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Patent GB-190412068-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Ball-taps.
Inventor: COLE REUBEN
Filed: 1904-05-27
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 12,068. Cole, R., and Cole, F. May 27. Shocks, preventing; ball-and-float valves.-To prevent pulsation or "hammering" i n ball cocks, the valve h is closed by the wedge b, which is raised or lowered by the ball lever a. The fork, in which the wedge b works, is provided with a stop or antifriction roller d against which the wedge bears. A stop g prevents the motion of the wedge b along the arm a.
Patent GB-190413109-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Self-propelling Vehicles.
Inventor: HEWITT EDWARD RINGWOOD
Filed: 1904-06-10
Granted: 1904-07-14
Abstract: 13,109. Hewitt, E. R. June 10. Motor road vehicles.-The uniform movement of self-propelled vehicles, of the type in which the back wheel is driven by a chain and in which the bearing-springs are mounted so as to cause the axles to approach and recede when the vehicle is passing over irregularities, is secured by placing a stop beneath the back springs so that the upward movement of the frame is checked after a certain point. By this means, vertical oscillation of the vehicle is checked and undue slackening of the chain prevented so that shocks due to sudden strains upon the chain-wheel from this cause are reduced. The frame a of the motor car shown in the Figure is mounted upon springs b, b<1>, beneath the former of which is fixed a stop plate f consisting of a wooden or metal bracket bolted rigidly to the frame. The position of this stop is arranged so that the upward motion of the car is checked at the instant when there is the normal tension in the driving-chain e.
Patent GB-190415549-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with the Burning of Pipes, Conduits, Chimney Pots, Channels and other like Earthenware Goods in Kilns or Ovens.
Inventor: BROADBENT FRANCIS WESLEY
Filed: 1904-07-12
Granted: 1904-12-31
Abstract: 15,549. Broadbent, F. W. July 12. Pottery.-Saggers or bonds for supporting pipes, con duits, chimney pots, channels, &c. during drying or firing are made of burnt fireclay, and consist of two or more sockets 2, 3, united by webs 6 and provided with a few inches of pipe 5. They are supported in the sockets of the pipes below, and in turn support the ends of the pipes above, and a number are stacked together in the kiln for neutral support, space being allowed inside and between the saggers for the passage of fire and gases. The sides of the socket may be replaced by studs, lugs, or other devices, while flat plates 12, Fig. 6, having perforations 13, to receive the articles, and vent-holes 14, may also be used. A further modification consists of flat connected rings, vertical projections being provided, if necessary, for additional support.
Patent GB-190420648-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sewing Machine Attachments for Beading Uppers of Boots and Shoes and the like
Inventor: KNOX JAMES
Filed: 1904-09-26
Granted: 1905-09-21
Abstract: 20,648. Knox, J. Sept. 26. Leather-sewing machines ; braiding ; guiding materials ; attachments, securing.-In order that beading may be sewn directly to boot uppers without being previously fixed in position, a special guiding - instrument is used. It comprises an arm c formed at its free end into two jaws d, e, Figs. 4 and 5, between which the beading is guided after passing through an eye h in front of the opening i. The upper jaw is longer than the lower, and the back f of the jaws is slotted at k. A pin l projects in line with the edge of the slot and guides the edge of the boot upper. The arm c is flexibly secured to the machine arm or plate a by a spring and screw o, p and a spring n and stud r. The height of the jaws above the work-plate is adjustable by a screw S. In a modification, the lower jaw d is made resilient, being separated from the wall f by a longitudinal slot, so as to grip the beading between it and the jaw e. The jaws are opened for the insertion of the beading by pressing a small stud.
Patent GB-190422454-A (GB)
Title: A Portable Dark Room.
Inventor: HALL EDWARD LANDER
Filed: 1904-10-18
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 22,454. Hall, E. L. Oct. 18. Dark rooms.-In the collapsable dark room shown in Fig. 2, the opening 10 in the upper plate A is covered by the plate 12, which is held by catches 15 and carries a hood C. The sleeves D form extensions of the sides 22,the edges of which are clamped between flanges of the upper and lower platesA,B. Elastic cuffs 25 are formed near the ends of the sleeves. The braces E at each corner are in two sections e, e', Fig. 4, connected by the rule joint e<2>, and the spring e<3> tends to straighten the sections when the dark room is opened out. Extra side braces may be fitted to the outside of the frame. The upper non-actinic part 29 of the lamp enters the ferrule 31 and telescopes into the lower part 27, which turns over to lie flat when the dark room is folded. The bearings 26 are provided for the trunnions of the film spools.
Patent GB-190424746-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Measuring Instrument or Gauge for use in Conical Turning and Boring, Screw-cutting and the like
Inventor: MILLS BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD
Filed: 1904-11-15
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 24,746. Mills, B. J. B, [Lombard, J.]. Nov. 15. Calliper and angle gauges; calculating-apparatus.-Fig. 1 shows a gauge for use in conical turning, screw - cutting, &c., consisting of a rule a rigidly fixed to the protractor b, an arm d pivoted at e, and a sliding piece c. The graduations on the left-hand side of the rule a show centimetres &c., while those on the right give the lengths of the circumferences of circles of diameters corresponding to the left - hand graduations. The protractor has also two sets of graduations, the zero of one set being on the line A-A, and that of the other on a line at right-angles to this. In screwcutting, the circumference of the screw is set off along the arm a and the pitch along the scale of the slide c, an the angle can be directly read on the protractor. For use in conical turning, the length of the axis of the conical piece is set off along the arm a, the difference between the radii of the end circles along the scale of the slide c, and the angle give the inclination at which to set the carriage of the lathe.
Patent GB-190500859-A (GB)
Title: Improved Device Adapted to be Fixed on, Mangers or the like for Automatically Winding up the Slack of Horse Halters.
Inventor: BALZ GUSTAV
Filed: 1905-01-16
Granted: 1905-11-02
Abstract: 859. Balz, G. Jan. 10, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Stable fittings.-The slack of a halter is automatically taken up by a roller c actuated by a spiral spring d and mounted in an open-work frame a to facilitate cleaning the halter. The device is fixed to a manger. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 347, A.D. 1888, and No. 6015, A.D. 1891.]
Patent GB-190502840-A (GB)
Title: Improved "Self-discharging" Saturator for Sulphate of Ammonia and other Salts
Inventor: PETTIGREW GEORGE
Filed: 1905-02-11
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 2840. Pettigrew, G. Feb. 11. Washers. - Saturators for ammonium sulphate and other salts are constructed so that the inlet pipe for the ammonia does not obstruct the passage of the salt to the outlet at the bottom of the hopper. For this purpose, the horizontal and perforated part of the inlet pipe I, Fig. 1, fits in a recess a made in the side of the circular hopper; or a hollow ring b, Fig. 2, may surround the hopper and be perforated with holes H as shown. These arrangements may be used with the rectangular type of saturator shown in Fig. 3, or the pipe I may be entirely outside the vessel, on one or more sides.
Patent GB-190504927-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or applicable to Fish and Chip Cooking Ranges
Inventor: HOLLAS WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1905-03-09
Granted: 1905-04-06
Abstract: 4927. Hollas, W. H. March 9. Cooking stoves or r a n g e s for frying.-The fat " boilers" or pans of coal or gasheated ranges for frying fish and potatoes, are fitted with false backs or plates a, which are fixed inside of the pans, or are hooked over their edges by means of the turned edges b. The steam produced between the plates a and the backs of the pans prevents the fat from burning.
Patent GB-190505007-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Extincteur-sprinkler and Heat Alarm.
Inventor: WRIGHT HERBERT EDWARDS
Filed: 1905-03-10
Granted: 1905-11-23
Abstract: 5007. Wright, H. E. March 10. Spray - producers and spreaders. - In a fireextinguishing sprinkling system for discharging chemical solutions, the supply pipe c, Fig. 4, is fitted with a projecting portion r provided with an aperture s normally closed by a valve t which is mounted in a casing u and held in place by a block v of fusible metal surrounded by wax v<1>. The casing u is mounted on a cross-bar q fitted to a pipe screwed to the part r, and is forced upwards so as to make a tight joint between the valve t and seat s by a screw w, which also carries a disperser y. When a fire occurs, the wax v<1> and metal v melt and are forced out of holes u<1>, releasing the valve t and permitting the flow of liquid. Fig. 6 shows an arrangement of sprinkler where two separate pipes n, n<1> employed for acid and alkaline liquids terminate in fusible plugs d surrounded by a basket arrangement d<1> which causes a commingling of two solutions before being discharged. The sprinkler pipes may be connected to the extincteur by a flexible pipe so that the apparatus may be set up where required.
Patent GB-190505970-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Filter Presses for Separating the Heavier or Coarser from the Lighter or Finer Components Found in the Tailing of Ores or other Material.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1905-03-21
Granted: 1906-03-21
Abstract: 5970. Thompson, W. P., [Merrill, C. W.]. March 21. Filter-presses.-The frames, Fig. 3, separating the plates have apertures, which, with corresponding ones in the plates, form channels d, a, o for the inlet of the substance to be treated, the inlet of washing-fluids and the discharge of the filtered liquid, and the discharge of the solids, respectively. A pipe w with nozzles y passes along the channel o and supplies fluid to flush out the solids. In a modification, the pipe w and channel o are at different corners of the frame. In another, Fig. 12, the solids are discharged through openings 11 normally closed by gates 12, the pipe w being just outside and being capable of rotation so that the nozzles y may be directed within. Fig. 17 shows another form in which nozzles q are connected with passages r and a channel k. In all cases, two or more inlet and discharge channels may be used. The filter plates used are provided with grooves which drain into one of the channels a or are discharged separately. To prevent washing-fluid passing along the sides of the frames when the solids have shrunk, ribs b having a cross-section in the form of an inverted keystone are attached to the inside of the frame. A single continuous rib is shown in Fig. 3 and several discontinuous ones in Fig. 26. The Provisional Specification describes containers with depressions and corrugations on the inner surface and shows various methods of fastening ribs on to the container.
Patent GB-190507491-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Couplings for Shafts.
Inventor: COOKE THOMAS HENRY
Filed: 1905-04-08
Granted: 1905-06-08
Abstract: 7491. Cooke, T. H., [Cooke, C. J.]. April 8. Shaft couplings.-Relates to shaft couplings, particularly applicable to propeller tail-shafts so as to enable such shafts to be withdrawn through the stern tubes. A conical boss e, Fig. 1, in two or more parts f is recessed to fit over a collar d on the tail-shaft c, the collar being small enough to pass through the stern tube. The boss e is provided with keyways fitting keys in the shaft, and bolts j are passed through a flange b on the propeller shaft a, the boss e, and a conical locking-ring h fitting over the boss.
Patent GB-190508291-A (GB)
Title: Improvement connected with Hair Combs and the like.
Inventor: SIMPSON WILLIAM SPEIRS
Filed: 1905-04-18
Granted: 1906-02-08
Abstract: 8291. Simpson, W. S. April 18. Combs, hair; hair dyes, applying; hair and head, special drying-appliances for.-For cleaning or drying the hair, or for applying dye or scent, the teeth A, Fig. 3, and backs of combs are covered with velvet C or similar material. In a modification, the comb is made with a broad back B, Fig. 5, and a pad, impregnated with dye, scent, or the like, may be fixed to the underside, holes being formed in the pad to slip over the teeth A of the comb.
Patent GB-190512669-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dough-kneading Machines.
Inventor: BLOXAM ARTHUR GEORGE
Filed: 1905-06-19
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 12,669. Bloxam, A. G., [Cannstatter Mischund Knetmaschinen - Fabrik Cannstatter Dampf Backofen-Fabrik Werner & Pfleiderer]. June 19. Moving - beater apparatus; moving - container apparatus.-A system of links is employed in dough-kneaders to make the kneading-arm follow the curve shown in dotted lines, thereby causing the dough to fall from a height and enabling the pan to be removed without disconnexion of the arm. The kneading-arm C D E is rigidly connected at D by a shaft 5 to toggles D F, F A, and is connected by a pin C to the gear-wheel 3. Toggles on either side of the trough and connected by shafts 4, 5 may be used, or on one side only, the limb D F being connected to the kneader by a short shaft. The pan is rotated by worm gearing, driven from the pulley 7 and main driving-pulley 1. If a stationary trough is used, it is made of a shape corresponding to the movement of the kneader.
Patent GB-190514528-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shield Attachments for Travelling Ordnance.
Filed: 1905-07-14
Granted: 1905-10-12
Abstract: 14,528. Krupp Akt.-Ges., F. Oct. 13, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Field carriages. -Relates to elastic supports for shields. The shield E is supported at four points on the axle A, and one or both of the supports on either side of the carriage B is rendered elastic by buffers G, H of pressed felt or other yielding material, or by plate springs K.
Patent GB-190515437-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Corsets.
Inventor: SOUM ANGELE
Filed: 1905-07-27
Granted: 1906-02-15
Abstract: 15,437. Soum, A. July 27. Corsets.-Each side of the corset comprises one piece of knitted fabric a, one portion of which is knitted loosely and the other tightly in such a way that the corsets adapt themselves to the figure of the wearer. The number of bones b required is smaller than usual. Bands e of openwork material are inserted between the busks and the bones. Straps f are attached to the middle of the back and cross diagonally to the bottom of the busks, where they are secured by buckles g.
Patent GB-190516378-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Catching and Shooting Appliances for Aerial Rope Conveyers.
Inventor: LEUE GEORG
Filed: 1905-08-11
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 16,378. Leue, G. Jan. 23, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Shoots; conveyers.-In rope conveyers, means are provided for catching and shooting the transported loads, especially suitable for delivering sacks when transhipping at sea. The pulley b is swivelled to the mast e and depending from its supporting-bracket c, and immediately below the load-releasing device i, is a flexible tubular shoot m, held open by an annular frame n. The shoot, partaking of the oscillation of the conveying- cable a, is therefore always in a suitable position for receiving the load on its release.
Patent GB-190520143-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Treatment of Wood to be used in Electrochemical Apparatus.
Inventor: WHITEHEAD DOUGLAS HAMILTON
Filed: 1905-10-05
Granted: 1906-09-20
Abstract: 20,143. Whitehead, D. H., and Marino, Q. Oct. 5. Wood, treating, for rendering it porous, permeable.to the electric current, and unattackable by electrochemical reactions. The process comprised (1) treatment with Schweitzer's reagent (2) with liquid: ammonia ; (3) washing in water ; (4) immersion in nitric acid; (5) treatment with sulphurous acid, preferably the gas, in presence of oxygen ; and (6) the extraction of the nitrocellulose formed by alcoholic potash containing ethyl acetate. The modified wood, which is flexible, and is for use in electrochemical apparatus, may receive a final immersion in ammonia.
Patent GB-190600582-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Illuminated Signs for Advertising Purposes.
Inventor: BEVILLE WEBSTER JOHN
Filed: 1906-01-09
Granted: 1907-01-09
Abstract: 582. Beville, W. J. Jan. 9. Advertising.-Relates to that type of illuminated signs in which a triangular screen is rotated about an illuminant so as to obscure simultaneously all the letters of a suitably arranged advertisement and cause them to reappear letter by letter. By this invention, the advertisement C is arranged diagonally across the globe A of a light B in stencil formation. The triangular screen E is rotated in a known manner by a fan F above the light, and one or more of the blades of the fan may be twisted to act as a brake. The screen E may be bordered by one or more coloured transparent parts E<6>. In a modification, a second inner screen may be employed carrying stencilled advertisements arranged to appear successively through a transparent diagonal band on the outer globe. This second screen is driven intermittently by gearing from this continuously moving triangular screen. The lower part G of the globe may be made of transparent material for illumination purposes. The screen, carrying the stencilled advertisements, may be grooved to receive exchangeable advertisements which may be made up of facets of glass each bearing a stencilled letter. These facets may be bevelled so as to overlap at the edges, or narrow flanges of opaque material may be attached to one side of each facet so as to close any chinks that might occur between the facets. The Provisional Specification states that the rotation may be produced by any convenient means, and the advertisement may be caused to appear and disappear in various ways ; according to the shape of the opaque screen, its motion may be intermittent, and the advertisements may be carried on this screen and appear through transparent preferably diagonal bands on the globe; also, in a modification, instead of the opaque screen, a strip or strips of glass or other suitable material bearing stencilled advertisements are caused to rotate within the globe either vertically or horizontally, the globe having one or more transparent diagonal strips or one or more panes or openings, and the motion of the bands being preferably intermittent ; and in the modification having two rotating screens, described in the Complete Specification, the motion of the opaque triangular screen may be intermittent.
Patent GB-190602581-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tool-holders for Lathes, Planing Machines and other Analogous Machine-tools.
Inventor: GUENTHER EMILIUS JOHN
Filed: 1906-02-02
Granted: 1906-04-26
Abstract: 2581. G³nther, E. J. Feb. 2. Toolholders.-A tool for a planing machine, lathe, or other machine tool is held in a hole b formed partly in the head of the holder a and partly in a block d, which has a limited motion in the head and is operated by a set-screw f extending to the back end of the holder. A pin k prevents the withdrawal of the screw f from a recess in the block d and consequently the withdrawal of the block. Two or more blocks and screws may be used.
Patent GB-190608432-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stairs.
Inventor: COLLIER JOSEPH
Filed: 1906-04-07
Granted: 1906-04-26
Abstract: 8432. Collier, J. April 14, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Stairs and stair cases.-A winding staircase is formed of two or more courses of bricks which break joint and are supported by a plate C connected to the wall by bars b and fixed to the bricks by studs a. The plate C may be covered by stringboard or with plaster. The stairs are formed of light concrete E to which the treads and risers are secured ; the concrete may consist of cement, plaster, and cork or the like, and apertures may be formed in the stairs to reduce the weight.
Patent GB-190608880-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery for the More Rapid Production of Stereotyped Plates
Inventor: SAUNDERS WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-04-12
Granted: 1906-12-13
Abstract: 8880. Dow, W. S., and Smith, E. J. April 12. Stereotype.- Apparatus for casting stereotype plates, of the type in which the metal is supplied to the moulds by pumps, is arranged so that a number of moulds can be served from a single pump. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the metal-pot c is provided with two metal-pumps d, and the eight moulds a are placed on a turntable b. The plates are cast in the position adjacent the delivery nozzles e, trimmed in the next position by a cutter f, and removed from the mould in the third position, and the mould is arranged for the next cast in the last position. In a modification, four moulds are arranged in an arc around a rotary pump ; or four moulds are placed round a melting- pot provided with two rotary pumps, each pump serving two moulds. In a further modification, three moulds traverse on rails before the nozzle of the metal-pump. A rotary stirrer h is preferably fitted to the metal-pot.
Patent GB-190610610-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Arc Lamps.
Inventor: BROCKIE JAMES
Filed: 1906-05-05
Granted: 1907-01-31
Abstract: 10,610. Brockie, J. May 5. Arc lamps.-In a lamp which is regulated by a series solenoid or solenoids, the upper carbon is suddenly raised to break the arc when the current has diminished to a predetermined value. Such a lamp can be used in series with others. The upper carbon is engaged by a clutch a, pivoted to a rod b which is preferably adjustable in length. This rod is pivoted to a frame c which is mounted within, and on the same pivots d<1> as, a frame e connected to the core of the series solenoid f and to a dash - pot g. The pivot c<1>, connecting the rod to the inner frame, projects into recesses in the outer frame, so that the frames normally move together. On the inner frame is pivoted a latch h, adapted to yield upwardly, and a device is provided which, when the current sinks to a predetermined value, causes the latch to be struck and the inner frame to be tilted so as to draw up the clutch and upper carbon. The device may be one of those described in Specification No. 6510, A.D. 1906 ; as shown, it consists of a solenoid j having a fixed core i<1> and a movable core i, separated by a brass slip, by copper-plating on the ends of the cores, or by other means. The lower core has a collar k in line with the latch h. The coil may be connected in shunt to the series coil f, or to the arc through a switch which is actuated when the upper carbon or the core of the main solenoid reaches a predetermined position, so as to open or close the circuit through the coil and cause the core to be released or pulled down.