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Patent GB-190124522-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Exercising and Developing Apparatus
Inventor: DOWSING HERBERT JOHN
Filed: 1901-12-02
Granted: 1902-12-02
Abstract: 24,522. Dowsing, H. J. Dec. 2. Electric exercising-apparatus.-Exercising-apparatus, such as pulling-apparatus, weight-lifting appliances, &c., is combined with an arrangement for administering electricity. The Figure shows a pulling-apparatus with springs b on which the handles are mounted. A battery g is in circuit as shown with a switch f, an electric meter d, and a coil e. The secondary circuit of the coil is connected with the handles through the springs b or other connections and wires. One of the handles is also connected to a cord or chain h passing round a spring drum i which is rotated as the handle is pulled. The drum carries a worm j which operates a worm-wheel k and moves an arm l so as to draw out the sleeve m of the coil and thus gradually increase the current. If a constant current is required, the pin p is withdrawn or the hook q disconnected. Dynamometers c indicate the force exerted.
Patent GB-190124727-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines
Inventor: COOPER EDMUND LUCAS
Filed: 1901-12-04
Granted: 1902-12-04
Abstract: 24,727. Cooper, E. L. Dec. 4. Centrifugal governors combined with air and gas engine valve-gear.-Relates to the regulation of the speed and power in internal-combustion engines having two or more cylinders, especially for motor cars. The cams which operate the exhaust valves of the cylinders, in the case of a two-cylinder engine, are in the form of two separate sleeves d, e capable of sliding on the second-motion shaft c and pressed apart by a spring l. The sleeve d is adjusted along the shaft by a centrifugal governor a, b mounted on the shaft c, and the sleeve e can be adjusted by a hand-lever k. The cam on the sleeve e is kept out of action by the spring l, so that the corresponding cylinder does no work, until, when more power is required, the cam e is brought into action by the lever k. When this happens, the increased tension of the spring l acting on the governor causes the other cylinder to work at full power.
Patent GB-190200129-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Roadways.
Inventor: WANSBROUGH GILBERT DYKE
Filed: 1902-01-02
Granted: 1903-03-02
Abstract: 129. Wansbrough, G. D. Jan. 2. Tunnels. - To facilitate access to telephone wires, or gas, water, and other mains laid under the surface of a road, the macadam, wood blocks, asphalt, rubber, or other paving - material is placed in trays f, g, which are laid on girders c, d, so as to form the roadway and side walks. The girders are supported by props e and walls b forming the sides of the trenches containing the pipes. Adjacent frames may be connected by slots and discs having cut-away parts and operated by keys from the outside. Ventilators l, gullies o, and water plugs q may be provided. In the case of tramways, the rails are laid on the girders c.
Patent GB-190209557-A (GB)
Title: A Flushing Rim Urinal for Women's Use
Inventor: NEWMAN ARTHUR
Filed: 1902-04-25
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 9557. Newman, A, April 25. Urinals designed for public female use. The basin is made shallow with a sloping bottom C and a grating B to prevent improper usage. The trap may be integral with the basin. A flushing-rim is fitted.
Patent GB-190218335-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Steam Condenser.
Filed: 1902-08-20
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 18,335. Albany Manufacturing Co., and Lamplough, F. Aug. 20. Condensers.-Steam is admitted to a casing c surrounding longitudinal pipes a open at both ends and traversed by flattened tubes d. The steam escapes from the casing c into the pipes a through perforations b<1>, e<2>, and induces a current of air through the opening e<1>, which cools the steam and causes it to condense on to the cross-tubes d and, by its re-evaporation, to cool them.
Patent GB-190305379-A (GB)
Title: Ointment for Removing Callousness of the Epidermis
Inventor: FALTYNEK FRANZ
Filed: 1903-03-07
Granted: 1903-04-23
Abstract: 5379. Faltynek, F. March 7. Ointments; corns and the like, treatment of.-An ointment for removing callousness of the epidermis consists of a mixture of lactic acid, salicylic acid, and collodion, in equal proportions. The ointment is preferably contained in an octagonal bottle closed by a metal screw cap, to the inside of which a small brush is fixed for use in applying the ointment.
Patent GB-190306912-A (GB)
Title: A Coat Collar Stud & Cap for Holding the Coat or Jacket when in Wear, in the Right Position
Inventor: DELF WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-03-25
Granted: 1904-03-24
Abstract: 6912. Delf, W. March 25. Coats and jackets.-Relates to an appliance adapted to hold a coat or jacket in correct position in wear and to prevent it from riding up and down. It consists of a collar stud A, Figs. 1 and 5, which is worn in the ordinary manner at the back of the neck, but is provided with a collapsable, flexible, or elastic head B which is adapted to engage with a hollow cap C, Figs. 2 and 5, provided with a threaded stem D which is engaged with and held in place on the coat H by a plate or nut E, in which are holes G for the insertion of a key for a rewing up or unscrewing the plate, but, in combination with or instead of this method of fastening, there may be provided holes for sewing through in the back of the cap or in a plate attached thereto.
Patent GB-190314340-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Driving and Releasing Mechanism especially Suited for Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: KNIGHT EDWARD STANILAND
Filed: 1903-06-27
Granted: 1904-06-02
Abstract: 14,340. Knight, E. S., and Howorth, H. O. June 27. Clutches; motor cycles.-Consistsof driving and releasing mechanism especially applicable to motor bicycles and like vehicles. On the engine shaft 2 is a loose driving-pulley 3, mounted between a fast disc 1 and a loose drum 11 capable of being rotated through a small angle by an arm 22. Inclined surfaces 14 on the drum 11 engage corresponding surfaces on a disc 15 fixed to the engine frame, and a rotation of the disc 11 through a small angle in one direction therefore forces the pulley 3 into gripping engagement with the disc 1, while a rotation in the reveise direction allows a spring 23 to separate these parts, leaving the engine free. A band brake, connected with the disc 11 and working on a rim 26 on the sleeve 4 keyed to the shaft 2, prevents the engine from racing when the clutch is open. Ball bearings are interposed between the disc 11 and pulley 3, and between the disc 15 and flange 5 of the sleeve 4. Modifications in the relation of the parts, and the form of the inclined surfaces, may be made.
Patent GB-190319002-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Thread and Process of Manufacturing the same.
Inventor: ARMENGOL ENRIQUE SALVANS Y
Filed: 1903-09-03
Granted: 1904-07-21
Abstract: 19,002. Salvans y Armengol, E. Sept. 3. Threads.-A new thread is made by covering a core, composed of one or more threads of cotton, hemp, linen, wool, silk, &c. with wool, silk, cotton, &c. The thread may be produced on a self-acting or on a continuous spinning - machine. The covering-material b is passed through the drawing-rollers in the ordinary way, and the core a is passed through only the last pair of rollers c, or through special guides to the spindle d by which the threads are twisted together, the core becoming embedded in the covering-material. A much finer, stronger, and more flexible thread may be thus produced than by the usual methods. The thread may be caused to have an uneven surface by using an uneven core, or by subjecting the covering-material to an intermittent or irregular drawing action &c.
Patent GB-190321462-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Lids or Covers for Cans, Pots, Bottles, Jars and the like
Inventor: BARNETT FREDERICK
Filed: 1903-10-06
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 21,462. Barnett, F., and Ward, T. Oct. 6. Bottles, jars, and like vessels.-A detachable cover made of metal, wood, china, enamelled or japanned ware, compressed paper, &c., is fixed to a can, pot, bottle, jar, or the like, after the original cover has been removed, to exclude dust &c. The projecting rim d, which stands clear of the hinged lid b, serves to scrape off any excess from a spoon, and prevents any of the contents of the can from getting between the-band a and the outside of the receptacle. The band a holds the lid by friction, and may be slotted to form tongues f, Fig. 4. The cover may be held by pieces of wire f, Fig. 6, soldered to the piece a, and the piece b may be hinged on a vertical pivot.
Patent GB-190324395-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Support for Cycle Mudguards.
Inventor: BLUEMEL CHARLES WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-11-10
Granted: 1904-09-08
Abstract: 24,395. Bluemel, C. W., Bluemel, F. H., and Bluemal, E. A. Nov. 10. Guards, mud.-A cycle mud guard is detachably secured to spring supporting-rods b by providing it with metal plates c having loops or eyes d and notched flanges e, for receiving and securing the doubly-bent ends of the rods
Patent GB-190400303-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Springs or Stiffeners for Corsets
Inventor: WOOD CHARLES DENNY
Filed: 1904-01-05
Granted: 1904-02-11
Abstract: 303. Wood, C. D. Jan. 5. Corsets; springs.-A number of pieces of pianoforte wire a laid side by side are fastened together at intervals b, Fig. 3, or continuously, by a thin layer of solder or the like to form a flat compound spring.
Patent GB-190405812-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus applicable for Condensing Exhaust Steam and other Vapours, and for Setting Up an Induced Current of Air or Gases to Obtain a Vacuum.
Inventor: TINSLEY JAMES
Filed: 1904-03-09
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 5812. Tinsley, J. March 9. Condensers.-Relates to improvements on the ejector condensers described in Specification No. 6612, A.D. 1903, [Abridgment Class Injectors &c.]. The circulating water from a surface condenser flows into a chamber C and through perforations controlled by a valve operated by a handwheel into a doubly coned section of a tube B<1>, by which the remaining steam leaves the surface apparatus.
Patent GB-190409214-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pencil Sharpeners.
Inventor: SCHEMNITZKY CARL RITTER VON
Filed: 1904-04-21
Granted: 1904-05-26
Abstract: 9214. Schemnitzky, C. R. v o n . April 21. Pencil sharpeners.-Pencil sharpeners suitab'e for connection to the ends of pencils of all kinds, including those with movable cores, have a cap or socket a which may be screwed on to the end of a pencil, and is fitted with a knife c' having two blades g<1>, g<2>, one of which g<2> is cut away at the apex e to prevent breaking of the point. The knife c<1> is formed from a small steel plate, Fig. 2, having two blades g<1>, g<2>, and bent at the centre dotted line. The aperture b is made of the same diameter as the lead or core to prevent lateral displacement. The aperture may also be fitted with a small tube, the internal diameter of which is the same as that of the core, which projects into the inside of the cap and is provided with two slots through which the knives g', g<2> pass. In the case of sharpeners for copying pencils, a single knife made of stone, agate, corundum, quartz, or other suitable material is used, and the case a is made of horn, bone, ebonite, or the like. The sharpener may also be made in the form of a watch chain ornament and provided with knives at each end.
Patent GB-190409235-A (GB)
Title: Improved Sand Box for Tram Cars, Locomotives, and the like.
Inventor: SHAW JOHN
Filed: 1904-04-22
Granted: 1905-03-09
Abstract: 9235. Shaw, J., and Kidman, F. C. April 22. Sanding rails. - In a sanding - arrangement to be applied to locomotives, tramcars, &c., a sand-box F, Figs. 1 and 3, having a slot H and spout F<1> at one end is pivoted to the floor of the vehicle. The box may be tilted about its pivot, so as to let down sand on to the rails through a hopper pipe G, either by an arrangement of cords and pulleys worked by hand, or a foot-plate A which actuates a weigh-beam or an arrangement of levers and rods B, C, D, E.
Patent GB-190409579-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Telescopic Trunks.
Inventor: MCGOWAN FRANK HENRY
Filed: 1904-04-26
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 9579. McGowan, F. H. April 26. Trunks.-A telescopic trunk is made in two sections A, B, and is provided with a cover C with the usual lock a and catches b. Two, four, or more bolts D, attached to supporting-plates, engage sockets E fastened by flanges to the lower section. Each bolt is retained by a pin e on a flat spring f, passing through a hole d in the socket, and engaging one of a number of holes g in the bolt. The lower end of the spring is pivoted to the end of the socket, so that the spring and pin may be turned to one side when not in use. The upper side of each pin e may be bevelled, as shown by the dotted line in Fig. 7, to enable the bolts to pass the pins when the two sections are pushed together.
Patent GB-190410211-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process of Preparing a Solution for use in Bleaching Grain and Rice
Inventor: LAWSON JOHN LAWSON
Filed: 1904-05-04
Granted: 1905-03-16
Abstract: 10,211. Lawson, J. L. May 4. Bleaching-compounds. -In preparing a solution for use in bleaching grain and rice, calcium chloride, borax, and boracic acid are placed in a small perforated box B fixed to the inside of a wooden or earthenware tank A containing water, and steam is introduced by means of hinged pipes C, D. Two plates in connection with the terminals of a dynamo are afterwards introduced, and a current passed through the liquid, after which steam is again passed in, the solution being then ready for use.
Patent GB-190413356-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Typewriting Machines.
Inventor: FELL JOHN CORRY
Filed: 1904-06-13
Granted: 1904-07-14
Abstract: 13,356. Fell, J. C., [Monarch Typewriter Co.]. June 13. Type-writers. - Relates (1) to a method of hanging the type-bars on the segment, and (2) to means for guiding and arresting the segment in its case shift motion. (1) The face of the segment 13 is formed with concentric steps 14, 15, on each of which is mounted a set of U-shaped typebar hangers 16, 25 secured by, and adjustable radially on, screws 18, 26. The hanger arms are connected by rivets 19. The front hangers 25 are spaced between the back hangers 16, and their arms are bent inwards for access to the screws 18. The hanger arms and the hangers themselves are spaced farther apart towards the ends of the segment, in order to afford longer pivots to the type-bars according to the tendency for lateral deflection. The hangers 25 project above the hangers 16 and are curved towards the back of the machine, so that the bearings on the hangers 25 stand a little in front of, and a little nearer to the centre of the segment than, the bearings in the hangers 16. A deeply-divided washer 34 is provided for each pair of screws 18. Each screw 26 is provided with a washer 36 formed with arms 37, 38. In openings 39, 42 in the arms 37, 38 are secured return springs for the type-bars on the hangers 25, 16 respectively. The type-bars on the hangers 16 are curved to clear the ends of those on the hangers 25. The links connecting the type-bars and sub-levers are pivoted in slots on the type-bars. (2) Antifriction balls or rollers 50 are disposed in raceways formed in the segment 13 and in rails 44 adjusted by means of screws 46, 47, 48 in posts 43 fixed on the framing. The rollers 50 are held by separator plates 51, which are shouldered for engagement with stop bars 54, 55. The bars 54, 55 form the segment stops, and have screw-and-slot connections 56 with, and are guided by flanges on, the posts 43. Obliquely-notched lugs 61 on the segment 13 co-operate with inclined ends 64 of the bars 54, 55.
Patent GB-190415890-A (GB)
Title: A Rope Grip
Inventor: LAURIE JOHN
Filed: 1904-07-18
Granted: 1904-10-06
Abstract: 15,890. Laurie, J., and Laurie, D. July 18. Rope grips.-In a haulage rope grip, the gripping-pressure is applied by the resistance of the object hauled. The moving rope shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is gripped between the hooked part of the jaw A and the block B, the gripping-pressure being applied by means of the lever C pivoted in the jaw A. The short rounded arm of this lever bears against the block B, and the long arm is connected to the object hauled. The block B is provided with two pins b, b<1> which slide loosely in slots a<2>, a<3> formed in the jaw A ; or the slots may be formed in the block B, the pins being fixed in the jaw A. When such grips are used in hauling trucks or coal hutches up and down inclines, one grip may be used to haul the truck up an incline, and another to prevent it from running away when descending.
Patent GB-190421199-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Chaff-cutters
Inventor: WILLIAMS WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-10-03
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 21,199. Williams, W. Oct. 3. Chaff - cutters. - To sharpen the knives while the machine is in motion, a sharpening-device, such as a piece o f hardened steel, a black diamond, a stone, or other material, is monnted in such a position that the bevelled edge of the cutters impinge against it. In a chaff-cutter of the ordinary type, shown in Fig. 2, a sharpener A is provided for each cutter, the sharpeners being carried on arms B projecting from a disc C which is rotated by gearing at the same speed as the cutters D but in the opposite direction. The disc is mounted on the end of a short shaft E, Fig. 4, secured to the frame and driven from the flywheel spindle L by four spur-wheels. A grooved boss N on the spindle L steadies the disc C. The sharpeners consist of pieces of steel with their ends beaten out, slightly curved, and hardened. The position of the disc C, the length of the arms B, and the shape of the knives D are so arranged that the sharpener is drawn along the edge of the knife as it rotates. Fig. 6 shows the invention applied to a chaff-cutter with a single knife mounted on an eccentric block 0 ; the sharpener A is mounted on an eccentric strap P, which is kept from rotating by the rod R. In a modification, a revolving wheel of emery, carborundum, &c. is employed, the spindle of which is carried in a boss projecting from the eccentric strap and driven by a belt or cord.
Patent GB-190421626-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rolling Mills
Inventor: FRENTROP WILHELM
Filed: 1904-10-08
Granted: 1905-04-13
Abstract: 21,626. Frentrup, W. Oct. 8. Rolling.- Ingot, bar, and tube mills have their rolls arranged in trains with their axes set askew. The work is thus given an axial rotation, and the pairs of rolls are spaced so that the fin f, Fig. 2, formed by one pair is rolled down by the next.
Patent GB-190421769-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Candy Spinning Machine.
Inventor: HURD HERBERT JAMES
Filed: 1904-10-10
Granted: 1905-01-12
Abstract: 21,769. Hurd, H. J. Oct. 10. Moulding confectionery. - Candy floss is prepared by spinning sugar into very fine threads. Fig. 1 shows a vertical section, and Fig. 2 a partial plan of t h e apparatus. A vessel formed by a plate D and cover E, in the flange E<1> of which are radial and oblique openings crossing each other is spun rapidly through the worm gearing C', C'. Sugar is placed in the vessel and heated by the gas burner F. Melted sugar escapes through the openings in the flange into the vessel G in the form of fine threads.
Patent GB-190421786-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Traps for Rabbits and the like.
Inventor: MCLEOD DONALD
Filed: 1904-10-10
Granted: 1905-10-10
Abstract: 21,786. McLeod, D. Oct. 10. Traps. - In spring - jaw and similar traps for rabbits &c., the foot-plate B, Fig. 3, is surrounded by a rectangular frame A with internal top and bottom flanges a<1>. The edge of the foot-plate may be turned down as at b<1> and may rest in a notch on the upper edge of a U-shaped strap C, to the other end of which is pivoted a pawl or tongue D which engages with a catch B' on the foot-plate and holds the jaw E down. The catch B' may be provided with a roller d' for easy disengagement of the pawl. D, or the catch may be stamped out of the metal of the foot-plate and the roller attached to the pawl. The plate B may be loose, and cut away to clear the strap C, and may be made in two parts, that carrying the catch B' lying under the other at the edge. In a throw-over trap, the killing-frame G, Fig. 7, is held down by a pawl D engaging with a catch B<4> on a bell crank connected to a lever B' attached to the foot-plate. The lever B<2> may be protected from soil by a channelled bar H.
Patent GB-190425934-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Table Games.
Inventor: BETTS JOSEPH EDWARD
Filed: 1904-11-29
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 25,934. Betts, J. E., and Whitcher, J. Nov. 29. Billiards; games imitating billiards.-Apparatus attachable to ordinary tables to adapt them for use in playing games such as billiards &c., comprises a metal pocket-carrying frame, Figs. 1 and 2, adapted to be secured to the table by a clamping- screw S. The lower portion c of the clamp is so shaped that it fits the edge or corner of the table exactly, and the pocket may be attached through perforations d, or be made in one with the frame. Cushions are formed of webbing &c., which passes round the jaws a of the frame and then through slots b round the outside of the rear portion. The requisite amount of tension is imparted to the webbing by means of buckles &c. at the back of one or more pockets, and the webbing may be provided with a facing of rubber, and be similarly stiffened by wire, cord, or wooden laths, engaging sockets e in the frame. The webbing, when used alone, is inclined or made of tapering thickness to keep the balls on the table after rebound. The balls employed are of light construction, and are struck with light cues, or a device consisting of a metal frame f, Fig. 6, supporting a steel tape spring g provided with a rubber-tipped striking- head h, Fig. 8, and an actuating-handle i. In a modification, the rear portion B of the frame may be dispensed with, the pocket attached to the vertical edges of the frame, and a bridge D, Fig. 2, employed to strengthen the frame against the webbing strains.
Patent GB-190426093-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Crucible Steel Smelting Furnaces and the like.
Inventor: LINDEMANN ROBERT
Filed: 1904-11-30
Granted: 1905-11-02
Abstract: 26,093. Lindemann, R. Nov. 30. Crucible and open-hearth furnaces; air,supplying. -Waste gases &c. from a crucible furnace are passed to an open-hearth furnace, where cast iron or other metal may be melted by the waste heat. The walls c of the crucible furnace are surrounded by a double-walled iron casing d, in which are horizontal partitions e so arranged that the forced blast, entering at f and dividing at the plate g, may pursue a winding course as indicated by the arrows. The hot air enters the space beneath the hearth through the holes i and passes upwards through the fuel. The hot gases then pass into the openhearth furnace p, where iron or other metal may be melted.
Patent GB-190426536-A (GB)
Title: An Ignition Indicator for use with Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: MILLER ALBERT HUGH
Filed: 1904-12-06
Granted: 1905-11-02
Abstract: 26,536. Miller, A. H. Dec. 6. Vacuum tubes.-A vacuum tube is put in the high tension igniting circuit of a gas engine to indicate when sparking is taking place. The most suitable form of vacuum tube is shown at c in Figs. 1 and 2; the tube is embedded in paraffin wax d in a recess in the casing a, and is protected by a transparent cover of celluloid g; a cap h serves to keep the tube in shadow. '