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Patent GB-189719319-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for Generating and Supplying Acetylene or other Gases.
Inventor: BARNARD EBENEZER
Filed: 1897-08-20
Granted: 1898-08-20
Abstract: 19,319. Barnard, E. Aug. 20. Acetylene.-Upon a gas bell b, floating in an annular chamber ax surrounding the tank a, is mounted a chamber b<2> containing a carbide reservoir c and a shoot b<2x>. A rod c<1> rising from the bottom of the tank a passes through the bottom of the reservoir c, and when the bell and the reservoir descend, the small charge of carbide remaining u p o n the dished top c<2> of the rod c<1> is pushed therefrom by a pivoted pawl c<3>. This charge is directed by the shoot b<2x> into a perforated bucket d, which is sus pended from the shoot and is normally above the level of the water in the tank a. As the bell descends lower, the bucket is partially immersed in the water, but is quickly raised therefrom as the gas produced lifts the bell. By repetition of these movements gas is produced proportionately to the demand, and as the total weight of the live carbide and of the residue is practically constant, the pressure does not sensibly vary. The gas produced passes to the service pipes by the pipe f. When the bell descends sufficiently far, the bottom d<2> of the bucket d, which is pivoted and supported by a counterweight d<3>, is tilted, and the lime is delivered from the bucket into a sink a<3>, whence it is drawn off by a cock a<4>. Several modified forms of mechanism for feeding the carbide into the bucket are also described. In one form, the chamber b<2> is fixed and is copnected with the bell b by a collapsable shoot. In another form, the generating-chamber is outside the gas holder.
Patent GB-189721150-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Incandescent Gas Lamps.
Inventor: CARTER JOSEPH
Filed: 1897-09-15
Granted: 1898-03-12
Abstract: 21,150. Carter, J. Sept. 15. Incandescent gas a lamps.-A cup c, with its slit ring a for securing it upon the burner e, is adjustable to permit of its use with mantles of various lengths. The cup c protects the lower end of the mantle from fracture, and prevents the gas flame from impinging upon the chimney in the event of the mantle being damaged.
Patent GB-189722315-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brick-making and other Moulding Machines.
Inventor: BLACK DAVID
Filed: 1897-09-29
Granted: 1898-07-30
Abstract: 22,315. Black, D. Sept. 29. Moulding bricks &c.-Clay is fed to radial moulds in a rotary cylinder A by a hopper M, a travelling band with projections, or a screw or ram, and is compressed by plungers E provided with rollers E<1> running on a stationary cam F. The moulds are closed during the pressing operation by transverse slides, which are provided with pins or projections adapted to run in a stationary cam-groove X. These slides are withdrawn before the moulds reach the discharging-point, and are closed after the moulds are filled. The moulded bricks are forced downwards on to a travelling band J by a cam and lever I acting on the inner projections E<2> of the plungers. The plunger is raised by a weight K on the lever before the pin E<2> leaves the cam-groove of the lever, and is maintained in position by a stationary cam L until the mould is filled again.
Patent GB-189723076-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Bicycle Rests or Supports.
Inventor: MCCALL WILLIAM
Filed: 1897-10-08
Granted: 1898-08-13
Abstract: 23,076. McCall, W. Oct. 8. Supports.-A bicycle support consists of a tube A, secured by clips b to the bottom bar, and containing a sliding rod B, which can be secured in any position by a screw a, is secured to the rod B, and works in a slot A' in the tube A. Pivoted to the lower end of the rod B are rods C, which are pressed apart by a spring D, so as to rest on the ground as shown. A joint B<1> may be provided in the rod B to allow the rods C to stand vertically. When not in use, the rods B and C are drawn inside the tube A.
Patent GB-189726389-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Inking Arrangements for Chromatic Printing.
Inventor: FISCHER ROBERT ERNST
Filed: 1897-11-12
Granted: 1898-02-05
Abstract: 26,389. Fischer, R. E. Nov. 12. Printing in several colours.-An inking-apparatus adapted for rotary and other machines comprises a colour trough b fitted with an adjustable support c which carries a series of ink receptacles d. These receptacles are formed by two side walls, a baseplate, and back. In a modified form, the trough is divided into compartments by removable partitions which are held adjustably by means of forked holders and springs.
Patent GB-189808123-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Appliance for Lowering the Temperature of Ale, Stout, Beer, and the like Beverages.
Inventor: PREECE RICHARD NICOLL
Filed: 1898-04-05
Granted: 1899-04-05
Abstract: 8123. Preece, R. N., and Wheller, A. G. April 5. Cooling liquids.- A vessel A with removable lid B contains a coiled pipe D fitted with inlets and outlet F, E for the beer, stout, &c. to be cooled by freezing- material in the tank. A cock C is provided, and also eyelets G for suspension.
Patent GB-189820359-A (GB)
Title: A Method of Making Safety Joints for Air Brakes to Prevent the Consequences Resulting from Trains Leaving the Rails.
Inventor: KHOLODKOWSKI ANDREW
Filed: 1898-09-26
Granted: 1899-07-29
Abstract: 20,359. Kholodkowski, A. Sept. 26. Drawings to Specification. Couplings, disconnectible.-Consists in providing brake-pipe couplings for railway trains with escape valves, which are operated by chains attached to the vehicle in the event of derailment.
Patent GB-189821224-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electric Clocks or Watches.
Inventor: ROSI EMILIO
Filed: 1898-10-08
Granted: 1899-10-07
Abstract: 21,224. Rost, E., and Vacotti, G. Oct. 8. Electric clocks; escapements.-The first wheel of the movement is a ratchet-wheel 1, and is driven by a pawl 13 on the balance arbor. A detent pawl 10 hitting a strip terminal 8 makes and breaks the circuit of an electromagnet, the armature of which is a forked lever 4 engaging an eccentric pin 15 on the balance. The lever impels the balance when attracted, and is reset by the return swing after the detent pawl has jumped from the contact-strip into another tooth of the ratchet-wheel.
Patent GB-189822110-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Acetylene Generator.
Inventor: SCHNEEWEIS JEAN
Filed: 1898-10-20
Granted: 1898-12-03
Abstract: 22,110. Schneeweis, J. Oct. 20. Acetylene.-A generator is formed of an open sheetmetal box A having a sloping bottom B, and a reverselysloping partition C, leaving an opening D which can be closed when desired by a valve E operated externally by a handle G. Water is charged into the box, and any desired amount of carbide thrown into the open part. The carbide falls through the opening D to the bottom of the generator. The acetylene escapes through the outlet H to a gas holder. When it is necessary to remove the residue, it is simply necessary to open the mud cock F and add more water.
Patent GB-189907543-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Lids of Kettles and other like Vessels or Receptacles.
Inventor: WHITELEY JOE
Filed: 1899-04-11
Granted: 1900-02-24
Abstract: 7543. Whiteley, J. April 11. Kettles; saucepans; lids and covers.-Lids and covers of kettles, saucepans, &c. are provided on the inside with clips C, which may be attached to or formed with the rim R, or may consist of a strip or disc attached to the shank of the knob D. The clip of the lid is passed under the edge of the vessel, or, as shown in Fig. 5, engaged in a socket H on the handle, when the lid is raised from its closing position.
Patent GB-189917879-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Hubs for Wheels, Roller and other Bearings or Wearing Surfaces and like Uses.
Inventor: BESTWICK GEORGE
Filed: 1899-09-05
Granted: 1900-07-07
Abstract: 17,879. Bestwick, G. Sept. 5. Axle-boxes; hubs.-Relates to the manufacture from the corozo nut of hard articles such as the cones in wheel hubs, and roller and other bearing- surfaces. The corozo pippin is stripped of the rind and fruit, and the remaining nut is well steeped in chloride of lime. The desired article is then produced from the nut by turning or otherwise, and the surface of the article is indented and coated with a thick paste of graphite, which is fixed on by hydraulic pressure and finished by emery.
Patent GB-189919813-A (GB)
Title: Wrought Metal Radiator.
Inventor: WILMOT FRANK ASHLEY
Filed: 1899-10-03
Granted: 1900-03-10
Abstract: 19,813. Wilmot, F. A. Oct. 3. Spigot-and-socket joints; sleeve joints.-A radiator for use in heating buildings is made of wroughtmetal pipes A fitted into " headers " B, which are made of sheet metal. The pipes may be inserted into the sockets formed in the " headers," or vice versÔ. The supply pipe E is screwed into a flanged sleeve 13, which fits in a second flanged sleeve 18 projecting from the end of the radiator section.
Patent GB-189923293-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trolley Stands for Electric Railways.
Filed: 1899-11-22
Granted: 1900-09-15
Abstract: 23,293. British Thomson-Houston Co. and Samuelson, F. Nov. 22. Electric railways with overhead conductors. Collectors.-The socket 19 for the trolley pole is pivoted in lugs on the cap 5, and has a forked extension 20 which hooks under trunnions 18 on a collar on the rod 11. This rod passes through the nut 12, which has lugs projecting through the tube 3 to bear under the collar 14 abutting against the spring 4 surrounding the tube. By turning the rod, the nut and the tension of the spring is adjusted. The tube 3 is fitted to the cap 5, under which the two rings for a ball bearing 10 are held by a nut 17. The outer ring of the bearing fits on the conical top of the standard 1. A slotted plate 28 with a sliding cap surrounds the rod 11 to make a tight joint at the top of the standard. Stops a, d are provided to limit the up and down motion of the trolley pole. A plug 24, fitted in the lower end of the tube 3 to form its lower bearing in the standard, and the stops 22, 23 prevent a complete revolution if a swivelling joint is not used in the conductor. In a modification, Fig. 5, which is used with such a swivelling joint, an eccentric stop 26 is turned in or out of the way of the stop 25 by an arm to which the trolley rope 27 is attached.
Patent GB-189923759-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Turbine-motors.
Inventor: NILSSON NILS
Filed: 1899-11-28
Granted: 1900-11-10
Abstract: 23,759. Nilsson, N. Nov. 28. Impact-wheels.-A fluid-pressure turbine driven by jets is shown in Fig. 1. Detail views of the fluid-supply passages and turbine-wheel, and of the method of mounting the turbine-wheel are shown in Figs. 7 and 8 respectively. A casing C surrounds the wheel A, which is mounted on a shaft B. The wheel is made of two discs secured together and surrounded by a rim r and having respectively fluid receiving-chambers A' and fluid discharging-chambers A<3> formed on their peripheries. A governor g by means of linkwork H<2> regulates the position of the annular valve F. The fluid supply pipe G opens into the annular valve which has preferably two sets of ports b, c for supplying the fluid pressure to the inclined ports a leading to the wheel. The ports b are twice as numerous as the ports c and the valve is actuated by the governor so as to bring either set of ports into use as required. The fluid-receiving chambers A<2> are formed so as to receive the impact of the jets and the larger fluid-discharging chambers A<3> take the expansive power of the fluid. The wheel is loosely mounted between collars I, Fig. 8, on the shaft and slight transverse motion of the wheel is provided for by flat springs J inside the wheel hub.
Patent GB-189924238-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Composition for Destroying Insects.
Inventor: SCOTT WALTER MCLEOD
Filed: 1899-12-05
Granted: 1900-02-17
Abstract: 24,238. Scott, W. McL. Dec. 5. Insects, destroying.-Relates to a composition, prepared preferably in liquid form, for destroying insects. The composition contains boric acid, magnesium sulphate, carbolic acid, oil of tar, caustic potash, and preparations of tobacco
Patent GB-189924869-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Drying Grain and other Materials.
Inventor: KOENIG MAX
Filed: 1899-12-14
Granted: 1900-08-25
Abstract: 24,869. K÷nig, M. Dec. 14. Drying grain &c.-A drying-apparatus for grain and the like is shown in Fig. 2. Troughs m are placed inside the drying-chamber v, and contain suitably-rotated agitators e, inside which are rows of heating-tubes a. Metal strips b are placed between the heating-tubes, and are hinged at one end and actuated at the other end by plates i, which can be worked from the outside of the chamber by rods p. The material fed into the troughs is then carried round by the agitators, and, falling on to the inclined heating-tubes and their intervening strips, is gradually moved through the apparatus. By altering the slope of the strips, the rate of travel can be altered. The strips can be arranged so that the troughs can be completely emptied. The dried material passes into a perforated or wirework cooling-drum t, fitted with cloth-covered plates n, through which a ventilating-current of air can be passed which is then suitably heated and passed over the troughs m.
Patent GB-190003171-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Razors.
Inventor: ASKHAM FRANK CHAPLIN
Filed: 1900-02-17
Granted: 1901-01-05
Abstract: 3171. Askham, F. C. Feb. 17. Razors.-The back of the blade A bears a hinged flap B for holding a thin removable blade C in a recess and upon a pair of studs E', a sliding ferrule D being provided to nip the flap.
Patent GB-190003434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Life Belts.
Inventor: EDWARDS EDMUND
Filed: 1900-02-21
Granted: 1901-02-21
Abstract: 3434. Edwards, E., [Simon, S.]. Feb. 21. Belts &c.-A ring and rope to be put under the armpits and secured by a cord p round the neck is made of halves a, b of double rope with button and eye fastenings c, d, and is buoyed by inflated rubber balls e. Inflating apparatus.-The inflation is effected by blowing through pipes f bearing pineh-cocks g. Swimming appliances.-A box m for containing the belt until required has at top and bottom lids i and k, which may be held in the hand by the aid of a strap o nn them and used in swimming. They are connected by a cord which is thrown over the neck.
Patent GB-190005726-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Explosion Engines.
Inventor: HADDAN HERBERT JOHN
Filed: 1900-03-27
Granted: 1900-06-30
Abstract: 5726. Haddan, H. J., [Sintz, C.]. March 27. Gas and like engines.-The time of ignition is adjusted for starting, reversing, &c., by driving the countershaft G, carrying the eccentrics H for operating the electric sparking device I, by a spurwheel F which carries a feather that travels in a helical groove Y in the shaft. The wheel F is adjusted by a lever R and fork W.
Patent GB-190006318-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Roofs.
Inventor: LOEHLE CHARLES
Filed: 1900-04-04
Granted: 1901-03-30
Abstract: 6318. Loehle, C. April 4. Roofs.-In order to dispense with intermediate internal columns and girders, each plane section of the roof framework is constructed of timber, iron, or concrete, strutted and braced after the manner of a girder so as to be self-supporting. The steep sides c d f e, g h k i of the roof are glazed, and may be fitted with pivoted windows W. Figs. 9 and 10 show a portion of a roof of the shape of a sector of a circle in plan. Both slopes are strengthened by radial concrete beams or struts and curved horizontal iron bars v<1>, and the steep side may be fitted with windows within the line of pressure of the concave arch-like structure.
Patent GB-190006671-A (GB)
Title: Machine for Filling Accumulator Plates with Active Material.
Inventor: FRANKE EDUARD
Filed: 1900-04-10
Granted: 1901-04-10
Abstract: 6671. Franke, E. April 10. Secondary batteries. - Relates to a machine for filling accumulator grids with active material. Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of the machine, and Fig. 9 shows a horizontal section. The machine has a hinged cover 53, which at the commencement of the operation is turned back to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The grid to be filled is placed in a holder 61, Fig. 8, which is then brought into position in front of the perforated distributing-plate 47 by the hand-wheel 65 and wheel 64. The cover 53 is then raised into place, the lid 35 is removed, and the space beneath it is filled with active material, the lid 35 is replaced, and the main shaft 1 is started. The shaft 1 is provided with a worm 3, which gears with a wheel 4 on a shaft 5, which is in gear with a shaft 9 on which are eccentrics 10 by which the casing 25 is reciprocated, and with it the pistons 13, which in their forward movement force the active material through the apertures in the plate 47 into the grid. Revolving blades 29, which pass through guides 28 in the pistons 13, keep the active material in agitation. In the cover 53 is a marble plate 52, and both this plate and the plate 47 have a slight reciprocatory motion given to them by eccentrics 56, 45, in order to rub the active material into the grid. Rods projecting rearwardly from the reciprocating plate 47 may wholly or partly replace the blades 29. In order to maintain the pressure as the quantity of active material in the casing becomes diminished, the whole casing is mounted on racks 12, which are driven from a shaft 16 operated by a hand-wheel 23 so as to move the whole casing and its connected parts forwards.
Patent GB-190009967-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Working Stone Surfaces.
Inventor: STIGLIZ THEODOR
Filed: 1900-05-30
Granted: 1900-07-07
Abstract: 9967. Stigliz, T. May 30. Dressing.-The tool s, which may be of chisel form, or one with a number of pyramidal points, is given a reciprocating motion vertical or inclined to the stone, and also is rotated on its return stroke by a threaded part on its spindle a working through a ratchet-wheel j held in one direction by a pawl. The reciprocation is given by a crank and slot motion f driven by bevel gear &c. from a flexible shaft, the slot being formed in a piston enclosing a collar and spring h on the spindle The tool-holder is mounted adjustably on the saddle l, which can be traversed on the crosshead n by a screw. The crosshead is vertically adjustable on the frame by screws p, and the frame is movable on the rails by screws q, or the stone may be movable.
Patent GB-190022784-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cooling the Cylinders of Explosions Engines
Inventor: BLACKSTONE EDWARD CHRISTOPHER
Filed: 1900-12-13
Granted: 1901-10-12
Abstract: 22,784. Blackstone, E. C., Carter, F., and Carter, E. Dec. 13. Gas and like engines, cooling cylinders of. The water from the cylinder jackets is cooled by passing it into sacking over which a current of air passes. In the apparatus shown, the water is sprayed from pipes e on to fabric g suspended from them, and a current of air is induced through the casing a by the exhaust gases issuing from a pipe c into the funnel b. The apparatus is suitable for portable engines, motor cars, &c.
Patent GB-190100260-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valves for Inflatable Bodies.
Inventor: PICKETT EDWARD FORBES
Filed: 1901-01-04
Granted: 1901-02-16
Abstract: 260. Pickett, E. F. Jan. 4. Tyres, pneumatic. -An india-rubber valve for inflatable bodies, such as tyres for vehicles, bicycles, &c., is shown in Fig. 1 as applied to a pneumatic tyre, and is shown in detail in Fig. 3. The body a has a flange b which is cemented to the tyre. The head c is connected to the body by a short neck d, which nips the tyre. A slit f at the inside of the body opens into a passage e, which serves for inflation or deflation, when the nipple of the pump is inserted into the passage. The flange may be dipspensed with, and the body portion may have a flat outer side. A dirt-excluding pin may be inserted into the air passage.
Patent GB-190115203-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Rotary Engine.
Inventor: SEBRA SOLOMON
Filed: 1901-07-26
Granted: 1902-07-24
Abstract: 15,203. Sebba, S., and Alstrup, C. M. C. July 26. Annular-chamber type.-An engine of the ring-chamber type is shown in Figs. 1 and 4. An annular chamber is formed between a casing 9 and its cover 6, and contains two sliding abutments 15, connected by arms 20 to two pairs. of sliding rods 23, 27, joined by cross-bars 32 and reciprocated by a cam 30 on the shaft 5. The sliding bars carry arms 34, which alternately actuate a horned cam 38 on the spindle of the admission valve 40, Fig. 5. The valve 40 is a cut-away tube directing steam to the abutments alternately so that it passes through recesses 17 in the abutments to the annular chamber. A pair of reversing-valves 52 are linked by a rod 56, and control the admission and exhaust passages 45, 49. The valves have ports which admit or exhaust steam from either side of the abutments.
Patent GB-190119933-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Underpick Power Looms.
Inventor: HEYS WILLIAM EDWIN
Filed: 1901-10-07
Granted: 1902-01-23
Abstract: 19,933. Heys, W. E., [Brumant, A.]. Oct. 7. Loom picking-motions.-An under-pick power loom is provided with means for temporarily holding the picking-levers. A locking-arm j, adapted to abut against a bowl k on the picking- lever r, is loosely connected to a support h, which carries a pivoted lever g, actuated by means of links m, f and cam-lever b. The support h is connected to the lay sword, and moves with it. A spring l tends to pull the arm j downwards, and a slotted arm o, carried by the lever g, serves to lift the locking-arm so as to liberate the picking-lever.
Patent GB-190121177-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hammers for Clock Chimes
Filed: 1901-10-22
Granted: 1902-05-01
Abstract: 21,177. Lake, H. H., [Bawo & Dotter]. Oct. 22. Bells or gongs; chimes. -The shaft c of the hammer is either a spring bar, as shown, or a jointed bar backed by a spring, and the head c<3> of the hammer is jointed to it, so as to assist the pull of the cord a<6> and to swing beyond the shaft in giving the blow. In a modification, the joint has a spring.
Patent GB-190122401-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Machinery for the Manufacture of Horseshoe and other Nails
Inventor: LAUGHLIN JOSEPH MICHAEL
Filed: 1901-11-06
Granted: 1902-02-27
Abstract: 22,401. Laughlin, J. M. Nov. 6. Wire; rolling.-Round wire for making horseshoe and other nails is first rolled to square or rectangular section by two pairs of rolls with their axes at right-angles to one another, and is then pasaed between a third pair of rolls suitably grooved to give the wire the forms shown in the Figures or like forms. The upper roll of the last pair may be plain, and the wire may be guided thereto by parallel bars.