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Patent GB-190217089-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Gates
Inventor: KINCAID JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-08-01
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 17,089. Kincaid, J. Aug. 1. Gate-opening apparatus; gate-closing apparatus ; hinges and pivots.-To enable a gate A to be opened and closed by a rider or driver without dismounting, the hinge post a is mounted loosely in a footstep bearing b and in an upper slotted guide b<2>, so that it can be tilted to either side by means of cords, chains, or levers G, E, C, I, operated by handles g<2>. The lower end of the post a is cranked. A pin of the lever I works in a loop of the lever C, the lower end of which is pivoted to a loop piece e of the connecting-rod E mounted on rollers ; guide-loops may be fixed to the posts H to limit the motion of the levers G. The gate is closed by moving the post a back into a central vertical position. A central retaining- notch may be formed in the guide b<2> to hold the gate in a closed position. The gate may be arranged to open in one direction only ; the guides b<2>, h may be omitted or replaced by stops ; and the lever C may be operated by an upper rod, chain, or rope, instead of from below. Retaining-catches hold the gate in an open or closed position, and the gate is released by the pull of the levers or chains.
Patent GB-190219187-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tube Cleaners.
Inventor: GARBUTT CORNELIUS DURHAM
Filed: 1902-09-01
Granted: 1903-08-06
Abstract: 19,187. Garbutt, C. D. Sept. 1. Cleaning tubes. - Relates to apparatus for cleaning tubes by chipping g off the scale by means of chisels, actuated by a ram driven by an air or other fluid pressure . hammer. The apparatus is mounted so that it may be rotated, and advanced longitudinally. Fig. 1 shows a side view of the arrangement, and Fig. 7 shows a view of the supporting-apparatus. The chisels are in the form of bell-crank levers, having the cutting-edges at the ends of the arms k, and bearing on the ram j at the ends of the arms h. The spring n keeps the head of the ram against these arms, and this spring is adjusted by means of the screwed plug m with the sliding key q<1>. The arms k are kept away from the inside of the tube by means of the ram s, which is under spring pressure and bears on the arms h. The frame y is fixed near the tube to be cleaned, and upon it is mounted a second frame which carries the adjustable rollers 4, 5, 6, which grip the tube v connected to the part shown in Fig. 1. The wheels u are used to rotate the apparatus and move it longitudinally. Air is admitted to the hammer r by means of the valve x and the tube t.
Patent GB-190222909-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cloths or Coverings for Horses, Cattle or other Animals
Inventor: PERRY PHILIP JAMES
Filed: 1902-10-21
Granted: 1902-12-11
Abstract: 22,909. Perry, P. J. Oct. 21. Clothing for animals.-Relates to rugs, cloths, or coverings for horses, cows, sheep, and other animals. The cloth consists of a canvas or other sheet a, waterproofed or otherwise, and preferably curved at a<1>, which is provided with a special arrangement of attaching-straps on its underside. The crossed straps c, fixed at c<1>, are for passing beneath the animal's belly, and the straps f, fixed at f<1> are for passing round the inside of the animal's hind legs. The straps c may be connected together at c<x>. All these straps, together with the ordinary neck straps b, are fastened by buckles &c. b, d, g.
Patent GB-190225245-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Atomizers.
Inventor: TATUM ALBERT HOLMES
Filed: 1902-11-17
Granted: 1903-02-19
Abstract: 25,245. Tatum, A. H. July 31, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Spray producers. - An air-compression bulb A, provided with a suction valve, has a beaded mouth A' to receive a glass &c. receptacle C containing the perfume, medicament, &c. to be sprayed. The receptacle is pushed down into the bulb when not required, and is made with a collar or bead C' to limit the outward movement. Below this head, the diameter of the receptacle is gradually reduced. A central air tube D is provided in the receptacle, and to it is secured, by fusing or soldering &c., a liquid tube E, the lower end of which dips into the liquid in the receptacle. The nozzle E' of the tube E terminates above and in line with the nozzle D' of the air tube D. The space C<3> between these nozzles and the discharge orifice C' of the receptacle acts as a mixing-chamber for the air and liquid upon delivery from the nozzles D', E'.
Patent GB-190300176-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cooling Apparatus.
Inventor: HAARMANN JOHN E
Filed: 1903-01-03
Granted: 1903-03-12
Abstract: 176. Williams, A. Jan. 3. Electricity, administering.-Consists in providing dielectric spark gaps, used for producing discharges for therapeutic purposes, with a high resistance shunt whereby vigorous sparking may be obtained from sources, the energy of which would otherwise be insufficient to cause sparking, while, with a given source, the length of the spark gap may be increased, consequently increasing the intensity of the electric radiations. The spherical poles of the spark gap are carried by screws e, f in insulated supports a, b, Fig. 2, so that the length of gap may be adjusted, while the shunt circuit consists of a disc n of talc, bauxite, hµmatite, or other material of high resistance carried on a screw m in a pivoted insulated support h. There may be gaps between the poles e, f and the disc n, or one or both poles may be in contact with the disc, according to the power of the source of electrical energy. The disc may form the base on which the supports a, b are carried, in which case the supports are effectually insulated from the base, and are also pivoted, so that the poles e, f may be rotated and brought as near the base as desired and then clamped in position by a nut on the pivot. A modification is shown in Fig. 3, in which a block o of high resistance is placed laterally to one pole of the spark gap and connected by a wire with a pointed screw r adjustable angularly near the other pole. Both the rod r and the block o are longitudinally adjustable. In the case of very high potentials, the pointed screw r may be dispensed with, and the block o replaced by a longitudinally-adjustable bare conductor, suitably mounted in an insulating- support. This bare conductor may be in the form of a spiral enfolding one pole of the spark gap, the inner end of the spiral being brought more or less close to the pole. In the Provisional Specification, a modification of the device is described, in which one end of the shunt-resistance is connected with one terminal of the source or anywhere between it and the corresponding spark-gap pole, but preferably near the latter, and the other end brought near the other pole of the spark gap. The shunt may be attached to the positive or negative terminal of the source, as desired, according to circumstances, sometimes one and sometimes the other giving better effects. Arrangements are provided for adjusting the position and modifying the resistance of the shunt circuit, either at will or automatically, such as by means of a solenoid energized by the passing charge, or by a relay. The shunt .may also be provided with subsidiary shunts of a like character and arrangement for rendering the effect more sensitive, while the dielectric gap may consist of air, other gases and vapours, an insulated liquid, or a solid dielectric.
Patent GB-190304975-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Knives and Knife-carries for Guillotine Paper Cutting Machines
Inventor: KENDELL THOMAS BOULTON
Filed: 1903-03-03
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 4975. Kendell, T. B. March 3. Cutting - machines for paper.-In a guillotine machine, the knife e is a plain plate of steel having a bevelled edge e<1>, and it is held in an inclined recess f in the carrier d so that the bevel face is flush with the back of the carrier, a clamping-plate g. being provided, which is fixed by bolts h.
Patent GB-190308324-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Trousers Presser and Stretcher.
Inventor: LLOYD VINCENT WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-04-09
Granted: 1903-07-02
Abstract: 8324. Lloyd, V. W. April 9. Trouser presses and stretchers. - A combined stretcher and presser for trousers consists of a metal, wood, or other roller a, formed solid or in halves, to which are secured two pieces of canvas, sail-cloth, or other material between which the trousers f are placed. The outer canvas b passes entirely round the roller, and is formed with an opening to receive the seam of the trousers, the roll being also reduced in diameter near the middle for the same purpose. In using the stretcher, the edges of the canvas pieces near the roller are held together by spring clips on each side, and the roller is rolled forwards, pressure being used to roll the pieces b, c and the trousers tightly together. The roll is then secured by straps or bands d and buckles d'. When the roller is formed in halves, wedges e are forced in at each end to increase the pressing and stretching action.
Patent GB-190309100-A (GB)
Title: Measuring Device for the Casings of Watch Springs.
Inventor: MADER ANTON
Filed: 1903-04-22
Granted: 1904-03-31
Abstract: 9100. Mader, A. April 22. Calliper and like gauges, for the depths and diameters of watch barrels. A divided round plate a carries a radial slide d' in gear with a rotary hand b, and has a graduated slot containing a slide m measuring from a fixed pin o. With the radial slide resting on the edge of the barrel, the plate is pushed down till a lug c reaches the bottom, the slide being urged outwards by a spring. The cross-slide gauges the diameter. Graduations k on the radial slide and on its bed check the readings of the hand.
Patent GB-190310335-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Damping Device for Use in Copying Letters and other Documents.
Inventor: TRESTE JEAN FRANCOIS LE
Filed: 1903-05-06
Granted: 1904-04-07
Abstract: 10,335. Le Treste, J. F. May 6. Damping copying-paper.-A damping-device for use iu copying letters and other documents is shown. A box is divided by a perforated partition c to form a lower water compartment, which is fitted with a supply reservoir f and cock r, an outlet plug y, and a float gauge 3. On the partition c are placed a tissue-paper, longcloth, linen, or like envelope 6 containing a sheet 5 of filter paper, and a number of absorbent sheets p formed of two thicknesses of longcloth, linen, or the like bound together at the edges. The reservoir f is separated from the box by a space for the passage of a hinged flanged cover d.
Patent GB-190311430-A (GB)
Title: Coupling Device for Screw Drills.
Inventor: BERTENBURG CARL
Filed: 1903-05-19
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 11,430. Bertenburg, C., and Christiansen, C. May 19. Shaft couplings. - The sections a, b of a screw drill for use in mines are made with slightly tapered projections c, d, which, when assembled, are surrounded by the coupling f. A lug g on the projection c engages a notch h in the coupling, which may be attached to, but have a limited motion on, the projection d by a pin k and a groove, and have fins m to replace the screw threads of the drill at the joint. The inclined edges of the projections are V-grooved and ribbed.
Patent GB-190319366-A (GB)
Title: Process relating to the Reducing of Metallic Compounds and the Fusing of Metals, in particular of Nickel and Iron, in the Electric Furnace.
Filed: 1903-09-08
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 19,366. Abel, C. D., [Siemens & Halske Akt.- Ges.]. Sept. 8. Electric furnaces.-In smelting or melting metals, especially nickel and iron or steel, absorption of carbon is prevented by covering the lower electrode with a layer of conducting-slag, which is solid at the working temperature. This slag may consist of magnesia with additions of fluor-spar or titanium oxides. Liquid slag formed over the metal protects it from the upper electrode.
Patent GB-190322037-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Composition or Compound for Preserving and Polishing Iron and Steel Work, applicable also for Lubricating and other purposes.
Inventor: HUNT FRANCIS MARTIN
Filed: 1903-10-13
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 22,037. Hunt, F. M. Oct. 13. Preservative compositions.-A composition for preserving and polishing stoves, grates, and other iron and steel work is made in two parts. A base is formed of <1>/16 oz. of powdered gum tragacanth or liquid gum or mucilage, 8 oz. of turpentine, “ oz. of sperm, neat's-foot, seed, or other vegetable or animal oil, and 8 oz. of water, mixed thoroughly to form an emulsion. A body is formed by mixing 1 lb. of mineral, vegetable, or animal black and 5 pints of vinegar or other acid liquor, then adding gradually 16 pints of water and 8 lb. of graphite. The base and body are mixed in the cold and allowed to settle. The composition may be obtained in the solid form by pressing together powdered black, gum, and graphite, moistened, if desired, with vinegar and water to which the base-forming ingredients are added. The whole is mixed together, pressed into moulds, and allowed to dry. The composition of the body for the solid form may be as follows :-20 lb. of graphite, ¢ pint of vinegar, 2 lb. of mineral black, and 6¢ pints of water. By increasing the proportion of oil, the composition may be obtained in the form of a paste.
Patent GB-190323893-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Ironing or Calendering, Steaming, and Raising the Pile or Nap on Fabrics.
Inventor: BLAIR CHARLES
Filed: 1903-11-04
Granted: 1904-09-29
Abstract: 23,893. Blair, C. Nov. 4. Pile or nap raising and dressing ; straightening ; calendering and pressing; steaming.-In a machine for raising the pile or nap on both sides of, and for steaming and calendering or ironing, fabrics, the fabric B is led over a spiked and braked drag roller C, and passes down between a series of pairs of raising-rollers E, covered with card fillets and mounted in brackets F, to steam-heated calendering or ironing rollers G, which draw it through the machine. The rollers E of each pair are parallel, but adjacent pairs are inclined in opposite directions to the horizontal, so as to act obliquely to the warp and weft. At opposite sides of, and parallel to, each pair of raising-rollers E, inclined bars or rails D, having crimpings or corrugations sloping in opposite directions from the centre to the ends, are arranged to act against the fabric, such rails being adjustable by screws F<1> so as to regulate the contact of the fabric with the raising-rollers. The brackets F are shaped to receive the bearings for the rollers E, such bearings being held by set-screws. Two pieces of fabric can be treated at each side of the machine, all the four sets of apparatus being driven from a main shaft through clutches I. Jets of steam are arranged to impinge on the fabrics.
Patent GB-190406585-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Saddle for Carrying Electric Cables
Inventor: SHARP ROBERT CRAIG
Filed: 1904-03-18
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 6585. Sharp, R. C. March 18. Cables, supports for; insulators.- Saddles c for supporting cables b in troughs or conduits a are made of a compound of bitumen and talc or other silicious earth, moulded to the desired shape in a moulding-press If desired, the compound may be subjected to pressure in the mould. When the hot pitch is poured into the trough, the bituminous compound softens sufficiently to enable it to combine with the pitch, the whole thus forming a solid mass. The Provisional Specification states that the saddles may be composed simply of bitumen.
Patent GB-190408727-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Shuttle Box and Picker Mechanism, Specially Adapted for Automatic Weft Replenishing or Bobbin Changing Looms.
Inventor: SPOERRI HANS
Filed: 1904-04-16
Granted: 1904-07-28
Abstract: 8727. Sp÷rri, H. April 16. Loom shuttle boxes; pickers; checking shuttles and pickers; stopmotions; shuttles, changing bobbins in, automatically.-The shuttle box is constructed and the picker and swell arranged so that the shuttle may be driven by either an underpick or an overpick motion. The picker 8 has an extension a passing through a slot in the back 1 of the shuttle box, and provided with a sleeve 5 which slides on a guide-rod 4. The usual guide-groove in the bottom of the box may be dispensed with, and the bottom of the picker made without any projection. The extension a has a slot 6 with which the picking-stick of an underpick motion may engage, or to which the picking-strap of an overpick motion may be attached. The swell or lever 3 is pivoted at 9 at the front of the shuttle box, and is pressed inwards by a spring 7 acting with most strength, when pressed by the picker 8, when the shuttle is in the box. The outward motion of the swell 3 is limited by an adjustable lever 2, and, when pressed outward by the shuttle, it moves a cranked lever 20, 16, Fig. 3. A stud 18 on the arm 16 raises a cranked lever 15, 17, so that the arm 17 does not strike a tongue 14 except when the shuttle fails to enter the box. When the tongue 14 is struck, it is carried forward and strikes a projecting part of the knocking-off lever, thus stopping the loom. This construction is specially adapted for automatic bobbin-changing looms, as the shuttle is firmly secured in its proper position in the shuttle box, and the bobbinchanging mechanism may be applied to both overpick and underpick looms.
Patent GB-190412332-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Speed Control of High Pressure Electric Motors.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1904-05-31
Granted: 1905-02-02
Abstract: 12,332. Boult, A. J., [Kand¾, C. de]. May 31. Motors, controlling.-In a system of speed control for induction motors used in electric railway working, two high - pressure motors are provided and are connected in cascade, as shown in Fig. 1, during starting or hill-climbing periods, and in parallel during normal high-speed periods. At starting &c., the rotors a, b are connected together and one stator B is connected to a starting- resistance W, this arrangament forming the cascade connection. A transformer T is also included in the connection of the stator B and resistance W, but is cut out by short-circuiting its connections to the stator B at the end of the starting- period. During high-speed working, the stators A, B are separately connected to the mains 1, 2, 3, the transformer T is placed out of action, and the resistance W may be connected in shunt with the rotor connections for regulating the speed of the motors.
Patent GB-190415481-A (GB)
Title: Inlaid Wire Blind's and Screen's
Inventor: ELDEN JOHN
Filed: 1904-07-12
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 15,481. Elden, J. July 12. Name plates and the like.-A blind or screen is formed with a wire-netting groundwork B fixed to a wood frame A and inlaid, in a slightly-raised design, name, or number, with pieces C of wood, brass, or other metal grooved where they cross wires.
Patent GB-190415795-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Artificial Stone Pipes, Tiles, Corrugated Plates, Flat Plates, Relief-pieces, Vessels and the like, and in Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: RIETER-BODMER EMIL HENRY
Filed: 1904-07-15
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 15,795. Bodmer, E. H. Rieter-. July 15. Drawings to Specification. Ornamenting.-Rods and panels for ornamenting walls, ceilings, &c. are moulded from a mixture of disintegrated asbestos or similar material and Portland cement.
Patent GB-190417014-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sheet Metal Wheels, Sheaves, Pulleys and the like
Inventor: BOWEN RUSSELL HEPPARD
Filed: 1904-08-03
Granted: 1905-06-29
Abstract: 17,014. Bowen, R. H. Aug. 3. Hauling and winding sheaves.- Relates to the construction of wheels, sheaves, pulleys, and the like, especially those of small size, and consists in forming them of two stamped metal parts fitted with central bushings. The two halves A,B of the pulley are stamped o u t o f sheet steel to the shape desired, a central sleeve F being placed in position before the halves are secured by rivets D. Two bushings G with flanges I are inserted in the sleeve with their bevelled ends H meeting, and are driven together, thus causing the sleeve F to be pressed outwards into an annular groove J, a stud being inserted to prevent the bushings from bending inwardly. If the sleeve is made of cast metal, it is formed with a groove on its inner side. It may also have a threaded hole to receive a set-screw, which may be adjusted through suitable holes formed in the sheet metal. The rim of the pulley may be made cup-shaped, as shown, or flat.
Patent GB-190418047-A (GB)
Title: Process of and Means for Testing the Composition of Gaseous Mixtures
Inventor: HABER FRITZ
Filed: 1904-08-20
Granted: 1905-06-08
Abstract: 18,047. Haber, F. Aug. 20. Refractometers.-The quantitative composition of a mixture of gases containing two components is determined by measuring its refractive power. Light passes non-normally through the common surface of contact between the mixture to be tested and a medium of comparison, which may be air or the mixture itself from which one component has been removed. The two gases must be maintained at the same temperature and pressure. The Figure shows an arrangement in which air serves as the comparative gas and is contained in the lower chamber a, entering by means of the open floor. The mixture to be tested, the refractive power of which is supposed to be greater than that of air, flows through the upper triangular chamber b under atmospheric pressure. Light, preferably monochromatic, passes through the slit d, is rendered parallel by the lens e, is refracted upwards at each of the glass partitions c, and forms an image of the slit d at g upon a scale with horizontal divisions. For accurate reading, the eyepiece h is provided.
Patent GB-190418343-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Incandescent Lamps, Connections and Switch Mechanism therefor.
Inventor: PHELPS WILLIAM JOSHUA
Filed: 1904-08-24
Granted: 1904-09-29
Abstract: 18,343. Phelps, W. J. Aug. 24. Incandescent lamps. - Multiplefilament lamps are provided with means for connecting up conductors from a regulating- switch to the cap of the lamp. Single tilament lamps may be similarly provided, and apparatus other than switches may be connected to the lamp. The two parts of the coupling are shown in Figs. 1 and 5 respectively. The stud or ball member 21 consists of two metal stampings which fit together and engage in an opening in the cap 10, from which they are insulated by an inner strip and outer washers 26 of mica or other insulation. The socket member consists of two parts which fit together and hold the end of the conductor 23 between them and are provided with an insulating-cover. Three such couplings are connected to a switch by means of which the filaments may be connected in series, or the smaller filament 37 may be shortcircuited, as required. When the switch is not required for extinguishing the lamp, it may be arranged to short-circuit the smaller filament, two couplings only being then required on the cap. Where a series of double-filament lamps is used, the junction of the filaments of each lamp is connected to a single coupling and these couplings are connected in parallel to a single-pole switch, used as auxiliary to the usual switch, or to a single threeway switch.
Patent GB-190420442-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Polish for Metals.
Inventor: BATCHELLER JULIA
Filed: 1904-09-22
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 20,442. Batcheller, J. Sept. 22. Polishing-pastes.-A polishing-paste for silver, brass, copper, &c. is made by mixing 3 ozs. of ammonia with 3 ozs. of methylated spirits, 5 ozs. of whiting, and 8 ozs. of water.