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Patent GB-190406205-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Attachments for Spring Shade Rollers.
Inventor: HARTSHORN EDMUND FISHER
Filed: 1904-03-14
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 6205. Hartshorn, E. F. March 14. Window blinds.-Spring shade rollers are so constructed that the pawls 7, Fig. 2, may be prevented from engaging with the ratchet hub 3 by means of a lip 12, on a washer 10. The spear 1, of rectangular cross-section, has swaged on it the hub 3, with two notches 9, the washer 6, with openings 8, and a smaller washer 4. The portion 2 of the spear engages with the bracket. The washer 10 slides on the washer 4, and the lip 12, which may project from the edge or from the base of a notch or depression in the washer 4, passes through the upper opening 8, and covers the slot, thereby preventing the pawls from dropping into, and engaging with, the cam. When the roller is inverted, the blind operates in the usual manner. Notches are formed at the base of the lip 12, which engage with the washer 6.
Patent GB-190409498-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tool Slides for Lathes.
Inventor: TAYLOR CHARLES
Filed: 1904-04-26
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 9498. Taylor, C., and Taylor, G. B. April 26. Lathes.-A vertical slide A for carrying a tool for contour-work in a lathe is clamped by a bolt B to the bed or tool-slide of a lathe. The tool K is held in a holder F, pivotally attached to the slide C by a bolt G and clamped by a bolt H. The slide C is moved vertically by a lever D, connected to the slide by links and provided with a balance weight.
Patent GB-190411308-A (GB)
Title: Improvement for Water Closets.
Inventor: MCWHAN JOHN
Filed: 1904-05-17
Granted: 1905-04-27
Abstract: 11,308. McWhan, J. May 17. Ventilating closets; seats. -A ventilating-pipe B with a gas jet D to create an up-draught is attached to the flushing-pipe A close to the basin, so that the flushing-rim serves as a ventilating - rim. An india-rubber ring is secured to the underside of the seat and rests in the basin. In the Figure, the gas jet D is placed in a chamber C with a glass door F.
Patent GB-190411808-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Heaters.
Inventor: PINKERTON JAMES
Filed: 1904-05-24
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 11,808. Pinkerton, J. May 24. Heating water.-A boiler, suitable for hothouses and other places, is shown in side elevation in Fig. 1. Front and back headers or castings a, b of rectangular shape are connected with an intermediate header c by water tubes o, which are slightly inclined. The whole is braced together by long bolts p, passing through lugs on the headers and having nuts q which engage lugs r on certain of the outer tubes ; these tubes thus act as stay tubes. Ribs s may extend between the lugs r of each tube. The furnace is placed underneath the front neat of tubes, and is fired through a door h in the front header; the firebars are formed by small water tubes t. At the top of the boiler is a row of long tubes v connecting the header a with a chamber w to which the outlet pipe x is attached. The inlet for the return water is shown at k. Fig. 7 shows the method of jointing the tubes to the headers, the tube ends being fitted into countersunk holes j<1> containing rubber or other packing-rings. The inner face of the front header is inclined to correspond with the inclination of the tubes.
Patent GB-190412120-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Plate Records for Sound Reproducing Machines
Inventor: SANDAHL CARL
Filed: 1904-05-27
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 12,120. Sandahl, C. May 27. Drawings to Specification. Phonographs &c.-Plate records for sound-reproducing machines are prepared so that, for a given rate of vibration of the stylus, the same inscription is produced at all points of the surface of the plate. In preparing the record, the plate is rotated with an accelerating speed as the stylus moves from the edge to the centre ; or the speed may be retarded if the stylus travels from the centre to the edge.
Patent GB-190414199-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of Making Sheet Metal Boxes or Cans.
Inventor: ADRIANCE BENJAMIN
Filed: 1904-06-23
Granted: 1904-07-28
Abstract: 14,199. Adriance, B. June 23. Metal, sheet, seaming and joining.-Relates to a method of forming joints for boxes and cans and is especially applicable for fixing the head of a can on the body. The head a and body e of the can are formed with flanges c, d of different lengths. The longer flange c is rolled around the flange d as shown in Fig. 2, and both are pressed flat and given a transverse bend, as shown in Fig. 3, or with the bead k and channel i reversed in position.
Patent GB-190415947-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ventilating Fans.
Inventor: GILL ARTHUR BERNARD
Filed: 1904-07-18
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 15,947. Gill, A. B. July 18. Fans.-A ventilating-fan has blades with or without a helical twist curving back at a obliquely to the radial centre line of the blade, the object of this curved portion being to cause spreading of the current of air.
Patent GB-190416072-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Frames of Chairs, Tables, Settees, or like Articles of Furniture.
Inventor: ROOTS PERCY JOHN
Filed: 1904-07-20
Granted: 1905-05-25
Abstract: 16,072. Roots, P. J., and Kerslake, H. July 20. Chairs; tables; settees &c.-Relates to adjustable stays for bracing the horizontal frames of chairs, tables, settees, and the like at the junction of the horizontal frame with the back framing or legs. In the case of a chair, for example, the back rail A and side rails B aro connected by diagonal stays D, the effective length of which may be reduced, thus forcing the tenons on the rails into the mortices. The form of stay shown consists of two bolts having right and left handed screw threads connected by a shackle D, screw-threaded to correspond. In modifications, one bolt may be made to screw into the other, or the stay may be made in one piece and tightened by means of a nut at one end. The outer ends of the bolts may be turned at right-angles or formed with a hook instead of with heads. The bolts are inserted in holes or in slots in the frame.
Patent GB-190421009-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trawl Foot Ropes
Inventor: NICHOLAS WILLIAM WRIGHT
Filed: 1904-09-30
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 21,009. Nicholas, W. W. Sept. 30. Stops, attaching to ropes. Relates to the small bobbins which are placed intermediate of larger rollers on the foot-ropes of trawl nets. In order to prevent them from unthreading from the rope if it breaks, the bobbins are fixed securely to the rope, and not loosely threaded upon it as heretofore. The bobbin is made in longitudinal halves, of the form shown in Fig. 1, clamped together by lugs K, L and bolts, or by like fastenings. The eye of the bobbin may be formed with helical grooves or with other means to ensure a secure hold upon the foot-rope I.
Patent GB-190422408-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valve Gear for Winding and like Engines
Filed: 1904-10-18
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 22,408. Barclay, Sons, & Co., A., and Turner, T. Oct. 18. Valve gear; governing; starting and stopping.- The admission valves B of winding and like engines are lifted by a lever (not shown), which engages a trip-lever D adjusted by the governor through the bell crank G<3>, G'. The two arms of this bell crank are separate and carry the members L, L<1>, Fig. 2, of a clutch which are pressed together by a spring. When the reversing-link is put on the dead centre preliminarily to stopping the engine, a fork K, connected to the reversing-mechanism and having a cam-surface k, disengages the bell crank and enables the trip-gear to be worked by hand. The clutch members come into the position of reengagement only when the engine comes to rest and the governor balls fall. The exhaust valve, Fig. 4, is opened by the bell crank N through a lever o, which produces a rapid movement of the valve at first and then allows it to remain at rest while the parts n<1>, o<1> slide over each other; a rapid closing of this valve is also effected.
Patent GB-190427048-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Turbines.
Inventor: EVANS JOSEPH BABCOCK
Filed: 1904-12-12
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 27,048. Evans, J. B. Dec. 12, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Turbines.-Relates to a turbine driven by steam or water, for stationary purposes. The pedestal 1 supports a long cylinder 2 divided into portions 3, 4, 5 by heads 6 on the shaft 11. Steam enters the central space 5 by the pipe 8, proceeds right and left through annular openings 7 between the heads 6 and cylinder 2, and acts upon blades 13 on the enlarged part 12, these blades being symmetrically placed about the centre line, to avoid endlong thrust. Guide-blades placed oppositely to the moving blades are shown at 14. Exhaust takes place through the large passages 9, 10.
Patent GB-190428723-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Incandescent Lighting Devices for Shop Windows, Show Cases and the like.
Inventor: SCHWABE CARL
Filed: 1904-12-29
Granted: 1905-02-02
Abstract: 28,723. Schwabe, C. Dec. 29. Incandescent l a m p s ; supporting lamps. - For lighting shop windows, show cases, and the like, rows of tubular lamps with straight filaments are used. The lamps are provided with metal end caps b and are held end to end in clips c which serve to carry the current. The clips are fastened to a baseboard d and are covered by shields g. The whole is placed in a sheet-metal casing or trough and closed in by a strip of glass, mica, or other material. The lamps may be silvered at the back.
Patent GB-190502175-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Brackets or Supports for Lamps on Motor Vehicles and for other like uses
Inventor: WART IRVING RUDOLPH VAN
Filed: 1905-02-03
Granted: 1905-10-12
Abstract: 2175. Wart, I. R. van. Feb. 3. Anti-vibration devices; lamp brackets.-A lamp bracket for motor vehicles and the like consists of two levers a, b having a pivot joint at 10. The lever b is pivoted at 5 on a plate 7 fixed to the vehicle, and the lever a has a tongue 9 to carry the lamp, which tongue can be adjusted horizontally by means of an ear joint 27. The oscillation of the lever b relatively to the vehicle is taken up by springs 13, 14 enclosing a stem 15 connected by a ball-and-socket joint 16 to a lug 44 in the plate 7, and the oscillation of the arm a relatively to the arm b is taken up by a similar device 20. Screw nuts 17, 24 serve for adjusting the springs.
Patent GB-190502305-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Biscuit Cutter.
Inventor: CRAWFORD ARCHIBALD INGLES
Filed: 1905-02-06
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 2305. Crawford, A. I. Feb. 6. Moulding biscuits.- Relates to biscuit cutters, which cut out shapes, breakable along indentations. The outside cutters a have division-plates b stretching between them, which have sharp teeth or serrations along their edges so that they perforate or partially perforate the biscuit material with the teeth &c. and indent the dough between them. According to the Provisional Specification, rows of pins may be used instead of cutting-edges.
Patent GB-190504092-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for the Manufacture of Insoluble Soap
Inventor: KREBITZ PETER
Filed: 1905-02-27
Granted: 1906-01-11
Abstract: 4092. Krebitz, P. Feb. 27. Soaps; glycerine.-In the manufacture of insoluble soap and glycerine by treating fat with a metallic oxide, such as lime, strontia, baryta, or zinc oxide, together with a little water, the mixture is heated till it boils and the product allowed to stand till the saponification is complete. The reaction may be accelerated by the addition of a small quantity of fatty acid or resin.
Patent GB-190504157-A (GB)
Title: A Method for Producing an Insulating Coating for Glass Decorations and Glass Tiles.
Inventor: HUNOLD CARL
Filed: 1905-02-28
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 4157. Hunold, C. Feb. 28. Ornamenting glass surfaces.-A compound backing is applied to glass tiles and plates for insulating, ornamenting, and fixing purposes. The glass plate is first ornamented by means of colours to which ground glass or silicic acid is added, and a layer of oil-colour containing ground glass or silicic acid is then applied in three coats. The first is thin and the second very thick, while the third, applied after the second has dried, is sprinkled, while still wet, with as much ground glass as it can absorb. The next layer consists of a lake composition, containing resin and linseed oil, boiled with manganese borate and turpentine, to which chemical compounds of silicic acid capable of gradually combining with the ground glass of the oil-colour are added. This coating is strewn with, and absorbs, ground asbestos, after which a second lake composition, containing compounds of silicic acid adapted to combine gradually with the asbestos, is applied, and on this, while still wet, ground glass is strewn. The final layer consists of a black japan composition made from tar boiled with resin, pitch, dried linseed-oil varnish, sulphur; paraffin, aud a compound of manganese, which is mixed with a varnish containing silicic acid turpentine and benzine are finally added. Coarsegrained sand is applied to facilitate adhesion to walls.
Patent GB-190505988-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Distilling Apparatus
Inventor: SCHMEISSER OSCAR
Filed: 1905-03-21
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 5988. Schmeisser, 0. March 21. Multiple-effect apparatus; general arrangement of distilling and condensing apparatus; liquids, feeding; condensers stills.-In multiple-effect apparatus, stills and condensers are arranged concentrically, and heat is supplied to the innermost still and passes outwards through the series. Liquid is supplied to the stills i, n<2>, n<4>, through the pipes p, which are closed automatically by means of floats q. The central still i is provided with a heating-coil k, and the outermost condenser l with a cooling-coil m, through which the liquid to be distilled is passed to the pipe s and casing s<1>. Condensed liquid from the condensers n<1>, n<3>, l is drawn off through the pipes r. Air outlets t and a valve v are provided. The apparatus can be arranged for working with pressure, pressure and vacuum, or vacuum alone.
Patent GB-190507112-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Grasping and Moving Heavy Bodies, more especially intended for use with Machines for Charging Ingots, and the like, into Furnaces.
Inventor: HEAD BENJAMIN WRIGHTSON
Filed: 1905-04-04
Granted: 1906-02-22
Abstract: 7112. Head, B. W., [Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Co.]. April 4. Lifting-dogs.-Relates to tongs for grasping and moving heavy bodies, more especially intended for use with machines for charging ingots and the like into furnaces, and characterized by the gripping- levers being capable of turning about a horizontal axis so that the weight of the article may act to increase the gripping action. In the construction shown in plan in Fig. 2, the bell-crank gripping- levers 1, 2 are connected by links 11 to another link 13, capable of moving vertically about a horizontal axis 14. The bell-cranks 1, 2 are centred at 5, 6 upon a crossbead 7, having a forward extension 20 and turning about a horizontal axis 8. In operation, the extension 20 rests upon the upper face of the object to be lifted, and on the rod 15 being pulled, the levers 1, 2 are caused to grip the object. On the load being lifted, the rotation round the axis 8, which is limited by stops 21, 22, causes the levers to be further lightened by the increased tension of the links 11.
Patent GB-190512500-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Securing Tips, Protectors, and the like to the Heels and Soles of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: BARBER WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-06-16
Granted: 1906-06-14
Abstract: 12,500. Barber, W. June 16. Sole and heel protectors.-Relates to means for securing rubber, leather, metal, or other tips to soles and heels so that they may be readily interchanged when worn. This consists of a thin narrow frame a of resilient metal, which is inserted in a groove or recess in the outer edge of the tip, as shown in Fig. 2. The enlarged end a<2> of the frame is hinged to the heel &c. by means of a pin e, while its other, inwardly-turned end a<1> is adapted to fit into a recess c<2>, and to be afterwards engaged by a screw passing through a countersunk hole g. Spring or other fastenings may, however, be used for securing the end a<1>. The frame prevents any vertical movement of the tip, and also holds the latter firmly against the shoulder c<1>.
Patent GB-190516768-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Buckle or Fastener for Securing Ladies' Veils beneath the Chin.
Inventor: MANN ELEANOR
Filed: 1905-08-18
Granted: 1906-02-08
Abstract: 16,768. Mann, E. Aug. 18. Clip fastenings.-A clip for fastening a lady's veil beneath the chin is formed of a loop 1 to which is hinged a tongue 5. Knobs 7, 7<a>, over which the bow of the tongue can spring, serve to secure the tongue when turned to either side. The loop 1 may be attached to the veil by means of a pin.
Patent GB-190517761-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Hand Trucks
Inventor: WIGNALL WILLIAM WILSON
Filed: 1905-09-02
Granted: 1905-12-30
Abstract: 17,761. Wignall, W. W. Sept. 2. Hand-trucks with lifting-gear. -A truck cage having an open end and unobstructed interior is formed in such a manner that heavy packages may be raised from the floor and retained in that position while being moved from place to place. The truck is formed of the framework 1, and the wheels are mounted on stud axles. A hooked lever 13 fulcrumed on a cross-bar 11 is used to lift a package 17 off the ground, and afterwards the lever is secured by a hook 18 on the framework. A removable bar 7 is placed across the open end of the truck.
Patent GB-190517862-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Closing Receptacles.
Filed: 1905-09-04
Granted: 1905-11-02
Abstract: 17,862. Grant & Co., H., and Hughes, G. F. Sept. 4. Stoppers, screw.-Relates to a method of guarding the contents of jars &c. which are closed by means of screw stoppers. A metal washer c, which may be covered with paper on its underside, is forced into position on the neck of the vessel a in the process of inserting the stopper b. The contents of the vessel can then only be withdrawn by cutting out the centre portion of the washer. The head of the stopper b may be formed with a groove b<1> to allow of its being tightened by means of a tool.
Patent GB-190525025-A (GB)
Title: A Cam Actuated Gripping Device for Ropes, Cords, and the like.
Inventor: WEDDERBURN JABEZ WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-12-02
Granted: 1906-11-01
Abstract: 25,025. Wedderburn, J. W., Webber, W. A., and Wedderburn, W. K. Dec. 2. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Rope g r i p s.-Relates to gripping - devices for ropes and the like for checking or arresting descent, applicable for fireescapes, for suspending workmen while painting &c. at a height, upon a wall, on the mast, funnels, or side of a ship, or on steeples, monuments, or the like, or in wells or mines. A pair of cheeks a distanced by bolts b support a sheave c between which and a lever h pivoted on the bolt b the rope f is gripped when the cam I is operated by pulling the handle k. The rope f is led over a pulley above (not shown) and attached to the eye d secured to the cheeks a. The sling or cradle is attached to the eye e secured to the bottom of the frame. A small roller or rollers g are fittel to keep the rope in position on the pulley c. The cam may be locked in position by inserting a pin in the holes l in the cheeks a and cam. In a modification, a series of wheels may be mounted in the cheeks, the centre wheel, if three are used. being loosely mounted in slots in the cheeks and bearing in two jaws projecting outside the cheeks, and the cam is then pivoted between these projecting ends and acts against the end of the carriage so as to grip the rope between the loose and the fixed pulleys.
Patent GB-190604597-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Producing Glossy or Silky Effects on Fabrics or other Material.
Inventor: LILIENFELD LEON
Filed: 1906-02-24
Granted: 1907-01-03
Abstract: 4597. Lilienfeld, L. Feb. 24. Printing in imitation of surfaces of woven fabrics. -Relates to the known method of producing a finish and silky lustre on fabrics, such as textiles and paper, by coating or printing with cellulose or its derivatives, such as nitrocellulose, acetyl-cellulose, or, especially, viscose, either alone or, as described in Specification No. 14,483, A.D. 1903, [Abridgment Class Printing other than letterpress &c.], mixed with mica or pigments, and subsequently goffering or embossing, and consists in a preliminary treatment of the material with a waxy, fatty, or resinous substance, such as a fat or fatty acid, paraffin, resin, ester such as spermaceti, or derivative such as soap, in solution, in aqueous or other emulsion, or in a melted state &c. By this treatment, the products are rendered waterproof or fast to washing, and have a soft and agreeable feel, and clin be used for bookbinding, card decorations, wall-papers, clothing, &c. The fatty &c. substance may be mixed with adhesive materials or finishing or fixing materials, such as glue, gum, caoutchouc, or gutta-percha, or with a mordant such as a tannin-agent or alum, or with pigments, mica, or dye-stuffs. A softening- agent such as castor oil or glycerine may be added to the solution or emulsion. Before the printing or coating operation, the surface may be prepared with starch, glue, or other adhesive material.
Patent GB-190610674-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Trumpets and the like.
Inventor: SETTEGAST BERNHARD
Filed: 1906-05-07
Granted: 1906-09-06
Abstract: 10,674. Settegast, B. May 7. Electricallyoperated plate vibrators.-Relates to electric trumpets of the type in which a diaphragm is vibrated by a trembling armature of an electromagnet, and consists in using a flexible connexion between the diaphragm and armature. Fig. 1 shows an arrangement in which a diaphragm 5 is secured to an armature 2 bv a small rod 4 of hard rubber and a double leaf spring 3. The magnet is supplied with alternating current. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, the diaphragm 5 is connected to one end of a lever 8, pivoted at 9 by a bent spring steel wire 11. Continuous current supplied to the magnet 1 is changed into intermittent current by a contact-spring 12. To assist the vibration of the lever 8, a leaf spring 10 may be employed. Owing to the diaphragm being undamped in its motion, and also to the absence of the clattering noises of hammers and the like, a pure and loud note is produced.
Patent GB-190614348-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Windmills.
Inventor: HARPER SAMUEL STEWART
Filed: 1906-06-22
Granted: 1907-03-07
Abstract: 14,348. Harper, S. S., and Bethell, J. U. June 22. Stuffing- boxes. A windmill is hung from the tower 4 by a rod 41, its shaft 1 secured to the cylinder 39 with a removable cover 40 which revolves about the rod 41. This cover has, formed with it, a cup 42 containing cotton waste or like packing, which is pressed down by a heavy gland 43. Specification No. 20,016, A.D.1901, [Abridgment Class Animalpower engines &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-190625066-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Forging Machines.
Inventor: PEISELER GOTTLIEB
Filed: 1906-11-07
Granted: 1907-08-08
Abstract: 25,066. Peiseler, G. Nov. 7. Forging.-A machine for forging articles of an irregular polygonal cross-section has a work-holder 1 rotatably mounted in a frame 3 which is pivoted, and vertically adjustable by means of a screw 11, in acarrier 5. The carrier is provided with a weighted arm 9, Fig. 2, and an adjusting-screw 8, and is mounted on the same shaft 7 as a treadle 10. The work and holder 1 are oscillated or rotated by interchangeable gearing 18, 17, 14, 13 and a flexible shaft 4, and are oscillated about the axis 4, so as to bring the work between different pairs of swages, by a cam 22, an engaging abutment 21, and a spring 20. When regular - sectioned articles are being forged, the abutment 21 is arranged to engage the circular holder 1 instead of the cam 22. When the work is to be replaced, it is moved laterally clear of the swages by depressing the treadle 10.