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Patent GB-190314059-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cartridge Holders and in Equipments for use therewith
Inventor: BURROWES ARNOLD ROBINSON
Filed: 1903-06-24
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 14,059. Burrowes, A. R. June 24. Equipments and accoutrements. -Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a leather cartridge holder for the right side, a similar one being used for the left. Loops are provided on the bottom to fit on to the waist-belt, and the piece E is buckled together with the running end of the brace, of which the rear part is shown in Fig. 4. The buckle end G passes through a D-buckle on one of the two haversacks and the D-buckle on the back of the belt. The front part of the brace is shown in Fig. 5. The broad buckle G receives the running end of the brace and the piece E of the cartridge holder. The buckle end J passes through a D-buckle on the haversack and a D-buckle on the runner of the belt.
Patent GB-190315850-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wooden Dowels, Plugs and the like.
Inventor: WEGERICH MAX
Filed: 1903-07-17
Granted: 1903-08-20
Abstract: 15,850. Wegerich, M. July 17. Dowel pins or plugs for insertion in walls &c. for the reception of blind hooks, screws, &c. The plug a is drilled out conically and split radially at its rear end and receives a conical pin b. The split portion is expanded when the plug is driven into a wall. The outer end is provided w i t h a metal ferrule c to prevent splitting.
Patent GB-190317342-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lid Operating Devices for Letter Boxes.
Inventor: BENTON GEORGE EDWARD
Filed: 1903-08-10
Granted: 1903-09-10
Abstract: 17,342. Benton, G. E. Feb. 4, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Letter-boxes. - Relates to means for opening the lids of letter-boxes either by hand or foot. A lid 1, opening outwards, is pivoted at 5, and is provided with a balance weight to retain it closed. The box is attached to a pillar 3, on which a treadle-rod is mounted in guides 14, and is extended upwards either in front, as shown in Fig. 1, or to the corner. The upper end of the rod is forked on the level with the pivots, and is connected to a slotted link 9 pivoted on a staple or bar 8. The rod is maintained in its raised position by a spring 21. When the rod is connected to the corner, the link is attached to one of the handles.
Patent GB-190324456-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction and Manufacture of Nuts, Bolts and Setscrews and the like.
Inventor: LOWEN WALTER
Filed: 1903-11-11
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 24,456. Lowen, W. Nov. 11. Making bolts and nuts.-Nuts, Fig. 4, are made from the rolled and grooved bar a, Fig. 1, which is bent into a tube with a butt or overlapping joint before or after being cut into lengths. The joint enables the nut to expand and tightly grip the bolts. The joint may be welded. Set-screws, Fig. 7, or bolts are made from a bar of semicircular section which is doubled so that the flat surfaces face each other. The bent end is then forged into a head. The split portions may be slightly forced apart to ensure a tight grip.
Patent GB-190325113-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wheels
Inventor: DAW JAMES GILBERT
Filed: 1903-11-18
Granted: 1904-10-06
Abstract: 25,113. Daw, J. G. Nov. 18. Hubs; lubricating.-In wheels of coal trams, wagons, or other vehicles in which the wheels run loose on the axles, means are provided for automatically supplying lubricant to the bearings in running. The oil is contained in a recess b which is formed in the hub and closed at each side by a bush c. Pipes d, d', screwed into the bush c and bent in opposite directions, dip into the receptacle b and convey the lubricant to the axle h in either direction of rotation of the wheel. The oil is fed through a neck e, normally closed by a spring- valve f.
Patent GB-190328297-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Treatment or Preparation of Sugar.
Inventor: SHAW EDWARD
Filed: 1903-12-24
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 28,297. Shaw, E. Dec. 24. Drawings to Specification. Moving-stirrer apparatus; containers. - In the manufacture of sugar of the kind known as "assucar areado," basket sugar, &c. from raw sugar juice, mixing-apparatus is employed of the kind described in Specification No. 28,296, A.D. 1903. Reference is made to the subsequent Specification, No. 4112, A.D. 1904.
Patent GB-190402266-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Call or Alarm for Sportsmen and the like
Inventor: WINANS WALTER
Filed: 1904-01-29
Granted: 1904-02-25
Abstract: 2266. Winans, W. Jan. 29. Signals, reed and whistle.-A horn or reed mouth- piece a is fitted to a short tube b slidable in a wide tube c adapted to fit the barrel d of a gun, so that calls or signals can be given by sportsmen by blowing the mouthpiece.
Patent GB-190403774-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vapor Electric Lamps
Inventor: WOOD HOWARD IRVING
Filed: 1904-02-15
Granted: 1904-04-07
Abstract: 3774. Wood, H. I. Feb. 14, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Vacuum tubes.-A vapour lamp, consisting of a highly-exhausted tube 1 containing a mercury or other vaporizable electrode 2 and a graphite or steel electrode 4, has a carbon or other conductive filament 9 a t - tached to the electrode 4 and held loosely by a loop 10 so as to touch the surface of the vaporizable electrode 2, making a bad contact. Such a lamp starts when the ordinary working pressure is applied to the electrodes, and the filament 9 does not emit light. The upper electrode 4 is carried by a wire 5 of some length, surrounded by a glass tube 8. In a modification, the lower end of the filament 9 is loosely looped to the upper part, which is held centrally in the tube by the guide 10. In another modification, the tube is provided with a pocket to hold the mercury electrode, the tube being used in a nearly horizontal position. Both electrodes may be of vaporizable material. Continuous current is preferred to alternating.
Patent GB-190403860-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cord Attachments for Window Shades.
Inventor: HARTSHORN EDMUND FISHER
Filed: 1904-02-16
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 3860. Hartshorn, E. F. Feb. 16. Window blinds ; curtains, drawing.- Relates to a device for attaching a cord to a window shade, curtain slat, &c., and consists of a clasp which is provided with arms adapted to embrace the slat. The arms 2, Figs. 3 and 5, together with a curved base 3, may be formed of sheet steel, and are provided with teeth 4 bent inwardly to point towards the base. The teeth may engage with the top or with the sides of a slat. and, to increase the grasp, a tooth on one side may be opposite the space between two teeth on the other side. A cup 8 is provided at the bottom of the clasp to receive a knot on the end of the cord. In applying the clasp to a curtain and slat, the arms, which are normally closer together when off the slat than when on the slat, may be spread apart by means of a tool 10, Fig. 5, which is introduced and then turned half-round.
Patent GB-190407126-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means for Securing Roof Glass in Position.
Inventor: MORGLIA ALBERT
Filed: 1904-03-24
Granted: 1904-10-27
Abstract: 7126. Morglia, A. March 26, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Glazing roofs.- The glass panes rest on oil-coated asbestos cords B, Fig. 1, in grooves in the supports A, or in intermediate metal pieces C, and are held in position by metal strips D having their edges bent inwardly and preferably grooved for the reception of a grease-coated asbestos cord E, the strips being secured to the supports by bolts F and double nuts I or by a screw G, Fig. 5, or rivets. The bolts F and nuts I are made of aluminium, aluminium alloy, zinc, galvanized iron, or other neutral metal when the strip D is of zinc, aluminium, or the like, coated or not with lead. Condensation water on the lower part of the panes is conveyed away by gutters K which are provided in the pieces C, or in the support.
Patent GB-190415219-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Projectiles.
Inventor: HADFIELD ROBERT ABBOTT
IPC: F42B12/76
Filed: 1904-07-07
Granted: 1905-05-11
Abstract: 15,219. Hadfield, R. A. July 7. Tempering.-In the treatment of armour-piercing projectiles described in Specification No. 7882, A.D. 1904, the hardening temperature is increased and may range from 820‹ C. to 950‹ C. or even to 1000‹ C. As in the previous case, the projectiles are made of nickel-chromium steel of the kind described in Specifications Nos. 27,753, 27,754 and 27,755, A.D. 1897. The invention is applicable both to cast and to forged projectiles, which are first subjected to an annealing process. A projectile cast from nickel-chromium steel containing À6 per cent. of carbon, 2 per cent. of nickel, 2 per cent. of chromium, and À12 per cent. of silicon with a low percentage of sulphur and phosphorus is first heated to 1050‹ C., cooled in air, re-heated to 750‹ C., and cooled very slowly in the furnace. It is then heated all over to 865‹ C. and dipped in oil to a suitable depth.
Patent GB-190417557-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Clip Socket for Shop Window Fittings and in the Mode and Means of Manufacturing same.
Inventor: PIGGOTT GEORGE THOMAS
Filed: 1904-08-12
Granted: 1904-09-29
Abstract: 17,557. Piggott, G. T., and Adcock, A. H. Aug. 12. Making brackets.-Detachable clip sockets for attaching brackets to shop window pillars are made by drawing or extruding metal bars B, Fig. 3, into shape with one or more ribs R and a groove D. Short lengths C are then sawn off, and are bored with holes H to receive the bracket stems and for a screw T. The groove is large enough to fit easily over the pillar, which is then clipped by the screw T.
Patent GB-190423365-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Propelling Boats
Inventor: WEBER CASIMIR
Filed: 1904-10-29
Granted: 1905-01-05
Abstract: 23,365. Weber, C. Oct. 29. Rowing -apparatus; oars.-In order that the rower may sit facing the bow, the oar is divided into two parts supported by a vertical pin d, on which they turn, and a horizontal pivot a, held in brackets b. On the inner end of the part e, a circular metal plate g is fixed flush with the upper surface, on which run rollers on the underside of the handle f. The part e and the handle are connected by levers i, k and the link p mounted on a pivot r, in such a manner that, when the handle is moved, the blade moves in the eame direction. A modification is described in which the handle and part e are connected by wire or other ropes passing round horizontal sheaves, springs being introduced to prevent undue tension on the ropes.
Patent GB-190425099-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Mounting of Stereotype, Electrotype, and other Printing Surfaces.
Inventor: COREY JAMES ALBERT
Filed: 1904-11-18
Granted: 1905-11-18
Abstract: 25,099. Corey, J. A. Nov. 18. Printing-surfaces.-Relates to catches for use in mounting stereotype, electrotype, and other printing-surfaces. Fig. 1 shows a sectional side elevation and Fig. 2 an end elevation of a unit catch block for use at the sides of a mounting block. In the block a is bored a hole or recess b at an inclination to the surface of the block, and a groove or slot b<1> is cut through from the top of the block to the recess b, the slot being of less width than the recess. The catch or clip c is secured by a screw d passing through it and into an elongated nut e in the enlarged recess b. When the screw is tightened, the upper side of the nut bears against the inclined upper side of the recess b, and prevents rearward movement of the catch. A number of catches c may be arranged on one block, or in slots in a mounting block. The recess b may be roughened. In place of the single inclined upper surface of the recess b, a series of inclined faces may be provided.
Patent GB-190427012-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Cask or Barrel Supports or Carriers
Inventor: KIRKHAM HARRY
Filed: 1904-12-12
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 27,012. Kirkham, H. Dec. 12. Stands and tilters.-Cask or barrel stands and tilters have supports a, g for the front and rear ends of the barrels respectively, the supports g being raised by springs l as the barrels are emptied. The supports are connected by adjustable rods f.
Patent GB-190512544-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Collapsable Box or Drum for Advertising Purposes.
Inventor: FLETCHER MARY
Filed: 1905-06-16
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 12,544. Fletcher M. June 16. Advertising.-A collapsible cardboard box or drum for advertising purposes of the kind described in Specification No. 23,305, A.D. 1903, is made with a semicylindrical or convex front portion a and a flat back b, the parts a, b being preferably joined at the back, or they may be formed of a single piece with one joint only. Flexible portions or grooves c, e are made externally by pressing or indenting the cardboard in a suitable machine, so as partly to separate the layers without breaking the cardboard. Any desired parts may be made flexible in this way. The drum is extended by semicircular flaps d, flexibly connected with the back b. Tin or cardboard lids f, which may be hinged to the back or made separately and be provided with a flange, also help to keep the box in its extended position.
Patent GB-190514333-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Furnaces.
Inventor: GIROD PAUL
Filed: 1905-07-11
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 14,333. Girod, P. July 11. Electric furnaces.-Crucibles 4 are arranged in rows in muffles 3, between which granular resistancematerial 5 is packed. Graphite or like blocks 7, preferably corrugated, make contact with the resistances and are connected to leads 9,10 by bronze terminals 8 let into the blocks and secured by cast bronze. The muffles may conduct a part of the current, or may entirely replace the resistances. The supports on which the crucibles 4 stand are embedded in resistance material 14, provided with separate terminal blocks under the blocks 7 and accessible by means of a passage. All the terminal blocks are preferably insulated one from another, to prevent unequal heating. The resistances may be connected up in series or parallel to suit the voltage &c. Brickwork 2 forming the base of the furnace is made partly of ordinary and partly of refractory non-conducting bricks, and air spaces are left in it to check loss of beat. The muffles may be with or without integral bottoms. Separate covers made in several sections, are provided for the muffles and for the resistances 5.
Patent GB-190516407-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Actuating Valves for Direct-acting Steam Pumps.
Inventor: LANG CHARLES RUSSELL
Filed: 1905-08-12
Granted: 1906-08-09
Abstract: 16,407. Lang, C, R. Aug. 12. Valve-gear.-In direct-acting pumping and other engines in which the distributing-valve is actuated by the piston-rod, the valve is held in its extreme position by spring-pressed balls M, or by analogous devices. , The initial movement of the spindle F in either direction compresses one of the springs, H, H<1> until the corresponding sleeve J or J' abuts on the valve. The valve is then positively moved a short distance whereon the spring completes the movement. The balls may be replaced by spring plungers. The valve may be cushioned by springs surrounding the springs H, H<1>. The invention is applicable to piston valves as shown or to flat slide valves, and may be applied to an oscillating valve, the valve being formed with recesses for receiving the balls or spring plugs. A lever on the valve spindle is jointed toa nut held between two springs on a reciprocating rod. According to the Provisional Specification, a distributing-valve may be operated from a dummy operating in the above manner.
Patent GB-190605448-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bed and Cylnder Movement for Printing Machines.
Inventor: SHARP FRANK PIERCE
Filed: 1906-03-06
Granted: 1906-10-18
Abstract: 5448. Sharp, F. P., and Andrus, R. C. March 9, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Acts, 1901]. Cylinder machines with plane printing-surfaces.- In a printing-machine in which -the cylinder and forme-bed travel in opposite directions with a reciprocating movement, the cylinder journals m are each connected with a bracket h, i, carried by the bed b, by means of a rocking lever g pivoted at f. The ends of the levers g are forked to accommodate the journal boxes v, p, the latter reciprocating in guides c in the frame. In the example shown, the bed is driven from the shaft 5 through gear-wheels by a crank and connecting- rod. Means other than the brackets may connect the levers with the forme-bed.
Patent GB-190606360-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Means for Facilitating the Rapid Heating of Ovens, and the like.
Inventor: STANLEY JOSEPH
Filed: 1906-03-16
Granted: 1907-03-07
Abstract: 6360. Stanley, J. March 16. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Ovens, heating. An apparatus for facilitating the rapid heating of ovens &c. comprises a frame a and a number of bars, the extremities b<1> of which preferably turn upwards, and upon which a charcoal or other fire is placed. The device is inserted through the usual opening into the space beneath the oven by means of a handle, preferably pivoted in the hole d'. As shown, the handle may be detachable and in the form of a pair of tongs, the arms f of which are normally held apart by the spring g. Feet e support the apparatus, which may be used by itself or in conjunction with the usual fire in the grate.
Patent GB-190611248-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Bye Passes for Incandescent Gas Lighting
Inventor: DICKINSON THOMAS EDMUND
Filed: 1906-05-14
Granted: 1907-03-07
Abstract: 11,248. Dickinson, T. E., and Farris, C. May 14. Lighting gas.-By-pass tubes for inverted incandescent burners are made in three or more parts C, D, E, F of such relative diameters that a gas-tight connexion is formed when the end of one part, such as C is slipped into or over the end of the adjacent part E. The tube E is supported by, or moulded in, one with the gas or burner tube B', and the end F, which can be readily detached, may be supported by the burner. According to the Provisional Specification, the bypass tube may be formed in two parts only, and the invention is applicable to upright burners.
Patent GB-190612618-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Chromic Acid.
Inventor: JOHNSON GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-05-30
Granted: 1907-01-10
Abstract: 12,618. Johnson, G. W., [Chemische Fabrik Griesheim Elektron]. May 30. Chromic acid is prepared from its mixture with an alkaline bisulphate by fusing the mass, when the acid and alkali bisulphate separate into two layers, the alkali bisulphate being run off and the chromic acid being deprived by mechanical means of the remaining bisulphate. The mixture of chromic acid and bisulphate is obtained by treating potassium or sodium chromate or bichromate with sulphuric acid, or a mixture of chromic and sulphuric acid with an alkali salt.
Patent GB-190618048-A (GB)
Title: Improved Appliances or Means for Enabling the Game of Billiards to be Played on Dining Tables and the like.
Inventor: GRAVES TOM WELBECK
Filed: 1906-08-11
Granted: 1906-11-22
Abstract: 18,048. Graves, T. W., and Arrowsmith, R. Aug. 11. Billiards.-For playing billiards on a dining-table, an ordinary or a marked green baize cloth is stretched on the table. Upon this cloth are placed a number of wooden rails wholly or partly covered with cloth, or suitably varnished or painted &c., the rails being provided at their ends with prismatic rubber pads s, Fig. 6. Leather straps t, which serve as the cushions, are passed round the rails and pads, on which they are tightened by buckles. As shown in Fig. 1, there are six rails a, b, c, d, g, h, and these are connected by metallic pocket plates, which may be provided with nets and are bolted, hinged, or pivoted to the ends of the rails, so that. the appliance may be easily packed for transport.
Patent GB-190618929-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Starting Handle for Internal Combustion Engines
Inventor: MICHEL LE CLEC H
Filed: 1906-08-24
Granted: 1907-05-02
Abstract: 18,929. Le Clec'h, M., and Peyrot, G. Aug.24. Gas and like engines, starting. In a hand-gear for starting the engines of motor-cars, motorboats, &c., the crank-arm h carries a lever b provided with a detent c which projects through an aperture in the crank-arm and engages a V-shaped slot in the bush a attached to the sleeve h<1>. The lever b is provided with a spring s and is held in its operative position by the catch g engaging the notch c'. The handle n is provided with a pawl-and-ratchet mechanism l, o at its inner end, which, on back-firing, disengages the catch g by means of a pin j, thus releasing the detent c and freeing the handle.
Patent GB-190619491-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for the Closing or Securing and Sealing of Bags, or Sacks and Securing and Sealing of Parcels Boxes and the like.
Inventor: STERLING FRANK HENRY
Filed: 1906-08-31
Granted: 1907-08-29
Abstract: 19,491. Sterling, F. H. Aug. 31. Fastenings, strap and seal. Bags, boxes, parcels, &c. are fastened by means of bands a of metal, rubber, or other material, provided at the ends with metal plates b, c, which enter into sliding engagement on e with the other, as shown in Fig. 1. The plate b for this purpose is provided with lugs L and a projection m, to receive parts n and a slot o on the plate c. When the plates are in position, holes d, e are in coincidence, and a metal rivet, preferably of the type described in Specification No. 26,992, A.D. 1904, or a padlock, is used to seal the device, the heads of the rivet being received within rims r surrounding the holes. In the case of a metal band a, which, as shown, may consist of two parts with strengthening-ribs p connected by a link f, a rubber lining k is provided, corrugated or otherwise . arranged to grip the article. The band may be secured to the bag &c., or, may be provided with spikes tc engage therewith. One or both side edges of the plates may be bent outwards to allow of the insertion of a knife for cutting the seal, and a shoulder s, Fig. 7, may be made on the plate c as a guard against cutting the band. In the Provisional Specification, it is stated that a piece of sheet steel with a cutting- edge may be hinged to the inside face of one of the plates, the operation of which cuts the rivet.
Patent GB-190619871-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Teaching or Demonstrating Apparatus
Inventor: FOX-ESMOND HENRY THOMAS
Filed: 1906-09-06
Granted: 1907-05-09
Abstract: 19,871. Esmond, H. T. Fox-. Sept. 6. Supports for blackboards &c.-Consists of a polygonal boxshaped frame A, Fig. 1, on which demonstrations may be exhibited. The frame A is movable on a standard F, being balanced by cords passing over sheaves C and carrying a weight D moving inside the standard. The sheave frame E may be pivoted on a ball bearing. Demonstrations may be shown on paper or fabric B unwound from spring or other rollers mounted on the sides of the frame ; or detachable boards N may be hung at O on the corners of the frame and on each other, as shown in Fig. 7, in which case, the end board is supported by an adjustable stand
Patent GB-190625371-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Appliances for use in the Breaking Down of Coal or other Minerals.
Inventor: HOUGHTON HENRY
Filed: 1906-11-10
Granted: 1907-03-21
Abstract: 25,371. Houghton, H. Nov. 10. Breaking-down appliances.-An apparatus for breaking down coal consists of two recessed members a, b adapted to be forced apart by a wedge k. The member b has projections c, which fit recesses in the member a and temporarily hold the members together. Rollers fare journaled in recessed parts g, h of one or both the members a, b and are secured by bars i. Some of the rollers may be fluted. The recesses g may be plugged or covered by a plate. In some cases, the rollers may be dispensed with.
Patent GB-190701246-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Calendars.
Inventor: CASALE GIUSEPPE
Filed: 1907-01-17
Granted: 1907-04-18
Abstract: 1246. Casale, G. Jan. 17. Calendars.-A menstrual calendar consists of a card having the days of the lunar month set out on a circular band and divided into six periods, as shown, relating to the varying conditions of the ovum, and adapted to be partly covered by a pair of semicircular disks a, b, Fig. 1, according to instructions for use given by an attached pamphlet 17.