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Patent GB-190407518-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Candle Stick.
Inventor: FERRIER WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-03-29
Granted: 1904-05-05
Abstract: 7518. Ferrier, W. March 29. Candlesticks.-A candlestick consists of a pair of thin plates b, which are placed athwart each other and secured to a tray a. The candle is held on a spike c, projecting upwards at the junction of the plates, by arms d projecting upwards from the outer edges. The plates may be supported by extending the arms and spike downwards. An inner tray e may be placed upon the tray a, and may contain water.
Patent GB-190413004-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Supports for the Incandescent Bodies of Burners.
Inventor: SKRIWAN HERMINE
Filed: 1904-06-08
Granted: 1904-07-14
Abstract: 13,004. Skriwan, H., and Lenner, A. June 8. Incandescent gas lamps.-A support for incandescent gas mantles consists of uprights 3 united at their upper ends by a laterally-curved piece 2 which partially encircles and supports the mantle. The lower ends o f the support are secured in clips 6 attached to a cap 4 which projects upwards into the mantle. The mantle can be adjusted at different heights by moving the uprights 3 in the clips 6.
Patent GB-190415295-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Stop Motion for Twisting and Doubling Frames.
Inventor: ROBINSON FRANK
Filed: 1904-07-08
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 15,295. Robinson, F. July 8. Delivery, stopping ; tension arrangements.-Relates to trap twisters. When an end breaks, the remaining ends which are to be doubled with it are broken. Each thread E supports a lever D K, and, when the thread breaks, the end K of the lever raises a comb or cutter H into the path of the remaining threads, thereby holding and severing them. The levers D K are supported on a readily-removable wire pivot F, and between them and the creel is a pivoted frame R carrying a felt pad which acts as a brake on the threads, preventing unnecessary action of the delivery-stop arising from over-running of the creel bobbins. The frame also serves for raising fallen levers D ; L is a frame for limiting the movement of the levers. The trap roller may be driven continuously.
Patent GB-190415569-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Fireproof, Waterproof, and Weatherproof Structures.
Inventor: NOLTE JOHANNES
Filed: 1904-07-12
Granted: 1904-08-25
Abstract: 15,569. Nolte, J. July 12. Tunnels.-Floors, ceilings, walls, and roofs for tunnels and the like are formed with the principal beams a of flat iron bars, stayed by iron joists c. The flooring d, resting on the joists c, is nailed to wooden beams e. The joists c are stamped and bent, as at f, or provided with angle-pieces or bolts to support the concrete filling. The space between the flooring and the concrete, which is only of half the thickness in the middle of the panels, is filled with slag or sand. With wood, cement, wood-block, and like flooring, the beams e, flooring d, and the sand filling are omitted. A thin layer of plaster is spread on the lower face.
Patent GB-190418699-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Wood Preserving Composition
Inventor: PRYOR THOMAS HENRY
Filed: 1904-08-30
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 18,699. Pryor, T. H. Aug. 30. Preservative compositions. - Sulphate of iron (copper), hydrochloric acid, corrosive sublimate, and water constitute a preservative composition for impregnating wood.
Patent GB-190423886-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Carbide Receptacles for Acetylene-generators.
Inventor: HOLFERT MAXIMILIAN WENZEL
Filed: 1904-11-04
Granted: 1904-12-08
Abstract: 23,886. Holfert, M. W. Nov. 4. Acetylene.-In acetylene generators with variable water level, the carbide receptacle consists of several compartments placed side by side, provided with small liquid inlets placed at slightly different levels, or at the same level, so that slight fluctuations of the water level set several compartments in or out of action simultaneously. The first modification automatically regulates the pressure of the gas ; the second is suitable for small installations. In Figs. 1 and 2, the carbide receptacle is a cylinder b, divided into compartments e, f, g, h, i, k by radial partitions ; these compartments have openings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, respectively, and are filled with carbide, after which the lid d is fixed down by the screw nut a. The receptacle shown in Figs. 3 and 4 consists of cylinders e, f, g, h, i, k, closed by tightfitting lids d ; they are mounted side by side, say, on the bottom of the generator, and held together by a ring n. The openings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 are in the same horizontal plane.
Patent GB-190429631-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Packs or Cases of Photographic Films.
Inventor: THORNTON JOHN EDWARD
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-12-30
Abstract: 29,631. Thornton, J. E. Dec. 31. Change-boxes; roller slides; envelopes. - In a magazine film pack, the films B are held in the pleated folds of a wrapper A, Fig. 24. The wrapper may be made in slotted portions, the perforations x-x leaving tags a<7> with indicating-marks, and may either have alternate exposure openings, Fig. 12, or be opaque throughout its length. In the former case, the back is placed in the front part of the folding holder C, Fig. 2, and the films after exposure are drawn over the roller shown into the rear part while the wrapper is drawn through a light-tight slit at the bottom. Where a continuously opaque wrapper is used, the pack is introduced into the rear part, as in Fig. 9, and the films drawn over into position in front of the exposure opening c<3> as required. In this case, the films themselves also have a non-actinic backing. The exit slit for the wrapper may be situated at different parts of the holder, and different combinations of rollers D, d are used for deviating the film from the path of the wrapper. The holder C is formed from a single piece of cardboard, and fits into a plain envelope cover, which is packed in an outer case. This case is removed when the holder is used in the camera. If necessary, the films are directly attached to the wrapper by slits or tags a<2>, Fig. 14, modified devices for which are illustrated in the Specification. A spring partition or cord may be used in connection with the holder C to press the unexposed film forward into the focussing-plane. Or, alternately, the holder C itself may be expansible and compressible, and the spring adapted in the adapter or in the camera. In addition to the folds of the wrapper, a front sliding shutter A<2> may be used,
Patent GB-190503189-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Dynamo Electric Machines.
Filed: 1905-02-15
Granted: 1906-02-15
Abstract: 3189. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Feb. 15. Armatures; commutators; dynamos, regulating; motors, controlling. -The armature coils of a dynamoelectric machine, applicable as a three-wire or constant-current generator or motor or as a motor unprovided with a field winding, are given a pitch approximately equal to one-half or other fraction of the polar pitch, as shown in Fig. 1, and four brushes or sets of brushes b<1>, b<2>, b<3>, b<4> are employed. Two of the brushes b<1>, b<3> bear upon commutator segments connected to coils directly over the pole faces A, A<1>, while the remaining pair b<2>, b<4> bear u p o n segments connected to coils midway between the poles. By this arrangement, the potentials of the brushes b<2>, b<4> are the same, and are equal to one-half of the potential difference between the brushes b<1>, b<3>. Fig. 4 shows a compound-wound three-wire generator with the brushes b<2>, b<4> short-circuited and connected to the middle wire of the system. The currents in the armature coils directly under the pole faces (embraced by brackets at b<1>, b<3>) produce a cross-magnetization of the field, tending to cause a current to flow between the brushes b<2>, b<4>. The armature coils between the poles will therefore give rise to a demagnetization of the field. To overcome these defects, a strong field is employed, and the series winding is adjusted to compensate for the demagnetizing effect. The demagnetizing effect produced by cross currents between the neutral brushes is utilized in Fig. 6 to provide a constant-current machine, which is excited from a constant source. When the machine is operated as a motor, the field winding may be dispensed with. A motor adapted for use on a multi-voltage system is shown in Fig. 5. In the first position of the controller D, the field winding of the motor is connected across the mains 1, 3, and the brushes b<1>, b<3> across the mains 2, 3, In the second position, the brush b<1> is connected to the main 1. In the third position, the brushes b<1>, b<3> are both connected to the main 1, and the brushes b<2>, b<4> to the main 3. In the last position, the voltage impressed upon the field winding is reduced by one-half.
Patent GB-190504234-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Change Speed Gears for Automobiles
Inventor: RAINEY CHARLES
Filed: 1905-03-01
Granted: 1906-01-25
Abstract: 4234. Rainey, C. March 1. Motor road vehicles.- Relates to means for totally disconnecting the variable-speed gearing C from the motor shaft B and the shaft E connected to the driving- wheels, during the operation of changing gear, and consists in the use of slipping clutches A, D, operated simultaneously by rods F, and of a brake member G which is engaged by the internal member of the clutch A when the latter is disconnected and acts to bring the gearing to rest. The Provisional Specification mentions the use of a free wheel in place of the clutch D.
Patent GB-190505687-A (GB)
Title: A Process for the Manufacture of a New Safety Explosive.
Inventor: SCHULTZ GUSTAV
Filed: 1905-03-18
Granted: 1905-11-02
Abstract: 5687. Schultz, G., and Gehre, F. March 18. Nitro compounds.-The di- and tri-nitro derivatives of mesitylene and pseudocumene, are obtained by nitrating solvent naphtha.
Patent GB-190508255-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Car-brakes.
Inventor: PEPPLE JOHN WESLEY
Filed: 1905-04-18
Granted: 1905-10-12
Abstract: 8255. Pepple, J. W. April 18. Brakes; axle-trucks or undercarriages. - The brake pressure is automatically varied with the load on the vehicle, the shoes being mounted on levers working on fulcra which can slide relatively to the levers. The bolster 7 on the vehicle body slides between guides 10 on the axle-truck under the action of springs 8. Bell-crank levers 23, Fig. 4, are pivoted on standards 24 on the base-plate 9, each lever having its one end pivoted to a post 38 on the bolster 7 and its other end to a tube 25. Rods 27 telescope into these tubes, and are formed with forked ends 28, Fig. 2, carrying bent rods 30, on which are adjustably secured knife-edge blocks 36 which serve as fulcra for the brake levers 11, pivoted to hanging brake shoes 12. Thus, as the load is increased, the fulcra are moved nearer the brake shoes until the rods 30 are stopped by lugs 34. The edges of the levers 11 in contact with the fulcra are wedge-shaped, to bring the shoes nearer to the wheels as the fulcra approach the shoes. The force due to the load is normally transmitted from the tubes 25 to the rods 27 by springs 26, but, should the vehicle be loaded while the brakes are on, the springs will be compressed and so allow the rods to telescope into the tubes and prevent derangement of the mechanism. The inner ends of the levers 11 are connected to short compensating-levers 15, 15<1>. The operating-rod 21 is pivoted to the lever 15<1>, and is connected to the lever 15 through rods 20, 19 and a lever 18, mounted on a post 17 through which the rod 21 passes freely.
Patent GB-190521081-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Pianos and other Stringed Instruments.
Inventor: BRUER JEFFREY JAMES
Filed: 1905-10-17
Granted: 1906-05-24
Abstract: 21,081. Bruer, J. J. Oct. 17. Pianofortes; instruments with sonorous strings.- Two sets of tuning-pins are used, preferably arranged at right-angles as shown, one set k for holding and approximately tuning the strings and the other set p for depressing and finally tuning them. The holding-pins, Fig. 4, are provided with multi-sided and preferably bevelled shoulders l, which are arranged to fit in corresponding recesses in a plate m, part of each recess being enlarged as shown to enable the pin to be turned when pressed downwards. - This part of the mechanism may be used at either end or both ends of the instrument. The tuning-pins, Fig. 5, are bored to receive the shanks of slotted swivel depressor blocks s. For convenience in handling, the shanks may be retained by small screws t. The pins are held in a screw plate n fastened to an outer. pin plate o which is rigidly mounted opposite grooves j in the frame. The tuning-pins are, arranged beyond the pressure bar f and spacing- pins g and between the secondary bridges h.
Patent GB-190522193-A (GB)
Title: Stamp Rack.
Inventor: MARTIN CHARLES WESLEY
Filed: 1905-10-31
Granted: 1905-12-21
Abstract: 22,193. Martin, C. W. Oct. 31. Racks.-A rack for carrying rubber stamps and similar small articles comprises a number of spring clips mounted to slide on a bar 5 which is secured to a wall &c. by its ends 6. Each of the clips consists of a plate 8 with an upper hook 9 and a lower hook 10<a> with projection 10<b> so arranged that the plate can be clipped on to the bar 5. Clip springs 11 for holding the stamps are formed from the same blank as the plate, and one or more tongues 14 are cut out of the plate 8 for the purpose of holding identification slips.
Patent GB-190522747-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wheels for Vehicles.
Inventor: CARLILE JAMES
Filed: 1905-11-06
Granted: 1906-10-04
Abstract: 22,747. Carlile, J. Nov. 6. Spring wheels.- The hub of the wheel is suspended by an endless band formed of steel wire, gut, or cotton rope supported on pulleys attached to spokes connected alternately to the hub and to the rim. In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, spokes a attached to the hub alternate with spokes d placed in pairs and connected to the rim and to two rings e near the hub. An endless band d passes over pulleys f attached to the inner ends of the spokes d, and in pairs to the outer ends of the spokes a. In the form shown in Fig. 3, the band passes over three pulleys h linked to one side of the hub through adjustable sleeves k, and over three pulleys connected to the opposite side of the rim by chains l, a central ridge being formed on the inside of the rim for convenience of attachment. The arrangement is repeated at the other side of the hub. In a further modification, the arrangement is similar to Fig. 1 with the addition of inner spokes carrying pulleys supporting a band passing inside pulleys linked to the rings e. Helical springs may be inserted in the band.
Patent GB-190527253-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Street-cleaners
Inventor: MENZIES ROBERT CHARLES
Filed: 1905-12-30
Granted: 1906-05-31
Abstract: 27,253. Menzies, R. C., and Kadar, M. Dec. 30. Sweeping-machines. - Dust is swept into a receiver 32 which may be raised, as shown in Fig. 1, to discharge i n t o a removable container 70, t h e whole being carried on the velocipede framing shown. The machine may, however, be modified for motor, animal, or other propulsion. The receiver 32, when lowered, rests on the bent ends 27 of the hangers 26, and is suspended by a fork 48 from the end 54 of a bent triangular frame 52, which is pivoted at 62 to the frame bar 6. The frame may be raised by means of a lever 55 and links 57, 58, a preliminary closure of the hand - grip 56 releasing the locking - hook 59 from engagement under the cross-bar 24. During the ascent of the receiver, hooks 67 engage pins 69 on its ends and tilt it so that its lid 36 becomes vertical and its contents are discharged into the container 70, The hooks 67, which are pivoted in the upper bent-over ends of the hangers 26, are pressed downwards by springs, and part of the weight of the receiver is relieved by a spring 60. Pin clutches are used to drive the brush from the running wheels 10, these, together with the brush-raising arms 43, being operated as follow,3.by a hand-lever 98 mounted close to the seat ; a link 95 attached to the hand-lever throws over the elbows 92, the shorter arms 91 of which carry rods 99, 89, which are respectively attached to the arms 43 bearing the brush, and to short levers 88 which shift the gear-wheels 84 and the pin elements of the couplings carried thereon, as shown in Fig. 3. To minimize damage by jolting, the rods 89 are bent as shown to give springiness. The brush casing 39 is slotted at 42 to allow the shaft to rise, and chains 100 attached to the rods 99 serve to raise the conveyer 101 about its pivots on the frame-bars 31, Fig. 2, the action being assisted by spring plates 104 cairied by the stirrups 26. A padding-strip 37 between the receiver and the brush casing prevents rattling and rise of dust. The conveyer is supported by rods 108, having adjusting-nuts 109. The container 70, which is preferably of the can form shown, is removably, held in the suspending-frame 71 by a chain 72 or equivalent means, the refuse being directed into it from the receiver by inclines 75. The frame that supports these is hinged to the cross-bar 24 so that the inclines may be raised, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, when the container is to be removed. An alternative device consists of a ring for supporting a bag which may replace the rigid container. The brush shaft 41 is provided with suitable gearing to allow it to be driven by both running-wheels without interfering with the turning of the vehicle.
Patent GB-190600324-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with the Annealing of Metals.
Inventor: BATES DARWIN
Filed: 1906-01-05
Granted: 1906-10-18
Abstract: 324. Bates, D., and Peard, G. W. Jan. 5. Annealing-furnaces.- Relates to a process for annealing metal articles in which air is excluded from the annealing-chamber, which is worked with an open end, and in which the articles can be conveyed through the chamber on a moving conveyer. The articles are passed through the retort a, heated by a furnace b, on an endless conveyer f, and are discharged through the mouth d into liquid in a trough e. Steam or other non-oxidizing gas is introduced at h, and passes out of the mouth, and in addition a steam curtain may be formed at the mouth c by steam issuing from jets c<1>. The mouth c may also be partly closed by an adjustable plate i. When a mechanical conveyer is not employed, the articles may be removed to a bath at either end by hand-operated devices.
Patent GB-190600733-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chimney and Ventilating Shaft Tops
Inventor: THOMAS WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1906-01-11
Granted: 1906-03-22
Abstract: 733. Thomas, W. J. Jan. 11. Chimney tops.- An inner chimney top B is surrounded by an outer one A having holes C, D formed near the base and top.
Patent GB-190600814-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Locking Devices
Inventor: HAMILTON BELTON TATTNALL
Filed: 1906-01-11
Granted: 1907-02-11
Abstract: 814. Hamilton, B. T., and Stroud, L. Jan. 11. Brakes. - Relates to self-locking control &c. levers of the type described in Specifications Nos. 2111 and 20,447, A.D. 1905, arranged to be selflocking in regard to one direction of movement only, applicable in connexion with Bowden or other transmission mechanisms. Upon the pivot A in the fixed casing A' is mounted the controlled member B, which has a cam-shaped boss D. In the tapering recess between this boss and the casing is arranged a spring-pressed ball or roller E. The boss of the handle C fits in the casing and has portions C<3>, C<5> which respectively bear against the ball and the member B. The lug C' may be arranged to engage positively the member B. The wedge-shaped recess may be constituted by forming the controlled part B in one with the casing, which is movable, and arranging it in eccentric relation to a cylindrical boss fixed upon the pivot A. In the form shown in Fig. 3, a pivoted wedge E acts in the same manner in a non-tapering recess. The lever may be formed with two or more of such recesses and locking-devices.
Patent GB-190601012-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Forms of Cheques and like Value or Amount Indicating Documents.
Inventor: COLLIER ALFRED
Filed: 1906-01-13
Granted: 1906-11-01
Abstract: 1012. Collier, A. Jan. 13. Cheques.-In order to prevent fraudulent alteration of cheques and stock and share certificates, and to avoid any increase in the amount of writing to be done on them, the amount for which the cheque &c. is drawn is written in a space ruled as shown in Fig. 3. Vertical columns on the left are provided of various widths for one, two, three, or more figures on different horizontal levels ; the amount is written in words, on the lines b, c, d, e, f on the level of the figures inserted in the required column. A similar ruling is adopted for shillings &c. and also for dollars and cents, numbers of shares, or any other amounts. Limiting values may be inserted on the line next above that required for the actual amount. The counterfoil of the cheque may be ruled in the same way and may be arranged beneath the cheque and duplicated by carbon paper. The dividing lines of the form may be embossed to ensure the proper placing of the figures in the squares which are made so small as to receive only one figure in each square.
Patent GB-190601263-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Kitchen or Cooking Ranges.
Inventor: BRODIE GEORGE GORDON
Filed: 1906-01-17
Granted: 1906-12-20
Abstract: 1263. Brodie, G. G., and Coleman, A. B. Jan. 17. Cooking-ranges; ovens; joints and connexions ; grates; boilers.-Relates (1) to a construction of the oven, (2) to a method of connecting the sheetmetal and cast-metal parts of stoves, such as the ovens and the fronts, (3) to a suspension-device for food in the oven, (4) to a construction of rising and falling grate, and (5) to a boiler fitting. The oven consists of a piece of sheet metal bent, as shown in Fig. 7, to form the bottom and sides ; the back of the oven is part of the back-plate of the range, and the saddle f commonly employed to prevent overheating is utilized to form the oven top. The front or other part to which the sheet metal is to be attached is cast with short discontinuous lugs a, a<2>, Figs. 3, 4, and 6, between which the edges of the sheet-metal plates b, c are drawn by the screws e', Fig. 6, as they are screwed into L - pieces d attached to the sheet metal c. At other parts of the range, the sheet metal is attached to the cast metal by means of small sheet-metal ears which are attached to the cast metal by being placed in the mould before the piece is cast, and are afterwards bent over the edges of the sheet-metal oven &c. The upper and rear edges of the oven body are attached to the top plate f, Fig. 8, and to the back-plate b<2> by screws g screwing into holes tapped into strips h, h<2> clamping the flanges c<1>, c<2>, and the top plate f of the oven is attached to the front and rear plates of the range by screws g<1> screwing into nuts g<2> let into recessed lugs f<2> on the edges of the plate. The device for suspending joints &c. in the oven consists of a stirrup i, Fig. 7, attached to the top plate f. The rising and falling grate bottom k, Figs. 11 and 13, is pivoted in troughs l on the sides of the ash - pit, and its pivots are made with fins k<3>, which engage with lugs on the back of the ash-pit and prevent the pivots from. leaving the seats l, except when it hangs vertically in the ash-pit. The bottom is supported in its highest and intermediate positions by a multiple sliding catch m, and in its lowest position by a bottom catch n ; or a series of pivoted or lever catches may be used. The side boiler y, Fig. 15, is fitted with an internal sleeve w<2>, which prevents cold water poured into the boiler from coming into contact with and cracking the sides of the boiler. The tube is closed by a removable cover w<1>.