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Patent GB-189908590-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Tanning Process.
Inventor: SCHEDLINSKY FRITZ
Filed: 1899-04-25
Granted: 1899-06-17
Abstract: 8590. Schedlinsky, F. April 25. Tanning.-Tanning-liquor is circulated through a number of pits or vats which contain the hides or skins to be operated upon. A series of these vats &c. are arranged and connected so that the tanning-liquor may flow through them successively, the strong liquor which is supplied to the first vat issuing from the last vat as spent liquor.
Patent GB-189908591-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Whisking or Beating Machines.
Inventor: STOREY JOSEPH
Filed: 1899-04-25
Granted: 1900-03-03
Abstract: 8591. Storey, J. April 25. Moving-beater apparatus.-Relates to whisking or beating machines for the use of confectioners &c. Two pendent mixing-arms 23, jointed to links 25 pivoted on the standards 8, are worked by diametrically opposed cranks 20, on a shaft which is journalled in a casing 12 and is geared to a driving-shaft 13. The casing is pivoted on the axis of the driving-shaft so that it may be turned to raise the wire beaters 28 out of the bowl. A spring locking-pin 30 is provided to hold the casing in either its raised or its working position. The base of the bowl is formed with a flange which fits into an undercut recess in the base of the apparatus. The bowl itself bears upon a stop 50 on the standards, and is retained in place by a catch 40.
Patent GB-189915229-A (GB)
Title: A Self Locking or Automatic Attachment for Lamps to Vans, Carts, Carriages, Cycles and the like.
Inventor: PHILLIPS JOHN
Filed: 1899-07-25
Granted: 1900-08-25
Abstract: 15,229. Phillips, J., Dunn, C., and Taylor, A. V. July 25. Carriage lamps; velocipede lamps; candle lamps; lamp brackets.-A self-locking attachment for lamps for vans, carts, carriages, cycles, and the like is shown in Fig. 5. The lamp Y has a tongue B which is inserted into slots formed in a boxed staple C secured to the vehicle. A notch A in the tongue engages with the end of a metal flap D pivoted at its upper end and pressed against the tongue by a spring E. The lamp is released by means of a key inserted in a suitable keyhole F.
Patent GB-189918448-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Clips for Neck Ties and the like purposes.
Inventor: MORTON THOMAS
Filed: 1899-09-13
Granted: 1900-09-01
Abstract: 18,448. Morton, T. Sept. 13. Sleeve-holders. - A clip for fastening sleeves &c. comprises a lever 18 formed with pins 20, by which it is pivoted in the forked end 15 of a bent piece 13. A spring 21 fitted in the piece 13 presses the lever into the position shown, so that teeth 17 engage and grip the fabric. The clip is opened so as to release or secure the tie &c. by pressure on the end of the lever 18. In a modification, the forked ends 15 of the piece 13 are replaced by a closed slot which encloses the lever 18, the pins 20 being formed on the piece 13 so as to engage in sockets on the lever.
Patent GB-189921181-A (GB)
Title: Axle for Cycles, Horseless and other Vehicles.
Inventor: SMITH WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-10-24
Granted: 1900-09-22
Abstract: 21,181. Smith, W., Radford, W., and Tomlinson, A. E. Oct. 24. Motor road vehicles. - Relates to axles for motor and other tricycles, motor cars, &c., in which clutches are used in place of balance gear. Fig. 1 shows an ordinary tricycle axle 2, 3 which is fitted with roller or other clutches 6, 7, 8 of any suitable form, such, for instance, as that shown in Fig. 3, so that the wheel hubs are driven by the axle but are free to over-run when steering. The chain-wheel 12 is arranged centrally, and is enclosed by a casing 14 connected to the frame tube 13. Ball bearings 16, 17 are fitted to the axle. The clutch drums may be fitted with band brakes. In the case of a motor tricycle &c., the axle is similarly constructed, but is provided with central spur gearing for the motor as well as with the usual pedal driving-gear.
Patent GB-189922118-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Operating Devices for use in connection with Organs, Pianos, and other like Musical Instruments.
Inventor: RANNEY WILLIAM CYRUS
Filed: 1899-11-04
Granted: 1900-01-13
Abstract: 22,118. Ranney, W. C. Nov. 4. Automatic instruments.-The invention relates to means for playing keyboard instruments, and consists of rods 3 which act on the keys 6 and are moved vertically by diaphragms 2 which act on the enlarged heads of the rods, and are situated in chambers 7. The lower parts of these chambers communicate with a chest 8, from which the air is exhausted by a bellows, and their upper parts communicate through passages 14 with holes 10 in a tracker board 15. Small ports 12 connect these holes with a chamber 11 which is also exhausted, and the diaphragms 2 are thus in equilibrium except when the holes 10 are uncovered by a tunesheet 4. In that case the rods 3 are depressed and strike the keys. The whole apparatus stands over the keyboard on adjustable legs 18. The tunesheet 4 passes from a roller 36 to a take-up roller 37 operated by a cord passing over a pulley 53 or by like means. The driving-spindle 49 is connected with a balance-wheel 51, and drives the roller 37 by crown gearing which can be disconnected by shifting the spindle 49 longitudinally in opposition to a spring 50. The roller 36 on which the tune-sheet is originally wound can be taken out of its bearings by compressing a spring 42, and can be driven so as to re-wind the tune-sheet by a motor 43. The main-wheel 45 of this motor is engaged by a spring stop 46, excepting when the roller 37 is engaged by a tune-sheet. Details of this device are shown in Fig. 9. The end 38 of the tune-sheet is made so as to engage with a hook 39 on the roller 37, and when in position it depresses a lever 48, thus pushing backwards, out of engagement with the wheel 45, the stop 46 which is concentric with the roller 37. The bellows, shown in Fig. 2, are in duplicate, and consist of a feeder 25 and receiver 24. They are driven by rods 58, 59 from a crank disc 54 on the spindle 49, and the position of the driving-pin 57 in the crank disc can be adjusted so as to vary the stroke. The bellows, rollers, and parts related to them are enclosed in a case 13 provided with a sliding cover 17. The chamber 11 can be uncovered for cleaning, and the small passages 12 are arranged so that they can be readily reached for the same purpose.
Patent GB-190007143-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Horse Shoes
Inventor: BIRCH JOHN HAYWOOD
Filed: 1900-04-17
Granted: 1901-04-17
Abstract: 7143. Birch, J. H., and Turner, A. W. April 17. Roughing; calks.-Renewable toe and heel calks are attached to a permanent plate or shoe a nailed to the hoof. The toe calk shown in Fig. 3 and in Fig. 8, which is a section on the line P-Q, Fig. 7, has a part e to fit into the recess p in the shoe and a lug g to fit behind the shoe. The calk is fixed by screws q, which pass through a boss l extending into a recess in the calk. In a modification, shown in Fig. 10, the toe calk has a lug j fitting into a slot in the shoe a, and is fixed by a horizontal screw r, which may pass right through the shoe and engage a nut on the inside. The lug j may be replaced by dowels. The heel calks, which may be sharp or blunt, have projections k, Fig. 5, to fit slots m in the heels. These calks may be held in by friction, or by means of a screw x engaging with a notch y.
Patent GB-190008831-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Building Blocks, Caissons, Piers, Coffer-dams, Sea Walls, Retaining Walls, Quay Walls, Dock Walls, Jetties, Breakwaters, Well and Pit Linings, Foundation Cylinders and Analogous Structures.
Inventor: MOUCHEL GUSTAVE LOUIS
Filed: 1900-05-12
Granted: 1901-05-11
Abstract: 8831. Mouchel, G. L. May 12. Concrete building-blocks.-Relates to the construction of breakwaters, subaqueous buildings and structures, caissons, coffer-dams, docks, piers and landing-stages, piles, quays, sea and retaining walls, wells and shafts, foundation cylinders and analogous structures. Each structure is formed of blocks or sections produced by moulding concrete round a metallic framework. Fig. 1 shows in vertical section part of a cylindrical foundation cylinder. The cylinder is formed in sections 1<a>, 1<b>, 1<c>, each of which consists of a thin concrete shell moulded round the metallic framework 3, 4, the upper concave end 5 of one shell being adapted to fit the lower convex end of the adjacent shell with an interposed layer 9 of grouting. The end flanges 6, 8, secured together by bolts 10, are interrupted at intervals, and the framework 3, 4 near these places is left free from concrete, as shown in enlarged elevation in Fig. 5. The bare parts of the framework of the adjacent shells are then connected by metallic loops 11, and the shell and flanges are completed by embedding the loops and the bare framework in additional concrete 12,- Fig. 1. Strengthening-diaphragms may be constructed either at the joints or at intermediate points by bending parts of the metallic framework to form horizontal arms 14, round which concrete is moulded. The concrete may be initially supported in platforms 13<a> which rest on brackets 15 having framework connected to the metallic framework 3, 4. The central tube 17, fitted with an air-lock, passes through the diaphragms, and allows the introduction of metallic framework 19 and concrete 18 for constructing a base 20 in which the structure may rest. In a large cylinder for use on rocky ground, the lower end may have a metallic shoe with a serrated edge ; after the cylinder has been placed in position, vertical iron bars are forced into holes in the ground and cement is poured in. Fig. 10 shows in sectional elevation two rectangular blocks for a wall. Each block extends the full height of the wall and comprises two parts 23, 24, grouted together and strengthened by beam, 26, 27 of concrete with metallic framework. Removable timber beams and corner piles for holding the block may also be used. Adjacent blocks are secured together by bars 38, the spaces between the blocks being filled with concrete. Concrete of poor quality may be employed to fill the blocks.
Patent GB-190009210-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for the Purification of Crude Spirit.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1900-05-18
Granted: 1901-04-20
Abstract: 9210. Thompson, W. P., [Lavollay, J. H., and Bourgoin, G.]. May 18. Spirits.-Crude spirits are purified by adding to them an insoluble manganate of an alkaline earth, and then passing an electric current through them.
Patent GB-190011360-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brake Mechanism for Cycles
Inventor: KNIGHT HOWARD FORESTER
Filed: 1900-06-22
Granted: 1901-04-27
Abstract: 11,360. Knight, H. F. June 22. Brakes, back - pedalling. The brake mechanism for free-wheel cycles shown in Figs. 1 and 2 consists of the toothed wheel b fixed to the pedal axle, the pawl or pawls g, the strap a, the pawl-operating ring c between the strap and the ratchet-wheel b, and the rod k which operates a band or other brake. The pawl g for locking the strap a and wheel b together is located within a recess in the ring c, and is rendered operative by the movement of the ring c through the clamping of the eccentric spring surfaces i with the balls or rollers and the ring c. The clamping action is brought about by back-pedalling, the ring c moving in the direction of the arrow 1, Fig. 3. In direct pedalling, the balls run idle on the springs i, and the pawl g is disengaged.
Patent GB-190017386-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Noiseless Tyre for all Kinds of Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: SERBAN LAZAR MLADEN
Filed: 1900-10-01
Granted: 1901-08-10
Abstract: 17,386. Serban, L. M. Oct. 1. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic; felloes or rims. -Within the channelshaped rim a is a layer of elastic material c, upon which short channelshaped holders b a r e secured close together by bolts h passing through the rim. Each holder b is fastened to adjacent holders by wire links or the like, and in the channel formed by the holders is placed a rubber, wood, or like elastic tyre g formed in rings or strips. In a modification, the rim is straight in section.
Patent GB-190101497-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Centrifugal Vessels for Separating Solid Constituents from Liquids.
Inventor: OHLSSON OLOF
Filed: 1901-01-22
Granted: 1901-02-23
Abstract: 1497. Ohlsson, O. Jan. 22. Separating li q u id s from solids.-The drum is formed with circumferential corrugations as shown. The delivery of the solid particles takes place through holes 5 formed on the ridges of the corrugations, and that of the liquid at 11. Double baffleplates, arranged as shown, are mounted on a tube 7 encircling the feed-tube 6.
Patent GB-190106079-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for the Transport of Fruit and the like.
Inventor: SEISSER CHARLES
Filed: 1901-03-22
Granted: 1902-03-20
Abstract: 6079. Seisser, C. March 22. Transporting goods on land, sea, road, and rail without repacking.-Fruit is laid on baskets or trays g, covered with soft material, and the trays are hung on hooks f supported by springs e from the top of the crate b. The crate rests on springs i and the fruit is conveyed in it from the field. The Provisional Specification states that eggs may be packed in the apparatus.
Patent GB-190108165-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture or Production of New Pharmaceutical Compounds.
Inventor: NEWTON HENRY EDWARD
Filed: 1901-04-20
Granted: 1901-09-28
Abstract: 8165. Newton, H. E., [Farbenfabriken vorm. F. Bayer & Co.]. April 20. Medicinal preparations. - Salicylic ethers of quinine, cinchonine, cinchonidine, or other cinchona bases, suitable for treating fevers, are prepared by heating the alphyl ethers (salols) of salicylic acid with the alkaloids, distilling off the produced phenol, and leaving a crystalline mass containing the alkaloid salicylate, which is dissolved in chloroform, freed from quinine &c. by acetic acid, and converted into the sulphate. The free base is liberated by sodium carbonate, and is separated by shaking with ether, from which it separates as white needles.
Patent GB-190112720-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Electric Cables for Three-phase Alternating Currents.
Inventor: ESSON WILLIAM BEEDIE
Filed: 1901-06-21
Granted: 1901-07-27
Abstract: 12,720. Esson, W. B. June 21. Cables for three - phase alternating currents are arranged with a fourth or neutral conductor divided into a number of smaller conductors, which are coupled in parallel. Fig. 1 shows three main conductors 1 and three parts 2 of the divided neutral conductor. The number of the parts may be varied, and may be symmetrical or not in the latter case, the vacant spaces are filled up with dummies.
Patent GB-190113757-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Corsets.
Inventor: AGIER EMILIE
Filed: 1901-07-06
Granted: 1902-06-19
Abstract: 13,757. Agier, B. July 6. Corsets.-The Figure shows one half of a corset. It is made of the pieces A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H. The front piece E extends below the waist line, the pieces B, C, D are curved from the hip line towards the front, a dart is made at H, and loose gussets F, G are inserted at the lower part of the corset.
Patent GB-190117641-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dynamo-electric Machinery.
Inventor: HOBART HENRY METCALF
Filed: 1901-09-03
Granted: 1902-07-17
Abstract: 17,641. Hobart, H. M. Sept. 3. Sparking, preventing; armatures.-For the purpose of reducing sparking at the commutator, the self-induction of the coils undergoing oommutation is reduced by placing short-circuited conductors in close inductive relation to the end connections of the armature winding. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the end connections 4 are of loop form as described in Specification No. 17,489, A.D. 1901, and a ring-shaped mass 5 of good-conducting material, such as copper or brass, is inserted in the annular space within them. This conducting-ring may be made hollow, as shown in dotted lines. The supporting-drum 9 may also be made of good-conducting material. In another arrangement, Fig. 2, the end connections 10 are not looped, but extend outward in the manner shown ; they are supported by a drum 12 of good-conducting material, having a flange 13 to which is secured a ring 14, the inner edge of which is electrically connected at numerous points with the drum 12. Or, as shown in Fig. 3, the short-circuited conductors 20 may be interspersed with the end connections 19. These constructions may also be employed for reducing the inductance of the secondary windings of induction motors during starting and acceleration..
Patent GB-190202188-A (GB)
Title: Antiseptic Disinfectant and Purgative Preparations.
Inventor: VAMOSSY ZOLTAN VON
Filed: 1902-01-28
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 2188. Vamossy, Z. von. Jan. 28. Medicinal preparations ; antiseptics. - Phenolphthalein is employed as a purgative and antiseptic &c., either alone or mixed with binding and flavouring materials. The material may be made up in the form of pills, tablets, &c., or in a liquid form. Starch, talc, milk, cane sugar, glucose, saccharin, ethereal oils, vanilla, borax, and other materials may be used in combination with the phenolphthalein. In the form of powder, some of the mixtures may be used as antiseptics for treating wounds.
Patent GB-190202365-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spinning, Twisting, and Laying Machinery.
Inventor: DAVIDSON JAMES
Filed: 1902-01-29
Granted: 1903-01-22
Abstract: 2365. Davidson, J., and Farrar, J. Jan. 29 Machines for making ropes and cords.-Twisting and laying machines are provided with sprocket gearing 3, 7 for driving the flyer 2 and drawpulleys 21 respectively. The tubes or dies 10, 11 through which the yarns are drawn are made of hardened steel; they are rotated by a band 28, or the reel holder 13 is rotated, so as to equalize wear. A damping-device consists of a water receptacle 16 containing a ring of washers 20. The flyer is shielded by a movable shield 22 supported by a counterweight 24.
Patent GB-190204278-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pressure Generators for Motive Power Engines.
Inventor: LOTHAMMER FRANCOIS JOSUE
Filed: 1902-02-19
Granted: 1903-05-19
Abstract: 4278. Lothammer, F. J. Feb. 19. Steam generation by direct contact of combustion products.- Relates to apparatus for generating a mixture of vapour and products of combustion for use as a motive fluid. Water, or other suitable liquid, is delivered at b to the generator G and distributed by asbestos wicks over the topmost of a series of inclined plates c. Flowing over these plates in succession it is vaporized and mixed with the heated gases from a liquid-fuel burner V. The resulting mixture passes away at W to the engine. Both water and liquid fuel are supplied by compressed air from a divided reservoir R, the compressed air being also taken from this reservoir to supply the burner V. A governor r<1> opens an escape valve for compressed air when the speed of the engine rises unduly. The burner has perforated or gauze diaphragms l, n, to promote the mixture of air and fuel. The generator G is preferably triangular or trough-shaped in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 1. The plates c are constructed as shown in Fig. 3, in which two alternative forms are indicated, being perforated and coated with refractory material, which is formed with corrugated grooves x or facets.
Patent GB-190205729-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Supports for Cycles, Motor-cycles and Vehicles
Inventor: HARDY JOHN
Filed: 1902-03-07
Granted: 1903-02-12
Abstract: 5729. Hardy, J. March 7. Supports for motor and other bicycles &c. A support comprises two pairs of rods a, b pivoted on pins c carried by inclined plates d secured to the ends of the rear wheel axle. The rods are opened out to a distance limited by stops d<1> on each rod engaging the other rod, and can be folded against the chain stays and secured by suitable means such as a bracket carrying a pin g adapted to engage in holes in the rods. The stops d<1> may be replaced by a pin and slot, and the plate d may be bent so as to engage under the fork end and take the strain off the axle.
Patent GB-190207929-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus Employed in the Manufacture of Tin Boxes, Cans, Canisters and the like
Inventor: ANSELL RENVILLE
Filed: 1902-04-04
Granted: 1903-02-26
Abstract: 7929. Ansell, R. April 4. Metal, sheet, seaming and joining.-Relates to improvements on the invention described in Specification No. 3407, A.D. 1892, for attaching the ends to tin boxes, cans, canisters, and the like. The ends or bottoms C, Figs. 3, 4, and 5, are placed on chucks g, h, between which the body of the can &c. A is carried, the chuck g being carried on a spindle e mounted on a movable headstock c, and the chuck h being carried on a spindle f mounted on a fixed headstock d. Above and below the chucks and carried on frames m, m<1> are rotatable "rolling-on " plates l, l<1>, The headstock c is automatically moved back through rack-andpinion gearing i, i<1> and lever- and-cam mechanism, to enable the ends and the body of the can &c. to be placed in position, as shown in Fig. 4. The headstock is, through suitable mechanism, again returned by a spring i<8>. The spindles e, f which are in gear with one another, are then rotated, and the upper "rolling- " on " plates l are, through the links q, q' and the levers q<1>, q<3> and a wiper brought down to the work to fold over the flange as shown in Fig. 4. The plates l are then allowed to recede, and the lower plates l<1> are brought to the work to complete the seam, as shown in Fig. 5. The headstock c is next automatically moved back, and the finished article falls on to a travelling band underneath. Suitable clutch mechanism is provided to throw the spindle f into and out of gear automatically.
Patent GB-190213122-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in for relating to Nick-formers for Type Moulds.
Inventor: DUNCAN HAROLD MALCOLM
Filed: 1902-06-09
Granted: 1903-01-22
Abstract: 13,122. Duncan, H. M., and Pierpont, F. H. June 9. Type; monotype machines.-Relates to adjustable and removable n i c k - formers for typecasting moulds, described as applied to the mould of the Monotype machine, Specification No. 8633, A.D. 1899. A represents the side block of the mould, the portion of which forming the casting-cavity is comprised between its right-hand end and the dotted line in Fig. 1. The nick-former consists of a flat-sided bar or rod B, which has a head C<2> at one end by which it is secured in the slot A<1> in the block A. The nick-former may be adjusted to any position along the slot, and one or more may be used.
Patent GB-190214211-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices for Introducing Dry or Liquid Substances into Passages in the Human Body.
Inventor: BEIST ERNST
Filed: 1902-06-23
Granted: 1902-07-24
Abstract: 14,211. Beist, E. June 23. Dilators for facilitating the introduction of liquids or powders into passagesof the human body. Fig. 7 shows the instrument closed for insertion into the passage, and Fig. 3 represents it opened so as to dilate the passage. A tube b is longitudinally grooved to form recesses, in which the arms a rest when closed. The arms are pivoted at g, and their upper ends work in radial slots in a plate fixed to the socket s, and also in curved slots in a disc which can be turned to open the arms by means of a handle i actuating a worm and worm-wheel k. The material to be injected is introduced by a pipe r and a tube d, the latter being arranged within the tube b. The corrugations of the tube d serve as air ducts to prevent excessive pressure.
Patent GB-190218508-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Weighing Apparatus.
Inventor: BRECKNELL CHARLES WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-08-22
Granted: 1902-10-09
Abstract: 18,508. Rrecknell, C. W. Aug. 22. Bearings.-Steelyard and other weighing-apparatus is fitted with self-adjusting bearings, as shown in the Figures. The bearing-blocks C are curved at their upper ends c, and fit loosely in recesses in the supports A, being secured by a dovetailed cover piece D with a lateral friction plate E.