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Patent GB-189704418-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Driving Pedals.
Inventor: WILSON DAVID
Filed: 1897-02-18
Granted: 1897-12-24
Abstract: 4418. Wilson, D. Feb. 18. Treadle-driving gearing.-To prevent shocks and vibration being conveyed to the foot, the latter rests on an inner frame supported by springs in an outer frame carried on the pedal pin in the usual way. Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal section of a pedal in which an inner frame C rests on helical springs on the outer frame A. Reversible pedals may be similarly constructed, with a pair of inner frames. Springs of other forms may be used, Fig. 6 showing a cross-section of a pedal in which bow-shaped springs E<1> are employed.
Patent GB-189706184-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Plate Glass Annealing-kilns.
Inventor: WALSH EDWARD
Filed: 1897-03-09
Granted: 1897-05-29
Abstract: 6184. Walsh, E. March 9. Glass furnaces or kilns.-Plate glass to be annealed is raised by special mechanism and laid upon a series of bars in the path of the furnace gases. Fig. 1 shows, partly in section, a side elevation of the structure, Fig. 2 a vertical section on the line 2-2, Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 a plan of the elevator and travelling bars. Beneath the elevator pit are arranged the air and gas flues 18 and 19, respectively, and the combustion chamber 20. The combustion products pass along the flues 21 below the floor of the structure. Stationary bars 23 are built up with surfaces of non-heat-conducting material. The elevator consists of a series of bars 29 of suitable construction supported on table-like extensions of a stationary bar rest. It is raised by means of the cylinder and attachments 38. The furnace is provided with two tiers of travelling bars 40 and 40<a>, which, being supported on rotating cams, receive a creeping motion. The construction is such that it permits varying expansions and contractions of any of the bars without affecting the others. The cam shafts are mounted on suitable bearings supported on I-beams and operated by convenient gearing.
Patent GB-189717570-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Pickers for Looms.
Inventor: FIELDEN SAMUEL
Filed: 1897-07-27
Granted: 1897-08-28
Abstract: 17,570. Fielden, S. July 27. Loom pickers. - An oblong piece of hide a, Fig. 3, is slit along the lines a<1> and the flaps a' are folded over. A smaller piece b with flaps b<2> is placed inside it, and the two pieces are doubled up together and secured by rivets d and wires c as shown in Fig. 5. Extra pieces of hide may be inserted to bind the folds b<2> together. In the modification shown in Fig. 11, a single piece of hide is used. The flaps a<2> are doubled over twice and the flap a<3> is turned down once. Notches are cut in the edges of these flaps to allow them to bend round to form the hole for the spindle.
Patent GB-189718347-A (GB)
Title: Process for Conditioning Spun Cotton.
Inventor: WILSON THOMAS EDWARD
Filed: 1897-08-06
Granted: 1898-04-09
Abstract: 18,347. Wilson, T. E., and Kestner, P. Aug. 6. Yarns, conditioning.-Cotton yarn is subjected for about a quarter of an hour to the action of steam in a closed vessel from which the air has been exhausted, the pressure being such that the temperature of the steam does not rise higher than about 85‹ C., and is preferably maintained at about 80<0> C.
Patent GB-189721785-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reels for Dressing Meal and Flour.
Inventor: ROBINSON ARTHUR MAURICE
Filed: 1897-09-23
Granted: 1898-07-30
Abstract: 21,785. Robinson, A. M. Sept. 23. Centrifugal flour-dressing machines.-Relates to reels for dressing flour and meal. The apparatus consists of a rotary unperforated cylindrical drum a, on the periphery of which are fixed angle-irons e, serving as lifters for the flour and meal during the rotation of the drum, and also as supports for a helix or helices f of wire, on which is laid the silk or other dressing-surface g. The material to be treated is fed from the spout i through openings j into the space between the drum a and the dressing-surface g.
Patent GB-189723080-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of and Means for Producing Indelible Designs upon the Surface of Glass, Marble, Metal, and similar Material.
Inventor: HADLEY WALTER SAMUEL
Filed: 1897-10-08
Granted: 1898-07-30
Abstract: 23,080. Hadley, W. S., Sephton, F. W., and Mills, R. Oct. 8. Ornamenting glass, metal, and pottery &c. surfaces.-Designs are transferred in fatty ink from etched glass plates to the surfaces, and serve as resists for etching, sand blast, or silvering, or are burnt on. To prepare the etched plate, a plane surface of plate glass is coated with metal foil, wax, asphaltum, or other resistant material, and a design cut in this. The design is bitten in with hydrofluoric acid, and afterwards treated with commercial ammonium fluoride or sand blast to produce a suitable surface ; the resistant material is then cleaned off. To obtain a transfer, the plate is sponged with glycerine, water, or oil, and covered with ink consisting of equal parts of beeswax and commercial pitch, with metallic oxides or other colouring-matter ; this is warmed and poured on the plate, and the excess is removed with a warmed scraper. A print is taken off, preferably on waxed paper, and transferred by rubbing or pressure to the surface to be ornamented, which is then etched with acid, sand-blasted, silvered, or fired.
Patent GB-189728875-A (GB)
Title: Prism Plates for Windows.
Inventor: EWEN JOHN MEIGGS
Filed: 1897-12-07
Granted: 1898-03-12
Abstract: 28,875. Ewen, J. M. Dec. 7. Windows.-Ornamental designs are produced by ribs U between the prisms B of the plates A, and similar ribbed designs D are formed on the plane sides of the plates. These ribs assist in preventing distortion of the plates during the process of manufacture.
Patent GB-189806034-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and in connection with Lamp Wicks and the like.
Inventor: BRIGNOLAS MICHEL
Filed: 1898-03-11
Granted: 1899-01-21
Abstract: 6034. Brignolas, M. March 11. Wicks.-The heating power of the flame is increased by immersing either the wick or the material from which the wick is to be woven in (1) a solution of quicklime, (2) a weak solution of alum, and (3) a saturated solution of sea or other salt. The wick or material is shaken or drained after each immersion, and is finally dried ready for use.
Patent GB-189807098-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Door Mat or Scraper.
Inventor: MOORE ARTHUR CHARLES
Filed: 1898-03-23
Granted: 1898-04-23
Abstract: 7098. Moore, A. C. March 23. Mats, door. A scraper mat is formed of a galvanized corrugated metal sheet A, the ends of which are bent downwards, as at A', and inversely cupped in the hollows at the bend, as at b. The mat may be perforated.
Patent GB-189813168-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement of the Water Closet Flushing Cistern.
Inventor: LINES NORMAN
Filed: 1898-06-13
Granted: 1899-05-06
Abstract: 13,168. Lines, N. June 13. Water-waste preventers, valve-discharge. The cistern is made in halves a and e bolted together at c with an interposed rubber sheet d. The water enters by a passage g and cup h into which the outlet ball valve i is forced when it is raised to give a flush. As the rubber sheet d expands and contracts, air enters and leaves by the holes b.
Patent GB-189815099-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Valves of Steam Engines.
Inventor: WILKINSON SYDNEY WILLIAM
Filed: 1898-07-09
Granted: 1899-01-14
Abstract: 15,099. Wilkinson, S.W. July 9. Valves and valve gear.-Relates to slide valves for steam engines especially adapted for threecylinder engines used for launches, motor vehicles, and the like. The mechanism is designed to move the slide valve, and also for starting, stopping, reversing, and regulating the cut off. Fig. 1 represents the invention applied to a three - cylinder engine, with the slide valve for one cylinder, and the means for regulating and reversing the valve. The steam port D shown in dotted lines and the exhaust port E communicate with the upper end of the cylinders, and are controlled by the slide valve Y which is reciprocated by a cam or eccentric M on the valve shaft. The ends of the slide valve are carried upward and are connected at the top by a cross-bar K. The cam M is encircled by a slide block L, and is formed with an oblique slot through the centre to receive an adjusting key or plate N screwed to the sliding spindle H. The valve shaft is cut away as shown to allow lateral movement of the inclined plate N. The movement of the key N varies the eccentricity of the cam M and the travel of the valve, and when the key is central the action of the valve ceases. The three sets of valves are operated by one shaft F and one spindle H.
Patent GB-189818365-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spool Brakes for Loom Shuttles.
Inventor: DAVID FRANCISQUE
Filed: 1898-08-26
Granted: 1899-07-08
Abstract: 18,365. David, F. Aug. 26. Loom swivels or smallware shuttles.-In looms for ribbons &c., the tension of the weft thread D coming from the spool A is automatically regulated by a spring brake B, the end of which is pressed upon the spool by another spring C. The weft thread first passes through a ring E on the shuttle, and then through a ring or loop b<1> on the brake B, after which it passes through the guide-eye to the material being woven. In a modification, the brake is arranged at the opposite side of the spool, and is pivoted to the shuttle, its end being connected by a spiral spring to a loop through which the weft thread passes on its way from another loop attached to a similar spring at the other end of the spool.
Patent GB-189819364-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery for Cleaning Tin or Metal Coated Sheets or Plates.
Inventor: RICHMOND GEORGE SHAW
Filed: 1898-09-12
Granted: 1899-08-12
Abstract: 19,364. Richmond, G. S. Sept. 12. Cleaning.-Relates to apparatus for cleaning sheets coated with tin or other metal. A, A represent two semicircular baths for bran or other cleaning- material. B, B represent wheels mounted in the baths A, A. and provided with carrier arms C, C and wich gripping-jaws D, D operated by arms E engaging cams F fixed in the baths A. The jaws D, D are so operated as to hold the plate while passing through the bath, and then to release it to pass to the second bath or upon a receiving-table.
Patent GB-189825947-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanism for Starting and Intercepting the Printing Cylinder of Rotary Printing Presses and like Machines.
Inventor: FRISCH FRITZ
Filed: 1898-12-08
Granted: 1899-06-24
Abstract: 25,947. Frisch, F. Dec. 8. Cylinder machines with plane printing- surfaces.-Relates to means for stopping and starting the cylinder in cylinder machines. The cylinder 2 during the printing movement is driven by a rack 4 on the reciprocating bed, and during the return of the bed the cylinder is stationary. The rack 4 is in gear with a wheel 3 loose on the cylinder shaft 1. On this wheel is a slide 6 having a tappet 11 adapted to engage a notch 10 in a disc 9 fixed on the shaft 1. The slide 6 is pressed by springs 8 to cause its tappet to engage the notch 10 (as shown by dotted lines) as the bed moves in the direction of the arrow a. At the end of the printing movement, the slide 6 is pushed against the pressure of the springs 8, to release the cylinder from the wheel 3, by the head 20 on a lever 12 connected by the rod 13 to a lever 14 operated by a cam 17 on the crank shaft 18. The cylinder is held at rest during the return movement of the bed, in the direction of the arrow b, by a projection 22 on the lever 12, which engages a hole in the cylinder. At the end of the return movement the lever 12 is operated to release the cylinder from the pin 22, and the tappet 11 engages the notch 10 of the disc 9.
Patent GB-189826174-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Cigarette Making Machine.
Inventor: PEDERSEN WILHELM GOTTFRIED
Filed: 1898-12-10
Granted: 1899-10-07
Abstract: 26,174. Pedersen, W. G., Adler, L., and Holst, P. N. Dec. 10. Cigarette-making machines.-Relates to cigarettemaking machines of the type in which a filler of tobacco is compressed and forced by a plunger into a paper tube held on a supporting-mouthpiece. Fig. 3 shows a section through the filler-compressing device. The pinion 7 on the rock shaft 1 gears with a rack on the under surface of the slide 8, which is formed with a cam-groove which determines the reciprocation of the plate 11. As this plate advances, its front cutting-edge cuts off the filler of tobacco, which is then compressed between the glass sections 12 and 50 of the mould. A cam on the shaft 1 actuates a lever 19, Fig. 5, which clips the paper tube firmly to a short tube or mouthpiece 20, through which the filler is then forced by a reciprocating plunger. The filled tube, when released, is transferred to the knives 43, 45, and is trimmed at the ends. The mould sections and discharging-mouthpiece are removable, so that cigarettes of varying diameter can be produced by the machine, and one pair of trimming-knives is adjustably mounted so as to vary the length of the cigarette. The operative parts, bearings, &c. are enclosed as far as possible as a protection from dust.
Patent GB-189907939-A (GB)
Title: Loose Pulley for Driving Shafts.
Inventor: SCHADT JULIUS EDUARD RICHARD
Filed: 1899-04-15
Granted: 1899-05-27
Abstract: 7939. Schadt, J. E. R. April 15. Fast and loose pulleys.-Loose pulleys are formed with helical paths or grooves in their peripheries to facilitate the placing of the belts upon the fast pulleys. These grooves are deep on the edge away from the fast pulley, and run into the rim at the other edge.
Patent GB-189908985-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Taps and Valves for Steam, Water, and other Liquids or Fluids.
Inventor: SHAW JOSEPH
Filed: 1899-04-29
Granted: 1900-03-17
Abstract: 8985. Shaw, J. April 29. Sliding-valves for steam, water, or other fluids are shown in the Figures. The screwed spindle b, Fig. 1, has a wedge-shaped end b<1> which forces the two halves f, f<1> of the valve against the seats when the valve is closed. Balls g are secured in the parts f, f<1> for the spindle end to work against. Projecting spherical or conical surfaces may be used instead of the balls. A flange i is formed on the spindle to secure a washer j, which prevents leakage if the stuffing-box is unscrewed. In a modification, the spindle b, Fig. 4, carries a cage m in which slide the halves f, f<1> of the valve, which are normally pressed together by springs p.
Patent GB-189911311-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hand Stamps.
Inventor: MACALESTER JOHN CRAWFORD
Filed: 1899-05-31
Granted: 1900-05-31
Abstract: 11,311. Macalester, J. C. May 31. Hand - stamps. - The types b are secured to a plate a which is connected to the handle d by means of a universal or Hooke's joint comprising a block g mounted upon a pin h and provided with an aperture to receive a pin f, which may pass through lugs e on the plate a; the pin h passes through holes formed in forked jaws i cast in a piece with the ferrule j of the handle. The plate a is formed with an extension c, preferably T-shaped and provided with bearing- pieces c<1> ; the extension c may be normally forced downwards by a spring k. For inking purposes, a box, having a lip or edge, for supporting the pieces c<1> may be employed.
Patent GB-189913740-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Appliances for Account Systems.
Inventor: COPELAND ROBERT JAMES
Filed: 1899-07-03
Granted: 1899-09-02
Abstract: 13,740. Copeland, R. J., and Chatterson, A. E. July 3. Filing papers &c. -A file or temporary binder C such as shown in the Figure is employed for binding sales sheets, invoice sheets, &c. used in systems of keeping accounts.
Patent GB-189918352-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pipe Couplings.
Inventor: DRESSER SOLOMON ROBERT
Filed: 1899-09-11
Granted: 1899-10-14
Abstract: 18,352. Dresser, S. R. Sept. 11. Butt joints; expansion joints. - A joint between the plain unthreaded ends of large pipes is shown in longitudinal and transverse section in Figs. 2 and 3. Divided sleeves B are bolted on to the ends of the pipes A so as to grip the pipes firmly, while allowing slight movements of the pipes through the sleeves, due to expansion or contraction. Packing D is inserted into recesses in the sleeves, and a gland or coupling-sleeve F is placed over the pipe ends. The joint is completed by screwing up the connecting-bolts G. In a modification, the divided sleeves are made with additional lateral projections which are bolted together.
Patent GB-189919640-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electro-magnetic Wave Apparatus.
Inventor: ARMSTRONG JAMES TARBOTTON
Filed: 1899-09-29
Granted: 1900-09-01
Abstract: 19,640. Armstrong, J. T., and Orling, A. Sept. 29. Radiations, electromagnetic, controlling apparatus by.-Relates to the arrangement of oscillator and coherer in electromagnetic radiation apparatus. Fig. 1 shows the two oscillator spheres b, c mounted on adjustable supports and situated in an oil bath e and separated by an insulating-screen dx. The spheres b, c are hollow, and are provided with valves half-drilled so as to allow a number of small metal balls to be inserted or removed therefrom one at a time. The coherer, Fig. 4, consists of a tube w with electrodes y, z secured hermetically in the ends, the cohering material consisting of a number of metal pellets x of suitable size and number to act syntonically with the oscillator. Decohering may be obtained by a transverse permanent or intermittent magnetic field.
Patent GB-189921474-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Chain Making Machines.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1899-10-27
Granted: 1900-02-03
Abstract: 21,474. Boult, A. J., [Roche, D.]. Oct. 27. Making chains.-An iron bar, in being fed forwards through the last link formed, is heated in a liquid electric furnace, one portion of the bar being in contact with a metal conductor and the portion to be heated with the surface of liquid overflowing from a tank. After passing through the last link formed, the heated portion is sheared off by a cutter e, Fig. 5, at the extremity of the dies e, e<1> as they move forward and bend the blank into a U -shape. Lateral dies next advance and bend the ends of the U round a former i. The trough C carrying the chain is next allowed to turn about its pivot b<1>, and, as shown in dotted lines, dips the end of the link into another hotter liquid electric furnace O<1>, the trough being arrested by a conductor N<1>. The dies s', s<2> are now moved towards the new link by cams or the shaft M, and made to close on the joint and finish it. The chain is withdrawn by a wheel D operated by a ratchet v, and the new link is temporarily turned through a right-angle into a position to receive the heated end of the bar. The liquid is circulated by a pump. The furnace O<1> contains a saline solution.
Patent GB-190006771-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Greaser-wheel for use in Lubricating the Axles of Railway and Tramway Vehicles.
Inventor: ALLEN GEORGE ARTHUR
Filed: 1900-04-10
Granted: 1901-02-16
Abstract: 6771. Allen, G. A. April 10. Lubricators.- Relates to a greaserwheel, mounted to rotate within an oil trough disposed between the rails of a colliery track, for the purpose of lubricating the axles of the tubs or wagons passing over the track. The greaser-wheel consists of a hub a connected to a rim c by means of bowed springs d. The springs are secured to the rim by screws, and are connected to the hub by cross-pins, or by engagement with slots or grooves in the hub. The hub is mounted to rotate upon an axis g, which is adjustably secured in the framework i, bolted to the oil trough or receptacle m. The periphery of the rim c is facetted to the curvature of the axles, which pass over it and make wiping contact therewith.
Patent GB-190008800-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Single Acting Multiple Expansion Motive Power Engines.
Inventor: RESTLER JAMES WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-05-12
Granted: 1900-07-28
Abstract: 8800. Restler, J. W. May 12. Multiple-expansion engines; valves, distributing.- Relates to single-acting multiple-expansion engines, with the cylinders in one, two, or more tandem sets, of the kind described in Specifications No. 1961, A.D. 1893, No. 905, A.D. 1894, and No. 2358, A.D. 1896, and the invention consists mainly in the employment of a peculiar arrangement of reciprocating valve and ports. The valve is preferably of cylindrical form, and may be made, in some cases, capable of rotation through 180‹ in order to reverse the engine or of partial rotation in order to regulate the port area for governing purposes or in order to close the ports altogether for stopping the engine. Fig. 2 shows a vertical section through a portion of a form of the engine in which the valve is furnished with means at D for rotating it for the purposes named. The valve is constructed and arranged with a number of pellets or cover portions a ... i and ports into or through the cavity of the valve, the motive fluid being permitted to pass the pellets or cover portions into, out of, or through the ports or cavities in the valve, or through the ports between the valve casing and the cylinders. In the example shown, rotation of the valve through 180‹ alters the phase of the valve relatively to the ports in the requisite manner for effecting reversal of the engine.
Patent GB-190102080-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tables Desks or Stands for Type-writing Machines and the like
Inventor: RALPH JAMES
Filed: 1901-01-30
Granted: 1901-03-16
Abstract: 2080. Ralph, J., and Titley, J. Jan. 30. Tables, desks, cabinets, &c., for type-writers. The board A, on which is fixed the type-writer, is pivoted at a<1> to the sides of the case, and is pivoted at f<1> to one arm of a toggle, the other arm of which is pivoted at f<2> to the casing and at e<1> to the top E. Bars H are pivoted at c<1> to the casing, and at e' to the top. When not in use, as shown in Fig. 4, the board A lies flat on the part J, which closes in the compartment and prevents dust from getting to the machine. By lifting up the front of the top and pushing it back, the parts come into the working position shown in Fig. 3, in which position the part M forms a ledge for pencils &c. A catch at c' may hold the board A firmly in the working position.
Patent GB-190104036-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Unloading Apparatus.
Inventor: MARTIN CHARLES POAG
Filed: 1901-02-25
Granted: 1901-04-27
Abstract: 4036. Martin, C. P. Feb. 25. Tipping-apparatus.-In an apparatus for automatically dumping an ore or other car G', a truck A running on wheels, carries wheels B supporting a turn-table a turning on a central pivot. The car is run on to tracks C pivoted by an axle b to the turntable and connected together by braces and a rod e, with a nut d. Metal rails E are curved at f to hold the car in position with the aid of abutments on a rod G having handles h. Stop pins i are provided. When a hook F is released from a catch g, the car is automatically tipped, and, when emptied, is returned by a spring L or other means.
Patent GB-190105957-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lacing-hook Guards.
Inventor: LOVELL ALBERT KINGMAN
Filed: 1901-03-21
Granted: 1901-04-27
Abstract: 5957. Lovell, A. K. March 21. Lacing-fastenings.-Relates to guards for the lacing-hooks of shoes, gloves, &c., to prevent injury to clothing. Fig. 1 shows the guards A applied to a laced boot, Figs. 3, 4, and 7 sectional views, and Fig. 6 the guards yielding to allow the laces to pass when lacing the boot. The guards A are of rubber or other flexible material, and are provided with flanges E, E', which are sewn or cemented to the boot uppers. The guards lean inwards towards the lacing-hooks D, Figs. 4 and 6, but yield before the pressure used in lacing.
Patent GB-190106144-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Mechanically-operated Stringed Musical Instruments.
Inventor: CLAUSS MAX
Filed: 1901-03-23
Granted: 1901-06-29
Abstract: 6144. Clauss, M. March 23. Automatic instruments.-The invention relates to means for stopping the strings of string instruments. Sliding bars corresponding in number to the strings are operated by teeth which engage with the tune-sheet. Arms D projecting laterally from the bars engage in the pivoted levers B, which act in conjunction with oscillating jaws C and grip the strings as shown in Fig. 5. The forms given to the levers and jaws are shown in the Figures.