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Patent GB-190020558-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Combined Telephone and Electric Bell Circuits.
Inventor: BIRNBAUM ISIDORE BERNARD
Filed: 1900-11-14
Granted: 1901-01-26
Abstract: 20,558. Birnbaum, I. B., [trading as Berliner Telephone Manufacturing Co.], [Berliner, J.]. Nov. 14. Electric-bell pushes.-Telephones are adapted for use on bell circuits by providing the bases of the pushes with sockets 7, 8 connected to the terminals 3, 4, and hooks 9 for hanging up the receivers. The transmitters are provided with plugs 16, 17 for fitting into the sockets 7, 8, and the receiver has a switch 12 for closing the circuit whilst talking.
Patent GB-190022515-A (GB)
Title: An Automatic Tolling Contact for Electric Bells
Inventor: MUDIE ALBERT BROWNE
Filed: 1900-12-11
Granted: 1901-12-11
Abstract: 22,515. Mudie, A. B. Dec. 11. Electric bells.- A single - stroke electric bell M for schools, collieries, factories, &c. is controlled by an adjustable pendulum D carrying a contact H which dips into a mercury cup K. The pendulum receives its impulse from an electromagnet A, which is excited when a contact E pivoted on the pendulum engages a fixed contact F on its swing towards the magnet A. On the backward swing the insulated back of the piece E engages the contact F. At starting, the main battery may be used, but preferably a second battery R, controlled by a switch, is employed.
Patent GB-190101288-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valves for Water Closets and the like.
Inventor: BERESFORD JAMES
Filed: 1901-01-19
Granted: 1901-06-15
Abstract: 1288. Beresford, J. Jan. 19. Waste-preventing valves.-The valve k<11> between the inlet C and outlet B is mounted on a stem k<1>, which passes through a spring stuffing-box and is attached to a conical striking - head k<3>, as described in Specification No. 12,307, A.D. 1900, [Abridgment Class Closets &c.]. The inner end of the valve stem is fitted with a piston k<7> between which and the end of the cylinder K a spring k<9> is interposed. The piston is grooved annularly at k<8>, and made with holes k<18> covered by a disc valve k<16> held down by a spring k<10>. Upon the closet seat being raised (or lowered), the head k<3> is forced inwards by the plate E and the valve opened, the water passing from behind the piston k<7> through the holes k<18>. The valve then closes slowly, as the water leaks around the periphery of the piston to the space behind it again. The valve may be used for railway-carriage closets.
Patent GB-190106858-A (GB)
Title: Horizontal Cue Cabinet or Rack to be Affixed to Billiard Tables
Inventor: GREGORY JOHN
Filed: 1901-04-02
Granted: 1901-05-25
Abstract: 6858. Gregory, J. April 2. Billiards, cue supports for. A case divided into compartments A to receive cues is fixed transversely under a billiard table, as shown in Fig. 5. The case is lined with baize &c., and is fitted with a lid D provided with a look. The opposite end of the case is also fitted with a lid, and forms a receptacle for chalk &c.
Patent GB-190109252-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hot Air Furnaces
Inventor: PAGE SYDNEY ELLIOTT
Filed: 1901-05-04
Granted: 1901-08-17
Abstract: 9252. Page, S. E., [Hornsey, J. W., Ellenberger, W. E., and Duty, S. M.]. May 4. Air-heating furnaces; regenerative furnaces.- Relates to a furnace for heating air which may be used for drying bricks and other materials, or for regenerative purposes, as in the manufacture of iron and steel. Figs. 1 and 8 show a sectional elevation and plan respectively. The products of combustion from the furnace 8 pass through a vertical flue 7 to a chamber 6, from which they pass through passages 3 to base flues 5, and thence through metallic radiators 25 to the uptake 22, the flow being regulated by means of dampers 23, 24, 27. The radiators 25 are arranged in a chamber 12, through which the air passes from the external atmosphere to the passages 2, and thence to the hot-air chamber 10, the How being induced by a fan 26 or the like. Air from the external atmosphere may be allowed to flow through the valve-controlled flue 28 to the chamber 10 to reduce its temperature. The passages 2, 3 are formed, as shown in perspective view in Fig. 9, by supporting upon blocks 13 horizonal slabs 4 to form floors of fire-resisting material and arranging similar vertical slabs 4<a> around the holes which are left in the floors. The arrows 15 indicate the direction of flow of the products of combustion through the staggered passages 3, and the arrows 16 indicate the direction of flow of the air to be heated. The air to be heated is given a temperature of about 1000‹ F. by the metallic radiators, and about 2500‹ F. in the passages 2.
Patent GB-190111838-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Regulators for Electric or other Motors Operating Air or other Fluid Compressors
Inventor: JUSTICE PHILIP MIDDLETON
Filed: 1901-06-10
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 11,838. Justice P. M., [" Long Arm " System Co.]. June 10. Bulkhead doors, hatches, ports; hydraulic installations " pneumatic installations.-Relates to the storing of gases under pressure and to means for automatically starting the motor for working the compressors should the pressure fall below a certain limit. Fig. 1 shows a general arrangement in which F is the air or other gas cylinder ; A an electromotor for working the compressors D ; N an arrangement of valves for admitting air to a cylinder K containing piston mechanism for operating a switch for making and breaking the motor circuit. The apparatus may operate a throttle or other valve instead of the switch. The apparatus is particularly applicable to the system described in Specifications No. 18,248, A.D. 1897, and No. 13,026, A.D. 1899, for opening and closing bulkhead doors, hatches, ports, valves, gates, and is also applicable in theatres, factories, mines, lifts, &c.
Patent GB-190114495-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Lace Curtains and the like.
Inventor: CAREY ROBERT FREDERICK
Filed: 1901-07-16
Granted: 1902-05-15
Abstract: 14,495. Carey, R. F., Cholerton, G., and Larrington, A. July 16. Lace and lace-making.-Relates to a method of producing combination wcrk on curtain machines. The jacks J, when they are allowed to come forward by the jacquard, intercept the warp threads as well as the spool threads. The warps are guided by bars M, N threaded alternately. One bar may shog one gait, and the other two for a time, and then the first may shog two and the second one. The warp bars may be operated by droppers or by cams. Fig. 2 shows a suitable cam. The cam for the second bar is similar, but set half a revolution in advance. When the jacquard cards are blank, the jacks always intercept all the threads, and combination work A is made throughout.
Patent GB-190114920-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combined Slide Gauge and Try Square.
Inventor: OLSON FREDRICK
Filed: 1901-07-22
Granted: 1901-08-24
Abstract: 14,920. Olson F., and Opland, J. July 22. Squares.-Relates to a scribing gauge which may also be used as a try-square. A cross-piece B is adapted to slide on a scale H strengthened by a mid-rib E which may, or may not, be integral with the blade. A scriber D, secured by a screw h, is fixed to the scale while a second scriber G is mounted in a sliding block C secured by a screw I. The block B, which is clamped by a screw J acting on a strip F, is faced with metal at K, L, and M. Each scriber consists of a small semicircular blade.
Patent GB-190114960-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shearing and Punching Machines.
Inventor: CROSS JAMES WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-07-23
Granted: 1902-06-05
Abstract: 14,960. Cross, J. W. July 23. Shearing; punching.-A machine for shearing off bolt or rivet heads or punching holes in plates &c. in which the cutters, punches, or dies are mounted on a pair of levers pivoted together, is provided with means to ensure parallel movement of the cutters &c. Jaws g, g<1>, Fig. 1, on the ends of the levers a, a' are perforated to receive a bar l on which holders k, k<1> carrying cutters j, j<1> can slide when the levers are opened by a cylinder e or closed by springs i, the holders being pressed apart by a spring p. The holders and jaws are recessed at s to prevent adjacent rivets from obstructing the machine when shearing off rivet heads. Fig. 4 shows the holders fitted with a punch w and die w<1>. In the form shown in Fig. 5, the holders are maintained parallel by a spigot i<2> on one engaging a socket in the other.
Patent GB-190119714-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Door Holder applicable also to Prevent Window Sashes from Rattling
Inventor: SMITH WILLIAM ARTHUR
Filed: 1901-10-03
Granted: 1901-12-07
Abstract: 19,714. Smith, W. A., and Shepherd, W. Oct. 3. Windows. - Relates to a device for holding a door open or for preventing rattling of window sashes. It consists of a sliding foot c<6>, pressed down by a spiral spring D and guided by projec- tions on a bracket A fastened on the bottom of the door. To free the door, the foot is raised by pressing down the cam lever F. When applied to a window to prevent rattling, the bracket A is fixed to the top of the lower sash and the foot presses against the side of the upper sash.
Patent GB-190120989-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Octave Couplers for Reed Organs.
Inventor: JENKINSON SAMUEL
Filed: 1901-10-19
Granted: 1902-09-11
Abstract: 20,989. Jenkinson, S. Oct. 19. Organs. - The invention relates to octave couplers for reed organs, reference being made to Specification No. 14,374, A.D. 1896. The improvement consists in the disposition of the reeds for an extra octave above or below the ordinary notes. In the Figure, the reeds for the extra octave are shown at a, and in the present case there are four sets of them. The ordinary reeds are shown at b, the reeds a being immediately above them; c is one of the pallets for the ordinary reeds, which is made with a cavity for containing the extra reed pallet e. This pallet is preferably made of sheepskin only, and is acted on by a spring h passing through an opening i in the pallet c. It is fixed at z, and operated by a rod f immediately behind the rod g, which operates the pallet c. The lever which actuates the rod f is bent so as to clear the rod g. In cases where it is not convenient to place the reeds a in the position shown, the rods f pass through the pallets c and operate levers for opening the pallets e, which are now situated elsewhere.
Patent GB-190201778-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Match Box.
Inventor: RUSMONT EMILE
Filed: 1902-01-22
Granted: 1902-02-27
Abstract: 1778. Rusmont, E. Jan. 22. Match receptacles. - A match box with means for withdrawing the matches one at a time is shown in vertical section in Fig. 4, as a miniature house for example. A base-plate b is secured to a vertical plate a. A match receptacle, shown as a wood block e, is hollowed out at e', and provided with a slot g for the plate a. A pin h, inserted in the block e, passes through a central vertical slot in the plate a. A bottomless box or case k is fixed to the block, and its cover has a groove l for passage of the plate a. On lifting the parts k, e to the limit allowed by the pin h, a match j passes into a groove d in the upper end of the plate a, and on lowering the parts k, e the match can be removed from the end of the plate, which may have a central notch for facilitating removal.
Patent GB-190205279-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Wheels of Boot-finishing Machines.
Inventor: WAGHORN HARRY GEORGE
Filed: 1902-03-03
Granted: 1902-06-19
Abstract: 5279. Waghorn, H. G. March 3. Surfacing and polishing. -A boot-finishing glasspaper or emery wheel, in which the end of the sand paper or emery cloth strip f is wedged under a movable part of a strip e of felt or the like resting on a leather or like band d, is provided with side cheek plates g, g<1>, to enable soles to be operated upon without damaging the uppers. The cheek plates may have rounded, beaded, or flanged edges, and may be attached by screws to, or formed integrally with, the flange of the wheel a.
Patent GB-190210543-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Method of Constructing the Rims of Belt Pulleys and the like
Inventor: HADDAN HERBERT JOHN
Filed: 1902-05-07
Granted: 1903-02-19
Abstract: 10,543. Haddan, H. J., [Leuscher, W.]. May 7. Felloes or rims.-The rims are formed by driving blocks of wood &c. between radiating-ribs on the ring h. The rings are formed with ridges i over which the substance of the block springs. The end of the block may be coated with adhesive material which acts as a lubricant and tends to assist in expanding it after it has passed over the ribs. The spaces between the blocks are filled by wedges n.
Patent GB-190212969-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Knurling, Burnishing, or Embossing Boots, Shoes, and the like.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1902-06-06
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 12,969. Boult, A. J., [United Shoe Machinery Co.]. June 6. Embossing and stamping.-Relates to machines for knurling, embossing, burnishing, pressing, or otherwise finishing boots and shoes, leather used in harness, or other articles, and is described more particularly for use in closing the channels formed in the soles of boots and shoes for the insertion of the fastenings which secure the soles to the uppers. The knurling or other tool b<1> is mounted on the carrier E<2>, and is held in contact with the work by a spring F, the carrier being operated percussively by a rapidly-rotating hammer mounted on the driving-shaft A' &c. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 3, the hammer consists of a series of rollers D<6> mounted in the block D' fixed on the end of the shaft, the rollers being lubricated by oil fed from the reservoir a' by wicks ax. The inner ends of the roller spindles are notched for engagement by the locking-plate E<1>, which can be rotated to permit the removal of the rollers. The carrier E' is normally held out of the path of the hammer by the spring F, or by gravity, but is raised into operative position by the work S when the latter is placed on the support G. The work is fed by a disc D<2>, preferably having a friction surface D<3>, driven from the shaft A<2> by the gearing B', B<2>, B<3>, C<2>, D<1>, the spindle of the disc D<2> and pinion D<1> being carried by a block C<3> clamped to the boss C' of the block B', which supports the shaft B<3>. The support G for the work is clamped to the sleeve G<1> on the end of the rod G<2>, which is carried by the spring H on the support H<1> actuated by the treadle H<5>. To prevent the support G from yielding unduly to the strokes of the hammer, and from rising between the strokes, it is loaded with a weight G<5>, which, by reason of its inertia, imparts to the support the character of an anvil. The weight can be removed, and a lighter or heavier weight substituted, as required. The depression of the treadle H<5> raises the work S into contact with the tool b<1>, and then raises the carrier E<2> into the path of the hammer. The tool b<1>, Fig. 2<b>, is made in the form of a ring or roller, the inner surface of which is convex in cross-section, and is mounted on the horn b of the support E<2>, the upper and lower surfaces of the horn being made convex and concave respectively, so that the tool can adapt itself, as shown, to inclined surfaces on the work. The tool is rotated by contact with the work. In the modification shown in Fig. 10, the tool is mounted loosely on a stud b<x> having an annular rib 4. The tool mav be formed with parallel knurling-ribs of different lengths, as shown in Fig. 7, or it may be otherwise toothed or patterned, or may be smooth, to suit the nature of the work required. In lieu of a rolling tool, a non-rotating tool may be employed. The work may be reciprocated instead of, or as well as, the tool.
Patent GB-190213242-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Attachments for Securing Small Articles to Cards and other Carriers
Inventor: SMITH JOHN
Filed: 1902-06-11
Granted: 1903-04-30
Abstract: 13.242. Smith, J., and Smith, S. V. B. June 11. Displaying.-Relates to spring devices for detachably securing studs, buttons, solitaires, sleevelinks, and the like to display cards, tablets, panels, &c. Spring wire is bent into a rectangle, which is bent up at the ends a, a<2>, Fig. 2. These ends are passed through slits in the card or tablet c, and the base b of the stud is inserted between them. The wire rectangle may be replaced by sheet metal, which is slotted, or pressed out to form pockets, for receiving the stud. The bent-up ends may be curved over the central part, which is cambered to increase the springiness, the stud in this case being inserted laterally. In a modification, one of the bent-up ends a<4>, Fig. 14, of the wire or sheet-metal rectangle is divided, and the stud is inserted laterally, as shown in Fig. 16. The form of the device may be varied to suit the article to be fastened. The Provisional Specification describes a modification, in which the neck of the stud is clipped between arms formed on the divided end of the rectangle at the gap.
Patent GB-190213476-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method for the Production of Stereotype.
Inventor: BALLANTINE ROBERT FREDERICK
Filed: 1902-06-14
Granted: 1903-04-23
Abstract: 13,476. Ballantine, R. F. June 14. Grant of Patent refused, Stereotype-matrix machines.-A flong of damp papier mÔchÚ or other material is impressed by a type-writer to produce a matrix or mould which is used in casting the stereotype plate.
Patent GB-190215670-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cooking Stoves or Ranges whereby Water may be Heated for Warming a House or Apartment.
Inventor: CONNER HARRISON WHITE
Filed: 1902-07-14
Granted: 1902-08-14
Abstract: 15,670. Conner, H. W. Jan. 31, [date applied for under- Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Cooking stoves and ranges boilers.-The range is provided with a boiler for supplying hot water to circulate through a house or apartment for heating purposes. Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal section, and Fig. 4 a cross-section of the range. There are three grates 3, 4, and 14, the last being above the second and being removable. The latter is only intended for use during hot weather, that is, when no hot water is required. The products of each fire pass either directly, or through tubes 18 or an opening 23, to the space 16 below the hotplate 15, and thence directly to the chimney 17, or first around the oven 28. The water chamber 7 is provided with circulating-pipes 21, 22, and with depending portions 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 which surround the fires. The sides of the chamber 24 above the grate 14 are lined with firebrick 13. Access to the grates for coaling or other purposes is had either through doors such as 19, or through the pot-holes 15 and openings, such as 23.
Patent GB-190224375-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stern-tubes, for Screw-propeller Shafts.
Inventor: STEPHENS JAMES
Filed: 1902-11-07
Granted: 1903-04-30
Abstract: 24,375. Stephens, J. Nov. 7. Stern tubes.-Relates to stern tubes for screwpropeller shafts, to protect the shaft from corrosion, to dispense with costly shaft casings, and to provide efficient lubrication with oil, water, or like lubricant. For large craft, the stern tube 1 is secured to the stern frame 9 and to the transverse bulkhead 10, and the after end is bored out and fitted with the metal sleeve 7 attached to the propeller boss 3. Packing-leathers 4 of V-shape or hat-shape are retained in position by the nuts 6, and the after leathers 4 are separated by the loose metal ring 5. One packing-ring 4 is fitted at the forward end of the stern tube to retain oil or lubricant within the stern tube. Oil tubes 11 are provided. For yachts, launches, and small craft, the packing-rings at the after end of the stern tube for the exclusion of water and retention of lubricant are not required, and the forward end only is fitted with a packing-leather to exclude water from the interior of the boat. The stern tube can be introduced and secured to the boat from the after end.
Patent GB-190300848-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Separating Ortho- and Para-toluene-sulphamide.
Inventor: BARGE RUDOLF
Filed: 1903-01-13
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 848. Barge, R., and Givaudan, L. Jan. 13. Amides, acid.-o- and p-Toluenasulphamide are separated from a mixture of their alkali salts by frantional precipitation, employing a normal magnesium or ammonium salt. When a normal magnesium salt is added, the salt of the o-compound formed is more insoluble than that of the p compound, and hence precipitates first. When a normal ammonium salt is added, o-toluenesulphamide is precipitated before thep-toluenesulphamide, in each case ammonia being evolved.
Patent GB-190305461-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Adjustable Bearings for Shafts and the like
Inventor: HOLM CARL LUDVIG
Filed: 1903-03-09
Granted: 1903-04-30
Abstract: 5461. Holm, C. L. March 9. Bearings.-For high-speed shafts, as in centrifugal apparatus, the bush is formed with a depending flange 3, which dips into liquid, such as glycerine or oil, contained in a chamber 4 formed, in the example shown, in the frame 5 of the machine. The bush is held in place by the cover 6. The resistance offered by the liquid prevents a too sudden movement of the bush but permits the automatic centering of the shaft. The bush is prevented from rotation by means of a pin 8 mounted in the frame 5 and projecting into an aperture in the bush. On the bush seizing, the pin is shorn. A groove 11 permits of the lubrication. Two or more chambers may be arranged under one another.
Patent GB-190307960-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Pumps.
Inventor: ELLIS GEORGE BELOE
Filed: 1903-04-06
Granted: 1904-02-11
Abstract: 7960. Ellis, G. B., [Automatic Electric Pump Co.]. April 6. Electrically-actuated pumps.-Relates to mechanism for driving a reciprocating pump from an electric motor. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the mechanism, part of the enclosing case being cut away. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan along the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. The pump B, which is attached to the side of the case, is shown as being of the duplex reciprocating type. The electric motor is mounted upon an extension of the frame e'. The mechanism is connected to the motor by a clutch D, shown in detail in Fig. 11. This clutch consists of three parts, viz. :-A part q secured to the shaft E, a part q<1> secured to the armature shaft A<1>, and a centre piece r. This centre piece is made of insulating-material and of such a strength that it will break if the pump becomes clogged, and thus prevent other damage. The side-pieces q, q<1> have projections which fit into slots in the piece r ; these slots being at right-angles to each other render it unnecessary for the shaft E, A' to be in perfect alignment. Two endless screws g, g<1> on the shaft E gear with the wheels h, h<1>, which also gear with each other ; this arrangement neutralizes end thrust in the shaft E. The pump is driven from the wheel h by means of the crankpins k, links l, yokes F, and pump rods G. The links l are also made sufficiently weak so as to snap if the pump becomes clogged. The lower bearings for the wheels h, h<1> and guide-rods F<1> are formed integrally with the enclosing case. The upper bearings for these wheels and rods are all cast in one piece, and brackets 15 for supporting the shaft E are also formed integrally with this casting. These bearing-surfaces are all lined with Babbitt metal.
Patent GB-190310086-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Regulators or Valves
Inventor: MILLS BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD
Filed: 1903-05-04
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 10,086. Mills, B. J. B., [" Air - Fire "]. May 4. Gas valves and cocks; rotary disc valves.-The ordinary gas cock in the supply pipe 1 is supplemented by a rotary hit-andmiss valve 5, 6, which is shown in Fig. 1 mounted between the gassupply pipe 1 and the nozzle of an incandescent burner 24. The minimum quantity of gas supplied permanently to the burner bv the axial holes 15, 16 may be increased as desired by turning the sleeve 6 relatively to the valve 5 to open or close the holes 18,19.