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Patent GB-190325890-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Starting Horse Races and other Races
Inventor: WITHERS HENRY ALFRED
Filed: 1903-11-26
Granted: 1904-11-24
Abstract: 25,890. Withers, E., and Withers, A. D., executors of Withers, H. A.], (Withers, P. L.). Nov. 26. Races, starting.- Relates to an electrically - controlled starting-gate for horse and other races. The barrier consists of tapes or webbing connected to arms S<1> on slides S mounted on inclined guide-rods 0, which are eupported between two short posts M, behind which the horses line up, and two longer telescopic or other posts N. The barrier is actuated by two rubber, flexible, or weighted cords K. Before starting the race, the barrier is lowered so that rings secured to the slides S are engaged by jaws G, Fig. 7. Each pair of jaws is connected by a toggle to the weighted armature H of an electromagnet H', which is contained in a box C', secured to one of the posts M. The electrical circuit comprises a battery sometimes enclosed in the box C<1>, and a switch which is held by the starter, so that it is out of sight. When the current is broken, the armatures fall, open the jaws G so that they release the rings L, and the barrier flies up. Buffer springs O<1> are fitted at the top of the posts O. If desired, the rising of the barrier may be arranged to actuate, either electrically or mechanically, a bell, totalizor or stop-clock, which latter may be stopped by the judge the moment the winner passes the winning post. At some distance down the course there may also be arranged an electrically-controlled recall flag, the switch for releasing which is under the control of the starter.
Patent GB-190326145-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process of and Means for Melting Metals
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1903-11-30
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 26,145. Imray, O., [Hoerder Bergwerks und H³tten Verein]. Nov. 30. Blowpipes and blowpipe burners.-The electric arc is used in combination with a gas jet for melting down metal in bulk, solidified conglomerations in furnaces, &c. The gas to supply a jet flame is passed through a pipe n which also forms one electrode. This pipe n is insulated from the piece f, pivoted on a bracket d, which is mounted on a screwed rod c, having a butt-and-socket connection with the base a. The rod can thus be adjusted angularly and also turned by the handwheel h to raise or lower the bracket d, while the pipe n is angularly adjusted by the handle m, projecting from the piece f. A switch and one terminal of the supply conductor are carried by the bracket, and the gas-supply pipe is attached to the piece f
Patent GB-190405465-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Stropping or Sharpening Razors and like Instruments.
Inventor: RHEINBERG ISING
Filed: 1904-03-05
Granted: 1905-01-05
Abstract: 5465. Rheinberg, I., and Rheinberg, J. March 5. Strops.-In a stropping-apparatus for razors &c., the blade is held against the endless strop in such a way that the pressure is independent of the pull on the strop. The blade is held in a spring clip h, carried by a sleeve e, mounted on the spindle c between a fixed cone f and an adjustable cone g, held in position by a spring i, the action of which is controlled by the nut k. The endless strop s passes round the rollers r, q, one of which r is driven by gearing p, o, from the spindle c and handle d. Guide-rollers v, supported by the outer casing t, prevent the strop from being pressed outward by the blade. The strop may consist of a layer of non-stretching fabric and a layer of leather or the like, the joints being arranged obliquely across the width of the strop. On rotating the spindle c in either direction, the sleeve e is turned by the friction cone gearing e, g, so as to press the blade against the strop. In use, the apparatus is grasped in the hand, or it may be held on a table, in which case the casing may be made with a flat side, and the spindle c is rotated first in one direction and then in the other. The blade may be supported outside the endless strop, instead of inside as shown.
Patent GB-190408246-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Producing Weldless Chains from Steel and other Metal Bars.
Inventor: STRATHERN ALEXANDER GEORGE
Filed: 1904-04-11
Granted: 1905-04-06
Abstract: 8246. Strathern, A. G. April 11. Making chains.-In apparatus for making chains from cruciform [and other shaped bars by the method described in Specification No. 14,451, A.D. 1899, the eccentrically-pivoted dies F driven from eccentrics C are made continuous and their motion is controlled by links H connected to a crosshead G<1> on the sleeve G. The crosshead is moved by a beam-lever I actuated by a bevel-driven cam K, and the position of the slide blocks L and the movement of the crosshead are adjusted by wedgepieces g. The dies F have tangential portions F<1>, F<2>, the former being adapted to engage the end of the portion of the chain already made, and the latter to give true form to the last link. Camoperated spring-controlled brushes S are used to cool the dies on the return movement. Instead of the brushes, pipes with holes for delivering jets of water may be used.
Patent GB-190408902-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ship's Windlasses.
Inventor: HANSEN JOHN
Filed: 1904-04-18
Granted: 1904-06-02
Abstract: 8902. Hansen, J. Aug. 18, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Windlasses. - The operating pawl-lever of a ship's windlass is made in two parts 6, 7, capable of being used independently as shown, where the number of men available is small, or of being coupled together to form a single lever by pins passing through holes 18, 19, when a higher speed is required.
Patent GB-190412524-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Resilient Tyres and Fastening Devices therefor.
Inventor: MORRISON ARTHUR STANLEY
Filed: 1904-06-02
Granted: 1905-04-06
Abstract: 12,524. Morrison, A. S. June 2. Tyres, pneumatic &c. ;felloes or rims.-Pneumatic and other elastic tyres are attached to the rim, and creeping is prevented, by inwardly-projecting pins i fixed on side flanges f, g, entering eyeleted holes j formed in the thickened edges of the tyre a external to the inextensible wires b. One or both of the side flanges are detachable, and the tyre is prevented from coming off, in case of deflation, by a central retaining-band m, or the edges of the tyre may be formed to abut against one another.
Patent GB-190413520-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for use in Cleaning Railway Carriages and for like purposes, the same being also applicable for Watering Gardens, Distributing Liquid manure, and such like.
Inventor: CAMPBELL PETER
Filed: 1904-06-15
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 13,520. Campbell, P., and Campbell, C. L. June 15. Direct airpressure apparatus. - An apparatus whereby a supply o f water under pressure can b e conveyed to any desired place and distributed through a nozzle or hose is used for watering gardens distributing liquid manure, washing railway carriages, cleaning windows, extinguishing fires, &c. To the top of the metal drum A is bolted a cylinder B, which may have a copper liner b, Fig. 2. In this cylinder works a piston d, provided with a leather packing- ring d' which is pressed against the sides of the cylinder by a spring coiled behind it. The pistonrod e is hollow and closed at its lower end by a rubber valve h opening downwards, a similar valve c closing the opening between the cylinder B and the drum A. The water is introduced through an inlet D with a cap i provided with a leather or other washer and secured by screws m, n. A pipe J extends a short way downwards from the inlet D, so that the vessel A cannot be filled full, there being no other escape for the air. The outlet for the water is a pipe l reaching to the bottom of the vessel and provided with a cock F and a hose attachment. A pump handle C, Fig. 3, is attached to the piston-rod e, so that air can be compressed into the vessel A, which may be mounted on wheels and provided with handles as shown, or may be provided with carrying-handles. The vessel A may be provided with a safety-valve E consisting of a leather or rubber cap kept in position by a spring e<1> and screws e', e<3>.
Patent GB-190418468-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or applicable to Tramway Lines and to Railway Lines at Level Crossings
Inventor: HOLLICK WALTER JOHN
Filed: 1904-08-26
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 18,468. Hollick, W. J. Aug. 26. Cr o ssi n g s.-Relates primarily to tramway lines where they pass over railway lines at level crossings, but may also be applied to other crossings. The object is to avoid concussion when the wheels of the tramcar pass the gaps for the wheel flanges of the railway train. To this end, a block is brought into the groove and there supported so that it can be depressed by the wheel flanges of a passing train. Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal section of one form of the invention, and Fig. 2 a plan of the same. The block a is supported by pivoted arms e which by a spring mare caused to draw it against a stop s and elevate it. The spring m can be overcome and the block a lowered by links connected to a pivoted plate g, which is disposed in the gap so as to be depressed when a train passes. Modifications are shown in the forms of the linkwork for raising and lowering the block a, in which plates g are provided at both ends.
Patent GB-190419149-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hydraulic Lifting Apparatus, Presses and the like.
Inventor: TEEGLER ROBERT
Filed: 1904-09-05
Granted: 1904-10-13
Abstract: 19,149. Teegler, R. Sept. 5. Pump valves; actuating pumps; p u mp plungers. - Relates to a pump for hydraulic lifting-apparatus, lifts, presses, and the like, and consists in a method of operating the discharge valve of the pump, which also serves as the escape valve for the fluid in the pressure cylinder of the apparatus, so that the load can be lowered with precision. Fig. 1 shows the apparatus, the pump plunger c having a projection b which may open the escape valve a of the cylinder d and so permit of a gradual lowering of the load. For charging the pressure cylinder, the lever of the pump moves from the central position to the left, as shown, and for opening the valve a, it moves to the right from the central position. The fluid escaping from the cylinder d past the valve a flows from the chamber e through the groove g in the plunger c back to the suction chamber h of the pump.
Patent GB-190422242-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Ironing Machines.
Inventor: ALLIOTT JAMES BINGHAM
Filed: 1904-10-15
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 22,242. Alliott, J. B., and Paton, J. M. C. Oct. 15. Ironing-machines, safety - gear for. The movement of the finger - guard releases a weight or spring which causes the reversal or stopping of the driving - gear. In the construction shown in Fig. 1, the guard-plate a is mounted on a shaft b pivoted in brackets attached either to the frame or to the feed-bar c. A lever g, concentric with the feed-bar in the latter case prevents the rod j (shown in Fig. 3) from releasing the weight o under the action of the spring k. If the guard is pushed too far forward, the lever g releases the rod j and the weight falls down the bar p. It thereupon strikes the arm q of a bell-crank lever pivoted at x, thus removing the clutch s and stopping the machine. The hand-lever y or treadle 12 may be used to start or stop the machine ordinarily. In a modification, the fall of the weight actuates a reversing-clutch and, in another construction, the weight is dispensed with, and a rod, controlled by a spring which is released by the rod j is employed instead.
Patent GB-190424322-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Saws for Stone or like Cutting Machines.
Inventor: BAXTER CHARLES HENRY
Filed: 1904-11-10
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 24,322. Baxter, C. H. Nov. 10. Saws.-A saw for cutting stone has grooves B towards the cutting-faces of the saw - blade A s o that the sand used in sawing is fed to the cutting-face of the blade. The grooves are formed in pairs and are inclined at an angle of about 45 degrees.
Patent GB-190425299-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Meters.
Inventor: VOLZ WILHELM GOTTLOB
Filed: 1904-11-21
Granted: 1905-01-05
Abstract: 25,299. Volz, W. G. Nov. 21. Counting-apparatus.-In a water meter in which the indicating-mechanism is magnetically operated, the brass partition 7, through which the transmission of the movement takes place, is provided with the studs or pins 8, of magnetically-conducting non-rusting material, such as nickel, and the magnets and magnet casings 9 are located on both sides of the partition. The operating-magnets 6, lying in the wet chamber, are nickel-plated, and are arranged on the shaft 5 of the transfer gear, which rotates considerably slower than the flierwheel spindle 4. The pins 8 are regularly disposed in a circle concentric with the shaft. The magnet magazine 9 is mounted on the driving-shaft 10 of the indicating-mechanism.
Patent GB-190427552-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Polishing or Burnishing Barrels.
Inventor: LEWIS GEORGE
Filed: 1904-12-17
Granted: 1905-04-27
Abstract: 27,552. Lewis, G. Dec. 17. Safety -pins are polished or burnished by a tumbling-barrel formed with its interior surface or a lining L fitting therein corrugated or grooved either longitudinally o r obliquely. The barrel may be mounted on an inclined axis driven by bevel gearing, and the lining may be made in longitudinal sections or flexible like the cover of a roll-top desk to facilitate removal. The joints should be free from crevices.
Patent GB-190506755-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Mercury Vapour Electric Lamps.
Inventor: LEE CHARLES ANDREW
Filed: 1905-03-30
Granted: 1905-12-07
Abstract: 6755. Lee, C. A. March 30. Vacuum tubes.- A mercury-vapour lamp is started by means of automatic heating of the mercury column. A slightly-inclined, narrow tube a, preferably helical for compactness, unites bulbs b, c, which are provided with h leading - in wires d, e. Sufficient mercury is provided to extend into the upper bulb when the lamp is cold. In series with the electrodes and with the usual steadying-resistance is a heating-coil f, wound round the tube a and consisting preferably of platinum. The coil may extend, as shown, over a considerable length of the tube, and in this case is more closely wound towards its lower end. The current during normal working is smaller than at starting, and the heating-coil therefore becomes practically inoperative : it may however be cut out of circuit by means of an electrode g with which the mercury makes contact when expelled from the tube a. The starting and working currents may then be nearly equal. A syphon bend is formed at the lower end of the tube, and oscillations of the mercury may be checked by means of a constriction h. To steady the discharge, a rod of iron or graphite may project from the mercury in the upper bulb into the tube a. The coil f may be replaced by a protected coil within the tube, or by other heating-means. The upper electrode is preferably the positive one.
Patent GB-190508156-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Method of and Apparatus for Defrosting Meat and other Articles of Food.
Inventor: HENDRY GEORGE
Filed: 1905-04-17
Granted: 1905-06-22
Abstract: 8156. Hendry, G. April 17. Drying meat &c.-The moisture produced when thawing refrigerated meat &c. is expelled by heating in a partial vacuum. The material is placed in chamber a hermetically sealed, and heated by steam or hot air circulating in a coil g, and in communication, through a jet or other suitable condenser k, with a vacuum pump l so that the exuded moisture is evaporated and condensed. A gauge b, thermometer c, and window d are provided.
Patent GB-190509026-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Grates for Stoves and Fireplaces.
Inventor: DAVISON EDWARD LESLIE POOLE
Filed: 1905-04-29
Granted: 1905-12-21
Abstract: 9026. Davison, E. L. P. April 29. Grates.-Sliding motion can be given to the grate bottom for the purpose of shaking out ashes. The fixed frame 2 has lugs 3 upon which the loose grate bottom 1 can be moved from side to side, the motion being limited by stops at each end.
Patent GB-190515134-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Curtain Poles and Means for Lowering and Raising same.
Inventor: HOLT JAMES
Filed: 1905-07-24
Granted: 1906-07-24
Abstract: 15,134. Holt, J. July 24. Brackets; curtains, drawing and suspending; window blinds.-An apparatus for raising curtain poles comprises pulleys d, e mounted on a board c supported by brackets j, which may also serve to carry a blind roller k. Cords f for raising the curtain pole pass over the pulleys and are secured at their lower ends to the pulley h of a blind rack or other holder, or to a winch provided with a ratchet-wheel and pawl. The pulleys may be mounted in the brackets instead of on a board.
Patent GB-190516636-A (GB)
Title: Receptacle for Cigars Cigarettes or the like with Matches and Igniting Surface.
Inventor: KIPPING MAX PAUL
Filed: 1905-08-16
Granted: 1906-01-25
Abstract: 16,636. Kipping, M. P. Aug. 16. Cigar and cigarette cases.-Matches are held in the covers of cigar or cigarette cases by means of bands d, which are either stamped out of the material of the cases or fastened by any means. A striking-surface e is provided. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 24,410, A.D. 1894, No. 18,011, A.D. 1898, and No. 9832, A.D. 1902.]
Patent GB-190516945-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Automatically Making and Breaking an Electric Circuit for Lighting and Extinguishing Electric Lamps at Certain Hours varying with the Seasons.
Inventor: CAPT-LECOULTRE ERNEST
Filed: 1905-08-21
Granted: 1905-12-07
Abstract: 16,945. Lecoultre, E. Capt-. Sept. 3, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act; 1901]. Switches.- Clock - driven cams are caused to actuate circuit making and breaking levers at different times each day according to the season, for the purpose of controlling lamps on motors. The circuit is closed during certain hours of the evening and also in the morning when the lamps &c. are required before sunrise. A contact fixed to the conducting bar c,'pivoted at d, Fig. 1, lies always in the mercury of the terminal cup b, and the bar is so weighted that a contact e<x> at its other end tends to fall into the mercury of the terminal cup a when not prevented by the engagement of the catch e' with the claw of a lever f. The lever f is periodically moved to the left in order to complete-the circuit between the mercury cups a, b, and falls back each time under the influence of a counterpoise f<2>. A second lever g, tending to rise under the pull of a spring g<1>, is adapted to meet a pin e<2> and so raise the lever c and break circuit. To actuate the levers f, g, two wheels i, k are geared together and driven from a clock, which may be an electric or other long-working clock, so as to rotate once in twenty four hours. An arm i<1>, loose on the shaft of the wheel i, is linked by levers k<3>, k<4> to a pivot k<1> on a frame l fixed to the wheel. A stud k<2> on the lever k' travels in an eccentric groove n<1> cut in a cam, Fig. 6, rotating once a year on the same axis as the wheel i, from which it is driven by suitable reduction gearing. The groove n<1> is suitably shaped to cause the arm i<1> to meet the lever f at the proper hours of the evening throughout the year. A short spring lever m, pivoted directly to the frame l, has a stud m<2> pressing on the outer rim of the cam n, causing the shoulder m<1> to meet the lever f at certain seasons, and at others, when the current is not required to be turned on in the morning, to remain inoperative. The circuitopening wheel k is fixed rigidly to a cam r, Fig. 4, which has two notches r<1>, r<2>, to allow the lever g to be raised periodically. One notch r<2> is shaded by a piece s, Fig. 1, loose on the shaft of the wheel k and connected by links t<1>, t to a frame w fixed to the cam r. A stud t<2> on the lever t travels in an eccentric groove u<1> of a disk u rotating once per year. A pivoted tail-piece s<1>, guided as the piece s moves relatively to the cam r by a slot s<2> embracing a pin r<3>, completes the arrangement for varying the position of the notch according to the season. The other notch r' remains operative at a fixed hour.
Patent GB-190517604-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or applicable to Oil Lamps
Inventor: JOHNSON JOHN
Filed: 1905-08-31
Granted: 1906-08-09
Abstract: 17,604. Johnson, J., and Lucas, G. Aug. 31. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Wick-tubes. - To prevent the oil from refilling if the 1 a m p is upset, a closed tubes a having perforations b at the bottom is combined with the burner d. The tube a may be adapted for either flat or circular wicks. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications Nos. 11,275 and 15,589, A.D. 1886, No. 7271, A.D. 1888, Nos. 4028 and 16,460, A.D. 1892, No. 14,395, A.D. 1894, No. 22,342, A.D. 1895, No. 15,827, A.D. 1898, and No. 16,324, A.D. 1899.]
Patent GB-190520510-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Feed Water Heaters for Steam Boilers.
Inventor: WHITE GRANVILLE WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1905-10-10
Granted: 1906-10-10
Abstract: 20,510. White, G. W. J. Oct. 10. Feed-water, heating.-Feed-water is heated in a casing F, surrounding an exhaust pipe B, which contains an enlargement A carrying a number of tubes D. In Fig. 2, the invention is shown applied to the bifurcated exhaust pipe of a locomotive, and in Fig. 9 to a simple exhaust pipe. Water enters at the inlet R, which may be continued inwards in an inclined coiled pipe R<1>, and escapes through the outlet S. The lower part H of the casing serves as a sediment chamber. The nuts K, securing the tubes D, may be formed with bell-mouthed extensions, as shown. A thermometer may be inserted in the gauge glass T.
Patent GB-190520830-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Turbines.
Inventor: ROSA RAPPAPORT
Filed: 1905-10-14
Abstract: 20,830. Rappaport, R. Oct. 14, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Void. [Published under Patents Act, 1901.] Impact-wheels.-Impact-wheels having semicircular peripheral channels co-operating with similar guide-channels are shown in Figs. 2 and 5. Recesses b, Figs. 2 and 3, are formed in the wheel rim, and the channels are made by means of curved covers a, L-shaped in cross-section. A doubleaction wheel has an extension c, Figs. 4 and 5, on each cover, and the nozzle d is more centrally arranged, so that the steam acts first on the inner curve e and is then taken by a guide to the outer curve f.
Patent GB-190521132-A (GB)
Title: A Combined Anti-vibration and Braking Mechanism for Cycles, Motor Cycles and the like.
Inventor: HERWIN WILLIAM RUFUS
Filed: 1905-10-18
Granted: 1906-06-28
Abstract: 21,132. Herwin, W. R., Canny, H., and Wilkins, J. Oct. 18. Brakes for motor and other cycles. A bellcrank lever c, d, mounted at or about the lower end of one fork member, is connected by a spring e to the fork and attached to a brake band h, which, surrounding a ring j, is operated by a Bowden wire passing through the arm d of the lever. A second horizontal lever mounted upon the extremity of the other fork member is similarly connected to the fork by a spring. The arrangement may be modified to suit a rear wheel.
Patent GB-190600521-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Collapsible Mandrel.
Inventor: HANSEN THORVALD
Filed: 1906-01-08
Granted: 1906-12-13
Abstract: 521. Hansen, T. Jan. 8. Moulds.-Collapsible mandrels, more particularly for the manufacture of roving cans from vulcanized fibre or the like, arc made in three or more parts A, A<2>, A<3>, hinged together. The parts A<2>, A<3> are bevelled to allow the part A<2> to be forred inwards. The hinges consist of leaves B<1>, B<2>, B3, rigidly connected to the parts A, A<2>, A<3> and turning on pins B. To remove the cylinder from the mandrel, the sections A<2>, A<3> are forcibly moved inwards by means of eccentrics mounted on the spindle G, the straps of which are connected to the part A<2>, the part A<3> being forced to follow by spring clips C. The shaft G is journaled to sleeves D<2> carried by flanged end pieces D.