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Patent GB-190221768-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Cutting or Trimming Photographic Prints and the like
Inventor: WILKINSON JOHN
Filed: 1902-10-07
Granted: 1902-12-18
Abstract: 21,768. Wilkinson, J., and Wilkinson, A. Oct. 7. Cutting and trimming prints and the like.-A shearing-blade h is pivoted to a baseboard a. The bracket d supporting the pivot e of the shearing- blade is set at an angle so as to press the blade h against the steel edge c. A fence b with a graduated edge is recessed into the baseboard a. A bandle is riveted on the shear blade. A spring washer j is placed on the pivot e between the head of the pivot and the blade.
Patent GB-190222532-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Incandescent Electric Lamps.
Inventor: ROONEY JOHN JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-10-16
Granted: 1902-12-11
Abstract: 22,532. Rooney, J. J. Oct. 16. Incandescent lamps.- A lamp containing two filaments is provided with a movable screw terminal enabling either filament to be connected. One end of each filament is connected permanently to a contact plate 13 of a bayonet cap 5, or to the shell of a screw cap. The other ends of the filaments are attached to wires 8, 9, which are brought out separately, so that either wire may be clamped below the head of a screw 10, serving as the second contact of the bayonet cap, or as the central contact of a screw-cap. The screw 10 enters a nut held in a square recess inside the insulating-material of the cap ; a groove may be provided in the outer surface of the insulating-material to receive the wires 8, 9, as shown.
Patent GB-190224469-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rag Shaking and Cleaning Machines
Inventor: SPURR JOHN ARTHUR
Filed: 1902-11-08
Granted: 1903-08-06
Abstract: 24,469. Spurr, J. A, Nov. 8. Cleaning rags.-Tailors' clippings and other materials intended to be re-mannfactured into cloth or paper are fed by an apron i to a casing, which contains a rotary swift c and through which a current of air is induced by a fan n, whereby the dust and lighter particles of thread are carried away, while the heavier pieces of cloth are thrown repeatedly against the upper part of the casing until they are finally delivered therefrom by an apron on the same side but at the opposite end of the machine and on about the same level as the apron i. The swift may be slightly conical, the larger diameter being at the delivery end of the machine. The travel of the cloth endwise of the swift may be facilitated by a series of pivoted and inclined boards s, the inclination of which may be adjusted by a handle t; o is a grid for the admission of a small quantity of air between the feeding and delivery aprons, the bulk of the air being admitted to the machine through the screen y and grating l. The air current may be regulated by means of a damper placed in the dust chamber beneath the fan n.
Patent GB-190224619-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process of Producing a Light Coloured Meat Extract
Inventor: HOWORTH FRANKLIN WISE
Filed: 1902-11-10
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 24,619. Howorth, F. W., [Liddle, W.]. Nov. 10. Meat preparations. - A light - coloured meat extract is prepared, after boiling to remove albumens, by again boiling the broth with hydrochloric acid to destroy hµmoglobin, and then precipitating the iron by adding alkalies, filtering, and acidifying before boiling down as usual. In a modified process, after destroying the hµmoglobin, the liquid is neutralized with sodium hydrate, and the iron is separated by adding metallic hydroxides, the surplus quantities of which are removed by converting them into insoluble compounds.
Patent GB-190225951-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Resilient Tyres.
Inventor: BALASSA WILHELM
Filed: 1902-11-25
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 25,951. Balassa. W. Nov. 25. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic.-A resilient carriage - wheel tyre comprises a number of removable, semicircular, rubber sections a provided with flattened ends c adapted to abut one against the other. Lugs e on each section pass through holes in the outer casing h of the flanged hollow rim B, white a screw bolt f, fixed or cast with its head in the section, passes through a hole in the inner casing. The faces d of. the sections have greater curvature than the wheel rim, so that, when the sections are placed in position and the nuts g, g<1> are screwed up, these surfaces fit closely, while the projections e rest on the inner casing. As a further security against displacement of the parts of the tyre, a pin n mounted on the face d on each side of the projection enters a corresponding hole in the wheel rim. The head a may be domed or of polygonal cross-section, and, for carriage wheels having a solid rim, the lugs e may be dispensed with and the screw bolts f project directly from the nderface d.
Patent GB-190302434-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Distributing, Alternating, and Discharging Apparatus for use with Bacteria Beds or Tanks for the Treatment of Sewage or other Liquids.
Inventor: MCLEAN WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-02-02
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 2434. McLean, W. Feb. 2. Sewage and foul waters, treating; bacteriological processes.-Bacteria beds or tanks for the treatment of sewage or other liquids, are provided with automatic distributing and discharging apparatus, so arranged that, when one of a series of tanks becomes full, the next tank starts filling and the preceding tank is discharged. Fig. 1 is a plan view of four such tanks, surrounding a central discharge chamber X. The sewage or other liquid is supplied through a pipe S to a channel G, from which it is caused to flow into either of the four tanks through a pair of valves A, B. Each tank is discharged through a pipe P, with valve C, into the central chamber X. The valves A, B, C are operated by floats H, arranged in chambers D, which receive the overflow from the tanks. Each float, on rising, closes the inlet valve A of its own tank, opens the inlet valve B of the next tank, and opens the outlet valve C of the preceding tank. Motion is communicated from the float to the valves through the vertically-movable frame M and chains M<1>, M<2>, M<3>. The float chamber commences to fill slowly, but the rising of the float opens a valve in the bottom, when a rapid inflow takes place. After the return of the float, the float chamber is drained through an auxiliary check valve.
Patent GB-190307974-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pneumatic Hubs for the Wheels of Vehicles.
Inventor: HAYNE JAMES REYNOLDS
Filed: 1903-04-06
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 7974. Hayne, J. R. April 6. Hubs; ; axle-boxes ; axle-caps axle-washers; lubricating.-Relates to pneumatic hubs for the wheels of vehicles. The axle-box 2 is secured by wedges 3 in the hub 4, which has a fixed flange 10 and a removable flange 6. Between the two flanges slides the spoke-ring 11, and the hub, flanges, and spoke-ring are recessed to receive a pneumatic tube 17, which is protected by canvas strips 18, 19 having corded edges, and which is inflated through a valve 60. The spoke-ring has a screw-flange 24, which overlaps the flange 10, and which is locked by a screw-stud. A number of blocks 50, fixed to bolts 51, are normally held in recesses in the spoke-ring by springs 52, but, after the pneumatic tube has been punctured, the spring-pressed pins 56 arewithdrawn to allow the blocks to be pulled out to fill the spaces between the flange 10 and the spoke-ring, whereby, on releasing the pins, the spoke-ring is fixed rigidly to the hub. The removable flange is normally locked on the hub by a plate 47, which slides into an undercut groove in both the flange and the plate. The outer end of the axle-box is closed by a screw-cap 28 adapted to hold lubricant, which flows into the bearing along an inclined groove 46 in a nut 45 screwed on to the end of the axle. The inner end of the axle-box is closed by a screwcap 30, which, by means of a leather washer 38, presses two ball-bearing rings 42 against a flange 32 fixed on the axle. The rings are recessed to receive the balls, which are held in position by outer rings secured by screws. Leather washers 29, 31 are interposed between the screw-caps and the hub.
Patent GB-190310150-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Roofing Tiles
Inventor: GREEN ROBERT
Filed: 1903-05-05
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 10,150. Green, R. May 5. Roofing-tiles.-Pan tiles or other roofing-tiles are made with two narrow projections a, b on the underside near the nib, as shown, so that the tiles lie firmly on the laths &c. A single broad projection may be used instead of the projections a, b.
Patent GB-190311606-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Speed-varying Devices for Machine Tools.
Inventor: CAROLAN EDGAR ALFRED
Filed: 1903-05-21
Granted: 1904-05-21
Abstract: 11,606. Carolan, E. A., [General Electric Co.]. May 21. Planing and shaping ; milling ; gearing, driving.- Machine tools are driven so that the speed of the machine may be varied during a cutting stroke, as, for instance, in planing an interrupted surface. The invention is described with reference to a planing- machine driven by an electromotor. A rod 19 secured to the bed carries dogs 9 for operating a reversing-switch 7, and tappets 21 for operating a controlling-switch, which introduces into or cuts out from the motor circuit a resistance to vary the speed of the motor while planing the interrupted surface 10. The tool 5 is preferably mounted in a swivelling holder so that the tool may cut during each stroke. In order that the proper changes of speed may be made during each stroke, the reversing-switch is provided with two sets of contacts a, b shown diagrammatically in Fig. 6, each set being in contact during alternate strokes with a set of fingers shown as circles, the handle 8 being operated by the dogs 9, and the controlling-switch 17 by the tappets to introduce the resistance 15 into, or cut it out from, the circuit of the motor 4.
Patent GB-190313655-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Driving and Reversing Motion.
Inventor: MEISCHKE-SMITH WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-06-18
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 13,655. Smith, W. Meischke-, and Smith, G. F. Meischke-. June 18. Friction ratchets.-Relates to ratchet mechanism specially applicable for use in combination with the driving-crank mechanisms described in Specifications Nos 20,135 and 23,731, A.D. 1902. It can be reversed without stopping or reversing the actuating-mechanism. The upper end e of the rocking lever is pivoted at d to the lower parts c, which run loosely on the shaft b which is to be driven. The friction strap f on the disc a is connected to the piece e by rods g, which may be adjusted in length. The stop k, bearing against the projection i on the piece e, prevents the strap f from gripping the disc a when the rod h is moving in one direction, this direction depending on which side of the stop k the piece i lies. The direction in which the shaft b is rotated is reversed by rotating the handle H. The stop k is thus pressed downwards, against the action of the spring k<1>, by the cam l, and the arm m carries the piece i to the other side of the stop k, which then rises to its raised position. When reversal is not required, the stop k is fixed, and the reversing-mechanism is dispensed with.
Patent GB-190317030-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pockets or Pouches.
Inventor: LINES ALFRED
Filed: 1903-08-05
Granted: 1903-09-10
Abstract: 17,030. Lines, A. Aug. 5. Pockets.-A pocket or pouch a which may be used for carrying any articles such as tobacco, pipes, documents, &c., has a spring clip b, preferably of metal, sewn to it. The pouch is easily attached to the top of the trousers, or over the side of another pocket, the spring b engaging with the edge c.
Patent GB-190322489-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Revolving Cowls for Chimney Pots and the like.
Inventor: BETTIS WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-10-17
Granted: 1903-12-31
Abstract: 22,489. Bettis, W. Oct. 17. Chimney tops.-A smoke-extracting fan, actuated by the wind, and having its spindle stepped in an oil retainer a, is mounted on a chimney pot x. The vanes j, curved, as shown in Fig. 1, in their lower portions to extract the smoke and gases, and in their upper portions to catch the wind, are fixed to arms i projecting from a boss g, which is mounted on a spindle c. The spindle, shown on an enlarged scale in Fig. 2, passes through a bush b and rests on a plug d. A setscrew e prevents the spindle being lifted out of its bearings. To enable the cowl and bearing to be attached to the chimney pot, a metal bar k, extending across the top of the chimney pot, and secured to the lower end of the oil-retainer, is held in position by thin metal strips l, which are bent over the top and sides of the chimney pot, and secured by wire bindings m.
Patent GB-190322492-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chain Making Machines.
Inventor: PAUL STANLEY CHARLES
Filed: 1903-10-19
Granted: 1903-12-10
Abstract: 22,492. Paul, S. C., and Hill, J. W. Oct. 19. Bending; welding.-Relates to apparatus for making chains in which the links are welded up. The upper roll A, Fig. 1, of a pair of grooved rolls is carried in a bearing-block a<2> which is fixed to the machine frame and is adjusted relatively to the lower roll by means of screws e<1>, e<2>. The lower roll is formed in halves B', B<2> which are rotated from the main shaft F by spur gearing as shown, and are carried by blocks G', G<2> which are capable of rotating through a small angle on the shaft H, and can also slide along the shaft sufficiently to permit the bottom roller to open for the removal of the welded links. The blocks are moved apart when required by means of the hand-wheel I, bevel gearing i<2>, i<3>, and a screw i<4> which passes through the part G<3> and engages the part G'. The blocks G<1>, G<2> each carry half of a guide J<1>, Fig. 5, shaped to guide the bar K as it is rolled into a link, and divided at the part 0 to permit the removal of the finished links. A roller L placed behind the rollers A, B', B<2> assists in bending the bar, while rollers M', M<2>, Figs. 2 and 5, placed behind the rolls A, B<1>, B', and pointing towards the centre of the link under operation and carried by the blocks G<1> G<2>, roll the sides of the links and reduce friction as the link passes round the guide. The rollers M<1>, M<2> are driven by bevel and spur gearing as shown in Fig. 2 from the main shaft F. In operation, a finished link N is held by means of tongs immediately under the rolls and in the recess 0 in the guide J<1>, the two parts of which, as well as the two parts constituting the lower roll, being then brought together by means of the hand-wheel I. The wheel is next depressed to rotate the blocks about the shaft H, the piece of steel K, with its ends preferably scarfed, and the forward end preferably bent, is heated to a welding-beat and then inserted in the groove j<3>, and the blocks are next raised to feed the bar to the rolls. A stop-pin keeps the blocks in the positions shown in Fig. 5, in which the centre of the roll B' is out of line with the centres of the roll A and shaft H, so that the blocks do not tend to move fowards again. The rolls L, M', M<2> bend and roll the sidesof the bar, the front end of the new link passes through the previous link as shown, and the link is welded up as the rolling proceeds. The blocks and the bottom roller are then opened to allow the link just made to replace the link N ready for the next link to be made. The links while still hot may be compressed in dies or otherwise to the usual oval form.
Patent GB-190327232-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Oil Lamps, Stoves and Lanterns for Lighting, Heating or Cooking Purposes.
Inventor: SHERRING EDWIN
Filed: 1903-12-12
Granted: 1904-11-03
Abstract: 27,232. Sherring, E. Dec. 12. Oil stoves.-Relates to modifications of the oil lamps, stoves, and lanterns for lighting, heating, and cooking purposes described in Specification No. 13,360, A.D. 1887. Figs. 1 and 4 show the application to a lamp. Air is preferably admitted to an external air chamber b through projecting tubes c and directly to the burner through tubes d, and a tube g, communicating between the main reservoir a and the central oil chamber e, preferably extends nearly to the opposite side of the chamber e, thereby preventing the wick from impeding the oil supply. An automatic extinguisher is mounted upon the wick-case j, and consists of two loosely-sliding pieces, or of a slide k with side flap extinguishers h, which are closed over the flame by fixed pieces l, when the slide k is slid along the wick-case j either by gravity or by a hand-operated piece k<1>. The invention is applicable to duplex and multiplex lamps.
Patent GB-190407490-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Explosives.
Inventor: RUSHER CHARLES JAMES
Filed: 1904-03-29
Granted: 1904-10-27
Abstract: 7490. Rusher, C. J., and Baudinet, G. W. March 22. Explosives.-The components of explosives are impregnated with ammonia gas. This may be effected by the addition of carbonate of ammonia or other component which yields free ammonia. For example, ¢ to 2¢ per cent. of carbonate of ammonia may be added to a mixture of 5 parts of ammonium nitrate and 1 part of di-nitro benzol. The dried and ground ammonium nitrate is heated to 90‹ C. and the carbonate of ammonia added. The di-nitro benzol is melted, and a small quantity of di-nitro benzol highly impregnated with ammonia gas is added. The di-nitro benzol is then run into the hot ammonium nitrate. In explosives where the di-nitro benzol is replaced by nitro-phenol &c., or the ammonium nitrate is replaced by sodium nitrate &c., the treatment is similar. Any agent, such as nitrobenzol, not forming part of the explosive, may be highly impregnated with ammonia gas and a small quantity used as a vehicle for the ammonia. In the same manner ammonia may be added to the Sprengel explosives.
Patent GB-190408316-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electric Machine Tools.
Inventor: FAIRFAX JOSEPH SINCLAIR
Filed: 1904-04-11
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 8316. Fairfax, J. S. April 11. Boring and drilling; lathes; milling.-In ma. chine tools for boring, drilling, milling, gearcutting, turning, &c., an electromotor A combined with a reduction gear is adapted to act as a headstock and to carry and revolve the work or tool. The reduction gear is preferably of an epicyclic type with an annular wheel B and planet-wheels b<1>, Fig. 13, similar to that described in Specification No. 17,637, A.D. 1903, and this may be combined with a back gear c, c', &c., Fig. 3, and chucks or tools may be fitted to either shaft c<1> or c<4>, a milling-cutter d being shown in the Figure. In a form described in reference to a vertical milling-machine, the speed-reduction gear is fitted at each end and driven through a hollow spindle, a double reduction being thus obtained. The headstock is fitted to the machine so as to be capable of angular and longitudinal adjustment. In another modification, Fig. 13, one milling-cutter d<5> is driven direct from the motor shaft a while the larger cutter d is driven through the reduction gear, the annular wheel B being in this case bolted on a rim on the motor cover. A comparatively small range of speed regulation is obtained by varying the shunt resistance of the motor and the feed-motion may be obtained from the motor shaft or from another motor, the speeds of the two motors being simultaneously controlled.
Patent GB-190408542-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Asphaltic-mosaic Flooring or Paving Composition.
Inventor: GODDARD RICHARD JAMES
Filed: 1904-04-13
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 8542. Goddard, R. J. April 13. Asphalt paving; mosaic paving; paving-materials.-An asphaltic-mosaic flooring or paving is made by mixing pieces or blocks of marble, limestone, spar, slag, or the like, with hot asphalt, in a cauldron, and laying them while hot. The material known as white asphalt, and consisting of resin, resin oil, and limestone, is preferred. The composition may be coloured and designs formed.
Patent GB-190411221-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Non-return Valves for Drain Pipes.
Inventor: BIRKENMAIER JOSEF
Filed: 1904-05-16
Granted: 1904-07-21
Abstract: 11,221. Birkenmaier, J. May 16. Traps.-Two vertical grooves c are formed at the corners of the chamber a for the reception of a frame to which a valve flap d is hinged.
Patent GB-190416560-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Game and Appliances for use therein
Inventor: TAYLOR-STEPHENS HUGH
Filed: 1904-07-27
Granted: 1905-05-25
Abstract: 16,560. Stephens, H. Taylor-. July 27. Games imitating draughts.-A game similar to draughts is played with special pieces on a board suitably shaped and divided into squares. The pieces B are constructed, for example, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, with corresponding projections and recesses &c., so that they can be superposed. In addition, a number of caps, such as K, Fig. 5, are employed, which can be superposed on the pieces B, but which cannot themselves be covered. According to the method of play described in the Specification, the players use distinctively-coloured pieces, which can only be moved rectilinearly in a direction parallel or perpendicular to the player's base-line, but, to take an opponent's piece, the pieces can be moved diagonally. Instead of 'taking' as in draughts, the taking-piece B is placed over the opponent's piece, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. When four or more pieces are superposed, they are crowned by a cap K, Fig. 5, and the piece is termed a ''queen." When a "queen" is moved to the opponent's base-line, it is crowned by a cap similar to the cap K, and is termed a "king," which piece can move in any direction and takes pieces somewhat as in draughts. If a group of less than four pieces reaches the opposing baseline, it is crowned by another cap, and is termed a "duke," which piece moves similarly to the "king," but can only take diagonally. The number and respective powers of the various pieces, and the method of play, may all be varied.
Patent GB-190422624-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Churns.
Inventor: POETSCHKE HERMANN
Filed: 1904-10-20
Granted: 1904-11-24
Abstract: 22,624. P÷tschke, H. Oct. 20. Moving-beater apparatus.-The milk vessel a of a churn is made of polygonal section. The churning is performed by a vertical stirrer i driven from a horizontal shaft e by bevel gear f, g. The stirrer is connected with the bevel-wheel g by a bush h to allow of the cover being removed. A two-part cover with a flange m is secured in place by bolts d.
Patent GB-190423593-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Appliance for Locating Punctures in Pnuematic Tyres.
Inventor: TYLER RUPERT
Filed: 1904-11-01
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 23,593. Tyler, R., and Tyler, C. Nov. 1. Tyres, pneumatic.-Relates to a device for locating punctures in the air tube. A transparent celluloid or other barrel A has inturned end flanges B and inturned flanges E along the slot D, through which the air tube C in, before inflation, inserted into the barrel. When the air tube is inflated and the barrel slid along it, water or other liquid, kept in the barrel by the pressure of the tube, shows where the puncture is located.
Patent GB-190425214-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Expanding Slitted Sheets.
Inventor: CURTIS LEWIS ERNEST
Filed: 1904-11-19
Granted: 1905-11-18
Abstract: 25,214. Lake, H. H., [Curtis, L. E., and Bradford, 0.]. Nov. 19. Making trellis and lattice work.-In a machine for expanding slit sheets of metal, the sheets, previously slit by rollers 26, 26<a>, are fed between plates 29, 30 and rollers 31, 32. They then pass between triangular guide-plates 45, 46 on frames consisting of two parts 40, 41, one frame sloping upwards, as shown in Fig. 3, and the other downwards at the same inclination, the margins being held and fed by a series of upper and lower rolls 47, 53. The series 47 are uniform and provided with journals having long boxes 48 and short boxes 49, supported on springs 51 ; and the series 53 are provided with journals 54 and are graduated so as to take hold of a narrower margin as the expansion proceeds. In this way, owing to the increasing distance between the rolls owing to the different inclinations of the two frames, the metal becomes gradually expanded, as shown in Fig. 11, and, since the guide-plates 45 start close together, the expansion starts from the centre and proceeds gradually to the side.