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Patent GB-189719124-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Appliances for use in Manufacture of Hat, Cap, or Bonnet Fronts, or Frills, and other Analogous Articles.
Inventor: GARROD JAMES BEST
Filed: 1897-08-18
Granted: 1898-05-28
Abstract: 19,124. Garrod, J. B., [trading as Warren, W.]. Aug. 18. Trimmings.-Frills and the like for hat, cap, or bonnet fronts are made in apparatus shown in vertical section in Fig. 1, plan in Fig. 2, and transverse sections in Figs. 3 and 4, the operating- parts being shown closed in Figs. 1 and 3, and in the left-hand side of Fig. 2, and open in Fig. 4 and the right-hand side of Fig. 2. They consist of a number of elongated boxes or chambers a of triangular shape in cross-section, several being hinged together, side by side, so that the side of one box constitutes the lid of an adjacent box. The ends of each box are curved upwards from the bottom to the top or apex, and are somewhat rounded off inwards at c, so as to deflect the ends of the projecting part of the material somewhat inwards. Several sets of boxes may be connected together by extensions d, or long boxes may be divided into shorter parts by internal partitions. The material in a damp state is placed in folds in the boxes, which are then closed and heated ; the frills may finally be secured together by sewing.
Patent GB-189719465-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lasting Machines.
Inventor: BROOKES ALFRED GEORGE
Filed: 1897-08-24
Granted: 1897-09-25
Abstract: 19,465. Brookes, A. G., [Grandy, E. F.]. Aug, 24. Lasting.-Relates to lasting-machines provided with flexible clamping-bands for securing the foe or heel of the upper on the last, the improvements relating to the clamping-bands and to the apparatus for connecting them to the wiper-operating levers. Fig. 1 shows a plan of a toe-lasting head, parts being broken away, in which the wipers 10 are carried on a plate 61 attached to, or forming part of, a hollow spindle mounted in bearings 5 so as to be capable of rotation under the influence of the worm gear shown. The wipers are operated by a plunger 62 actuated by a lever 19. The leather or other clamping-band A is stiffened by springs e<2>, and is attached to projections b<2> on arms b<1> pivoted to a cross-bar b shown in detail in Fig. 5. To this bar are attached guide-pins b<3> moving in guides in the plate 61, and a stud engaging a slot in a lever D pivoted to the plate 61 and connected by a rod d<4> with the lever 19. This rod is surrounded by a spring d<7>, the tension of which is adjustable by a nut d<8> to alter the relative times at which the wipers and clamping-band engage. Springs e, e tend to straighten the band A, which is attached at the centre to a block on a bar C having a pair of flanges c<1> resting on springs in holes in the plate 61. The centre of the band A is held by these springs against the toe of the upper. In a modification, the band A is not attached to the projections b<2> but passes round the sides of the plate 61 and is secured to springs.
Patent GB-189721738-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fuel Feeding Devices for Petroleum Motors and similar Combustion Engines.
Inventor: BOMBORN OSWAL
Filed: 1897-09-22
Granted: 1898-07-02
Abstract: 21,738. Bomborn, O. Sept. 22. Gas and explosive-vapour engines, supplying hydrocarbons to. Fuel is fed into an adjustable cavity h in the slide valve D through the pipe E, and is forced into the vaporizer C or combustion chamber through the port m and valve d by an inert gas under pressure supplied through the pipe F. The vaporizer C may be heated by the igniting- flame, and the admission of the charge to the cylinder controlled by valves B, C<1>. Instead of adjusting the capacity of the cavity h by a screw H, a cock may be put on the pipe F for controlling the supply of fuel. When gas is used as fuel, the vaporizer is dispensed with. Using the inert gas for forcing prevents premature combustion.
Patent GB-189723068-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Connection with Apparatus for Cutting Piled Fabrics.
Inventor: PLATT JOHN
Filed: 1897-10-08
Granted: 1898-06-18
Abstract: 23,068. Platt, J. Oct. 8. Pile - cutting. - The knife i or carriage f is connected with the travelling cord d by a cotton or other thread h which breaks when a certain tension is exceeded, due to the knife piercing the cloth or meeting with anobstruction. The threads will be of different strengths, according to the nature of the fabrics operated upon.
Patent GB-189803705-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Closets.
Inventor: ADAMS MOSES JAMES
Filed: 1898-02-15
Granted: 1898-03-26
Abstract: 3705. Adams, M.J. Feb. 15. Closet basins.-The sides of pedestal and other basins are extended backwards as shown, to fill up the space behind and thus prevent the accumulation of dust.
Patent GB-189805298-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Motors for Use in Driving Vehicles and for other Driving Purposes.
Inventor: ROE CHARLES
Filed: 1898-03-04
Granted: 1899-05-04
Abstract: 5298. Roe, C., Roe, H., and Knight, H. March 4. Motor road vehicles.- Relates to variable-speed toothed driving-gear, especially applicable to motor cars, and also comprises means for putting the driving-belt out of action and applying a brake. Fig. 2 shows the gear in sectional plan. The intermediate shaft a is supported by a frame o capable of being turned about the axle j. By thus turning this frame, the belt l driving one or other of the pulleys b, c can be slackened. The frame o carries a brake block which at the same time is applied to a brake drum on the axle. The toothed gearing is of the epicyclic type, in which pinions f, f carried by the pulley b gear on one side with a toothed wheel e and on the other side with a toothed wheel g. The wheel e is rigidly connected with the pulley c. The shaft a is furnished with a key d, and is capable of being made to slide lengthwise in its bearings by the linkwork k, r, q so as to engage with either the wheel g or wheel e, or with both. At the same time bolts h and h<1> are slid in or out of engagement with the wheels g and e. By this means different speeds are obtained. Reversal is effected by shifting the belt l on to the pulley c by the fork u, which at the same time holds the pulley b by the brake block u<2>. In order to lubricate the pinion teeth, the pinions are hollow and contain lubricant, which can be squeezed out in small quantities by screwing up the plugs closing the cavities.
Patent GB-189810749-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Caps and other Head-wear.
Inventor: HOFFMANN ALBRECHT
Filed: 1898-05-11
Granted: 1898-06-25
Abstract: 10,749. Hoffmann, A. May 11. Caps; ventilating.-Caps and other head coverings are ventilated by making them with a rim or band a of net-like or perforated material without a lining.
Patent GB-189812859-A (GB)
Title: Improved Double Objective for Photographic and the like purposes.
Inventor: GOERZ CARL PAUL
Filed: 1898-06-08
Granted: 1898-08-06
Abstract: 12,859. Goerz, C. P., and Hoegh, E. von. June 8. Lenses.-Relates to a twolens system for photographic and like purposes. It consists essentially of a simple or composite biconcave lens L', Fig. 1, of low refracting power, and a simple or composite biconvex lens L<2> of high refracting power, these lenses being separated by a layer of air. Of the surfaces of the two lenses facing one another, that belonging to the biconcave lens has the greater curvature. The figures marked on the glass denote the refractive indices. These lenses are spherically, chromatically, and astigmatically corrected. A double objective may be formed by combining together a pair of the single systems.
Patent GB-189814940-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brooches and Fasteners therefor.
Inventor: COCKREN ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL
Filed: 1898-07-07
Granted: 1898-09-03
Abstract: 14,940. Cockren, A. C. July 7. Jewellery fastenings; brooches. - A brooch is formed with a hinged front ; one end B of the front is continued round to form a stationary pin E, whilst the other end C of the front is bent back to form a catch for the end of the pin. The two parts B and C are hinged by collets U, I, which fit together, the inner one being burred outwards over a washer K. H is a stop piece, and F a base-plate secured to the part B. There is a stop piece on the collet I.
Patent GB-189817149-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery for Preparing Fibrous Materials for Spinning.
Inventor: NEWTON PHILIP ARTHUR
Filed: 1898-08-09
Granted: 1899-06-02
Abstract: 17,149. Newton, P. A., [Good, J.]. Aug. 9. Gill boxes or frames; heckling - m a c h i n e s. - Hemp and other flbrous materials are passed through a machine comprising two chains B, B<1> of gill bars, the forward chain travelling quicker than the other. The material subsequently passes successively through a pair of drawing-rollers, a condenser, and a pair of delivery rollers. The pins on each bar are alternately long and short, and between the two chains of pins is a vertically-reciprocating block x carrying pins, the points of which are directed downwards. The material is fed in bunches by hand on to a fixed or pivoted feed-table F mounted upon a carriage D, which is reciprocated between the extreme positions shown by means of a right and left handed screw. When the carriage is in the forward position shown in full lines, the material is pushed by hand, if the table F is fixed, beneath the longitudinal ribs t of a reel E, which is mounted upon the carriage D, the ribs being of such a pitch that they pass successively between the rows of pins of the chain B and press and hold the fibres upon the pins. When the table F is pivoted, it is caused to be automatically raised into the position shown during the first portion of its backward movement, so as to automatically shoot the fibres thereon beneath the ribs of the reel E. The raising and lowering of the table is effected by an arm R<1> carried by a rock shaft R operated by a tappet arrangement and gearing mounted on the carriage, Owing to the continued movement of the chain B, successive layers of fibre are caused to overlap the preceding layers in the manner shown.
Patent GB-189820350-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnaces for Burning or Smelting Household Refuse and the like.
Inventor: WEGENER CARL
Filed: 1898-09-26
Granted: 1899-06-10
Abstract: 20,350. Wegener, C. Sept. 26. Refuse-consuming furnaces.- Coal dust and air are driven into the furnace chamber d by the firing-apparatus a<0>. The refuse is fed through flues i from hoppers k, the feeding- flues i being heated by the combustion gases on their way to the conduit h. The slag from the refuse flows through the openings d<0> into the conduits d<1>, and through the openings r either drops away or is periodically removed. Air for combustion is supplied by the tubes v and w, which are branches of a tube u from the space s<2>. The tube t passes out of the space s<2> and to the firing-apparatus a<0>. The tubes w are connected to the hoppers k. Dampers may be placed in the air flues t, v, w. The slag produced may be employed in the preparation of emery or glass paper, and the heat of the gases may be utilized in steam boilers used in electric generation.
Patent GB-189820601-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanism for Forming Bottle Necks.
Inventor: WAITE HORACE GARFIELD
Filed: 1898-09-29
Granted: 1899-08-19
Abstract: 20,601. Lake, H. H., [Waite, H. G.]. Sept. 29. Bottle necks, making.-Relates to machines for forming the necks of glass bottles. A rotary mandrel A carries a forming- plug C which enters the neck of the bottle L. A sleeve G, rotating with the mandrel but capable of sliding longitudinally upon it, bears lugs g, g<1> with which a pair of bars D' are connected by links G, G'. Forming-rolls D, diminished in diameter at d, are rotatably mounted on the bars D'. A slotted disc E carried by the mandrel allows the bars D<1> freedom of radial movement, but prevents their longitudinal movement. The radial movement towards or away from the bottle neck is produced by the longitudinal movement of the sleeve G, which, if moved towards the left, allows centrifugal force or suitable springs to urge the bars D<1> outwards. Slots G<3> and springs g<2> enable the forming-rollers D to yield to some extent against any abnormal resistance. At the extreme forward movement of the sleeve G, the pressing-rollers being then closed tightly about the bottle neck, the pins h push forwards the loose sleeve H so as to curl up the front portion of the neck and form the lip L<1>. Powdered charcoal is supplied from a hopper by a feed-screw, and scattered upon the forming-rolls to prevent the glass from adhering to them.
Patent GB-189820791-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Roller-bearings.
Inventor: KIMBERLEY NATHAN GOLD
Filed: 1898-10-03
Granted: 1899-03-04
Abstract: 20,791. Kimberley, N. G. Oct. 3. Axle-boxes.-Taper rollers H run between outer bearing-surfaces L and cones a, B. The cone a may be integral with the axle A, or may be fixed thereon, while the cone B is adjustable. The rollers H turn on spindles J supported in rings K connected together to form cages. Dust is excluded by the cap M and by the washer N retained in place by the cap O attached to or forming part of the axle-box.
Patent GB-189826806-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam or Electric After Steering Gear for Ships.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM BRUCE
Filed: 1898-12-20
Granted: 1899-12-02
Abstract: 26,806. Thompson, W. B. Dec. 20. Steering-gear.-Relates to steam and electric steering-gear placed at the stern of the vessel. On the rudderhead 10 is keyed a quadrant 11, grooved at 12 to contain a toothed rack connected to the quadrant by springs 14. A pinion 18 on a vertical shaft 17 gears with the rack. On the shaft 17 is also keyed a worm-wheel 19, in gear with a worm 20 rotated by a steam engine, as shown, or by an electric motor. The steam engine is controlled by a reversing-valve 22 actuated by a bell crank 29. The horizontal shaft 31 is rotated by a hand-wheel 26 or by a chain on the pulley 25. It carries a worm in gear with a wheel on the shaft 17, and thus, when rotated, moves endways to rock the bell crank and actuate the starting- valve.
Patent GB-189910506-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Gas Lighting.
Inventor: SUGG WILLIAM THOMAS
Filed: 1899-05-18
Granted: 1900-03-17
Abstract: 10,506. Sugg, W. T. May 18. Pipes, preventing entrance of air to. The lighting of incandescent burners and of series of burners provided with pilot jets and controlled by a common gas cock, is facilitated by providing below each burner a bell or float D, which is lifted by the pressure of the gas when the gas cock is turned on, and falls into mercury C and seals the end of the supply pipe when the gas cock is turned off. The seal prevents the gas-supply pipe from becoming charged with air, which, when the gas is again turned on, is liable to rush from the pipe and extinguish the pilot jet, or, in the case of incandescent burners, to form an explosive mixture which, upon ignition, shatters the mantle.
Patent GB-189916308-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Operating Device for Electric Bells and House Telegraph Signals.
Inventor: SCHUCHHARDT FERDINAND
Filed: 1899-08-10
Granted: 1899-10-07
Abstract: 16,308. Schuchhardt, F. Aug. 10. Signals, electric.-An electromagnetic generator is used to replace the battery and push of electric bells and house telegraph signals. The generator comprise a magnet b supported by plates b<1> and an armature i contained between its recessed poles and actuated through a train of wheels by a rotary knob k. The apparatus is enclosed in a casing.
Patent GB-189920343-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Axle Forging Machines.
Inventor: MERCADER CAMILLE
Filed: 1899-10-10
Granted: 1899-12-02
Abstract: 20,343. Mercader, C. Oct. 10. Forging.-A heated axle blank A is pressed to shape between dies 2, 3, while its ends are drifted by punches 16 to a distance past the wheel seats. The punches are operated by plungers 17, which also press up spring-returned blocks 21 to form the journal ends. The upper die 3 is carried by the frame 5, and the lower die 2 is moved vertically by a plunger 13, and is locked in the position shown by wedges 11, operated by cylinders 12. When the axle is finished, the wedges are withdrawn, so that the die 2 rests on slides 8 on ways 7. The slides are then moved laterally by a cylinder 10 carrying the die to the position B, Fig. 2. This brings a carrier 15 on the slides under the die 3. The punches are then withdrawn, allowing the finished axle to fall on to the carrier. A fresh blank is placed on the die 2, so that the return movement of the slides removes the axle and supplies the blank.
Patent GB-189921987-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Method of and Means for Blasting Rocks and the like.
Inventor: SCHNEIDER GEORG PHILIPP
Filed: 1899-11-03
Granted: 1899-12-09
Abstract: 21,987. Schneider, G. P. Nov. 3. Blasting; quarrying.-In blasting rock &c. in quarries and elsewhere, the bore-holes are made with a crown borer, and are then grooved as at k to induce the rock to split in the desired direction. The grooving may be done by saw blades z extended by a spring o from the handle p.
Patent GB-189922029-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Speed and Revolution-direction Indicator.
Inventor: HOLZ HEINRICH AUGUST CARL MAX
Filed: 1899-11-03
Granted: 1900-04-14
Abstract: 22,029. Holz, H. A. C. M. Nov. 3. Speed indicators; revolution-direction indicators. -When turning in one direction, a screw a driven from the engine draws water from a tank b through the pipes c<2>, c and forces it up the pipe d, d' into cylinder f, the valve o being arranged for this action. The float h is thus raised, and, by rack and pinion, rotates a hand over a dial showing speeds until the overflow through a V-shaped slot i balances the supply. When the engine reverses. the water is drawn through the pipes d', d and driven up the pipes c, c<1> to the cylinder e. To compensate for varying temperatures, the dials may be adjusted by worm and worm-wheel; or the adjustment may be effected automatically, in which case the expansion of water in two balls placed in the tank b actuates toothed sectors geared to the dials.
Patent GB-190003361-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Secondary Batteries.
Inventor: HATHAWAY JOHN GARFIELD
Filed: 1900-02-20
Granted: 1900-04-07
Abstract: 3361. Hathaway, J. G. Feb. 20. Secondary batteries.-Relates to batteries of the type described in Specification No. 2299, A.D. 1899, in which the positive electrode consists of a central conducting-plate to one or both sides of which is applied a mass of active material held in a rigid porous non-conducting casing. Fig. 2 shows a horizontal section of part of a positive electrode, Fig. 3 shows an inside view of one of the non. conducting porous supports, and Figs. 4 and 5 show different forms of a complete electrode. The invention consists, firstly, in providing the supports c with perforations which are filled with the active material b, and, secondly, of plates of large size which are made up of several plate elements with one central conducting-plate a, the porous supports c being separated from each other by ribs h, Figs. 2 and 4, which project from the central conducting-support a, or the separation being effected by projections o, Fig. 5, formed on the edges of the plates c. The object of this second part of the invention is to facilitate the circulation of the electrolyte. The supports a may be provided with ribs e to bear against the adjoining negative electrodes, or the ribs or projections may be formed on the grid or support of the negative electrode, which may be of any usual form. Unperforated supports may also be employed.
Patent GB-190005279-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ball-cocks.
Inventor: JOHN WYCKLIFFE DICKINSON
Filed: 1900-03-20
Granted: 1900-06-02
Abstract: 5279. Lake, H. H., [Dickinson, J. W.]. March 20. Ball and float valves. - The float arm e of a ball and float valve, suitable for high - pressure service, terminates in a bifurcated extension e<1>, which is pivoted to a sliding casing d and to a pair of swinging arms g pivoted at g<1> to the supply pipe. The casing carries the valve, and slides on the end of the supply pipe, against which the valve can be firmly pressed by the leverage exerted by the float.
Patent GB-190006672-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Driving Device for Cycles and other Machines.
Inventor: REINECKE ERNST
Filed: 1900-04-10
Granted: 1900-05-12
Abstract: 6672. Reinecke, E. April 10. Positive driving-bands; pulleys.-Relates to the construction of positive driving-bands and pulleys for the driving-gear of cycles and other machines. The pulleys a, b, on the driving and driven axle respectively, are formed with inclined projections c, terminating in knobs d. The driving-band consists of a wire f, Fig. 2, fitted alternately with balls g and sleeves h. The balls engage with the projections c, which are arranged in pairs as shown in Fig. 3. To allow reverse driving, the alternate projections on the pulleys may be inclined in opposite directions.
Patent GB-190007043-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Nut-locks.
Inventor: LEEDS WILLIS EDDY
Filed: 1900-04-17
Granted: 1900-11-03
Abstract: 7043. Leeds, W. E. April 17. Locking nuts.-The nut 6 for rail joints &c. is locked by a spring washer 1, the ends 5, 7 of which are tapered and bent as shown, Fig. 6 being a section on the line x-x, Fig. 1. Both ends engage with the flange 9 on the rail 4, or on a similar part, and the end 7 also engages with the nut, springing up as each face of the nut passes it while being screwed up. Fig. 7 shows a modification, in which, unlike the form shown in Figs. 1 and 6, either face of the washer can be put next the nut.
Patent GB-190010787-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Inner Soles for Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: SEAVER AUGUSTUS
Filed: 1900-06-13
Granted: 1900-09-01
Abstract: 10,787. Seaver, A. Nov. 17, A.D. 1899, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Insoles.-Fig. 1 shows a perspective view, and Fig. 2 a cross-section, of an insole particularly adapted for use in welted shoes. The body 4 is made of pasteboard, cork, or layers of pasteboard and cork, or layers of pasteboard or the like and rubber. When rubber is used, it is placed next the inner covering 5. This inner covering is of some non-extensible material, such as canvas, and is attached to the body by one or more rows of stitching 7 parallel to the edge. The outer covering 6 is of sheepskin or other soft and thin leather, drawn tightly over the body and cemented to the upstanding edge of the inner covering to form a lip. The welt and upper are sewn to this lip, which may be reinforced by a tape 11, Fig. 3, attached to the body by the stitching 7.
Patent GB-190011960-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Drop-side Cots
Inventor: TURNER JAMES
Filed: 1900-07-03
Granted: 1901-04-06
Abstract: 11,960. Turner, J., and Adams, J. M. July 3. Cots.-Relates to cots having side frames which slide up and down. The top rod of the side frame has hooks b engaging eyes in collars c on the pillars d. The side rods a<1> slide in guides f cast or fixed to the side bars e<1> of the bottom. These guides are preferably in two parts f<2>, f<3>, of which f<2> is fixed and f<3> movable and connected to f<2> by a lug f<6> engaging a recess f<7> and by a screw g cast with f<2>, passing through a hole in f<3> and receiving a nut g<2>. Each part f<2>, f<3> has a semicircular groove to receive the rod a<1>, giving sufficient clearance to enable the hooks b to be disengaged. The mouth of the hole f<1> may be flared. A ring of leather, felt, &c., let into an enlarged groove h<1>, prevents scratching. As shown in Fig. 9, the whole of the groove for receiving the rod a<1> may be made in the part f<2>, and the part f<3> may be hinged at f Washers may be used to form buffers when the cot side is dropped.
Patent GB-190013716-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pendulums.
Inventor: GETTY FRED ISAAC
Filed: 1900-07-31
Granted: 1900-09-29
Abstract: 13,716. Getty, F. I. July 31. Pendulums.-Relates to the method of suspension. A plate 4, secured in the split pivot 3 by a screw 16, is connected by a pair of springs 5 to a plate 6, which is pierced by a bevelled V-slot 7, while the pendulum rod 1 ends in a finger 11, which bears a conical stud 13 engaging the slot.