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Patent GB-190000109-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas-stoves.
Inventor: BARKER REGINALD WALTER
Filed: 1900-01-02
Granted: 1900-12-08
Abstract: 109. Barker, B.. W., [Blanchard, V. W., and Stow, E. K.]. Jan. 2. Regenerative gas stoves.-Gas enters a tube B through a nozzle b<1> from a tube b, a small supply of air entering through an opening b<2>. The tube B opens into a vertical tube D having openings d at the bottom, and passing through a perforated plate C', which is supported by a cylinder C carried upon a base A. The plate C<1> supports a casting having side walls f, f<1>, a side extension F<1>, and an annular plate F attached thereto. Carried on the plate F is a cylinder I having a perforated cover J and a central tube J<1>, open at both ends and placed immediately above the tube D. These parts are secured together by bolts N. A casing G, carrying suspended therefrom by bolts h<1> a bell H, is placed upon the plate F, and its top is provided with a central opening g<1> surrounded by an upstanding flange g'. The whole may be covered by a hood L and a deflector M. The casing G is provided with mica-covered openings G<1>. In use, the casing G and shell H are removed, the gas ignited at the upper end of the tube J<1>, and the casing and shell replaced. The gas will now be consumed by four separate supplies of air, of which three become intensely heated before mixing with the gas. The passage of air is shown by plain arrows. Except the small amount entering at b<2>, all the air enters by the annular space between f<1> and G ; one portion passes to the opening d, another to the bottom of the tube J<1>, while the remainder passes to the perforations j, in each case becoming intensely heated by contact with the hot casings. The flame raises the bell H to incandescence, and passes, as shown by the feathered arrows, to the outlet g'.
Patent GB-190002222-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electricity Meters.
Filed: 1900-02-03
Granted: 1900-12-15
Abstract: 2222. Wright, A., and Reason Manufacturing Co. Feb. 3. Quantity meters. -A mercury voltameter consists of a glass vessel, closed by a stopper 3 at the top, or entirely sealed, containing a mercury anode 6 in a pocket at a higher level than a mercury cathode 8, and having platinum connecting-wires sealed into it. The vessel is filled with a solution of mercurous nitrate, or other suitable electrolyte. When the instrument is in use, the mercury cathode 8 increases in volume, and overflows a lip or ridge 16 into a long vertical tube 9, which at starting contains solution only ; the mercury passes to the lip or ridge 16 through a small hole in a side tube 11, or under a glass partition near the lip, to prevent a large quantity from passing over at a time. The position of the anode 6 causes the dense solution produced on its surface to flow down to the cathode. To avoid interference with this circulation, by the anode being reduced below the level of the lip 18 at the edge of its pocket, the vessel may be formed with an auxiliary bulb 19, from which mercury is supplied automatically to maintain the anode surface at its proper height. The height of the mercury in the vertical tube 9 is measured by an adjacent scale, indicating the quantity of electricity which has passed. The instrument is reset by turning it over to the left, and then replacing it. It is used shunted.
Patent GB-190005102-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Receptacle for the Storage and Sale of Coffee.
Inventor: ROHDE JOHANN
Filed: 1900-03-17
Granted: 1900-04-21
Abstract: 5102. R o h d e , J. March 17. Displaying and storing. -Fig. 2 shows a section through one compartment of a receptacle for coffee. The walls a are made of sheet metal, zinc, &c. ; near the bottom a curved piece d is inserted to direct the coffee towards the mouth f, which is closed by the hinged lide. An inclined plate g, a window h, and an airtight cover c are provided.
Patent GB-190007612-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Suction and Forcing Pumps.
Inventor: KACHELMANN CHARLES
Filed: 1900-04-24
Granted: 1900-06-30
Abstract: 7612. Kachelmann, C. April 24. Plunger pumps ; pump valves and valve chambers. -Consists of a pump specially suitable for pumping slime and the like. Within the oval casing a is an inner casing b, within which is the barrel c. The covers are oval as shown, the bottom cover a<1> forming the suction valve chamber, which is always full of water, and the upper cover a<2>, forming the pressure chamber. The annular valves h, i are of rubber, the suction valve being hollow, so that it is normally held against its seat by the liquid in the suction chamber. The passage between the casings a and b connects the chamber a<1> with the valve i, which is mounted at the top of this passage. The plunger is differential.
Patent GB-190007918-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Appliance for Saving People from Drowning.
Inventor: GOLDENBOGEN MAX
Filed: 1900-04-28
Granted: 1900-06-02
Abstract: 7918. Goldenbogen, M. April 28. Body attachments.-Consists of floats for the chest and back of the wearer, connected by shoulder straps and by a single strap passing between the legs.
Patent GB-190009187-A (GB)
Title: Process for Regulating the Percentage of Carbon in Steel.
Inventor: MAURER JACOB
Filed: 1900-05-18
Granted: 1900-09-08
Abstract: 9187. Maurer, J. May 18. Bessemer &c. processes; open-hearth processes; scrap, utilizing.-In the process of making steel according to the Bessemer, Thomas, or Siemens- Martin method, the charge is treated with steel scrap, or pig-iron, and spiegel or ferro-manganese, which have been previously melted in a cupola furnace. The pig-iron employed should contain only a small amount of phosphorus.
Patent GB-190009595-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for Producing Malt for Beer that is to be Quickly Tapped.
Inventor: VOLLMANN PAUL
Filed: 1900-05-24
Granted: 1900-07-14
Abstract: 9595. Vollmann, P. May 24. Malt and malting.-Relates to a process for preparing malt to be used in the manufacture of beer that is to be quickly tapped. The barley, after being steeped for three or four days, is spread out on a floor and repeatedly worked, the process of preparation being continued for about six days, after which the grain is arranged in heaps of about two metres in height, and allowed to stand for a day. It is then spread out again for about six hours, after which it is again arranged in heaps and left standing for a day, and is then cooled and kilned.
Patent GB-190009915-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Type Distributing Apparatus.
Inventor: MARKS GEORGE CROYDON
Filed: 1900-05-29
Granted: 1900-08-11
Abstract: 9915. Marks, G. C., [Low, A. A.]. May 29. Type, distributing.-Relates to machines of the class known as the " Alden distributer," and consists of means for transferring types singly from one channel to another. The line of types is placed in a channel A, and the bottom one is pushed out by a pusher P on to the pivoted lifter L, which is operated in an ordinary manner to lift the type past the retaining-latches i of the channel I. The lifter L is formed with side walls or ribs l for guiding the types. Specifications No. 3103, A.D. 1878, and No. 3477, A.D. 1881, are referred to.
Patent GB-190012507-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Horse Rakes.
Inventor: NICHOLSON EDWARD HENRY
Filed: 1900-07-11
Granted: 1901-05-04
Abstract: 12,507. Nicholson, E. H., and Mather, W. July 11. Rakes, horse.-Relates to detail improvements. The locking-link 1 is formed with a slot 2, to take the pin of the lever 3 of the rocking frame carrying the tines 4. The slot 2 allows a certain amount of play, to enable the tines to adjust themselves to inequalities in the ground. The effective length of the slot 2 may be adjusted by means of a bolt 7, fixed in one of a series of notches 6 in side plates 5, 5 attached to the link 1. A curved projection 9 on the end of the lever 3 engages the pin 7.
Patent GB-190013715-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Automatic Musical Instruments.
Inventor: CROOKS JAMES WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-07-31
Granted: 1900-09-22
Abstract: 13,715. Crooks, J. W. July 31. Automatic instruments.-The invention is described in connection with an apparatus for playing on key board instruments mechanically, and it consists of means for emphasizing any desired notes. The apparatus is operated by vacuum produced by a bellows, and is of ordinary construction, so far as the trackerboard, pneumatics, and other related parts are concerned. The vacuum in the wind-chest 19 of the pneumatics which operate the key mechanism is kept below that produced immediately by the bellows by means of a regulating-valve, but can be raised by throwing the wind-chest into direct communication with the bellows. For this purpose the wind-chest 19, besides being connected with the ordinary supply, is connected by a pipe 32 with a chest 30, which is in turn connected with the part of the bellows in which the vacuum is produced, and in which the degree of exhaustion is greater than in the wind-chest 19 under normal conditions. The chest 30 contains a valve 33, which closes the pipe 32 and is operated by a pneumatic 35. This pneumatic is normally distended by a spring 27, so as to close the valve 33. The chest 30 is also connected to chambers 39 and 40, which are thus kept exhausted. Those notes which require emphasis have, besides their ordinary openings in the tune-sheet, at the edge additional ones 50 which uncover holes 49 in the tracker board at the same time as, or just before, the other ones. This causes a diaphragm 45 to act upon a valve 54, which admits air at atmospheric pressure to a second diaphragm 55 through a passage 59. The diaphragm 55 operates another valve 59, which causes the pneumatic 35 to be exhausted, thus opening the valve 33.
Patent GB-190014388-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Hinge Joints for the Steering Gear of Autocars and for other Machinery.
Inventor: STURMEY JOHN JAMES HENRY
Filed: 1900-08-11
Granted: 1901-06-15
Abstract: 14,388. Sturmey, J. J. H. Aug. 11. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to hinge joints for the steering-gear of motor cars and other machines, the object being to make the joint so far independent of the hinge pin as not to be liable to disconnection owing to its loss. In the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, one of the rods 2 is formed with gudgeons 4, and the other rod 3 is bored with a socket 9 ; and the jaws of the rod 3 are slotted and flats made on the gudgeons, so that the latter can be inserted in the socket when the rods are in a certain relative position which is not the working position. The joint is completed by means of a pin 12. In another example, the sockets are on the rod 2 and the gudgeons are formed on the jaws of the fork ; and in another case the rod 3 has a suitably-slotted cylindrical box in place of a fork, the open end through which the gudgeon piece is introduced being afterwards closed by a cap. In a fourth form, the rod 2 is passed through a slot in the side and screwed into a cylindrical block enclosed in a box on the rod 3. Two forms of ball joint made on the same principle are also shown. In one of these, a loose ball piece with flats on opposite sides is used, but in the example shown in Figs. 16, 17, and 18 the flattened ball 51 is made in one piece with the rod 2. The jaws of the fork on the rod 3 are far enough apart to permit the flattened ball to be inserted, and are made with sockets 45 into which the ball can then be turned. A bolt 55 and split pin 56 prevent the ball from being turned so as to come out again.
Patent GB-190100290-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brakes for Bicycles, Tricycles, Motor Cars and similar Vehicles.
Inventor: JENSEN CHRISTIAN ALBERT
Filed: 1901-01-04
Granted: 1901-03-30
Abstract: 290. Jensen, C. A., [Tolusso, G.]. Jan. 4. Brakes.-A brake for bicycles, tricycles, motor cars, and similar vehicles is shown in Fig. 1 applied to a bicycle. Upon the driving-shaft or crank axle a the brake drum d is mounted, and on the rear forks b are pivoted two flanged semicircular brake jaws e, f. These jaws have screw-threaded blocks g, h at the free ends and are worked by the rod u, which may be adjustable in length, from the hand-wheel or fly-handle s. The brake rod u is carried in bearings or guides m, l fixed to the frame. The jaws e and f may be operated by a lever and toggle arrangement, a spring keeping the jaws normally open. If desired, the brake drum may be fixed to the side of the sprocket-wheel, or may form part of it.
Patent GB-190101389-A (GB)
Title: Process for Producing a Frosty or Velvety Appearance on Artificial Flowers and the like.
Inventor: KRUEL FERDINAND
Filed: 1901-01-21
Granted: 1901-03-02
Abstract: 1389. Kruel, F. Jan. 21. Ornamenting ; wreaths.-A frosty or velvety appearance is produced on artificial flowers fruits, leaves, and the like by first coating their surfaces with a transparent varnish and then, while the varnish is still wet, dusting over them very minute transparent glass beads which adhere to the surface. The process is applicable to combinations of plants in the form of wreathes, bunches, and the like.
Patent GB-190101499-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Shaft-coupling Devices.
Inventor: OHLSSON OLOF
Filed: 1901-01-22
Granted: 1901-02-23
Abstract: 1499. Ohlsson, O. Jan. 22. Driving.-The spindle is in two parts 1, 2, and the lower part is formed with a worm in gear with a wheel 5. When the wheel is rotated, in the direction shown, the part 2 is pressed upwards into driving contact with the part 1, or, as in a modification, with the bottom of the drum.
Patent GB-190103907-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Roller for Use in Dyeing Machines and the like.
Inventor: WAGSTAFF WALTER
Filed: 1901-02-23
Granted: 1901-12-31
Abstract: 3907. Wagstaff, W. Feb. 23. Dyeing; washing.-A roller for dye-jigs, soaping- machines, washing-machines, and the like, consists of a shell c, supported by end pieces e on a shaft s, all these parts being of mild steel covered with a layer of silicious enamel. When the roller is long, the shell is further supported by one or more internal discs, such as d. In the case of a short roller, the shaft may be cut off inside the roller ends. Angular movement of the shell is prevented by pins p engaging slots a in the end pieces e.
Patent GB-190105411-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Measuring Apparatus.
Inventor: ZIEGENBERG RUDOLF
Filed: 1901-03-14
Granted: 1901-05-04
Abstract: 5411. Ziegenberg, R. March 14. Current meters.-An iron or steel plate k, Fig. 4, carried by an arm of an axle d, is movable in a magnetic field between two stationary circular iron pole-pieces e, g, one of which e is wound with wire carrying a continuous current to be measured, or a fraction of it. The wire may be wound in grooves in the pole-piece. The pole-pieces are carried by a permanent magnet, either of annular or of horseshoe form. They may be parallel, as shown, so that a uniform field exists between them when no current is passing through the coil ; turning of the axle under the action of the coil is then resisted by one or two spiral springs q. Or the pole-pieces may be arranged so that the gap between them widens gradually away from the zero position of the movable plate, springs being dispensed with. Instead of the short plate andlong coil shown in Fig. 4, the plate may extend through more than a quadrant, and a short coil only be used. The pole-pieces may be parallel rings, or parts of rings, of equal dimensions, the movable plate being flat. In a further modification, Fig. 6, a pole-piece l, on one end of a horse-shoe permanent magnet a, extends between two parallel pole-pieces n, o carried by the other end of the magnet, leaving two air-gaps in which two iron plates i, i<1> are carried by the axle d ; the outer ends of the plates are connected metallically ; the middle pole-piece carries the coil of wire.
Patent GB-190107748-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Engines.
Inventor: MEYER FRANZ
Filed: 1901-04-16
Granted: 1901-06-15
Abstract: 7748. Meyer, F. April 16. Packing drums, vanes, abutments, and the like.- The casing a of a rotary engine of the annularchamber type is fitted with U-shaped packing-rings k, which are pressed against the sides of the drum or piston c by studs l, aided, if necessary, by spiral springs. The piston vane d is fitted with a coiled spring h, which presses the packing-pieces i, i<4> against the wall of the casing. The packing-pieces are bevelled and overlap, and are secured by bolts o fitted in enlarged bolt-holes. A cover t is bolted to one side of the piston vane.
Patent GB-190110606-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stoppering Bottles, Jars and like Vessels.
Inventor: MARGETTS FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-05-22
Granted: 1901-07-13
Abstract: 10,606. Margetts, F. W. May 22. Bottle &c. necks. - The neck A of a bottle, jar, or like vessel is formed with an upwardly-projecting tapered ledge B, the interior a of the neck above the ledge being cylindrical, as shown, or tapered towards the mouth. The neck so formed is adapted to be closed by an ordinary cork, the lower edge of which is compressed into the recess b between the ledge and the neck. It is stated in the Specification that, for ordinary gaseous beverages, it is not necessary to secure the cork by wiring &c., but that such additional means of securing the cork may be employed for champagne or other liquids under great pressure.
Patent GB-190111853-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Apparatus for the Dyeing, Bleaching and other similar Treatment of Fibrous Materials.
Inventor: WOLF CARL
Filed: 1901-06-10
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 11,853. Wolf, C. June 10. Fibres, treating with liquids; yarns, finishing.- Relates to apparatus for dyeing, bleaching, and similarly treating fibrous materials, in the form of cops or in the loose condition, wherein the liquor is circulated through the material in either direction by means of a pump. The trough a is provided with a side door b for introducing laterally the plate f carrying the fibrous material. In a cop machine, this plate is provided with a number of tapering nozzles g for receiving the cops or bobbins ; the nozzles are in some cases formed of two concentric parts o, p, Fig. 4, for receiving cops of different sizes. In a machine for treating loose material, the plate f carries a perforated box, fitted with a hinged lid. After being introduced into the trough, the plate f is raised and pressed by means of eccentrics i against an internal ledge, with packing k, so as to form a tight joint. The liquor is circulated by a pump d, connected to the trough by pipes c, e, the former of which is formed with a flat trumpet-shaped mouth. Charging and discharging are facilitated by the use of trolleys l fitted with rollers m for carrying the plates f.
Patent GB-190118273-A (GB)
Title: A Vehicle to be used in Electric Traction on Railways
Inventor: CAWLEY GEORGE
Filed: 1901-09-13
Granted: 1902-07-17
Abstract: 18,273. Cawley, G. Sept. 13. Electric locomotives and motor vehicles.-A vehicle for electric traction consists of a frame A supported on bogies B and carrying boilers C, steam motors, dynamos D, water tanks F, coal bunkers E, and all appliances required for generating current and for distributing it. The current is used for driving electromotors mounted on some or all of the axles of the locomotive itself and of the vehicles drawn by it, and also for braking, lighting, and other purposes.
Patent GB-190118339-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Magazine Fire-arms
Inventor: SEFTON-JONES HERBERT
Filed: 1901-09-13
Granted: 1902-09-11
Abstract: 18,339. Sefton-Jones, H., [Aktiesels-Kabet Schwartz-Fidjelands Gevµrsyndicat]. Sept. 13. Ammunition receptacles.-Chargers for magazines of repeating guns. A left-hand side elevation of the empty clip is shown in Fig. 2, and a rear end elevation in Fig. 5. The cartridges are arranged in two rows, and are held at the top and bottom by the curved fingers shown.
Patent GB-190123205-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Valve Gear for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: HENNIG RUDOLF
Filed: 1901-11-16
Granted: 1901-12-21
Abstract: 23,205. Hennig, R. Nov. 16. Gas and like engines, starting in, and valve gear for. Cam bowls r on the rods v of the compressed-air admission, mixture admission, and exhaust valves respectively are shifted by a handlever h into three positions relatively to swells n on the cams s. In the first the compressed-air and exhaust valves are in gear, in the second the mixture valve and exhaust valve, so that the exhaust valve is held open to relieve compression, and in the third the mixture and exhaust valves are operated for normal working.
Patent GB-190202192-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water-tube Boilers.
Inventor: JONES WALTER
Filed: 1902-01-28
Granted: 1902-11-27
Abstract: 2192. Jones, W., [trading as Jones & Attwood], and Staples, T. Jan. 28. Watertube boilers for heating water and generating steam. Fig. 2 shows a waterheating boiler. A partially -cylindrical shell encloses a firebox of hexagonal crosssection, traversed by water t u b e s which cross one another in alternate sets or "ranges." An escape flue is provided at one end. A steam space or reservoir may be provided at the top of the boiler. Cast-iron sections may be employed in the construction of the boiler, each section being formed wich a separate range of water tubes.
Patent GB-190211153-A (GB)
Title: Improved Stay Bolt for Boilers and Means for Producing the same.
Inventor: HEAP WALTER
Filed: 1902-05-15
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 11,153. Heap, W., and Constantine, E. G. May 15. Rolling; screwing.-Staybolts for boilers are necked and screwed by a rolling process, thus preserving the continuity of the fibres in the metal forming the thread. The bolts are formed from cylindrical blanks of copper or of other metal or alloy capable of similar treatment, and may be formed with neckel or reduced central portions produced by cold-rolling. A machine for necking and screwing the blanks has necking- rolls a, b, c with enlarged central portions and screwing-rolls f <1>, f<2>, f<3>, having threads of the same angle as those to be produced, but of the reverse hand. The axes of the rolls b, f<2> are stationary, the rolls being driven by gearing from a pulley shaft g. The shafts of the pairs a, c and f<1>, f<3> are carried by blocks moving in segmental slots, such as l<1>, Fig. 1<a>, in the frame, and are moved by rocking levers m, the rear ends of which have pivots l<3> movable in slots l<2>, so that the rolls may be opened as shown in Fig. 1<a>, to allow the blank e to be inserted, then closed to the working position shown in Fig. 5 and then opened as shown in Fig. 1<c>, to discharge the blank into the open screwing-rolls or out of the machine. The rocking levers are simultaneously operated by links l<6> having bowls l<7> bearing on cams l<8> driven by gearing from an inclined shaft n<8>, driven by change gearing n' from the pulley shaft. The slots l<2> are formed in adjustable plates l<4>, so that the rolls may be adjusted to suit work of different diameters. The movable rolls are driven from the stationary rolls by spur gearing, intermediate wheels being mounted on swinging links to allow for the movement of the rolls. In order to roll necks of different lengths, the necking-rolls are made telescopic, the sections a', a', Fig. 8, being feathered on a core a<3>, and divided along a line which breaks joint so that a continuous neck is rolled. The ends of the sections are mounted in externally-screwed bearing-sleeves a<5>, a<6> adjustable in screwed bushes a<7>, a<8> in the machine framing. The rolling-surfaces are formed with helical grooves to displace the metal towards the ends. An additional set of rolls may be employed to give a smoother neck.