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Patent GB-190005031-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Leather Skiving Machines.
Inventor: BAYLEY CHARLES HENRY
Filed: 1900-03-16
Granted: 1900-04-28
Abstract: 5031. Bayley, C. H. March 16. Cutting-machines for leather.-Relates to leatherskiving machines for bevelling or trimming the edge of pieces of material. In Fig. 1, d represents the rotary knife, e the feed-disc, and c<1> the feedroll. The feed-roll is adjustable laterally with respect to the knife by means of a spline c<3> and a shifting ring f surrounding the hub c<2> of the feedroll and confined by a collar f<1>. The ringfforms part of an arm f<2> extending from a block f<3> adjustably secured to the bearing. To the block f<3> is adjustably secured a bracket h which supports the usual guide j and spring j<1>.
Patent GB-190006263-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Lenses for Spectacles or Eyeglasses and in Methods of and Apparatus for Manufacturing the same.
Inventor: SUTCLIFFE JOHN HAMER
Filed: 1900-04-04
Granted: 1901-04-04
Abstract: 6263. Sutcliffe, J. H. April 4. Grooving; producing curved surfaces; surfacing and polishing.-Relates to a bifocal lens for spectacles and eyeglasses, one form of the lens being shown in Fig. 1 and the means of production in Fig. 2. The lens A is produced by grinding out from an ordinary double-convex or other lens a part b to be used for some special purpose, such as reading. The ordinary lens is secured to the rotatable table c, the position of which can be adjusted by means of the bracket g and slide h. A rotatable grinding-tool K can then be depressed through the guide m into contact with the lens. The grinding-tool first consists of a hollow knifeedged cylinder, which grooves out the boundary of the part b, emery or the like being placed inside the cylinder. The cylinder is then replaced by a smaller concave tool k, which grinds out the part b, and is afterwards replaced by a similarly-shaped polishing-tool. A horizontal oscillation may be given to the table c by means of a connecting-rod and rotating eccentric.
Patent GB-190013417-A (GB)
Title: Improved Flexible Rock-cutting Apparatus.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
IPC: B28D1/08
Filed: 1900-07-25
Granted: 1901-07-25
Abstract: 13,417. Thompson, W. P., [Gay, J.]. July 25. Sawing and like cutting cutting-out wires and blocks.-Relates to wire or similar sawing-apparatus for stone, and the invention is applied to tunnelling, quarrying, cutting columns or hollow articles of irregular forms, &c. Special forms of wire, chain, and other flexible cutters are described, and also the apparatus used. In stone-cutting yards, the flexible cutter Z is led round guide pulleys y on a jointed or other frame x, Fig. 7, arranged in the desired fashion for cutting out hollow articles, such as baths, troughs, &c., and the core left may be removed from the bottom by cutting round it with the wire Z, as shown in Fig. 9, the wire being led out through a hole l in the side over guide rollers. The block thus removed may be used for further manufacture of smaller troughs &c. In some cases the wire Z is led over guide rollers carried by permanent magnets or electromagnets, Fig. 17, being thus attracted and kept in place in irregular paths and these magnets may also aid in retaining the grit. For mouldings &c., the flexible cutter is guided by templates. The wire may also be rotated on its axis in addition to its longitudinal motion by rotating a frame carrying pulleys which embrace the wire. The wire may be run backwards and forwards between two drums on which it is wound alternately, or, in case an endless wire is used, any excess of length may be taken up by coiling the incoming side in an annular receptacle. The flexible cutter may consist of a core of one or more wires of round or other section coated with abrading material in several ways. For instance, it may be wound spirally with a strip of metal, leather, or textile material, having holes or grooves &c. to contain the grit &c. Or the core may be wound with one or more wires in the same or opposite directions or fitted with metal or other discs or small cylinders &c. to hold the cutting- material, or the discs or cylinders may be made of that material. Examples are shown in Figs. 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22. Plates 30 of abrading-material may be held in sockets 31 threaded on the core wire 20, as shown in Fig. 30, or these sockets may be connected to form a chain and provided with driving-teeth.
Patent GB-190100313-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Boxes or Receptacles for Containing Tooth or like Powders
Inventor: HUGHES ARTHUR FRANCIS
Filed: 1901-01-05
Granted: 1901-11-09
Abstract: 313. Hughes, A. F. Jan. 5. Boxes for dentifrice and like powders, which may be made of vulcanite, wood, or metal, have false bottoms C, provided with slits or channels d through which the powder falls to slits f<1> in spring sliding- plungers f, to be delivered into recesses j in extensions of the bottoms, or directly on to the tooth brush or the like. In a modification, spring rollers having longitudinal recesses replace the plungers. By this arrangement, the insertion of the brush into the powder receptacle is obviated.
Patent GB-190107704-A (GB)
Title: A Remedy for the Cure of Hemorrhoids.
Inventor: LAWSON JOHN MONTEATH
Filed: 1901-04-15
Granted: 1902-04-03
Abstract: 7704. Lawson, J. M., Hicks, J., and Lawson, W. April 15. Pills for the treatment of piles consist of a mixture of tar or pitch, calcined magnesia, powdered aloes, Peruvian bark, ground liquorice, and aniseed, in specified proportions.
Patent GB-190108290-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Use in Labelling Bottles, Jars and the like.
Inventor: HENDY JOHN EDWARD
Filed: 1901-04-23
Granted: 1901-10-19
Abstract: 8290. Hendy, J. E. April 23. Damping and affixing labels. -Relates to apparatus for labelling bottles, jars, and the like, in which the paste is applied to the bottle &c. by a roller and the pasted bottle is then pressed on to a pile of labels to pick up the top label. The roller a works in a paste receptacle b, which is adjustable on a standard A, or the standard may be adjustable on the bedplate. A pawl c takes into a notched disc a<4> on the roller, and is disengaged by the pressure of the bottle on a pin c<3> attached to the tail end of the pawl. An adjustable stop m is provided for the bottle. The pasting-roller may have projections or ribs a<2 >or a<6>, of any desired form, to apply paste to any part of the bottle, and its sides may be adjustable along its spindle q, Fig. 14. The pile of labels is confined between pins f <1> adjustable along slotted plates f<4>, or in two slotted cross-bars f which are pivoted together centrally. The holder is pressed vertically upwards by the spring- supported and guided bar h, and the labels rest on a band f, which may be elastic and fixed at its ends to the machine, or which may be wound on the spring barrels e<2>, Fig. 3. Or the flexibility of the pile of labels may be attained by resting them on a pair of spring-pressed levers k, Fig. 12. In another form, the labels are held on the support n, Fig. 10, in the box n<1>, which is normally held above the top label by the weighted levers o.
Patent GB-190113370-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Automatically Opening and Closing the Bottoms of Skeps, Buckets and Analogous Receptacles.
Inventor: TAYLOR WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-07-01
Granted: 1902-05-22
Abstract: 13,370. Taylor, W., and Hubbard, W. S., [trading as Taylor & Hubbard]. July 1. Skips, buckets, &c.-Relates to means for automatically opening and closing the bottom of skips, buckets, &c. raised and lowered by cranes. The flaps forming the bottom of the bucket or skip are connected by links to the rod G connected to the lifting-chain, and the body of the bucket has connected to it a sleeve H, through which the rod G passes, and which has a conical top with a shoulder H<3>. Independently suspended from the jib is a sleeve A formed in two parts bolted together, one only of the parts being shown. Bell-crank triggers J, adapted to engage the shoulder H<2>, have projections J<1> sliding in slots in the sleeve A, and are normally pulled upwards, as shown, by springs a<1>. Projections a<3> engaging slots in the sleeve A limit the lateral play of the triggers J. In operation, on pulling up the bucket after loading, the triggers J are forced apart by the conical end of the sleeve H, and then close under the shoulder H<2>, as shown. On then lowering, the weight of the bucket pushes down the triggers so that their horizontal arms engage projections K<1> on the arms K which are forced inwards by springs, Fig. 3, and, on further paying out the chain, the bottom of the bucket opens, the bucket itself being supported by the triggers J. When, on lifting, the weight of the bucket is again taken by the chain, the triggers turning on the fulcra K<1> are pulled outwards by their springs, so that, on again lowering, the sleeve H drops, and its shoulder H<2> engages the arms K, releasing the trigger J and allowing them to return to their normal position ready for the next operation.
Patent GB-190114301-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Preparations for Polishing Boots, Shoes, Leather, Furniture, and other Articles.
Inventor: CARTWRIGHT GEORGE ARCHIBALD
Filed: 1901-07-13
Granted: 1902-05-22
Abstract: 14,301. Cartwright, G. A. July 13. Waterproofing - compositions.-A waterproofing- preparation for polishing boots, shoes, leather, furniture, and other articles is made of camphor, wax, preferably beeswax, turpentine, and isinglass. The camphor is dissolved in the turpentine, added to the melted beeswax and isinglass, and the whole stirred and mixed. The beeswax may be dissolved in turpentine, and the isinglass dispensed with.
Patent GB-190119993-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Production of Ammonia
Inventor: TALBOT BENJAMIN
Filed: 1901-10-07
Granted: 1902-08-07
Abstract: 19,993. Talbot, B. Oct. 7. Gas-producers.-To obtain large quantities of ammonia, the upper layers of fuel are agitated, preferably by a vertical as well as by a stirring movement, whereby the temperature at these parts are regulated. The stirring arms are kept cooled by water circulation, the steam produced being led to the generator to assist in the recovery of the ammonia. The producer used may be the one described in Specification No. 10,049, A.D. 1900.
Patent GB-190122031-A (GB)
Title: An Improved System for Obtaining Variable Speeds in Direct Current Electric Motors.
Filed: 1901-11-01
Granted: 1902-11-01
Abstract: 22 0.31. British Thomson-Houston Co., [Essberger, J. A.]. Nov. 1. Distributing.-For obtaining variable speeds in direct-current electric motors, a supplementary dynamo Z is connected with the main generator G, and the two machines supply a three-wire system I, II, III. The motors M<1>, M' have their armatures connected between the outer wires I, II, and the impressed electromotive-force is varied by varying the field current of the supplementary machine Z by means of a resistance, or reversing it by means of a switch U. Instead of a supplementary dynamo, an additional secondary battery may be used in some cases.
Patent GB-190125318-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electricity Meters.
Inventor: EVANS WILLIAM EDWARD
Filed: 1901-12-11
Granted: 1902-07-24
Abstract: 25,318. Evans, W. E., [Allgemeine Elektricitõts-Ges.]. Dec. 11. Energy meters.-A motor meter has a spindle a carrying a single coil b in the field of a stationary main-current coil g ; the revolving coil b is connected by a two-segment commutator and two springs i in series with resistances m, l, between the supply mains. Arms f of the spindle make contact with auxiliary springs k to short-circuit the movable coil b and the resistance m at the times of reversal, to prevent sparking at the commutator. During the parts of each revolution in which the coils are acting to drive the spindle, the motion is retarded by quadrantal plates c moving through the field of a stationary permanent magnet h. An S-shaped soft-iron armature d carried by the spindle is attracted by the brake magnet or another magnet to prevent stoppage of the spindle in positions where the coils have no propelling action.
Patent GB-190201848-A (GB)
Title: Improved Feed Device for Apparatus Putting Wrappers round Pamphlets or Newspapers and for similar purposes.
Inventor: RAGON VICTOR
Filed: 1902-01-23
Granted: 1903-01-23
Abstract: 1848. Ragon, V. Jan. 23. Feeding sheets.-Newspapers, pamphlets, prints, or other articles requiring to be fed forward singly are pressed by a plate f against the rotating disc c forming the end of the box. A hook x, Fig. 4, on the end of the rod uis caused by the cam v to fall upon, and engage, the end pamphlet. The rod u is carried on a lever p pivoted to a sliding block r and is pressed to the right against a spring t by a cam 1 drawing with it the pamphlet and enabling the beak m formed on the disc c to pass behind it. In rotating, the disc separates the end pamphlet from the remainder, causing it to pass between the disc and the semicircular disc d, and finally releasing it as shown by the arrow in Fig. 1. The rod p may be worked by a grooved face cam. A spring y on the rod u is adjusted so as to prevent the hook x from engaging more than one pamphlet. The plate f is drawn forward by a spring barrel j and cords h lying in grooves in the base of the machine.
Patent GB-190213831-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Devices for Facilitating the Removal of Cards, Labels Sheets of Paper, or the like from Packets or Bundles thereof.
Inventor: TAYLOR ROBERT
Filed: 1902-06-18
Granted: 1903-04-30
Abstract: 13,831. Taylor, R. June 18. Feeding sheets.-Relates to means for facilitating the removal of cards, labels, sheets of paper, &c. from packets or bundles thereof. The papers are placed in a receptacle a haying a base which is curved both longitudinally and transversely. Upon the papers rests an india-rubber-covered roller c, which is loose on an axle d but is connected with it by a ratchet arrangement, and the ends of the axle are connected by springs e, e<1> with the frame. The end a' of the receptacle is closed, while the opposite end is open for the exit of the sheets. If the roller c be moved towards the closed end of the box, it turns freely on the axle, and, on being released, is returned by the springs e<1> to its original position but, by means of the ratchet arrangement referred to, is prevented from turning on the axle so that it exerts a gripping-action on the uppermost sheet and causes its expulsion from the box. Several ratchet arrangements are described. In Fig. 5, the axle d is provided with a loose flap f of india-rubber &c. which bears against the inner surface of the roller c. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 9 and 10, the inner surface of the roller is provided with ratchet-teeth k, which are engaged by the bowed parts of a piece of twisted wire m secured in end plugs l which form the axle of the roller. In another arrangement, the axle d, Fig. 1, carries hinged pawl o which is caused by an india-rubber spring t to engage with notches or slits in the roller. In a modification, the roller c is pressed upon the pile of sheets by a system of spring levers.
Patent GB-190217087-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means of Raising and Lowering Railway Carriage and other Windows.
Inventor: WILLIAMS WILLIAM FREDERICK
Filed: 1902-08-01
Granted: 1903-08-01
Abstract: 17,087. Williams, W. F. Aug. 1. Windows.- Vertically - sliding windows for railway carriages and other purposes are provided with means by which they can be opened and closed by a horizontal m o v e - ment of the hand. The sash A, Fig. 1, is raised by means of straps, chains, or cords B wound on drums C provided with springs for counterbalancing the weight of the sash, and with sprocketwheels I round which passes a chain H, operated by a slider F and a handle L<1>. The handle L' is locked in any required position by a spring latch J, Fig. 3, engaging a rack K. The notches in the rack are bevelled at the top and bottom, and the handle L' is pivoted on a stud l, so that the latch J can be disengaged by turning the handle. The handle is returned to its normal position by spring studs N, Fig. 2. In a modification, the handle L<1> is fixed to the slider, and the latch J is round-nosed so that it slips in and out of recesses.
Patent GB-190218478-A (GB)
Title: Coaster and Brake Devices, for Bicycles and like Vehicles.
Inventor: JUSTICE PHILIP MIDDLETON
Filed: 1902-08-22
Granted: 1903-07-23
Abstract: 18,478. Justice, P. M., [Morrow, A. P.]. Aug. 22. Brakes; clutches. -Relates to a combined free - wheel and back-pedalling brake for bicycles and the like. The brake consists of a shell J, Fig. 1, which is expanded against the inside of the hub X by back-pedalling. The shell J is capable of a slight axial motion, but is prevented from rotating by studs f<2>, a block F screwed on the axle A, and an arm G resting against some part of the frame. The chain-wheel D is fixed to a sleeve B, which can turn freely on the axle A. Ball bearings b<1>, b<2> are arranged between the sleeve B and the hub X and cone E, respectively. Rings b<3>, b<4> hold the balls b<1> in place. A ball bearing is also arranged between the hub and the block F. When the chain-wheel D is driven forwards, a sleeve C screwed by a coarse thread upon the sleeve B becomes clutched to a ring H, which transmits motion to the hub by means of suitable feathers and keyways. The shell J is formed with a number of slits j, j<1>, Fig. 3, opening alternately at opposite ends, and the openings of the slits are splayed to fit over wedge-shaped projections on the block F, Fig. 1, and a ring K, respectively. The ring K is split or made in halves, the splits being made through the wedge-shaped projections, and it is formed on its inside to fit a shoulder c<2> and a coned part c<1> on the sleeve C. A spring L embraces the ring K, and presses it against the sleeve C. The ring K, being prevented from rotating by the shell J, acts to retard the sleeve C when the sleeve B is moved in either direction. When the sleeve B is driven forwards, the sleeve C is screwed up against the ring H, and face ratchet teeth c' upon it engage corresponding teeth on the ring H. When the rider stops pedalling, the sleeve C becomes disengaged from the ring H, and the wheel revolves freely. The disengagement of the sleeve C and the sleeve H is assisted by a spring ring I, which is secured to the ring H in such a manner that it is free to expand and contract, and is formed with a bevelled edge to engage a conical surface on the sleeve C. On back-pedalling, the sleeve C forces the ring K towards the left, and also expands it. These two motions act together to expand the braking-shell J against the hub.
Patent GB-190219866-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sinks, Lavatory Basins, Baths, Yard Gullies, and the like.
Inventor: OVEREND LUTHER
Filed: 1902-09-11
Granted: 1902-12-11
Abstract: 19,866. Overend, L., and Overend, J. C. Sept. 11. Baths, lavatory basins sinks.-In a trap, the nipple c stands up, as shown, in a chamber b, and is covered by a loose cap d. The outside of the chamber b is threaded to receive a screw fixing- ring a.
Patent GB-190226140-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Smoking Pipe Cigar or Cigarette Holder
Inventor: JONES WILLIAM CADWALADR
Filed: 1902-11-27
Granted: 1903-09-24
Abstract: 26,140. Jones, W. C. Nov. 27. Tobacco pipes and cigar and cigarette holders.- In one form of the invention, a portion b of the stem of the pipe or holder is made of less diameter than the mouthpiece, which screws to it and is pierced by slots or perforations, round which absorbent material k is wrapped, a removable ferrule being provided to hold it in place. In another form of the invention, a perforated tube f with two flanges i is provided to connect the stem and mouthpiece, and absorbent material k is wrapped round this and retained by a ferrule e.
Patent GB-190301115-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fog-signalling Apparatus for Railways
Inventor: DAVIS JONAH
Filed: 1903-01-16
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 1115. Davis, J. Jan. 16. Signals on engines and trains; contacts, mechanical. - A T-shaped lever is pivoted to a bracket B, Fig. 1, fixed to the engine, and is connected by a wire or rod R to the spring- controlled hammer h of a bell &c. B' secured to the engine cab. The depending arm S of the lever is adapted to strike against a contact-piece placed between the rails and operated from the signal box. This contact-piece consists of an arm A, Figs. 1 and 4, pivoted within a casing C and preferably provided with a roller r. The arm is raised against the resistance of a spring s<2> by a signal lever acting through a wire connection w. The spring has a stop to prevent the arm from being moved past the vertical position, and when the lever is released the spring forces the arm down within the case. The case is closed by flaps C', which are raised by, and fall with, the arm. When the arm A is in the raised position and is struck by the arm S, the hammer h strikes the bell B<1>. More than one contact-piece may be arranged between the rails at suitable distances apart so as to give two or more single-stroke signals, and the one fog-signal lever in the signal box may be connected so as to raise one or more of the arms A as required.
Patent GB-190306250-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Driving Mechanism of Planing and like Machines.
Inventor: BATEMAN RICHARD WILKINSON
Filed: 1903-03-18
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 6250. Bateman, R. W., and Bateman, L. H. March 18. Planing and shaping; slotting; gearing, driving.- Machines for planing, shaping, slotting, and like operations are provided with a continuouslyrotating flywheel for reversing the direction of motion. Fig. 1 shows the mechanism on one side of a machine ; a similar set is provided on the other. A driving-strap 4 is wide enough to overlap a loose flywheel 3 when on a fast pulley 1. The strap forks 7 are operated by a bell crank 10, carrying a bowl which works in a cam-slot 14 in a plate 15, actuated by reversing-stops in the ordinary manner. A bowl 16 on the lever 10 operates a spring-controlled wedge 20, which engages a ball thrust-bearing 21 of the flywheel, and presses a leather friction-surface 5 on the latter against a flange 6 on the pulley 1. Thus the wheel and pulley are frictionally connected at the same time that the driving-strap is thrown on to the fast pulley, and the inertia of the flywheel is used to stop and reverse the table. In a modification, flanges are provided on the wheel and pulley, the bevelled edges of which form a friction clutch.
Patent GB-190309807-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Emergency Brakes for Railway and Tramway Vehicles or Trains
Inventor: CAROLAN EDGAR ALFRED
Filed: 1903-04-30
Granted: 1904-03-17
Abstract: 9807. Andersson, C. B. April 28. Hatchways, covers for. Tarpaulins with batten, cleat, wedge, or other fastenings are dispensed with. An angle-iron B, riveted to the coaming A, forms a support for the various sections C<1>, C<2>, C<3>, &c. of the cover. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, interlocking # and # transverse bars D, D<1> are bolted to the sections, the outer surfaces of which are protected by galvanized sheet iron C<9>. Thin india-rubber packings may be inserted between the edges of the sections C', C<2>, &c., which are drawn together by bolts, not shown. Figs. 8 and 10 show sectional elevations of part of one end of a hatchway with the end portion of the cover secured to the angle-iron B by bolts E'. For ventilating the holds, the covers have openings, which are fitted with removable covers.
Patent GB-190310258-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rope Grips
Inventor: STOKER NICHOLAS
Filed: 1903-05-06
Granted: 1903-12-31
Abstract: 10,258. Stoker, N., and Severs, J. May 6. Rope grips.-The pivoted jaws B, carried in the box A, are made to grip the rope by means of the wedge-shaped end C of the pivoted lever, which is provided with a handle F.