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Patent GB-190322334-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Apparatus used in the Winding of Card Filleting upon Cylinders.
Inventor: DRONSFIELD JOSEPH STANDRING
Filed: 1903-10-16
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 22,334. Dronsfield, J. S. Oct. 16. Carding-engines.-Relates to apparatus used in the winding, under tension, of card filleting upon cylinders, and particularly to improvements on the invention described in Specification No. 3130, A.D. 1895. The filleting g passes, in the direction of the arrow, on its way to the cylinder to be covered, under and round a lever f, pivoted at e to a sliding head b, and controlled by springs acting on the left - hand arm. One improvement consists in placing the worm-wheel a by which the head is traversed, as far as may be from the pivot e, so that the tension of the filleting shall tend rather to press the wheel a into engagement with the screw c, than to lift it off the latter, which is also shifted to the left-hand sideof thebedd. Another improvement consists in providing the head with anti-friction wheels or balls h which bear against and slide over the under surface of the bed d at the side at which the upward pull is exerted.
Patent GB-190323569-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: MACKAY WILLIAM ROBERT
Filed: 1903-10-30
Granted: 1904-10-06
Abstract: 23,569. Mackay, W. R. Oct. 30. Motor road vehicles.-Consists in forming the axle of a three-wheeled motor-driven vehicle with a removable portion so as to enable the axle to be shortened when desired, the cuter or non-removable portions of the axle being so connected with the frame and steering-lever or shaft that the parallelism of the steering-wheels mounted thereon is always maintained. Fig. 2 shows a plan of the frame of the vehicle, and Fig. 4 is a similar view after the breadth of the wheel base has been reduced. The removable portions a of the axle are flanged at each end, and bolted to the frames g and outer axles b, respectively; when these are removed, the parts bare bolted direct to the frames, as shown in Fig. 4. The steering is effected from the steering-shaft by means of the bell-crank levers o p, s and the links q, u, r, v, as shown, parallelism being effected by making the arms o p, s and the links v of the same length. The bell-crank levers may be replaced by toothed segments if desired. The wheel x is driven by an engine placed just behind the front seat i, and a two speed changegear is fitted beneath the seat j.
Patent GB-190406509-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Tyres
Inventor: BICKMORE MARIANNE CHARLOTTE
Filed: 1904-03-17
Granted: 1904-11-17
Abstract: 6509. Bickmore, M. C. March 17. Tyres, pneumatic.-A multiple air tube for pneumatic tyres is formed of rubber or other material, corrugated or otherwise, a piece of material being folded over on itself so as to form a series of tubes b, b<1>. The edges are attached at d by a lap or other joint, and the ends are connected to form endless tubes. To facilitate folding the tubes into the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, the attached part c between the inner tubes b<1> is preferably greater than that between the tubes b, b<1>. An inflating- valve g is fitted to each tube. The modification shown in Fig. 7 may be used with or without the ordinary outer cover, the edges n being secured to the rim of the wheel.
Patent GB-190408043-A (GB)
Title: Self-adjusting Set Screw for Holding Glass Globes and Shades for Incandescent Gas and other Lamps.
Inventor: LUSON THOMAS GERHARD
Filed: 1904-04-07
Granted: 1905-02-23
Abstract: 8043. Luson, T. G. April 7. Set-screws for holding lamp globes are made with spring-in heads d to prevent undue pressure due to expansion.
Patent GB-190411048-A (GB)
Title: New Inverted Incandescent Billiard Table Light.
Inventor: GRAY HENRY
Filed: 1904-05-13
Granted: 1905-05-13
Abstract: 11,048. Gray, H. May 13. Gasaliers ; billiard and like table lights; incandescent gas lamps.-A support consists of a length of flexible metallic tubing 1 and a length of rigid tubing 4, which is attached to the lamp 6 and protects the flexible tubing from the heat.
Patent GB-190413949-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Bed Bottoms and in Wire Fabrics for use in the Construction thereof and of Chair Seats, Hammocks and other Articles.
Inventor: CLARK WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-06-20
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 13,949. Clark, W., [Munro, J.]. June 20. Wire fabrics are constructed so that they can be easily taken to pieces. The material may be used for chair seats, hammocks, and other articles where flexible fabric is required to support heavy bodies. The fabric consists of a series of wires bent into zig-zag form. The ends of the loops on one side are formed with tongues made by bending over the wire as shown at 2, Fig. 1. A spring hook thus formed is slipped over a loop of the next wire, as shown In this way, many wires can be joined up. Alternate wires may have plain loops on both sides. At the ends of the fabric are springs 3, having loops 4, and hooks 5, which fit an opening in a frame 7 ; coiled springs may also be used in the centre of the fabric.
Patent GB-190416378-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Golf Balls
Inventor: HARVEY THOMAS
Filed: 1904-07-25
Granted: 1905-05-25
Abstract: 16,378. Harvey, T. July 25. Balls for golf. - The core B, Fig. 3, is wound from india-rubber tubing A, Fig. 4, sealed at its ends D and containing air which may be compressed. The tubing A may be sealed at intervals E, so as to prevent the air from being forced along the tube by the tension in winding. The tubing A may be wound around an inner core C of lead &c., and a rubber tape F may be bound around the tubing A. The core is enclosed in an outer cover G.
Patent GB-190416409-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Measuring Instruments
IPC: G01R11/36
Filed: 1904-07-25
Granted: 1905-05-25
Abstract: 16,409. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. July 25. Motor meters.-The stator of an induction motor meter is arranged as shown in Fig. 4, the magnetic circuit of the shunt coil P being almost closed by the limbs of the core of the series coils S, which are oppositely wound on projections as shown. The phase displacement is regulated by a shortcircuited coil L. The series coils may be doublywound for a three-wire circuit. To compensate for starting friction, a closed circuit E, Fig. 3, in the form of a rectangular loop, is suspended just above the rotating disc, and is moved sideways from its symmetrical position as regards the magnetic circuit by means of a lever pivoted to the frame at f. To avoid alteration in the friction losses due to the positioning of the counting-train, a loose but positive connection is afforded by an arm k on the worm-wheel shaft j, which drives a pin m on the first shaft of the counting-train. The front and back parts of the casing are connected by the bolts a, and the frame B may be removed without detaching the back of the casing from its support.
Patent GB-190416844-A (GB)
Title: Tramway Rail Clip.
Filed: 1904-08-02
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 16,844. Bidder, F. W., and Railway and General Engineering Co. Aug. 2. Chairs; sleepers. -Clips or chairs for securing tramway rails in position are so formed that, by slightly raising the rails of existing tracks, they can be easily slipped into place, their depending legs being then cemented, or concreted into the foundation. The jaw c and the cross-piece d are rounded, as shown in the sectional end view, Fig. 3, so that, when the chair is laid on its side and slipped under the rail, it can be easily turned into its correct position, the legs falling into prepared holes. In new work, the clips can be made to the depth of the concrete foundations so as to form a support for the rails while the concrete is being put in. The rails are fixed in the chair by the oak or teak keys f.
Patent GB-190417847-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pulley Blocks.
Inventor: CAIRNS WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-08-17
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 17,847. Cairns, W., and Currie, J. S. Aug. 17. Pulley-blocks.-Relates particularly to those blocks used for shipping purposes, and consists in providing the pulleys with a ball bearing which is capable of being renewed. In the form shown in Fig. 1, a bearing B is keyed to the fixed casing A of the block, and is provided with a casehardened ball race b<1>. The face a of the pulley rests on the balls C, and the axle E is fixed by a set-screw e to the frame A. In the form shown in Fig. 2, two ball bearings F, F<1> with cones H, H' are employed and are placed within the boss g of the pulley G. The frame K is provided with slots k at each side to allow the axle J to be placed in position, and the side-plates L are fitted with projecting bosses m to act as distance-pieces for the pulley.
Patent GB-190428803-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Variable Velocity Steam or Gas Turbines
Inventor: LENTZ HUGO
Filed: 1904-12-28
Granted: 1905-12-29
Abstract: 28,803. Lentz, H. Aug. 5, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Steam &c. turbines.-In turbines in which the steam or gaseous fluid after leaving one set of blades acts on another set, or on the same set again, the admission angles of the blades are varied to suit the varying angular velocities of the turbine. The letter w with its indices denotes in magnitude and direction the relative velocity of discharge, c with its indices the absolute velocity of discharge, and u with its indices the angular velocity. If u<1> is zero, as in Fig. 2, c<1> and w<1> are identical. If u<3> be the maximum angular velocity, the discharge c<3> is normal to the wheel as in Fig. 4. Intermediate values of u, such as u', Fig. 3, give various discharges as c<2>. The corresponding directions of discharge are shown in Fig. 1, where a is the movable and b the fixed portion. In Fig. 5, a and b have the same meanings, and the second admission passage is shown at c and consists of vanes d<1>, d<2>, d<3>, of which d<1> corresponds to the case u=0 and d<3> to the case u=a maximum. The other vanes d<2> correspond to intermediate values of u. The invention diminishes the fluid resistance at the succeeding entrances, and is applicable to steam, gas, and other fluid turbines.
Patent GB-190510296-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Electrical Fuse Boxes.
Filed: 1905-05-16
Granted: 1906-01-11
Abstract: 10,296. Henley's Telegraph Works Co., W. T., and Nichols, W. H. May 16. Cut-outs. - Fuse boxes, particularly those described in Specification N o. 3216, A.D. 1904, are provided with hooked lugs on their bases and covers, pins passing through the hooks to keep the boxes closed. The base A and cover B of a box are shown in Figs. 1 and 2 with pairs of hooked lugs a, b, the axes of which are situated in the plane of the joint between base and cover. The lugs are of approximately semicircular form, the lugs a being curved in the opposite direction to the lugs b and situated in a different transverse plane. When the cover B is in position, the lugs form eyes on each side through which the pins C pass. When either of the pins C is withdrawn, the cover B may be turned upon the other pin, its movement being limited by shoulders d upon the lugs. The sides of the base and cover have notches h, j to accommodate the lugs b, a in order to keep the rods C near the sides of the box. The pairs of lugs on one part are made to fit between those on the other, so that, if the box is fixed vertically, the weight of the cover is borne by the lugs. The hinge pins C have at their upper ends heads c and at their lower ends holes k through which the sealing-wire passes. One sealing-wire may be used for several boxes. The lugs are in one piece with the body or cover and are usually castings.
Patent GB-190511691-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Car Couplings.
Inventor: TIMMS JAMES
Filed: 1905-06-03
Granted: 1906-02-22
Abstract: 11,691. Timms, J., and Timms, J. O. July 16, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Couplings, automatic. - Consists in means for opening the knuckle, operated by the locking-pin. The locking-pin 10 has a lifting-lug 12, overhung so as to tilt the pin when it is lifted, thus engaging the ledge 14 with the edge 15 of the draw-head and lock-setting the pin. As the knuckle opens, the tail 4 swings freely in the recess 13 of the pin until the shoulder 9 strikes it, displaceing it from the edge 15 on to the tail. Closure of the knuckle withdraws the tail from the recess, and the pin drops into the locked position shown in Fig. 1. For opening the knuckle, a lever 17 is employed, which has a pin 18, Fig. 6, with a retaining-lug 21 for engagement with a corresponding slot 19 in the locking-pin. On the pin being raised beyond the lock-set position, the limb 22 of the lever abuts on the inside of the coupling-head, and the foot of the lever presses under the flange 8 and on the wall 7 of the tail, thereby opening the knuckle. Owing to the length of the slot 19, the lock-setting and locking can be done without disturbing the lever 17. The lug 22 and the slot are so shaped as to allow assemblage or separation of the parts within the coupling-head when required.
Patent GB-190512434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Key Boards for Musical Instruments.
Inventor: MENZEL WILHELM
Filed: 1905-06-15
Granted: 1906-02-15
Abstract: 12,434. Menzel, W. June 15. Pianofortes. -In an instrnment having two independent keyboards of different kinds, mounted on a reversible frame, so that either keyboard may be employed, the reversible frame is provided with a groove 3 at each end engaged by pins 2 fixed in the frame of the instrument. To reverse the keys, the frame is pulled outwards by means of handles 16, which are normally hidden in recesses, and is allowed to drop. The upper end is then pulled over, and the frame is held between stops 15 and spring catches 13 ready for playing. The keys may be prevented from falling out by a strip fixed across them. Or they may be held by springs which may also be used for the purpose of adjustmg the touch. Brackets 24 held in bearing- blocks at each end are provided with flat and spiral springs 25 and adjusting-screws 26. One set of keys may be of the ordinary width and the others narrower.
Patent GB-190518995-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Method of Rolling Hollow Billets on a Mandrel.
Inventor: BRIEDE OTTO
Filed: 1905-09-20
Granted: 1906-06-07
Abstract: 18,995. Briede, O. Sept. 20. Rolling.-In rolling down billets on mandrels in continuous mills in which alternate pairs of rolls have their axes at right-angles to the remaining pairs, the rolls of each pair except the last pair 5 are slightly staggered, so that, in addition to being reduced, the billet is enlarged transversely and pushed away from one side of the mandrel. The grooves in the rolls are slightly deeper than half the diameter of the billet to prevent the formation of fins.
Patent GB-190519111-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of and Ingredients for the Manufacture of a Substance suitable for Electrical Insulation.
Inventor: HESS CHARLES
Filed: 1905-09-21
Granted: 1906-09-06
Abstract: 19,111. Hess, C. Sept. 21. Insulating-compositions.-An insulating-composition consists of mica, asbestos, and solutions of gum and tar, mixed together while being heated, and pressed into moulds. The articles produced are dipped in a solution of tar hardened in an oven, and may then be covered with mica powder.
Patent GB-190520468-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Single-axle Swivel Trucks for Railway and Tramway Vehicles.
Inventor: EDWARDS ARTHUR ERNEST
Filed: 1905-10-10
Granted: 1905-12-21
Abstract: 20,468. Edwards, A. E., [Waggon und Maschinenfabrik Akt.-Ges. vorm. Busch]. Oct. 10. Axle-trucks or undercarriages.-In single-axle swivel trucks, comprising a frame adapted to move about the axle-boxes and to turn about a central vertical pivot, the frame is connected at one end to the carriage body, so as to be movable transversely, by a plate spring, which is arranged to return the swivel truck normally to the central position. The sides b, c, Fig. 3, of the truck frame carry the axle-boxes a, Fig. 1, and the end e carries the vertical pivot g, Fig. 3, bearing in a transverse beam h of the carriage body, which is supported by the usual spiral springs i and plate spring k. The other end d of the frame carries a vertical pin l engaging a transverse slot in a guide-piece n attached to the body, which is suspended from the bearing and centralizing plate spring o, secured to the end d of the frame, by plates q, Figs. 1 and 5, which are sufficiently long to allow the necessary lateral movement of the truck.
Patent GB-190521694-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Rotary Dough Mixing Machine, with Detachable Mixing Chamber.
Inventor: PUTMAN JAMES
Filed: 1905-10-25
Granted: 1906-07-05
Abstract: 21.694. Putman, J., and Kivell, A. Nance-. Oct. 25. Moving-container apparatus.- A rotary dough-mixing machine has the container detachable from its driving - gear, so that 'it can be lowered on to a trolly and used as a proving-vessel if desired. The trolly is made as a weightable or is wheeled on to a weighing- platform and the lid and mixing-bara are made to serve for a number of vessels. The container a is closed by a lid a' capable of being raised by a pulley and chain &c. attached to a ring a<4>. The container is provided with clutch bosses b engaging square, tapering clutches c which slide on shafts d, d<1> journaled in eccentric bearings e connected to a lever-frame h. When the lever h is pulled down, the eccentric bearings raise the container a off the trolly j for rotation. Double knife-edged. bars k, Fig. 9, fit in recesses a<3> and are held in place by a flange a<2> on the side. The lid fits on a rubber ring s and is locked by pins b' passing through lugs b<2> on the clutch bosses b and a block m<1>, in which works a screw-shaft p.
Patent GB-190523505-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Surface Measuring Machines for Leather and the like.
Inventor: BAUER CHARLES
Filed: 1905-11-15
Granted: 1906-11-15
Abstract: 23,505. Bauer, C., [Maschinenfabrik Moenus Akt.-Ges.]. Nov. 15. Calculating-apparatus.-In machines for measuring the area of leather and the like, of the type: in which the leather passes beneath and rotates a. number of measuring-wheels placed side by side upon a common spindle, these wheels rest, when not in action, upon fixed supports and the toothed wheels which sum the area are in constant gear with the measuring-wheel pinions. The leather is fed in the direction of the arrow by flanges h upon the cylinder i, and is pressed down by the endless elastic bands n; alternating, with the flanges are the fixed supports c between which and the measuring-wheels a the leather passes. Provision is made for the slight lift of each measuring-wheel by mounting it upon a lever b, and the segments e in gear with the pinions are also journaled in counterweighted levers f.
Patent GB-190526727-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ignition Devices for Internal Combustion Engines and the like.
Inventor: BRADLEY EDWARD FRANKLIN
Filed: 1905-12-21
Granted: 1906-12-20
Abstract: 26,727. Bradley, E. F. Dec. 21. Gas and like engines, igniting in. In electric ignition apparatus, an interrupter completes the circuits of the primary coil and a shunt electromagnet, and these operate an armature to break the circuit, so producing a single spark across the secondary. The primary coil 1<a> with its core 1 is placed as shown in relation to the spring-controlled armature 17, carried on a pivot 18. The end of the armature lies between the poles 15, 16 of the electro-magnet 12, its normal position being near the pole 15, to, which it is prevented from sticking by a brass tip 22. The armature 17 carries a hook 21 which drags down the contactplate 5 when the armature moves downwards. This plate is secured at its end 5<a>, and carries a bone piece 5<b> and a platinum contact 7 which just touches the platinum contact 6, screwed in a split collar. A condenser 11 is connected across the contacts 6, 7, and the electro-magnet 12, which has a high resistance, is connected as a shunt across the contacts 6, 7 and the primary coil 1<a>. The primary current is interrupted by an insulating-disk 4 having contact-plates 23, rotating under brushes 3, 3<a>. Any suitable device. 25 may be used to distribute current to the sparking-plugs 29 from the secondary winding 10. The coil and condenser are placed in a wooden box, while the other apparatus is mounted on the cover. When the switch 8 is closed and contact is made across the brushes,3, 3<a>, the current passes through the contacts 6, 7 and the primary coil 1<a>. A shunt current passes through the electro-magnet 12, the windings being so arranged that the pole 16 is of opposite character to the. end of the core 1.. The, armature is therefore attracted by the pole 16 and core 1 and is repelled by the pole 15. It is caused by this to snap over to break the circuit, and is released when contact is broken across the brushes 3, 3<a>. In a modification, an auxiliary electro-magnet is combined with the primary core, or with a separated contact - breaking magnet in the main circuit. Specification No. 5989, A.D. 1903, is referred to.
Patent GB-190606097-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Clutches for Transmitting Rotary Motion.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1906-03-13
Granted: 1906-10-11
Abstract: 6097. Boult, A. J., [Wardwell, S. W.]. March 13. Brakes.-Relates to a controlling-device, applicable for winding and unwinding insulated wire, particularly in producing coils for electro-magnets, electric instruments, &c., in which the driven member may be driven by power or hand as desired. The power pulley 10 turns loosely on the driven shaft 2, on which is secured a disk 5 carrying pivoted levers 6 with weighted ends 7. Friction shoes 8 are normally pressed into engagement with the pulley 10 by springs 11 bearing on the lever ends 7, and on lugs 12 on a ring 13, which is adjustable by means of a spring arm 17, carrying a pawl engaging ratchet teeth 19 on the disk 5. The springs 11 are strong enough to start the disk 5, and centrifugal force increases the friction until full speed is attained. A disk 31 fits inside the disk 5 and carries a brake wheel 21, upon which fits a brake block 22, Figs. 2 and 5, pivoted on an arm 23 on a shaft 24 which is rotated by a lever to actuate the brake. The brake is normally kept in engagement by a spring 25. In order that the shaft 2 may be rotated by hand, the brake block 22 and friction shoes 8 are arranged to be disengaged simultaneously by a lever 40. The disk 31 carries pins 30 fitting recesses 29 in the levers 6, a pin 35, which has a bevelled head bearing on a hardened surface on the disk 5 and bears on a plate 39, integral with the lever 40 and provided with projections 41 fitting oblique slots in the edge of a fixed box 38. When the lever 40 is lifted, it engages a projection 43 on the arm 23 and disengages the brake, and at the same time is moved longitudinally by the slots, causing the bevelled end of the pin 35 to engage the disk 5 and rotate the disk 31 and pins 30 sufficiently to disengage the shoes 8. The shaft 2 is turned by a hand-wheel 45, or by a handle 46, pivoted on a loose box 50 and carrying an arm 56 which engages the wheel 45 when the handle 46 is pressed inwards against the action of the spring 57.
Patent GB-190607289-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Variable Speed Driving Gear.
Inventor: ROBERTS DAVID
Filed: 1906-03-26
Granted: 1907-01-10
Abstract: 7289. Roberts, D. March 26. Driving-chains.- In a variable-speed gear, block chains g wrapped round cones a, b have ratchet-toothed links l as shown, which drive or are driven by the transmission chain m through spring- pressed pawls n.