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Patent GB-189702408-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Velocipedes Brakes.
Inventor: JAMES JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1897-01-29
Granted: 1897-12-04
Abstract: 2408. James, J. W. Jan. 29. Brakes.-A foot-rest A is attached to the end of the rod or tube B, to the upper end of which is secured the arm H carrying the brake block P. The rod or tube B works within the tube D attached to the forks F of the machine by means of clips E, the tube D being closed by plugs s<1>, s<5>. A spring S which bears against the plug s<1> and the collar s<2> serves to bring the brake out of action. The collar s' is secured to the rod B by the pin s<3>, the head s<4> of which works in the slot d<1> in the tube D. By pressing down the foot-rest A, the brake is applied. Collars may be substituted for the tubes D, and the device may, if desired, be attached to each fork and connected with one brake block, or may be fixed in the interior of one or both forks or other suitable part of the frame. The device may be used to operate other forms of brake blocks or brakes.
Patent GB-189705722-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ventilating Head Gear.
Inventor: HARRIS THOMAS BLACKLOCK
Filed: 1897-03-04
Granted: 1898-01-29
Abstract: 5722. Harris, T. B. March 4. Ventilating hats, caps, and other head coverings by supporting them a short distance away from the head so as to allow of the passage of a current of air. This is effected by inserting in the hat an arched frame of the shape shown, having points C, D for engaging in the hat, and a covered part B for bearing against the forehead. In a modification, the part B is made in one with the sides A of the frame, and, in another modification, the sides A are twisted together in the middle of the frame.
Patent GB-189706792-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shoe Lasts.
Inventor: BEIJER JOHN GUSTAF
Filed: 1897-03-15
Granted: 1897-04-17
Abstract: 6792. Beijer, J. G., and B÷ttcher, F. March 15. Lasts.-In order that the toe-portion may remain in the shoe during the process of heeling, the last is divided as shown. The two portions A, B are united by dovetail slides and are held in position for lasting by a pin E.
Patent GB-189708381-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Bottles to Prevent them being Refilled.
Inventor: GUINANE MICHAEL
Filed: 1897-04-01
Granted: 1897-05-29
Abstract: 8381. Guinane, M. April 1. Stoppers; refilling, preventing.-Relates to bottles which cannot be refilled after having been once emptied. The neck 3 is tapered to form a seat for the ball valve 8 and has a solid portion 4 formed with a hollow underside 5 and a liquid passage 6. During filling, the valve is held up by the wire 9 as shown, and after the bottle is filled the wire is withdrawn, allowing the valve to drop to its seat. When the bottle is inverted, the valve drops into the hollow 5 and permits the contents to be poured out. When the bottle is returned to the upright position, the valve drops to its seat and prevents the reintroduction of liquid. The mouth of the bottle is normally closed by an ordinary cork.
Patent GB-189708486-A (GB)
Title: Machinery for Exerting Pressure Circumferentially upon Annular and Cylindrical Objects, and for Fixing Tyres on Wheels.
Inventor: HUBER CARL
Filed: 1897-04-02
Granted: 1897-06-26
Abstract: 8486. Huber, C. April 2. Hydraulic presses. - The press is particularly applicable for compressing leather tyres of the kind described in Specification No. 5692, A.D. 1895, on wheels. The tyre G is surrounded by a strap H, and two wheels so prepared are put in the press and surrounded by two chains L, or by one endless chain, acted on by the plungers of the hydraulic cylinders B. The slack in the straps is then taken up and the wheels are removed. In some cases it is of advantage to press one wheel at a time by means of a chain passing right round it and attached at its ends to the plungers of two cylinders. The press may be used, as shown in Fig. 4, to press the edges of the metal rim 0 into dovetailed recesses in the leather tyre by means of tools P carried on the plungers. The angle of the threads of the screws C is slightly less than the slipping-angle, so that they can be easily turned by hand to allow the plungers to be forced forward as described in Specification No. 28,865, A.D. 1896.
Patent GB-189710865-A (GB)
Title: Improved Music Recording, Noting, and Marking Mechanism for Pianos, Harmoniums, and other Keyboard Instruments.
Inventor: LATEULERE ALBERT ANTOINE
Filed: 1897-05-01
Granted: 1898-06-01
Abstract: 10,865. Lateulere, A. A. May 1. music recorders; organs, harmoniums, and like instruments ; pianofortes.-The invention relates to a music recorder for keyboard instruments. The keys b actuate levers b<1> pivoted in a frame a which can be tilted so as to remove the levers from the keys when it is required to disconnect the recording-device. The frame a carries printing- levers f, which are placed as close together as possible, and are actuated from the levers b<1> by an action in principle the same as the " roller-board" action of an organ. A paper band passes from a storage roller k to a suitably-actuated take-up roller l, and over a tension roller h which also serves to present it to printing-discs f<3> carried by the levers f. The levers f are normally kept away from the band by springs g<1>. The take-up roller is composed of two concentric slotted tubes p, p<1>, so that the band can be introduced into the slots when the tubes are in the position shown, and secured by turning them so as to close the slot. An inking-roller g is rotated by a band l<1> from the take-up roller l, and dips into an inking-trough g<4>, which has a sharp turned-in edge to remove superfluous ink. When the levers f are actuated, the rollers f<3> are pressed against the inking-roller and also against the paper band. The former turns them and causes them to print on the paper lines the length of which corresponds with the duration of the notes. The measure of the music may be marked by a pedal device operating in a similar way to that used for note printing. The printed band may be read by comparing it with a dummy keyboard.
Patent GB-189714322-A (GB)
Title: An Improved File for Papers.
Inventor: CHURCHILL HENRY HERBERT
Filed: 1897-06-12
Granted: 1897-12-04
Abstract: 14,322. Churchill, H. H. June 12. Filing papers.- A piece of wire is bent into the form shown. When closed, the pointed end C is put into the coil B. In a modification, the hanging loop D is omitted.
Patent GB-189718193-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Food and similar Containers.
Inventor: WALLMEYER AUGUST
Filed: 1897-08-04
Granted: 1897-09-04
Abstract: 18,193. Wallmeyer, A. Aug. 4. Food-warmers; cooking - v e s s e l s.- The apparatus consists of an outer vessel 2 and inner vessel 5 ; the space 6 between i s filled with hot or cold water or other fluid through an aperture 7. The two vessels may be soldered at their rims, or may fit and be secured by a bayonet-joint. The lid 8 may be hinged, or may also be secured by a bayonet-joint.
Patent GB-189725470-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Spindle Bearings of Spinning, Roving, and Twisting Frames.
Inventor: LAUGHLIN ROBERT
Filed: 1897-11-03
Granted: 1898-09-24
Abstract: 25,470. Laughlin, R. Nov. 3. Spindle apparatus for spinning, roving, and twisting frames. The neck and step bearings a, b are fitted with dished flanges d, which are secured to the rails by screws g and form oil cups. When the invention is applied to new frames, the vertical port i o n s of the dished flanges are dispensed with, and the bearings are fitted into longitudinal grooves in the rails, along which the lubricant can flow from one end of the machine to the other. The lower part i of the footstep bearing is made adjustable by screwing, being secured in the adjusted position by a lock-nut j<1>.
Patent GB-189726195-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means for Regulating the Unwinding of Threads, Slivers, Rovings, and the like in Spinning, Twisting, and similar Machines.
Inventor: CLAD RUDOLF
Filed: 1897-11-10
Granted: 1898-09-24
Abstract: 26,195. Clad, R., and Schnabel, E Nov. 10. Creel arrangements.-For regulating the unwinding of threads, slivers, rovings, &c. from the spools 2 in spinning, twisting, and similar machines, the thread passes from the spool over a thread-guide 10 on the end of a balanced lever 9, 6, the other end of which carries a brake block 5 for engaging with the end of the spool; 11 is an adjustable weight. In the case of heavy spools, the brake is applied to one side of the centre of the spool head. The invention is also applicable to spools or tubes without heads.
Patent GB-189802903-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Sprocket Wheels for Velocipedes.
Inventor: WENTZEL LODEWYK JOHANNES
Filed: 1898-02-04
Granted: 1898-04-30
Abstract: 2903. Wentzel, L. J. Feb. 4. Chain-wheels for velocipedes. In each of the spaces between the sprocket teeth a small roller is inserted in such a manner as to touch each of the links of the driving-chain during its passage round the wheel.
Patent GB-189804311-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Utilizing the Power of Waves.
Inventor: RIDER BELLE
Filed: 1898-02-21
Granted: 1898-03-26
Abstract: 4311. Rider, B. Feb. 21. Wave mills.-A number of buoys carry air-compressing cylinders 12, the piston-rods 19 of which are operated by floats 18, 25 ; the compressed air is conveyed by flexible pipes 5 to reservoirs ashore, which supply compressed-air engines. In Fig. 2 the air compressor is in the form of bellows; the buoy has a pair of hinged valves 17 which only open upwards and keep it from rising with the waves. The floats 10, 18 are in the form of double cones, and the upper one slides on guides 11, one of which forms the air pipe. In Fig. 4, the floats 23 are connected by long rods 26 to a moored platform 24 at a great depth. The movable float 25 is pivoted to the float 23 at one end and to the piston-rod at the other. It is moored so that the free end is always presented to the waves. The floats may be vertical cylinders, attached to a pontoon or not, according to the depth of water. The compressor may be a double-acting piston pump. Two sets of storage reservoirs are employed, with a pressure regulator between them so that the pressure in the second is kept uniform.
Patent GB-189813049-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Producing Grinding Wheels and the like and Grinding Bodies thus Produced.
Inventor: LJUNGMAN KNUT ELOF
Filed: 1898-06-10
Granted: 1899-04-22
Abstract: 13,049. Ljungman, K. E., and UndÚn, O. June 10. Surfacing and polishing.-Wheels, rollers, and other tools for working stone &c. are made by mixing clay and carborundum with or, without emery or corundum &c., pressing the mixture in a mould to the desired shape under very high pressure, and finally heating until the clay and emery or corundum commence to fuse.
Patent GB-189818676-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Navigable Vessels.
Inventor: TURC HENRI LOUIS JOSEPH CLEMEN
Filed: 1898-08-31
Granted: 1899-08-29
Abstract: 18,676. Turc, H. L. J. C. Aug. 31. Pitching, preventing; rolling, preventing.- Relates to improvements in vessels of the type described in Specification No. 7850. A.D. 1898. The vessel F, shown in Fig. 1, particularly applicable as a mail boat or yacht, has two keels Q serving as ballast, and one or more floatsf carrying a plat. form P on which are placed detachable cabins E, which in emergencies may be used as rafts. The floats are designed so that the hull is always submerged, and their length should not exceed onethird to one-half the length of the hull, and the weights are arranged so that p-a is the lowest possible value, p being the distance of the lateral metacentre above the centre of buoyancy, and a the distance of the centre of gravity above the centre of buoyancy. A large flat plate A with fixed and movable horizontal rudders is fitted in the manner described in the Specification mentioned above.
Patent GB-189821073-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for Hardening Artificial Stone.
Inventor: WESTPHAL CHRISTIAN
Filed: 1898-10-06
Granted: 1899-07-15
Abstract: 21,073. Abel, C. D., [Westphal, C.]. Oct. 6. Stone, artificial.-Artificial stone blocks consisting of lime and sand are hardened by subjecting them to an atmosphere consisting mainly of carbon dioxide, which may be obtained by any well-known process. The reaction may take place in open vessels, or the steam produced may be retained. The hardening process may also take place under steam pressure.
Patent GB-189823774-A (GB)
Title: Devices for Holding Cut Flowers.
Inventor: FIELDWICK ROBERT WILLIAM
Filed: 1898-11-11
Granted: 1899-10-07
Abstract: 23,774. Fieldwick, R. W. Nov. 11. Flower holders.-Consists of a number of tubes a of lead &c. cast in one piece with, or soldered to, a disc b. On the disc are feet or the like c to enable water to get access to the bottom of the tubes. ' The flowers may be placed in separate tubes d, which are placed inside the tubes a. In a modification, the sides of the tubes are soldered to a vertical strip of metal.
Patent GB-189826874-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ore Crushers.
Inventor: GATES PHILETUS WARREN
Filed: 1898-12-20
Granted: 1899-07-15
Abstract: 26,874. Lake, H. H., [Gates, P. W.]. Dec. 20. Crushers with gyrating heads for ores. The frame consists of a base a, pillars a<1>, and a cylinder A<1> which is split and provided with a bolt for clamping the ring B in which the lining G is secured by Babbitt metal. This ring is readily removable, and may be reversed when the lower end of the lining becomes worn ; its upper end projects beyond the cylinder, and has clamped upon it the split rim of the spider C in which the upper end of the shaft is supported. The lower end of the shaft fits in the boss of a bevel-wheel H, which runs in an oil chamber h<1> formed between the removable bottom plate J and a diaphragm in the base a. The bevel pinion H<1> runs in an upward extension of this chamber, provided with a cap I<2>, and throws the oil over the top of a partition into one of two side chambers, according to the direction of rotation. The side chambers communicate by passages g<3> with an oil cup g<5> formed, above the boss of the wheel H, by an upward extension of the diaphragm. Surplus oil runs back to the chamber h<1> through passages g'. A packing-box is provided to prevent the escape of oil along the shaft. The driving pulley or wheel L is mounted upon the boss of a two-armed driver K (see also Figs. 6 and 7), and the pulley and driver are connected by two breaking-pins l secured by clamping-bolts in split eyes in the two parts.
Patent GB-189827433-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Gaiters or Leggings.
Inventor: TIPPING ROBERT FRANCIS GARTSID
Filed: 1898-12-29
Granted: 1899-04-01
Abstract: 27,433. Tipping, R. F. G., and Lean, W. W. Dec. 29. Leggings and gaiters.-The legging, Fig. 9, is cut of the shape shown at its lower end, so that the boot is readily accessible for re-tying laces &c., and is fastened at the back by metal strips inserted along the meeting edges of the gaiter and provided at the top with any ordinary fastening, and at the bottom with a fastening consisting of a projecting piece A attached to one strip and inserted through a keyhole-shaped slot in the other strip, and then turned round a quarter of a revolution so that it remains fastened. The legging is held down on each side by a projection B of the same shape as A, which is inserted through a keyhole-shaped slot C in a metal piece M attached to the spur strap D. A strap E attached to the legging passes under the boot, and is fastened by a buckle or by a metal piece of the same shape as M attached to the end of the strap and engaging with a projecting piece on the legging. Reference is made to Specification No. 27,432, A.D. 1898.
Patent GB-189905907-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Game to be Played with Maps.
Inventor: BINNS CHARLES
Filed: 1899-03-18
Granted: 1900-02-24
Abstract: 5907. Binns, C. March 18. Race games; dice.-The game is played on a map divided into sections representing journeys by railway, camels, boats, and steamers, each of these sections being further divided into stages. The players are provided with pieces corresponding to the above sections, and the movements are determined by throwing a die four of the faces of which are correspondingly marked. The other two faces of the die are marked with a circle and double circle respectively, the former representing a forward move on any stage, and the latter a forward or backward move on any stage.
Patent GB-189907009-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Gas Cooking Stoves.
Inventor: SENKING AUGUST
Filed: 1899-04-01
Granted: 1899-06-02
Abstract: 7009. Senking, A. April 1. Gas cooking-stoves.-The stove consists of two parts which are readily separable from each other, namely, a plate for cooking purposes and a roasting- oven. The stove plate a is provided with hooks e which fit into eyes f upon the oven c; or other methods of fastening may be employed. The plate is provided with one or more burners, and the oven may be heated by the waste gases therefrom. The oven may comprise a roasting- chamber h, and may have a griller i or warming- compartment underneath the same. In the construction shown, the products of combustion pass up a side flue into the flue m. The combustion products from the burners k pass through the roasting-chamber, and then, by means of the deflector n, they pass forward into the flue m. The plate may be connected at either the right or left hand side of the oven. The legs d, o of the oven and the plate may be made removable so as to render the stove more easily transportable.
Patent GB-189907742-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Governor for Marine Engines.
Inventor: EVANS WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-04-13
Granted: 1899-09-02
Abstract: 7742. Evans, W. April 13. Marine governors.-Consists in the use of a float to act as a governor and prevent the racing of marine engines when the ship pitches. The float is preferably confined in a chamber A near the stern and open to the sea. By a rod D passing through a stuffing-box, the movements of the float, as the water level rises and falls in the chamber, are communicated to the rod F and thence transmitted to the engine throttle G.
Patent GB-189910421-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or applicable to Water Gauges for Steam Boilers and other purposes.
Inventor: TATE WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1899-05-17
Granted: 1900-03-24
Abstract: 10,421. Tate, W. H. May 17. Gauge-glass fittings.-The gauge glass A is surrounded by a steam-tight case consisting of a glass C, fitted into grooves in the fittings D', and a metal backing D. The metal backing carries a cylinder E having a piston F and piston-rod G geared to a frame H. Should the gauge glass break, the piston-rod pushes the frame H to the left and turns off the cocks J, J.
Patent GB-189912371-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for the Development and Sensitizing of Photographic Plates, Papers, or the like, without the Necessity of the Dark Room.
Inventor: QUINCEY SAMUEL
Filed: 1899-06-14
Granted: 1900-06-14
Abstract: 12,371. Quincey, S. June 14. Developing; fixing; sensitized plates and films.- Relates to a box or enclosed dish for developing, fixing. or sensitizing plates or the like. The bottom b, Fig. 1, of the box a consists of a plate of non- actinic glass. Or it may be of clear glass; in that case the non-actinic glass is slid into guides c behind it. The plate &c.is inserted or removed at the upper end, which is covered by a water-tight lid e fastened by hooks f or otherwise. The liquids are poured in through the bent tube 19, and remain in the bottom of the box clear of the plate until the box is tilted. A lens w mounted on.a ball-and-socket joint or otherwise is used for inspecting the plate. This lens has a flap shutter z, opened after the eye has been placed light-tight against the eyepiece, by turning the axis 7 against a spring. Shutters of various other forms are described. For examining plates &c. by direct light, an electric incandescent lamp with a red bulb is fixed inside the hood t, but it is only switched on while the inspection is actually taking place. Films may be placed in frames or holders before being put in the developing-box.
Patent GB-189913146-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Production of Solid Materials from Tar and other Substances.
Inventor: DOERR CLEMENS
Filed: 1899-06-24
Granted: 1899-08-19
Abstract: 13,146. D÷rr, C. June 24. Wood substitutes.-Granular or otherwise finelydivided inorganic materials, such as sand, gravel, &c., or organic materials, such as sawdust, are intimately mixed with from 10 to 30 per cent. of tar, and heated to from 150‹ to 200‹ C. to remove from the tar the more volatile of its constituents. The composition is pressed or stamped into the required form before it is completely cold. The hardness of the product varies in accordance with its composition from that of hard wood to that of granite, and it is applicable as a substitute for wood, vulcanite, stone, &c. The watery constituents of the tar may be removed by distillation before mixing with the filling-materials.
Patent GB-189913811-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Welding Metals.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1899-07-04
Granted: 1899-10-28
Abstract: 13,811. Boult, A. J., [Copper and Steel Welding Co.]. July 4. Welding.-A flux or compound for welding copper, or copper and iron or steel, or copper and brass, may be of any one of the following typical compositions by weight:- (1) Borax 16 parts, pulverized clay 8 parts, and potassium ferrocyanide 1 part ; (2) borax 16 parts, pulverized copper 4 parts, white vitriol 3 parts, and potassium ferrocyanide 1 part ; (3) borax 9 parts, blue vitriol 1 part, and potassium ferrocyanide 1 part. In welding copper, the surfaces to be united are first heated to cherry-red heat, sprinkled with the flux, again heated to welding-point, and then welded by pressure such as hammering, rolling, &c. In welding copper and steel or copper and brass, the more easily fusible metal is placed above and exposed to the air, the lower being heated to cherry-red heat. After sprinkling, they are again sufficiently heated and welded.
Patent GB-189913962-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Acetylene Gas Generators and Holders.
Inventor: HOLMES JAMES BRICKELL
Filed: 1899-07-06
Granted: 1900-07-06
Abstract: 13,962. Holmes, J. B. July 6. Acetylene. - T h e generator A contains a conical carbide holder 2 provided with an opening 3 through which it is charged when the cover 1 is removed. The holder is mounted in conical bearings 6 and 7, into which it is pressed by a spring 15 on a stud 12. Whentheholder is overturned by the handle 10, the carbide falls upon a plate 18. This plate is provided with conical ends, which are pressed into bearings 21 and 22 by a spring 26. When the carbide is exhausted, the handle 27 is turned and the lime produced falls into a removable tray 28. Water is supplied to the carbide from a tank 69 by means of a pipe 60 and a perforated pipe 30. A cock 61 in the pipe 60 is turned on and off by a projection 65, which is carried by the gas holder bell 46 and engages the cam-like arms 62 and 63, one of which is weighted. The gas passes from the generator by a pipe 32 to a chamber 33. which opens below into a washing- chamber 35. The chamber 35 communicates by holes 38 with a chamber 36 which is charged with water for washing the gas by a funnel 42 and holes 43. The gas passes from the chamber 35 by a pipe 49 into the bell 46, which is mounted by means of a tube 47 upon a guide-rod 48. The tank 34 is filled with water by a funnel 44 and holes 45. The bell carries a safety escape tube 53, which is perforated at 52, and the gas escaping thereby is conducted away by pipes 54, 55, 56, and 57. The lower and upper parts of the generator also communicate with the pipes 56 and 57. The gas passes from the bell to the burners by pipes 50 and 51.
Patent GB-189919260-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Horse Shoes.
Inventor: EVANS ENOCH BAKER
Filed: 1899-09-25
Granted: 1899-11-11
Abstract: 19,260. Evans, E. B. March 18, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Drawings to Specification. Nails for special rubber horse-shoes are preferably formed with T-shaped heads.