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Patent GB-190400859-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Support for Incandescent Gas Mantles
Inventor: TAYLOR JOHN
Filed: 1904-01-13
Granted: 1904-11-17
Abstract: 859. Taylor, J. Jan. 13. Incandescent gas lamps.-A support for mantles consists of a plate or ring a, shown in plan in Fig. 1 and in section in Fig. 2, with holes c in the cross-bar b to receive the forked end of the usual support. The ring and forked support may be made in one piece, as shown in Fig. 5.
Patent GB-190407345-A (GB)
Title: Sound-reproducing and Scene-displaying Apparatus.
Inventor: MENSING CARL FREDERICK
Filed: 1904-03-28
Granted: 1904-05-05
Abstract: 7345. Mensing, C. F. April 17, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Optical projection apparatus. - In a coin-freed combined sound-reproducing and scenedisplaying apparatus, a travelling contact - arm, carried by the phonograph or the like, engages in succession a series of contacts, thus making and breaking a circuit through an electromagnet, the armature of which controls the motion of the slide-carrier. The insulated contact-arm 7, carried by the travelling arm 3, is connected to one terminal of an electromagnet 19, and is adapted to engage with the series of stops 8 mounted on the rod 11, which is connected through the driving- electromotor to the other terminal of the magnet 19. The pivoted lever 2G, the end of which engages with lugs 28, projecting from the slidecarrier 29, is connected by the pivoted and spring- connected catch 32 to the pivoted and spring- retracted armature 23 of the magnet 19. The catch 32 is provided with notch 33 and a bevelled end 34, such that, when the armature is attracted, the lever 26 is raised and the lug 28 can pass, but, as soon as the bevel end 34 of the catch comes against the magnet pole, it is forced outwards, thus releasing the armature from the notch 33 and allowing the lever 26 to fall back to stop the next lug 28 on the slide-carrier. When the magnet is out of circuit, the armature is pulled back into the notch 33. The lugs 28 are so arranged that, when they are engaged by the lever 26, the slides are in position for exhibition.
Patent GB-190411247-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Bow and Arrow
Inventor: WRIGHT GILBERT STANLEY
Filed: 1904-05-16
Granted: 1905-05-11
Abstract: 11,247. Wright, G. S., and Wright, E. W. W. May 16. Archery.-Relates to a device for shooting arrows, and to an improved arrow, shown in Fig. 3. A tube a provided with a handle f is enclosed at one end by a sliding tube m containing a helical spring l. A loop b of catgut &c. attached to the tube m engages the notch in the arrow-head, and, on being withdrawn and released, discharges the arrow g. Instead of the spring l &c., the loop b may be of elastic material. A rotary motion is imparted to the arrow by two sets of diagonal " feathers " j, k, which may be made of thin aluminium &c. The shaft may be strengthened by splitting it, reversing the grain, and reuniting the parts by glue &c.
Patent GB-190412551-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Percussion-fuses for Explosive Shells.
Inventor: WATSON CHARLES PERCY
Filed: 1904-06-02
Granted: 1904-07-07
Abstract: 12,551. Watson, C. P. June 2. Fuzes for projectiles.-The hammer 2, Fig. 1, of a percussion fuze is prevented from accidentally coming into contact with the primer 11 by a pair of curved arms 14 pivoted on a pin 15 carried by the hammer, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The arms 14 are normally locked together by means of projections 17, which engage in a recess 10 formed in the face of a boss 9 on the plug 3, the hammer and arms being pressed forwards by the spring 18. When the projectile is discharged, the hammer 2, by reason of its inertia, takes up a position at the rear of the chamber, so that the projections 17 are carried out of the recess 10 and the arms are free to turn outwards as the projectile rotates. The fuze is then armed. Channels 19 are formed in the hammer in order to prevent cushioning by the air in front of, or behind, the hammer. The forward motion of the hammer under the action of the spring 18 is retarded by a stud 20 working with friction in one of the channels 19. The arms 14 may also be pivoted on the plug 3. Fig. 14 shows wings 14 normally held together by a spring 21 and having the end 29 of one arm recessed to engage the rounded end 30 of the other.
Patent GB-190417668-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Driving Mechanism for Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: HOPPE ERNST
Filed: 1904-08-13
Granted: 1904-09-29
Abstract: 17,668. Hoppe, E. Aug. 13. Motor road vehicles.-Two separate motors are arranged so that their flywheels form friction discs which bear against diametrically-opposite sides of a friction wheel mounted on the driven shaft, means being also provided for disconnecting the driving and diiven discs, varying their relative speeds, reversing, and starting by hand. The flywheels 1 of the motors 2 bear against opposite sides of the disc 3 mounted on the driven shaft 4. The motors are pivoted to the frames at the points 6, and connected by links to eccentrics 10 mounted on a spindle 9, so that a rotary movement given to the spindle engages or disengages the discs 1 from the disc 3. Reversing and speed varying is effected by the lever 15, which moves the disc 3 longitudinally along the shaft 4. A friction disc 17, turned by hand by means of the crank 18, serves to start the engine, after which it is withdrawn from contact with the flywheels 1.
Patent GB-190420464-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coupling Buffers for Railway and the like Vehicles.
Filed: 1904-09-22
Granted: 1905-07-20
Abstract: 20,464. Allen & Co., E., [Hyde, P. A.]. Sept. 22. Couplings, non-automatic.-The head a of a bell-shaped central buffer coupling is formed with lugs d, d<1> to give additional support to the coupling- pin c. The lugs are made wedge-shaped in plan to allow for lateral motion of the coupling-link b when the vehicles are rounding a curve.
Patent GB-190422774-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of Preparing the Leather in the Manufacture of the Soles of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: SMITH LAURA HATTON VERNON
Filed: 1904-10-22
Granted: 1904-11-24
Abstract: 22,774. Smith, L. H. V., [trading as Smith & Co., W. H.]. Oct. 22. Waterproofing-compositions.-In the manufacture of boots and shoes, the leather soles are waterproofed by first soaking them in water to open the pores and then brushing into the flesh sides a composition made by melting together 7 lb. of tallow and 3 oz. of beeswax and adding 1 pint each of linseed, cod-liver, and neat's-foot oils. Plain tallow is then rubbed into the grain side of the leather. Subsequently; the soles are treated by heat and pressure as described in Specifications No. 1362, A.D. 1860, and No. 1119, A.D. 1877, [Abridgment Class Boots &c.], and No. 1648, A.D. 1891. The soles of fishing and sporting boots may be further waterproofed by immersing them in a solution of gutta-percha in carbon bisulphide.
Patent GB-190423221-A (GB)
Title: A Book for Recording Thumb Impressions.
Inventor: WHITE JOSEPH GEORGE
Filed: 1904-10-28
Granted: 1905-06-08
Abstract: 23,221. White, J. G. Oct. 28. Drawings to Specification. Albums; memorandum books; cards, identification. -A book for recording thumb impressions is provided with leaves ruled into two columns, one for the usual signature for identification, the other for the thumb impression. This impression is obtained by first moistening the thumb on a pad soaked with ink or some chemical substance and then pressing on the absorbent leaf opposite the signature. Separate leaves may be employed if necessary.
Patent GB-190428035-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Camphor from Iso-borneol
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1904-12-21
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 28,035. Johnson, J. Y., [Boehringer & Soehne, G. F.]. Dec. 21. Camphor.-Isoborneol is oxidized to camphor by means of chlorine gas or chlorine water. An excess of chlorine must not be used. In one example, chlorine gas, preferably mixed with a neutral gas, is passed over finely - pulverized isoborneol. In another example, chlorine water is agitated with a solution of isoborneol in benzene, chloroform, or other suitable solvent. A solution of camphor separates out. In another example, chlorine gas is passed through a cooled chloroform solution of isoborneol, the solution being afterwards washed with water and freed by distillation from chloroform. The camphor which remains can be purified by precipitation from petroleum ether or the like.
Patent GB-190428944-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Upholstery for Railway Vehicles, Ships, and other Means of Transport, Furniture and the like.
Inventor: DEUSSEN AMALIE
Filed: 1904-12-30
Granted: 1905-02-23
Abstract: 28,944. Deussen, A. Dec. 30. Seating and rec l i n i n g surfaces; spring surfaces.- Upholstery for ships, vehicles, furniture, &c. consists of a framework 5, Fig. 1; comprising a foundation of interlaced metal strips upon which are mounted upholstery springs 6. Over these is placed the spiral wire fabric 7, above which is a layer of wool or other suitable stuffing or filling, carrying the cloth or plush covering. The whole is so formed that it may easily be taken apart for cleaning.
Patent GB-190429202-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Expansion Combs or Reeds for Warp Beaming Machines.
Inventor: SHILLITO THOMAS RICHARD
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-02-02
Abstract: 29,202. Shillito, T. R., [Sõchsische Webst³hl Fabrik]. Dec. 31. Yarns, beaming.-Expansion combs or reeds for warp-beaming machines are made with a spindle carrying four or more left and right handed screwthreads of two or more varying pitches. The screw-threads engaging the nuts carrying the two extrene warper cr comb members have pitches twice as great as the screws corresponding to the middle members, the extreme warp members being thus always displaced twice as far as the middle members from the centre A. If desired, the comb may be adjusted at six or more points.
Patent GB-190502411-A (GB)
Title: Method for Producing Seamless Hollow Metallic Vessels.
Inventor: GAULT JOHN HAMPTON
Filed: 1905-02-07
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 2411. Gault, J. H. Feb. 7. Making bottles &c.-A metal bottle or similar hollow body is made from a cylindrical blank, the open end of which is thinner than the closed end. A neck is first made by pushing into a series of dies B over a supporting-cylinder C, Figs. 1 and 3. The partially-formed vessel is then placed in a two-part mould E, Fig. 4, and expanded out to fill the mould, the increased thickness of the metal preventing undue strain. A series of such moulds may be used before the final shape is obtained. The top portion of the mould E conforms to the contracted portion of the blank.
Patent GB-190502586-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Cut-out Devices for Electric Circuits.
Filed: 1905-02-08
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 2586. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Feb. 8. Cut-outs; switches.-Safety cut-outs or service switches comprising a number of fuses normally lying between terminals in a box covered by a hinged locking-lid are provided with means for clamping one or more of the fuses temporarily to the lid, in order to raise or replace them without danger. The box 1, shown open in Fig. 3 and closed in Fig. 2, has side openings 3 to receive the wires, and terminal pieces 10 attached to metal clips 8 screwed to the porcelain base-plate 4 and separated by barriers 5. Cartridge fuses 12 with projecting end-blades connect the clips in pairs. A hinged lid 17, having a locking-catch 20 and handle 18, carries grooved insulating-blocks 24 which are pressed outwards by springs 31 and are capable of limited movement on guides 28, thus acting as resilient seats for the fuses. Fingers 34 can be turned by outside handles 33 to clamp one or more of the fuses to their seats, and carry them off when the lid is raised. Reverse movement replaces the fuses, the springs and guides adjusting them in the proper position. The arms 33 may be arranged to indicate the positions of the fingers 34.
Patent GB-190503094-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Flushing Devices.
Inventor: PRESTON JOHN ROGER
Filed: 1905-02-14
Granted: 1905-11-23
Abstract: 3094. Preston, J. R. Feb. 14. Water-waste preventers, siphon-discharge. A float b, Fig. 1, is placed in the chamber a, which it almost closes. When the cistern is full, the float e releases the trigger d. The float b rises and acting as a piston pushes the water above it through the siphon c. The discharge is continued through the passage k and the valve l. The float e may be omitted and the rod f connected by a lever to a hand - pull. The rod may then be provided with an inverted conical collar h, Fig. 3, with which a catch j, operated by a float g in the cistern, engages so as to prevent discharge before the cistern is full. These two arrangements may be combined, so that the cistern is discharged either automatically when full or by means of a hand-pull after a minimum amount of water has collected. The Provisional Specification refers to apparatus in which a buoyant siphon-hood is held down by a trigger until released by a handpull, a float, or periodic electric means.
Patent GB-190508740-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Combined Door Check and Closer and Pivot
Inventor: JORDAN THOMAS HENRY
Filed: 1905-04-25
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 8740. Jordan, T. H. April 25. Door-closing apparatus; door checks-In a floor spring with a piston check, it is arranged that greater pressure is required to start the opening of the door than is required to continue its movement. The casing 1, Figs. 1 and 2, contains the spindle 40 on which the door turns, the pivoted spring 10, and the piston and cylinder 26, 27. The box 10 has a coiled spring 11 connected to the sleeve 12 and the inner face of the box. The sleeve 12 is mounted on a pivot 13 and a flange 14 of the spring box, and terminates in a ratchet-wheel 15, the teeth of which are engaged by a sliding pawl 16 mounted in the inclined seat 17 formed in the cover 9. The tension of the spring is adjusted by the removal of the face-plate 9, which normally locks the sleeve 12 against movement, and the insertion of a key into the flange 18 of the sleeve 12 which projects through the cover 9. The bottom of the spring box 10 has an eccentric stud 19 which normally lies in a line with the check and the door pivot 40 to offer an increased starting-resistance. To this end, the lever 20, pivoted to the stud 19 and the lever 22, is curved. The lever 22 is fulcrumed on the stud 23 and connected by a pin 24 and rod 25 with a piston 26. The checking-cylinder 27 has an extension 28, the flange 29 of which fits outside a flange 30 of the cover 9. The upper wall of the cylinder has a by-pass 31, which connects the ports 32, 33 on opposite sides of the piston. The flow of liquid in and out of the port 32 at the closed end of the cylinder is regulated by a screw valve 34 mounted in the extension 28 of the cylinder. The pivot 40 has a cam 41 which acts on rollers 39, 42 carried by the sliding frame 35 and the pin 24 respectively. The sliding frame is mounted at its sides on flanges formed on the sides of the cylinder, and is connected with the piston-rod 25 and the lever 22 by a pin 24. The casing 1 is preferably cast in one piece and provided with flanges 2, adapted to rest in recesses in the floor, and internal shoulders to which the inner cover 9 is secured.
Patent GB-190509317-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Musical Instrument Supports
Inventor: EDWIN SCOTT VOTEY
Filed: 1905-05-03
Abstract: 9317. Votey, E. S. Jan. 23, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Void. [Published under Patents Act, 1901.] Pianofortes.-The pedestal support 2 for a grand or square pianoforte has diverging arms 22 with webs 23 at the ends to be connected to the case approximately at nodal points or at points along a nodal line of the vibrating case. The column 21 is approximately beneath the centre of gravity of the instrument. An annulus, light or rigid, may be attached to the pianoforte case, and fixed to the pedestal arms, or a small annular plate may connect the case and a columnar upper portion of the pedestal.
Patent GB-190512414-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combined Seats and Life Rafts.
Inventor: TAYLOR CECIL
Filed: 1905-06-15
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 12,414. Taylor, C., and Taylor, C. S. June 15. Rafts.-Deck-seats are constructed so as to be readily re-arranged for use as life-rafts. The device consists of two deck-seats back to back, each made up of seats b having under them metal airtight casings k, k<1>, and slatted backs, of which the cross-pieces f are hinged together at d and to the seats at e. Hook bars m keep the device in the shape of a seat, and hinged brace bars o prevent sagging of the platform when in the form of a raft. Springs r attached to brace plates p and lever plates q on the cross-bars f tend to maintain the backs in their horizontal position.
Patent GB-190514582-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Low Tension Electric Ignition Mechanism for Internal Combustion Motors.
Inventor: CRITCHLEY JAMES SIDNEY
Filed: 1905-07-15
Granted: 1906-03-29
Abstract: 14,582. Critchley, J. S. July 15. Gas and like engines, igniting in. The moving terminals of the sparking-devices of a four cylinder engine are operated in pairs by bellcranks H which receive motion from cams B, B<1>, carried by a rotating shaft A, through levers U, C' and rods. The levers C, C' are carried by a lever D the position of which may be adjusted to regulate the time of firing. Each pair of levers C, C<1> is held in contact with their respective cams B, B' by a spring F, which breaks contact between the terminals when the projection on the cams passes the rollers c. The moving terminals X are normally held out of contact with the stationary terminals Y by the concentric faces of the cams C, C<1>. The invention is applicable to any engine having an even number of cylinders.
Patent GB-190517903-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Generators.
Inventor: MACKENZIE JOHN
Filed: 1905-09-05
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 17,903. Mackenzie, J. Sept. 5. Drums for water-tube boilers are formed with cylindrical enlargements a<4>, b<3>, so disposed in relation to each other as to carry long watertubes which are expanded into the enlargements. Corresponding enlargements a<3>, b<4> provide access to the tubes. The drums may be formed in two horizontal halves, connected by straps c. The enlargements may, instead of being cylindrical be oval or rectangular. Where several drums with corresponding tubes are placed side by side, they are connected by suitable pipes.
Patent GB-190605162-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices for Securing Motors in Motor-vehicles.
Inventor: FISCHER MARTIN
Filed: 1906-03-02
Granted: 1908-05-24
Abstract: 5162. Fischer, M., and Hommel, A., [trading as Fischer et Cie, M.]. Sept. 4, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Motor road vehicles.-The motor is mounted in the frame so that it can at first swing about an horizontal transverse axis, thus facilitating exact adjustment, after which it is securely fixed. In the method shown in transverse section in Figs. 1, bearings 5 on the engine casing 3 rest against the side frames 2, the casing being pivotally supported by bolts 1, which are afterwards tightened up. In the modification shown in side elevation in Fig. 2, trunnions 11 on the motor casing are supported in bearings 15, the ends of which are tightened by nuts 14, thus clamping the trunnions against bearing- blocks 16.
Patent GB-190608075-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Elastic Fluid Rotary Motor also adapted to be used as a Pump.
Inventor: FELLMAN ARTHUR
Filed: 1906-04-03
Granted: 1906-12-13
Abstract: 8075. Fellman, A., and Malin, A. April 3 Fixed-abutment type.-A motor or pump comprises a cylindrical casing a in which rotates a vane h keyed to a central shaft g. A drum e, provided with a longitudinal aperture through which passes the vane h, revolves about a fixed eccentric axis. Annular recesses in the end covers of the casing form bearings for the ends of the drum. If required, ball bearings may be provided. The bearing-surfaces of the drum are provided with grooves for the reception of packing. The end and sides of the vane h are recessed for spring packing. The parts of the drum which make sliding contact with the vane are provided with pivoted bars l, which may have separate spring- pressed faces. The faces are curved to fit the vane. Fluid enters the inlet o, passes through a port k in the vane h into the crescent-shaped chamber, and drives the vane in a counter-clockwise direction, the previous charge being exhausted through the port p. The port k is cut off by the drum e while the vane is passing the port p. The eccentric drum is rotated about its own axis by the vane. At the point of contact between the drum and the casing is situated a packing-strip as shown. In a modification, the area of contact between the drum and the casing is enlarged by providing a shallow recess in the casing for the reception of the drum, and a spring - pressed packing-strip is used. To carry the drum past the dead-point, a fly-wheel may be carried by the shaft g or one or more cylinders may be compounded. The engine may also be driven in a reversed direction.
Patent GB-190608733-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Raising Portiere or similar Curtains, Sunblinds or Awnings.
Inventor: WARD ALFRED BAILEY
Filed: 1906-04-11
Granted: 1907-01-10
Abstract: 8733. Ward, A. B. April 11. Curtains, drawing and suspending.-A means for raising portiÞre curtains and sun-blinds or awnings for doors consists of a stretched cord a or equivalent, connected to the curtain at the lower corner on the opening side and passing through a loop c, round a pulley d, through a tube e, and round a second pulley f, these guides being fixed on the door frame. The cord is then led to and made fast on a bracket g fixed on the door h. The curtain, carried by the door, has a number of rings loosely attached to its back, the cord a passing through these rings and thereby collecting the curtain in neat folds.
Patent GB-190620858-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for Supplying Combustible Gases with Steam and Air in Furnaces and the like
Inventor: PEARSON JAMES STOTHART
Filed: 1906-09-20
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 20,858. Pearson, J. S. Sept. 20. Gaseous-fuel fittings.-A mixture of combustible gas, steam, and air is obtained, as described in Specification No. 26,572, A.D. 1905, and is injected into the fire at the fire-bridge by means of pipes 10, 11, 12. The apparatus described in the abovementioned Specification may also be fitted at the front of the furnace as shown. The invention may be applied to steam-generator, oven, metal. heating, and other furnaces.
Patent GB-190625430-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pipe Connections for Conveying Steam for Heating Railway Trains.
Inventor: MARILLIER FRANK WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-11-12
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 25,430. Marillier, F. W., and Pearson, G. H. Nov. 12. Couplings, disconnectible.-An adapter coupling to permit the heating of railway carriages that are provided with couplings of the Railway Clearing House standard heating type and are to be slipped, consists of two members, each comprising a halfcoupling a of the standard heating type and a half-coupling b of the " Westinghouse" type which will part automatically and is provided with a valve adapted to open on coupling and close automatically on parting.