Platform.
Inventor: DOWNS JOHN
Filed: 1902-09-02
Granted: 1903-05-21
Abstract: 19,235. Downs, J. Sept. 2. Staging.-A portable suspended stage A, for electroliers, gasoliers, and other lighting-pendants suspended in buildings, is raised into position, with a man on it, by a rope, chain, or rod passing down inside or outside the central tube of the pendant, and is clamped to the end of the pendant by a screw h working through a bell-mouthed socket L at the upper end of a central tube G of the stage. The stage is constructed of a tubular braced frame A, a hand-rail B, and a platform C secured to the frame A by clip bolts b, and is arranged to turn on rollers J on a ring H fixed to the lower end of the tube G. The weight of the operator is balanced by weights M<1> on a spindle j adjustable on rollers N along the frame A by an endless cord n, which passes round pulleys m, and is moved by a slide provided with a clamping- screw and wheel-nut o. Instead of the balance weights, two men at opposite ends of the platform may balance one another. In a modification, the swivelling-rings and screw h are dispensed with, and the frame is suspended by, and free to revolve on, a central rope or other lifting-device.
Patent GB-190221144-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in or connected with Shuttles for Weaving.
Inventor: BIRGELS HEINRICH
Filed: 1902-09-29
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 21,144. Birgels, H. Sept. 29. Loom shuttles.-Consists in making shuttle bodies wholly or partly of celluloid, xylonite, viscose, or similar material, the crude shape being preferably obtained by stamping, pressing, or moulding. The interior of the shuttle may be of heavier or lighter material, with a covering of celluloid or the like. The surface is made smooth by polishing or otherwise, and the celluloid may be coloured. Parts, such as the pointed ends and the spool holder, are made of metal as usual.
Patent GB-190223407-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Artificial Fuel.
Inventor: LEFEVRE CLEOPHAS
Filed: 1902-10-27
Granted: 1903-10-22
Abstract: 23,407. LÚfÞvre, C., and Blum, G. March 12, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Fuel.-Briquettes are formed from a paste obtained by incorporating coal dust with a mixture produced by heating marl with water containing sodium carbonate and soft soap or similar disintegrating-agents.
Patent GB-190300295-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trawl Boards for Fishing Nets.
Inventor: THERER ROBERT FRANCISCO
Filed: 1903-01-06
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 295. Sherer, R. F. Jan. 6. Trawling-gear.-Relates to otter trawl boards for attachment to the mouth of a fishing-net for the purpose of spreading the net and keeping the mouth open. Fig. 1 shows a side view of the board closed up. and Fig. 2 a plan of the board swung open. The board B is mounted by the pillar C in the frame A, its movements being restricted by the chains E and stops D. The towing-warps F are attached to the frame or the stops D, and the head and foot ropes to the shackles G. When the board is towed along in the water, it swings out, as shown in Fig. 2, thus preventing the frame from falling over when the vessel stops, and opening the mouth of the net to its fullest extent.
Patent GB-190300647-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Machinery for Drilling or Boring Holes in Brush Stocks, and the like.
Inventor: BOYD ALEXANDER
Filed: 1903-01-10
Granted: 1904-02-10
Abstract: 647. Boyd, A. Jan. 10. Work-holders.-In a machine for drilling brush stocks, the stocks g are held d between work-holders adjustably mounted on slotted cross-bars i, carried by a skeleton frame capable of moving horizontally, vertically, and with a swivelling movement. A work-holder for large brush stocks is shown in Fig. 4. The brush stock is held by pins h<1> formed on a shell h, mounted, by means of a piece h<3>, on a frame h<2> adapted to slide in the slot of one of the crossbars i. A pin j, in the part h<3>, passes through an eye j<1> of a screw pin j<2> adapted to engage with an internally-threaded handle k. The screw pin j<2> works in a curved slot h<4> in the frame h', so that, by turning the handle k, the holder can be adjusted on the slotted bar to tighten up or slacken the brush stock g. For small stocks, the holding-shells h, Fig. 7, are adjusted by a pivoted hand-lever m working against the action of a spring l<1>.
Patent GB-190302111-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Construction of Roofs, Ceilings, Floors, Partitions and the like.
Inventor: ERATH JEAN
Filed: 1903-01-28
Granted: 1903-12-10
Abstract: 2111. Erath, J. Jan. 28. Slabs -Ceilings, floors, partitions, roofs, walls, and arches are constructed of plates or slabs c of plaster, gypsum, cement, concrete, cork, or the like, secured to wood or metal joints or supports by hooks or wires b and short T- shaped metal suspenders, supports, or clips a. The slabs may be recessed to receive the clips a, and formed with inclined abutting edges, as shown in Fig. 3.
Patent GB-190303296-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Heating and for Cooling Liquids and for like Heating Cooling or Condensing Purposes.
Inventor: BENNETT JAMES EDWARD
Filed: 1903-02-11
Granted: 1903-04-23
Abstract: 3296. Bennett, J. E., and Bennett, J. E. Feb. 11. Condensers; evaporators.-Relates to tubular apparatus for heating, distilling, condensing, and concentrating liquids &c. The two vertical or inclined end chests a, b, Fig. 1, are united by horizontal tubes c which are stepped thereinto and connect the interiors of the chests. Through these tubes smaller tubes d pass from the outer face of the one chest to the outer face of the other, being flanged and bolted to the chest a. At the opposite.end of the tube a stuffing-box b<3> permits of expansion and contraction. Steam or other heating-fluid or cooling-fluid is admitted by a pipe e and passes out by the trunnion g ; or, by using a second trunnion h for admission, the set of tubes can be rotated to any inclined position. Stops b<1> may be placed in the chests between alternate pairs of tubes to cause the steam to pass through adjacent horizontal tubes in opposite directions The liquid which is to be cooled or heated flows within the tubes d and about the tubes c ; and the active fluid passes inside the tubes c and around the tubes d. In other forms the chests are horizontal and the tubes vertical. For treating wort, the chests are ring-shaped and horizontal, with vertical tubes arranged in a circle.
Patent GB-190306372-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Concentrating Liquids.
Inventor: KESTNER PAUL
Filed: 1903-03-19
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 6372. Kestner, P. March 19. Stills and like closed evaporators; multiple-effect apparatus; liquids, circulating.-In concentratmgapparatus constructed with vertical tubes, the circulation of the liquid is maintained by the vapour evolved. The liquid near the tops of the tubes is stated to creep along the sides in a thin undulated sheet while the vapour passes freely up the middle. Fig. 5 shows diagrammatically a vertical section of two evaporators. Liquid, under small pressure, admitted through the cock r to the chamber c', rises through the tubes a<1> in the heated casing b<1>, assisted in its passage by the vapour. On reaching the separating-chamber d<1>, the vapour passes the baffles to the outlet g<1>, and the liquid flows down the pipe e to a second evaporator b<2>. In practice, single-effect apparatus is made by uniting all the tubes in a single casing divided by partitions in the chambers c<1>, d<1> into groups of unequal size. The liquid first passes up the tubes constituting the largest group, then down a pipe to the compartment in connection with the next largest group, and so on, the numbers of tubes diminishing as the liquid becomes concentrated. Fig. 7 shows, in elevation and cross-section, a multiple-effect apparatus in which the liquid is admitted to the part 1 which is connected to the condenser M. The tubes in the parts 1 and 2 are not subdivided, those in the part 3 are divided into two unequal groups, and those in the parts 4 and 5 into three and four groups respectively.
Patent GB-190307799-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Time Recording Apparatus for Workmen, Pigeon Races and similar purposes
Inventor: BUERK RICHARD
Filed: 1903-04-03
Granted: 1903-12-10
Abstract: 7799. B³rk, R. April 3. Time-checking apparatus for workmen and for use in time competitions, tests, or comparisons, say, of pigeons, the time of the conclusion of each competitive performance being separately printed on a paper or card. Fig. 2 is a front view with a cover containing a glass pane, and Figs. 5 and 7 are sectional views at right-angles. A paper or card disc d printed with a series of time dials I to X is turned to bring any pair of dials in front of a clock a, and is pushed back to take a pricking from the spiked hands 1. The card disc d is clamped to the hub c of a sleeve 3 on a fixed shaft e by means of a pair of discs 2, of which one is fast to the hub and the other is applied by a removable knob 4 making a bayonet joint with a lug 6 on the hub. A boss 44 turning on the end of the shaft e carries a third disc bearing pins 29 which is engaged with the other disc by a bracket 26 with pin 27. All the metal discs are pierced by holes corresponding to the dials on the paper disc. The sleeve 3 being provided with a loose collar 8 bearing pins, a forked lever f connects it to a slide g having a triangular recess 9 which contains a spring-set switch 12. When a second slide h with spring 23 is drawn by pressure upon two finger-pieces 19, 20, a hook 18 upon it draws the first slide g until tripped off the tooth 17 by encountering a fixed pin 22. The first slide is then sharply returned by a spring 16, and the switch keeps the lever against the oblique sides of the triangular recess it has passed. The sleeve is accordingly sharply shifted once to and fro, and the paper or card takes the pricking. This remains in front of the clock till the next operation of the slides, when a pawl 28 on the switching-slide g drives the front disc k by engagement with one of its pins 29. To ensure the dials being correctly centered, the front disc k, Fig. 2, is made polygonal, and each side comes against the switching-slide after its forward angle has passed a recess 30. The pins on the front disc are hollow to receive folded memoranda, messages, or rubber rings off pigeons, and at the half-revolution a scutcheon 37 is shut over the first pin to prevent its use again. An aperture in the window of the cover of the box, Fig. 7, permits the inscription of memoranda on a small card n on the polygonal disc till, at the end of a revolution, a shutter 38 is drawn over it. At the end of a revolution, a pin 32 projecting from a ring 45 on the hub 44 of the polygonal disc wipes the bevelled end of a lever 41 on a bracket m, and consequently a companion lever 42 is set against the lug 17 on the switching-slide so as to prevent the hook 18 of the operating-slide from engaging. A check-pawl engaging the pins 29 is provided.
Patent GB-190309802-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Grips for the Handles of Shears
Inventor: CLARE STANLEY FALCONER
Filed: 1903-04-30
Granted: 1903-07-09
Abstract: 9802. Clare, S. F. April 30. Shears.-Relates to an adjustable hand grip for the handles of sheep shears. A sheetmetal blank, as shown in Fig. 5, is bent, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, to form the tongue A, F for passing between the operator's fingers, the lips E to embrace the handle H of the shears and the spring B with tooth C for engaging one or other of the teeth D on the handle.
Patent GB-190310120-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tobacco Pipes, Cigar or Cigarette Holders and the like.
Inventor: PAREIS JOSEF
Filed: 1903-05-04
Granted: 1904-02-18
Abstract: 10,120. Pareis, J. May 4. Tobacco pipes and cigar and cigarette holders.- A bowl for the tobacco is surrounded by a filtering - chamber leading into a w a t e r chamber. The bowl 2 carrying a hinged cap 10 hangs in an outer casing 1, into which the smoke passes by the orifice 8, and from which the smoke is led out by pipes 6 which project below the diaphragm 5 into a water trap 7. The casing 1 screws or fits into the chamber 7 and may be packed with some filtering - material. The arrangement is stated to be applicable to cigar and cigarette holders.
Patent GB-190312840-A (GB)
Title: A Self Lubricating Drill and Cutter Bar for Cutting or Boring Metals and other Materials.
Inventor: MURPHY JOHN
Filed: 1903-06-08
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 12,840. Murphy, J., and Hamon, J. A. June 8. Drills and cutters. -A caststeel bar a, Fig. 1, is bored and turned to size throughout its length, and carries a roughing- drill b and cutters c, the end d of the bar being formed into a rosebit to take the finishing cut. A wire f passes down the centre of the bar and is clamped in position by screws, not shown ; on this wire, a looselyfitting piston h can slide. The interior of the bar is filled with lubricant, and the cuttings that enter the bar at the tool end force the piston h down the wire, thus keeping the cutting- edges supplied with lubricant. The bar is stated to be specially applicable for cutting large holes in armour-plating, in boiler and bridge work, and in shafting.
Patent GB-190313932-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Removing the Rubber Tyres of Bicycles and other Vehicles.
Inventor: NICOLSON SAMUEL
Filed: 1903-06-22
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 13,932. Nicolson, S., and Paterson, W. H. June 22. Tyres, pneumatic, appliances for removing from wheels. A metal frame a, preferably carved similarly to the wheel rim, has grooves in which slide toothed bars d, e gearing with a pinion f secured in position by a nut k. A flange h on the pinion overlaps the grooves and carries a thumb-piece j, which has an eye through which a lever may be inserted. Arms l, m, on the toothed bars, having projections n, are brought together and inserted beneath the edge of the tyre cover, which is lifted by turning the instrument down by a handle o loosely mounted on the spindle carrying the pinion ; the handle is then fixed behind a spoke and the pinion rotated, causing the arms to separate and lift the cover further.
Patent GB-190317846-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Securing Handles to Brush Heads
Inventor: FEATHER WILSON
Filed: 1903-08-18
Granted: 1903-11-05
Abstract: 17,846. Feather, W., and Widdop, W. Aug. 18. Ferrules for handles.-A tapered ferrule a, screw-threaded externally at a', is attached by screws b or other means to the end of the brush handle c, and has two or more grooves d in its length to make cutting-edges d<1>. As the handle is turned, these edges cut a similar thread out of the brush head, the waste material escaping outwards through the grooves.
Patent GB-190319307-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Boilers.
Inventor: DANKS ALFRED BENJAMIN CHARLES
Filed: 1903-09-08
Granted: 1904-03-10
Abstract: 19,307. Danks, A. B. C., and Danks, J. A. Sept. 8. Vertical water-tube boilers.-The lower drum 1 is connected to the upper steam and water drum 2 by rings of water tubes 7 and by the central tube 3 of large diameter which contains the inner, downward, water-circulating pipe 6. The boiler is supported on its setting by brackets 13 secured to the lower drum 1. The central tube is stayed by rods 8, 9. The steam from the upper drum, before passing away by the pipe 23, enters the annular chamber 21 by perforations on its lower face, thus preventing priming, and acting as a steam separator. The boiler setting is composed of iron plates lined with brickwork 14, and provided with inspection and cleaning doors. A ladder and gangways are provided for reaching all parts of the boiler. The walls are surmounted by a hood to which doors easily opened and closed are fitted, and through which the furnace gases escape.
Patent GB-190324023-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electric Arc Lamps or Mercury Vapour Lamps or the like
Inventor: BASTIAN CHARLES ORME
Filed: 1903-11-05
Granted: 1904-11-03
Abstract: 24,023. Bastian, C. O. Nov. 5. Arc lamps; vacuum tubes.-In a lamp in which one or both electrodes are liquid, as in a mercury vapour lamp, or solid, e.g. carbon, the electrodes are surrounded by a transparent sleeve the lower end of which is closed by a liquid seal. The whole may be enclosed in a vacuum chamber. In the form shown, the electrode C, preferably of iron and cupped at C<2>, is suspended by a flexible iron wire D so that, when not in action, the electrode C dips in the mercury electrode F. The sleeve B, of quartz, glass, mica, or other material, is secured to the electrode C by a gas-tight connection C'. The lamp may be started by the solenoid H, by an electromagnet, or by tilting, and may be regulated by the pressure of the vapour in the sleeve, or by the solenoid, the sleeve being then provided with a vent. A mercury cup may be provided at the top of the sleeve to receive the flexible wire D, connection with the electrode C being established by platinum wires. To protect platinum seals from the effects of heat, they are placed at the ends of glass tubes of very small bore. If the lower electrode is solid, it is surrounded by mercury, potassium-sodium alloy, oil, or other liquid, to act as a seal. The sleeve may be provided with discs or arms to act as guides. The electrodes may be made movable within the sleeve, or sleeves may be attached to both electrodes to fit one inside the other.