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Patent GB-189724310-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnaces and Flues for Steam Boilers.
Inventor: MEREDITH OWEN
Filed: 1897-10-21
Granted: 1898-09-10
Abstract: 24,310. Meredith, O. Oct. 21. Steam-generator furnace flues.-In order to secure a more even deposit of sediment on the crowns of corrugated flues, minor corrugations b, projecting into the water space, are formed between the main corrugations a. The main corrugations, projecting into the water space, have a much sharper curvature than those projecting on the fire side of the flue.
Patent GB-189730445-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Simultaneously Connecting a Number of Pairs of Electric Conductors.
Filed: 1897-12-23
Granted: 1898-02-05
Abstract: 30,445. Siemens Bros. & Co. and Holmes, E. Dec. 23. Couplings for connecting several pairs of conductors. Two castings A, A' are provided with as many nozzles B as there are conductors C to be joined. Each conductor is fitted with a conducting- extension D to which an insulating-disc E is secured. The two castings are secured by bolts I, and finally good contact is obtained by screwing in the screw G.
Patent GB-189801053-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Stripping and Cleaning of Carding Engine Flats.
Inventor: PHILIPSON WILLIAM
Filed: 1898-01-14
Granted: 1898-11-12
Abstract: 1053. Philipson, W. Jan. 14. Carding-engines.-Relates to the stripping of carding-engine flats. Above the rotary stripping-brush B is a card-covered lag H, which is mounted in such a manner that it will remain stationary in the position shown, or it can be turned about the axle E into the position shown in dotted lines, pressed i n - wards against the action of springs so as to engage with the teeth of the roller, and returned to its upper position, removing during this movement the accumulated dirt &c. in the teeth of the roller. When in its highest position above the roller, the toothed lag serves to force the loose fibres on the surface of the roller downwards into the teeth of the same. In a modification, a heckle or comb is carried by an adjustable shaft mounted upon levers which can be turned about the axle E.
Patent GB-189801614-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Propulsion of Wheeled Vehicles.
Inventor: STATHAM JOSEPH JOHN
Filed: 1898-01-20
Granted: 1898-11-26
Abstract: 1614. Statham, J. J. Jan. 20. Propelling.-Relates to means for employing the vertical vibrations of spring-supported frames to assist in driving tricycles, velocipedes, and other vehicles. Fig. 2 shows an end view of a fourwheeled road vehicle. The arms h pivoted to the frame a carry the spindle g to which the rollers f are pivoted. The spring i fastened to the frame and spindle normally keeps the rollers f in the tracks e formed on the inside of the wheels d. When the rear end of the vehicle descends, it carries the arms h with it and they force the rollers to run down in the tracks e and assist in the propulsion.
Patent GB-189803523-A (GB)
Title: Improved Device or Apparatus for Conveying Sanitary Pipes and other Articles from Place to Place.
Inventor: WRAGG REUBEN
Filed: 1898-02-12
Granted: 1898-12-10
Abstract: 3523. Wragg, R. Feb. 12. Hand-trucks.-Relates to hand-trucks primarily for conveying green sanitary pipes to the drying- sheds, but applicable also for carrying chimney pots, vases, castings, and the like. The wheels A are supported in the rigid frame B<3>, which is provided with a handle B and a rest K. A frame C is pivoted to the frame B<3> at C<1>, and is in connection with the handle B by means of the jointed rods E. The article to be transported is placed upon a stand, and the handle B is raised until the frame C assumes the position shown in dotted lines, which allows the prongs D' to be placed under the stand. The handle B is now depressed, and the article and its stand are supported upon the pivoted frame C.
Patent GB-189806204-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or applicable to Cycling and other Coats.
Inventor: PIGGOTT JOHN
Filed: 1898-03-14
Granted: 1899-01-14
Abstract: 6204. Piggott, J., and Turner, E. March 14. Coats for cyclists and others have the division d, Fig. 3, between the lapels and collar cut so deep that the former may be turned up and fastened across the wearer's chest as shown in Fig. 4, without interfering with the set of the collar. Spring hinges a aid in retaining the lapels in either position.
Patent GB-189808490-A (GB)
Title: A Game to be Played on a Board with a Spring Cue and Discs or Balls.
Inventor: HOLCOMBE ESSEX
Filed: 1898-04-12
Granted: 1899-01-14
Abstract: 8490. Holcombe, E. April 12. Games imitating billiards &c.-The game is played with spring cues and with balls having flattened sides or with discs. Fig. 1 shows a general view of the apparatus during the progress of a game. A series of pockets are arranged round a board of convenient dimensions. Into the pockets discs c are slid by means of the spring cue. Each cue consists of an inner piece b<1> which is retracted against a spring or a suitable equivalent and is released. To prevent the rebound of the discs from the pockets, metal hangers F are secured to the board by hinges at their upper ends. Rubber pads K may be provided and a thin strip of rubber around the guard at the edge of the board. The board is supported at a suitable height upon an ordinary table.
Patent GB-189814038-A (GB)
Title: A Process for the Manufacture of Fluoro-Compounds.
Inventor: SCHMEISSER WALTER
Filed: 1898-06-24
Granted: 1898-09-10
Abstract: 14,038. Schmeisser, W. June 24. Hydrofluoric and hydrofluosilicic acids; fluorides and silicofluorides.-Relates to the production of hydrofluoric or hydrofluosilicic acid, and the corresponding salts, without developing injurious fumes. Consists in heating fluorspar and an acid alkaline sulphate, with or without the addition of silica, to a dull red heat, whereby either hydrofluoric or hydrofluosilicic acid is obtained with an alkaline sulphate and calcium sulphate as byeproducts, according to the following equations :- (1) 2 HNaSO4 + CaF2 = 2 HF+CaSO4 + Na2SO4 (2) (a) 4 HNaSO4 + 2 CaF+ SiO2=SiF4 + 2CaSO4 + 2 Na2SO4 + 2 H2O. (b) 3 SiF4 + 3 H2O = 2 H2SiF6 + H2SiO3. The alkaline and calcium sulphates are separated by treating with water. By adding the solution of alkaline sulphate to the main product, an alkaline fluoride or silicofluoride is precipitated.
Patent GB-189815223-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Match Making Machines.
Inventor: DAY JOSEPH EDMUND DUVAL
Filed: 1898-07-11
Granted: 1899-06-02
Abstract: 15,223. Day, J. E. D. July 11. Matches.-In a machine for making matches, the splints are fed from a hopper B, shown in plan in Fig. 3, into a series of grooves a' formed in a plate a, and are pushed by a series of reciprocating pins h<1> on to a number of plain laths mounted upon a vertically-moving frame in the usual manner. The pins h<1> are carried by a frame G, which slides within guideways h, and is actuated by means of rods g, g<1> and eccentrics f, f<1>, which are mounted upon a shaft F ; this shaft is provided with a grooved friction roller E, or its equivalent, which engages with a similar roller or equivalent on the driving-shaft. The hopper B is shaken by means of cords S, T, passing over pulleys M and respectively connected to a rocking lever and a coiled spring. A vertical grooved plate J guides the front ends of the splints as they are carried downwards by the frame.
Patent GB-189817371-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Electric Battery and Bell Combined.
Inventor: MARKT GUSTAVE
Filed: 1898-08-11
Granted: 1899-05-27
Abstract: 17,371. Markt, G., [Markt Bros. & Co.]. Aug. 11. Drawings to Specification. Primary batteries.-A dry battery is contained in a cylindrical casing on which an electric bell is mounted. The casing is castellated and scored with loopholes, and serves as a reel on which to wind the conductor.
Patent GB-189820340-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Settings for Steam-boilers.
Inventor: KENNEDY EDWARD SELDEN TOWNSEND
Filed: 1898-09-26
Granted: 1898-12-10
Abstract: 20,340. Lake, H. H., [Kennedy, E. S. T.]. Sept. 26. Steam-generator furnaces; settings or casings.- The Figures show the method of applying the invention in the case of a water-tube boiler of the porcupine type, but it may be applied to any boiler with a furnace casing below and a superstructure enclosing the heating-surfaces. The object is to support the superstructure, independently of the lining of the furnace, in such a way as to allow free expansion and contraction of the lining. The superstructure, which in the form shown in Fig. 11 consists of a double wall of brickwork, rests on an annular shelf b, which is supported by the outer metal shell of the furnace casing, to which it is connected by simple brackets, as shown in Fig. 11, or by more elaborate supports, as shown in Fig. 25. Instead of the lattice bars shown in Fig. 25, a single plate may be used. The furnace casing may be round or square in section; and, in the latter case, girders span the corners, or special brackets are provided to support the superstructure at the angles. Between the furnace casing and its lining is an annular space w<2>, to which air is admitted through openings, one or all of which may be closed by plugs w<1>. From this space the air passes to the fire through openings w<3>. The supporting-brackets &c. are located in recesses in the brickwork of the casing so as to leave room for expansion. The arrangements described are suitable for batteries of boilers set closely together side by side. The application in the case of a furnace burning bagasse is mentioned in the Specification. The superstructure may consist of an inner casing of brickwork and an outer casing of steel plates, the intervening space being packed with non-conducting material.
Patent GB-189904686-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Devices for Facilitating the Lighting of Cycle and other Lamps.
Inventor: JACKSON WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1899-03-03
Granted: 1899-04-08
Abstract: 4686. Jackson, W. H. March 3. Velocipede, carriage, &c. lamps.-Relates to an easily-attachable device for facilitating the lighting of the lamp. A flanged and screw-threaded tube a, cut away and closed at its inner end by a resilient cover c, which is roughened or serrated on its under surface to form a striking-surface for matches &c., is passed through a hole in a suitable position in the wall g of the lamp or lantern, and is secured in position by screwing home the collar d.
Patent GB-189910484-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Puzzle Matchbox.
Inventor: ROBERTS JOHN
Filed: 1899-05-18
Granted: 1900-03-24
Abstract: 10,484. Roberts, J. May 18. Fastenings, puzzle, for match boxes. The box is of the drawer- and-shell type, the drawer b carrying one or more spring plungers f, which engage a recess or recesses g in the shell a so as to prevent the box from being opened. The plunger is freed by shaking the box or by striking it on a hard surface, and a spring h then forces out the drawer until it is stopped by a projection i.
Patent GB-189911277-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hot Water Bottles of Rubber.
Inventor: O'BRIEN ANNIE GERTRUDE
Filed: 1899-05-30
Granted: 1900-05-26
Abstract: 11,277. O'Brien, A. G. May 30. Stoppers.-Relates to screw stoppers for rubber hot-water bottles. The stopper is connected by a tab C of rubber or other material to the lip or other part of the bottle, as shown in Fig. 1. so that the stopper cannot be misplaced or lost. The tab C is attached to the stopper B, Fig. 3, by means of the washer D, which is loose round the stopper and lies upon the washer E fixed to the stopper. The hinged wing b is fitted to the top for purposes of screwing up, and may be folded down out of the way.
Patent GB-189912374-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and connected with, Hollow Fire Bars for Furnaces.
Inventor: LEE GEORGE SANFORD
Filed: 1899-06-14
Granted: 1899-08-12
Abstract: 12,374. Lee, G. S. June 14. Firebars; smoke-consuming.-Hollow firebars for steam-boiler and other furnaces are cast in two parts, which are connected together as shown in the transverse section, Fig. 2, and formed with air channels F, G communicating with each other at the front end. The lower channel has an enlargement as shown. Air admitted at H<1> becomes heated in passing through the channels F, G, and is discharged through openings k in a bar L embedded in the bridge, a regulating- slide M being fitted. An orifice at Q, closed by a plug, allows steam to be supplied for clearing the channels F, G, of dust. In a modified construction, the channels are of sinuous form.
Patent GB-189912886-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Coin Freed Apparatus.
Inventor: ROWBOTHAM WALTER
Filed: 1899-06-21
Granted: 1900-06-21
Abstract: 12,886. Rowbotham, W., and Rowbotham, K. A. June 21. Guns; sale apparatus.-A model torpedo air gun d, swung on gimbals e, is used to shoot at a floating target in a tank, and, if the target is hit, a cigarette or other article is delivered. The working air is compressed in a cylinder i by means of a hand-lever x, which is pivoted at the top of a rocking upright v and is pulled by a spring 2. When the air has been compressed, the lever strikes a valve 7 to let it escape into the gun. The projectile g is drawn back into the gun by means of a winding-reel m and cord l. Coin action.-The coin t runs from the side shoot r into the space between a pair of vertical guides s, and rests on the head of the piston-rod u to transmit the thrust of the hand-lever x, which is forked so as to grip. Delivery mechanism.-The target, in swaying if it is struck, completes the circuit of an electromagnet 8, and the attracted armature lever 10 opens a valve 11 so as to admit air pressure to a small cylinder 14. The piston 13 of this cylinder works a lever 16 which delivers a cigarette or other article from a hopper 18.
Patent GB-189925533-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Coating Fabrics.
Inventor: HARGREAVES JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-12-27
Granted: 1900-12-15
Abstract: 25,533. Hargreaves, J. W. Dec. 27. Coated fabrics.-Relates to machines in which fabrics are coated in endless bands for the production of leather cloth &c. To prevent jerks and to subject the fabric to an even tension, the front drum a, Fig. 1, is not driven, but is fitted with a suitable brake to give the tension required. From the drum a the fabric passes round guide-rollers h to the spreading-gauge z, and thence over the drying-table C to the drum b, Fig. 2. From the drum b the fabric passes round rollers i to the gripping-rollers f, and thence between fluted rollers g down to the lattice c, which returns it to the front of the machine. The rollers f and the drum b are driven by suitable mechanism, and the drum b is covered with felt or the like so as to grip the fabric. The fluted rollers g are driven at a higher speed than the roller f, and do not grip the fabric, their function being to prevent the fabric, which becomes charged with electricity in passing through the machine, from adhering to the rollers f. The rollers f may be connected to earth by wires, and a metal rail may be placed beneath them with points near the fabrics to assist in discharging the electricity.
Patent GB-190002631-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Generating Acetylene or other Gas, Operating Automatically.
Inventor: HERVIEU GASTON ALPHONSE
Filed: 1900-02-09
Granted: 1900-06-30
Abstract: 2631. Hervieu, G. A. Feb. 9. Gases, obtaining.-Relates to apparatus for generating acetylene and other gases, in which cartridges containing the carbide or other material are automatically delivered one by one into the generating-vessel. The cartridges are arranged one upon the other in slide-ways d, and the lowest cartridge is released at the proper time by an escapement, consisting of a counterweighted lever e, carrying two pins 1 and 2, and actuated by a projection j on a rod i moving with the holder a. When released, the cartridge continues to slide down the guide d into the generating-vessel v, and, coming in contact with one arm of a lever o, raises the opposite end of the lever and allows the spent cartridge to fall into a basket p arranged in a side vessel q. As the holder rises, the basket p is, by means of a pulley r and chains s, lifted to such a position that the spent cartridge is discharged into a bucket placed at the side of the apparatus. The cartridges may each be provided with a perforated cover k, and a rubber disc or ring 4 at the bottom, so that, when superposed, moisture is prevented from reaching the cartridge; or each may be closed by a hinged lid which is automatically opened as it enters the generating-vessel ; or the carbide may be enclosed in an inner case of pasteboard, which is perforated by pins attached to the next higher cartridge of the pile, or by a perforating-lever y connected to a second lever z actuated by the incoming cartridge. Instead of employing an escapement for releasing the cartridges, a slider may be arranged at the base of the pile, or the cartridges may be enclosed in a tube capable of rocking about its upper end, the moving part being in each case actuated by the gas holder.
Patent GB-190007327-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cigarette Machines.
Inventor: DUBRUL NAPOLEON
Filed: 1900-04-20
Granted: 1901-04-20
Abstract: 7327. D.u Brul, N. March 31, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Cigarette-making machines.-Relates to machines designed more particularly for the manufacture of "all-tobacco" cigarettes. Fig. 1 shows the machine in perspective view. The tobacco is laid on an endless apron 5, travelling round a roller on the shaft 6 of the ratchet-wheel 10 and over an adjustable stretching-roller 7. The width of the layer of tobacco can be varied by adjusting the movable side wall 2. The ratchet-wheel 10 is intermittently rotated by means of the dog 11, connecting-rod 13, lever 14, and cam 17, and the amount of its rotation is regulated by means of an adjustable segment 11<a>, Fig. 8 with which the dog 11 engages towards the end of its stroke. The apron 5 feeds the tobacco beneath a roll 23 situated vertically above the shaft 6 and geared therewith, and the tobacco passes on to a shearplate 24, Fig. 5<a>, provided with a replaceable shearing-edge 25, which co-operates with a cutting- plate 26 carried by a vertically-sliding rod 33. The tobacco sheared off by the plate 26 is deposited upon the rolling-apron 28, which is lifted at the proper moment to receive the tobacco by means of a cam-actuated plunger situated beneath the apron ; the plunger then descends to permit the apron to form the pocket in which the cigarette is rolled. The apron is secured at one end to a rod carried by cam-actuated levers 52, and at the other to a rod carried by the levers 46. The levers 46 are controlled by the action of a cam surface 49 on the roller 47, which is carried by an arm adjustably connected with one of the levers 46. The cam surface 49 is formed on a cam-actuated rolling lever 42. The rolling-apron 28 is perforated, and rests upon a table 29 having a slotted surface. The table is provided with an interior air chamber communicating with an air pump &c. by a passage 56, so that the wrapping-leaf is held firmly on the apron by air pressure. The rolled cigarette is discharged into a carrier 57, consisting of a pair of \/-shaped cutters 66, adjustably secured to an arm carried by an oscillating post 58. The carrier swings through an angle of 180‹, carrying the cigarette from the rolling-table to a position vertically beneath the cutters 67, which descend to trim the ends of the cigarette. The cigarette is discharged into a tray 69<a> which slowly reciprocates so that the cigarettes are evenly distributed upon it in successive layers. This is effected by means of a pair of racks having ratchet teeth oppositely directed, and engaged by a reciprocating pawl which is automatically thrown over from one rack to the other when the tray reaches the end of its stroke. The main shaft of the machine is provided with a clutch 20 operated by treadlelevers 22<a>.
Patent GB-190010951-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Proof Head Coverings.
Inventor: HISLOP WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-06-16
Granted: 1901-04-06
Abstract: 10,951. Hislop, W. June 16. Covers; caps ; waterproof hats. - Waterproof hats and caps, Fig. 1, are provided with a peak a having an upturned rim c, the peak and rim being continued as a flap b at the back of the hat. The effect of this construction is to cause the moisture which falls on the hat to run down the outside of the flap b. Fig. 2 shows a modification, in which an ordinary cap d is provided with a cover, which encloses the peak d<1> and is provided with an upturned rim c and back flap b. In Fig. 2, part of the cover is broken away to show the cap d.
Patent GB-190011432-A (GB)
Title: Attachment to Kitchen Ranges.
Inventor: TREIBERT HEINRICH
Filed: 1900-06-23
Granted: 1900-08-18
Abstract: 11,432. Treibert, H. June 23. Water-heating stoves.-Relates to an attachment to kitchen ranges for heating water. The device is shown fitted to a kitchen range with an oven i on each side. It consists of two horseshoe shaped copper tubes e, d, connected by vertical tubes f. It is inserted in the range above the bars h in such a manner as to enclose the fuel to be burned, and to leave spaces for the hot products of combustion to pass, as indicated by the arrows l, n. The spaces between the vertical heating-tubes and the outward walls of the ovens are closed beneath by rotary slides o. The device is connected by a tube g to the upper part of a water-supply vessel, and by tubes c to the lower part of the same vessel, whereby a circulation of the water is effected.
Patent GB-190013366-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Sliding Doors for Book and other Cases.
Inventor: OUSEY GEORGE RYDER
Filed: 1900-07-24
Granted: 1900-10-06
Abstract: 13,366. Ousey, G. R., [Globe-Wernicke Co.]. July 24. Bookcases; f u r n iture doors.-Relates to doors for bookcases &c. designed to be raised from the vertical to the horizontal position, as shown in full and dotted lines in Fig. 2, and to be pushed in on guides, and the object of the invention is to ensure evenness of motion of the door. To a strip F hinged to the top of the door are pivoted oblique strips B pivoted at their other end to a bar R sliding in clips E. As the door is pushed in, the action of the strips B is to keep it jammed tightly to the left-hand end of the case. Fig. 3 shows a modification, in which the sliding bar R<1> is connected to the back of the case and to the bar F by two pairs of pivoted bars B<1>, G.
Patent GB-190014705-A (GB)
Title: A Multiple Looped Band, principally for use with Pocket Books.
Inventor: AYLES ALLAN MURRAY
Filed: 1900-08-16
Granted: 1900-11-10
Abstract: 14,705. Ayles, A. M., and Instone, F. Aug. 16. Filing papers &c.- Papers, documents, or letters are bound by means of a looped band, which is made of indiarubber or like elastic material. Fig. 6 represents a pocket book, to which is applied one form of band, consisting of three loops 16, 17, 20, which branch from terminal pieces 15 secured to the book. In other forms, the loops form parts of a union or trunk piece instead of ending in terminal pieces.
Patent GB-190016557-A (GB)
Title: An Instrument for Ascertaining the Speed at which the Paper in Paper Machines is Travelling.
Inventor: SANNA MAX
Filed: 1900-09-17
Granted: 1900-11-24
Abstract: 16,557. Sanna, M. Sept. 17. Indicating a n d registering a p p a - ratus.-Relates to a portable apparatus for ascertaining the speed at which the paper is travelling through a paper machine. A casing provided with a handle carries a pair of friction rollers d, which are pressed against the moving paper, and by means of suitable gearing c, a, operate a pointer travelling over a graduated disc b.