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Patent GB-190326318-A (GB)
Title: Improved Adjustable Scale for Use with Scribing Blocks, and the like.
Inventor: GLASER WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1903-12-02
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 26,318. Glaser, W. H. Dec. 2. Measures of Length.-A scale 4 for use with scribing-blocks &c. is fixed to two brackets which slide on a post 3 fixed to a base 1, one of these brackets being split and fitted with a clamping- screw 8 and with a boss 9 through which, and a boss 13 on another bracket fitted with a clamping - screw 12, is passed the adjusting - screw 10. The scale graduations are marked on an endless flexible strip 14 which passes over rollers 15, 16 so that any graduation may be brought opposite to any division on the scale. A knob and a detent-peg 17 to take into holes in the scale may be attached to the strip.
Patent GB-190326792-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Sanitary Closets.
Inventor: WILSON JAMES HORACE
Filed: 1903-12-07
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 26,792. Wilson, J. H. Dec 7. Closets.-Electric tramcars are provided with closets in which fµcal matter is consumed by means of an electric burner placed at the bottom of the basin, the fumes being drawn up a ventilating-shaft. The weight of the user acting directly, and through the rod F, on the platform G pivoted at g, raises the part g<1>, which closes a switch I, thus supplying current to the burner J, Fig. 4, and a heater E, Fig. 2, at the top of the ventilating-shaft D from the trolley-line. The heater E, Fig. 2, is made in the shape shown, so that the current of air caused by the heat may readily pass out. The soil falls into the hollow of the burner J, Fig. 4, and is consumed, the fumes being drawn into the shaft by the current of air which enters the holes c<2>. The ashes which are small enough fall into an ashtray c<4> through slots in the burner, the remainder being discharged by swinging the burner round into the position shown by the dotted lines.
Patent GB-190326813-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Pendulum Grade Meter
Inventor: SAYER WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-12-08
Granted: 1904-09-29
Abstract: 26,813. Sayer, W. Dec. 8. Clinometers.-A gradient indicator for use ou motor cars and the like, consists of a pendulum, partly immersed in oil or other liquid and connected to a pointer. The pendulum 2 is pivoted to the casing at 3, and the pointer at.8, and the arm 4 is about twice as long as the shorter arm of the pointer 7. The end of the pointer may pass through a slot in the casing or, to prevent the admission of dust, may be visible through a piece of glass, the glass or casing being marked with a scale of gradients.
Patent GB-190400395-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Illuminated Signs.
Inventor: CLARK ROBERT WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-01-06
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 395. Clark, R. W. Jan. 6. Displaying; signs. - Consists of transparent signs in which a portion of the light is arranged to illuminate the surface of a display sign. The framework, open at the back and supported by hangers 3, consists of curved top portions 2 and transparent signs 4. The frame 6 centrally supported in the top portion by screws has suitable display surfaces 7 on both sides. Lamps 11 are secured to plates 10 slidably mounted by means of guides 9 within the curved reflecting-plates 8, depending from the framework, whereby the light is thrown back on the adjacent display surfaces and through the framework to the opposite transparent signs. The wires for the lamps are carried in the space between plates 8, 10, the latter of which acts also as a reflecting-facet.
Patent GB-190403173-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Friction Clutches.
Inventor: HEY SAMUEL
Filed: 1904-02-09
Granted: 1904-04-07
Abstract: 3173. Hey, S., [Smith, T. H.]. Feb. 9. Clutches of the kind described in Specification No. 5671, A.D. 1901, are constructed, with the segmental friction blocks operated by roller wedges. Fig. 3 shows a partial end section, and Fig. 7 a partial longitudinal section. The driving-shaft 10 carries at its end a cup case 11 which is provided at its open end with an annular cover 12. The driven shaft 16 carries a flange ring 15, and terminates in close proximity to the shaft 10. The ring 15 has dovetail projections 23 on opposite sides to guide the segmental blocks 25. Grooved edged projections 26 are also formed on the ring 15, and are situated on a diameter at right-angles to the dovetail projections 23. Recesses 19 are also formed to receive the worm-wheels 21 on the screws 22. The screws 22 are each right and left handed, and carry nuts 30 in the outer recesses of which run the axes of the wedge rollers 32 ; the recesses are so deep that the rollers touch-without the axes touching the bottoms of the recesses. The blocks 25 have inner wedge edges, and the rollers 32 are set askew on the nuts 30. In a modified form, wedge blocks take the place of the rollers. The worm sleeve 45 is loosely fitted on to shaft 16, the worm engaging with the wheels 21, and has an outer flange 47 recessed centrally to receive a locking- plate 48. A friction - faced " wobble " plate 42 is placed on the sleeve by means of recesses which can pass over a cut-away flange 46 and can be afterwards held in its locked position by a pin 49. 51 shows one of a number of pressure springs which normally keep the wobble plate in contact with the cover 12. The clutch is operated by a lever carrying a roller which bears on the edge of a flange 47 and a band for gripping the flange 47. The segmental clutch blocks 25 are grooved externally, metal bands 38 being inserted in the grooves and connected by springs 40. The outer faces of the blocks are also covered with friction grip material.
Patent GB-190415818-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stopping Gear and Warning Devices for Sewing Machines and the like.
Inventor: BEATTIE JAMES
Filed: 1904-07-16
Granted: 1905-06-01
Abstract: 15,818. Beattie, J. July 16. Stopping, automatic ; stopping-gear ; governing needle thread ; governing under thread; threadcutters; thread-guiding eyes; alarms.-Relates to electromechanical devices for stopping a sewing- machine or the like when sewing-threads break, or run out, or stitches are missed, or when materials which are supplied from reels &c. come to an end. The upper thread is supplied from a bobbin a, Fig. 1, positively rotated by the machine. It is led through guides f and past a spring lever d, which is held away from a con tact-piece e by the tension of the thread. When, owing to the breaking of the thread &c., contact is made between the parts d, e, a small motor is started, which rotates a cam i<3>, Fig. 5, thereby causing the lever i<3> to fall over to the position shown. In that position, it is then between a cam k<3> on the shaft k<1>, which normally rotates freely, and a starting-lever l, and so enables the cam to force the lever out of a retention slot when it is pulled to the 'off ' position by a spring j<2>. In a modification, the electrical device is not used, and the lever i<3> Fig. 5, is supported directly by the thread. It is so mounted that, when the thread breaks, it falls between the starting-lever and the flywheel, which is provided with a suitable projection. The upper thread is passed through an eye in a spring- lever c, Fig. 10, carried by the take-up lever b ; so that, when the tension is insufficient, the arm c<2> will spring back and knock over the lever d, thereby making contact between the parts d, d<3> and ringing a bell. When the under thread breaks or runs out, the upper thread is carried against a knife n', Fig. 8, fixed to the presserfoot, and, being cut, the stopping-gear is actuated as described. If a stitch is missed, a lever u is carried backwards and the arm p makes contact between the parts p<2>, p<3> and rings a bell. When material is supplied from a bobbin it is passed over two pegs and supports an intermediate lever which drops when the material is finished and makes contact to stop the machine. As modified to avoid the use of electricity, the lever is weighted and connected to a bell-crank lever by a cord, which will depress the lever, previously described, between the starting-lever and the flywheel.
Patent GB-190416462-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bracelets, Necklets and like Ornaments for Personal Wear
Inventor: SATCHWELL EBENEZER
Filed: 1904-07-26
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 16,462. Satchwell, E. July 26. Jewellery fastenings; c h a i n fastenings. - Relates to a fastening for bracelets, bangles, guards, necklaces, collars, belts, and similar adjustable articles, described as applied to a bracelet consisting of a chain a'. One end of the chain is attached to the closed end b<2> of a sleeve b<1>, which carries a circular or othershaped case or locket c, or other ornament. A light connecting-chain d fastened to the other end of the main chain passes through the sleeve b<1> and out through an opening b<4> in the side, and carries at the end a ball or other stop d<3> larger than the opening b<4>. The chain d is preferably of the form shown, and is fastened by engaging a link edgewise in a slot or notch e at one side of the opening b<4>. To prevent disp'acement of the link, a levercatch f is provided, having a projection f<1> which presses on the next link of the chain when the catch is shut down. In alternative forms, the link is retained in its slot by an edge of a cover which slides over the sleeve b<1>, or by a snap or spring clamping-device or the like, or by a weight at the free end of the chain. In some cases, the retaining-device is dispensed with. The sleeve may be replaced by any other suitable device at the end of the main chain, the notch and the retaining-device, if desired, remaining as before. The main chain may be replaced by a spring band.
Patent GB-190420479-A (GB)
Title: Improved Mechanism for the Indication of the Speed of Revolving Shafts, or of other Oscillating or Rotating Bodies.
Inventor: DENIS LUC LEON BASILE
Filed: 1904-09-22
Granted: 1905-02-02
Abstract: 20,479. Denis, L. L. B. Sept. 22, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Speed indicators; indicating at a distance pneumatically. -A rotation, oscillation, or reciprocation, the speed of which is to be indicated, is communicated directly or transmitted pneumatically to a balance wheel oscillating at a frequency which is automatically brought into synchronism with the motion transmitted. The apparatus may be used to indicate at a distance the speed of engines or machines in ships, workshops, and elsewhere. It may also be used on motor cars. The indicator, as shown in Fig. 4, consists of a balance wheel a oscillating under the influence of a spring b to which it is connected by links c, e. The period of its oscillation is controlled by the lever or rectifier f, which is connected by a short link d with the links c, e, and is itself pivoted at a fixed point q. A sector g is connected to the lever f in parallelogram fashion by links m, l, and is engaged during part of its motion by an adjustable stop j and during the remainder by the fork arms 9, 10. The lever h, which receives the exterior oscillations, is equal in length to the links m, l and is pivoted to a short link 11, to which the fork arms are fixed. A link n, pivoted to the spring b at the same point as the link c, is pivoted to the link 11, and also connected to it by a weak spring k. When the oscillations are synchronous, the arms 9, 10 engage the sector together and the parts then move as one piece, the lever f remaining stationary. If the periods are not identical, the fork arms are tilted by the differential movement of the link 11 and lever h, and the sector is shifted till synchronism is obtained. A pointer connected to the lever f indicates the speed on a dial. The transmitting-apparatus is shown in Fig. 8. A cam on the shaft p, the speed of which is required, acts upon a lever r and actuates a flexible diaphragm 18. The impulses are communicated through a flexible pipe to an air drum in the indicating-apparatus. The flexible diaphragm of this drum is secured to a plate mounted on a shaft and controlled by a spring. The motion is communicated to an arm on the spindle 7 of the lever h, Fig. 4. A slight leakage is allowed in order to keep the mean position of the oscillations constant.
Patent GB-190423008-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding Bedsteads.
Inventor: NISSER CARL MARTIN SAMUEL
Filed: 1904-10-25
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 23,008. Nisser, C. M. S., and Berggren, K. H. Oct. 25. Bedsteads and cots.-In a folding bedstead of wood or metal, the ends 1, 2 are hinged to the independent halves 3, 4 of the bottom so that they can be folded outwards. The sides are each made in halves 5, 6 and 7, 8 hinged together at 10 on the outside, and to the bottom at 9 on the inside. The ends of the side-pieces fit into slots in the ends 1, 2, and bolts, hooks, or the like 11 may be provided. A pair of legs 12 may be hinged to the bottom if required. To fold the bedstead, the ends 1, 2 are folded outwards and the side-pieces 5, 6, 7, 8 folded inwards on to the bottom ; the whole can then be folded to half its length by means of the hinges 10. In a modification, the ends may each be formed in two parts hinged together transversely, and spring bolts may be used to secure the ends to the side-pieces. The bedstead may also be divided transversely in more than one place.
Patent GB-190424670-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Extraction of Water or other Liquid from Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Substances.
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1904-11-14
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 24,670. Imray, O., [Meister, Lucius, & Br³ning]. Nov. 14. Drying peat and animal &c. substances.-The apparatus described in Specification No. 22,301, A.D. 1901, for drying osmotically, is so arranged that the material is traversed by means of moving bands, thus rendering the process continuous. The material introduced at a travels between two bands b, c, which form the electrodes, and may be perforated, and are inclined, as shown, to subject the material to a squeezing action. The bands may consist of links of tin-plate, and may be bordered by laths to retain the substance on them. If the bands are parallel, an intermittent compression may be caused by a plate acted upon by a cam device. The process may further be accelerated by heating the bands, which may be double-sided, by steam or hot air. The electrodes may consist of two metal plates between which the bands and material pass, and which may be caused to exert a squeezing action. The upper band may be stationary and raised periodically to allow the lower one to travel. When the motion is intermittent, several apparatus may be connected in parallel to prevent complete interruption of the current.
Patent GB-190427056-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Envelope
Inventor: DEBITON ANTONIN
Filed: 1904-12-12
Granted: 1905-12-12
Abstract: 27,056. Debiton, A. Dec. 12. Envelopes; letter-sheets.- An envelope b is formed with narrow flaps a, which are stuck down on to the letter or enclosure, on which latter the address is written and the postmarks, dates, &c. are impressed, so that the letter itself, after removal from the envelope, serves as a record of such matters. The flaps a may be perforated along the folds, or may receive the well-known string for opening. A hole e may be provided for the insertion of a pencil or instrument for removing the letter from the envelope.
Patent GB-190428506-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Self-acting Mules.
Filed: 1904-12-28
Granted: 1905-12-14
Abstract: 28,506. Lees & Co., A., Taylor, R., and Clegg, R. Dec. 28. Mules.-Steel wire ropes 1, 2 are used in place of the usual cotton or like ropes for drawing-out the mule carriage, the wire ropes being connected at one end to the scroll c and at the other to screwed bars g provided with adjusting and lock nuts in place of the usual ratchet gear.
Patent GB-190504248-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Valve Gear of Steam Engines.
Inventor: ALLEY STEPHEN EVANS
Filed: 1905-03-01
Granted: 1906-02-22
Abstract: 4248. Alley, S. E., and Simpson, D. H. March 1. Valves and valve-gear.-In a reversible cam valve-gear applicable to multiple-cylinder doubleacting simple or compound engines having separate admission and exhaust beat or other valves at each end of the cylinder, the cam shaft, which is parallel to and worked by toothed gearing from the main shaft, is placed near the centre of the cylinder between the valves and actuates them through rollers attached to the spindles. Such an arrangement, applied to a two-cylinder engine, is shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The cam shaft G, having .sixteen cams, may be moved longitudinally by means of the lever shown for varying the cut-off and reversing the engine. The admission valves H, H<1>, J, J' and exhaust valves I, I', K, K<1> are placed as shown.
Patent GB-190506461-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Releasing Boats from their Falls at Both Ends Simultaneously.
Inventor: RANKING GEORGE SPEIRS ALEXANDE
Filed: 1905-03-27
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 6461. Ranking, G. S. A. March 27. Boat-dasengaging gear.-Each disengaging-hook 1 for boat falls is pivoted and provided with an arm 8, at the end of which a roller 9 may be fitted. A rotatable cam 10 engages with the roller or arm of the hook. The cam, which consists of a flat portion 11 and a sloped portion 12; is mounted upon a spindle 13, and its movement is limited by stops 15. A recess may be made in the base-plate to receive the roller when in its lowest position. The cams are simultaneously operated from the centie of the boat by cranks, which move the rods 17. A stop on the central thwart prevents accidental movement.
Patent GB-190512930-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Aerial Railways for Recreation Purposes.
Inventor: COOPER JOSEPH
Filed: 1905-06-22
Granted: 1905-08-10
Abstract: 12,930. Cooper, J. Jane 22. Railways for recreation. - Cages A travel down an inclined track on rollers D, and, on account of their weight, have a simultaneous rotation given to them through a nut and screw or rack and pinion gearing. The cage A is held in its highest position by pins a<1>, engaging a cam-shaped clutch F, which is gripped by prongs g on a vertically-movable bar G. The cage during its descent is released from the clutch F, which is raised by the engagement with a fixed stop of an antifriction roller J on the bar G, and the cage travels down a vertical screw B secured to the frame H of the rollers D, and is brought to rest by a spring b<2> mounted on the flanged extremity bl of the screw B. In a modification, the screw B is revolubly mounted in a frame secured to the roller frame H, and the cage A is mounted loosely between a collar and a flanged extremity of the screw B. The cage A is lifted to its initial position on the screw B by a coned rod k, actuated by a treadle K, engaging a conical recess in a block A' beneath the cage. In another modification, the cage A, revolubly mounted on a shaft M, Fig. 5, is rotated by the engagement of teeth n with a rack N fixed parallel to the inclined track O.
Patent GB-190514684-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pump or Suction Dredging Machinery.
Inventor: CASEY FRANK
Filed: 1905-07-17
Granted: 1906-04-12
Abstract: 14,684. Casey, F., and Hubbard, E. W. July 17. Dredging.-Relates to suction dredgers of the type in which the suction pipe is fitted with a cutter and is rotary. The features of the present invention are (1) staying the pipe a by beams d, e, (2) placing the bevel-gearing within a prolongation i of the elbow-piece, which is mounted in bearings j, and (3) providing a cover m for the cutter b pivoted in two directions at right-angles, so that it will give. The object of this cover is to direct the suction. from the bottom of the excavation. Any suitable tackle l may be used to raise the pipe.
Patent GB-190515443-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Two-stroke Explosion Engines.
Inventor: ROUSSAT JULES
Filed: 1905-07-27
Granted: 1906-07-27
Abstract: 15,443. Roussat, J. July 28, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Gas or explosive-vapour engines.-Consists chiefly in means for supplying the oil to and scavenging the cylinder of a twostroke-cycle engine. The main cylinder a is jacketed by a brass ribbed casing a' and in it works the main piston c, which is connected by a rod e to a pump piston working in an inner cylinder. Air is admitted to the underside of the piston c through passages k, and to the crank chamber b through the valve y. The supply of air to the main cylinder is controlled by a spring-loaded valve x. The air supply to the cylinder is controlled by the cam-actuated valve m, which when raised operates the oil-supply device. Oil is supplied by a coil h in the cylinder cover 15 which is cup-shaped and has itself a cover 16 which when removed allows alcohol to be poured over the coil to heat it at starting. A continuation r of the coil h leads the oil to a nozzle s, whence it passes through holes in the fixed portion 19, Fig. 5, and tube 20 to the space p between the piston q and a valve 6 connected thereto. This space can be adjusted by the screw 21. A helical spring under the valve 6 keeps the tube 20 normally in its lowest position. On the up-stroke of the piston c, air is drawn through the passages k and the valve y. On the downstroke, this air is compressed and just as the piston c is uncovering the exhaust ports i, a flushing-charge of air is delivered from the crank casing through the pipe v and nozzle u. Immediately after, the valve m is raised by the cam 3 and a charge of air compressed by the piston c is sent through the passage l and gauze n and carries with it into the cylinder a charge of oil from the nozzle o', which oil has been stored in the space p. The nozzle o<1> is closed normally by the valve 6, but is opened when the valve m opens, owing to the projection 18 lifting the tube 20. Another part of the projection 18 closes the nozzle u. A sparking-plug g serves to ignite the mixture.
Patent GB-190516062-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wads for Cartridges.
Inventor: COHEN WILLIAM MARCUS
Filed: 1905-08-05
Granted: 1906-02-22
Abstract: 16,062. Cohen, W. M. Aug. 5. Wads, lubricating. Three or more wooden disks 7, 8, 9 are cemented together so that the grain of any one is oblique to the grain of the other two, as shown in broken plan in Fig. 3. The wad is coated with plumbago.
Patent GB-190523151-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Magnifying Apparatus more especially applicable to Stereoscopes.
Inventor: COLARDEAU LOUIS JOSEPH EMMANUE
Filed: 1905-11-10
Granted: 1906-10-18
Abstract: 23,151. Colardeau, L. J. E., and Richard, J. Nov. 10. Stereoscopes; microscopes. - Relates to an optical device especially for use with the stereoscopic apparatus described in Specifications Nos. 7655 and 21,430, A.D. 1899. In order to increase the magnification without reducing the distance between the eye-lens and the print, a hemispherical block of glass is put, with its flat side on the print, between the' print and the eyepiece, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6. The hemisperical lens may be achromatized; and the two lenses necessary for use in a stereoscope may be formed out of one block. - Fig. 6 shows the application of the magnifying device to the above-named instruments. The lenses b are mounted in front of the frame a which receives the pictures, and co-axial with the eyepieces c. They are mounted in vertiftally-moving frames f guided by bars g, and carried by a rod h which is lifted by a bent lever i. This lever is operated by the end of a slotted sector l attached to the swinging door e of the instrument. Thus when it is desired to change a picture, the lenses b are automatically moved out of the way when the door is opened, and drop back into position, due to their weight, when the door is closed. When the aid of the magnifiers is not required, they are prevented from dropping into position by means of a pin m being inserted into a hole at the top of the lever support j, thus obstructing the fall of the lever.