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Patent GB-190316127-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Briquettes.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1903-07-21
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 16,127. Thompson, W. P., [Merrill, F. B.]. July 21. Fuel.-Briquettes are made from coal dust or other granular material. To prepare the binding- material, a mixture of tar or crude pitch, iron sulphate, and water is heated to about 570‹ F. to distil off the volatile products. The product, after being finally powdered, is mixed with the well-moistened coal dust &c., the mixture is heated in a closed receptacle to a fairly-high temperature, and the product is afterwards pressed into the required shape, water or steam being preferably added during the preliminary heating. When using anthracite coal, it is previously subjected to a high temperature, cooled by a water spray, pulverized, and washed.
Patent GB-190321722-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Wheels having Wooden Rims or Felloes.
Inventor: GARE THOMAS
Filed: 1903-10-09
Granted: 1904-10-06
Abstract: 21,722. Gare, T. Oct. 9. Felloes or rims.-The wooden rims or felloes of wheels are made in annular parts a, b, with the spoke-tenons c abutting against the outer part. To increase the resiliency of the wheel, a layer of rubber f is inserted between the parts, or an outer grooved rim may be provided with a rubber tyre. The parts a, b are secured together by bolts, screws, or rivets, and lateral displacement is prevented by a circumferential ridge joint, Fig. 3, or by annular grooves and keys h, Fig. 4. The rim sides are protected by sheet zinc or other metal i. In a modification, there are three annular parts, the stoke tenons alternately abutting aginst the middle and outside parts.
Patent GB-190322832-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ships for use in Submarine Work
Inventor: LAKE SIMON
Filed: 1903-10-22
Granted: 1904-09-29
Abstract: 22,832. Lake, S. Oct. 22. Sectional ships; salvage vessels; hulls. - Relates to improvements i n vessels of the kind described in Specification No. 17,999, A.D. 1903, a n d consists of a primary floating vessel 1, Fig. 2, having a fore-and-aft well 2, for the purpose of housing a sub - mergible portion 5, normally suspended from it. This submergible portion 5 is ballasted with concrete 6 until it just fails to be buoyant in water. The portion 5 is composed of a working chamber 3 fitted with windows, an air lock 4, and an access tube 5, provided with a ladder. The whole is supported by chains, fitted with springs, from the primary vessel, and may be lowered to the position indicated for divers to work on or inspect submerged objects. Access is gained by the hatch 18, which is provided with a cover 19, so that the movable portion 5 may be completely lowered. In place of the rigidly-fixed working chamber 3, a pivoted chamber, Fig. 3, may be substituted, the air lock forming a part of it ; doors 35 open from each side of the inclined tube into the chamber.
Patent GB-190404282-A (GB)
Title: Improved Toy
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1904-02-20
Granted: 1904-03-31
Abstract: 4282. Thompson, W. P., [Beaujean, P.]. Feb. 20. Acrobats, imitating; toys, driving - mechanism for.-A toy is given movements representing those of a tumbler or gymnast. A figure g, representing a clown or gymnast, is suspended from a support h, Figs. 1 and 6, showing different positions of the figure g. The piece h is connected by a twisted double elastic string i to a movable support a, and by means of an elastic band k, Fig. 1, or a string i, Fig. 6, to a fixed support b. The supports a, b are connected by a cross-bar c, the support b being fixed to a box d, in which works an elbow-lever e pivoted to the support b and linked to the lower end of the support a. On depressing the handle of the lever e, the arm a moves outwards, and the twisted string i unwinding, the figure g revolves ; the band k accordingly gets twisted, and on releasing the lever e, the figure g returns to its original position. The box d and the lever e may be dispensed with, and the supports a, b actuated directly by hand.
Patent GB-190406588-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Tramcar and Railway Carriage Step Treads, such being applicable to other purposes.
Inventor: HUDSON JOHN
Filed: 1904-03-18
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 6588. Hudson, J. March 18. Mats.-An arrangement applied to the construction of mats consists of a number of hard-wood blocks A, Figs. 1 and 2, having bevelled edges B and grooves E in their sides, which fit upon rods F, the blocks being placed with their end grain upwards. The rods F are held in place by end irons G. Distance-pieces M are held in place between each row of blocks by bolts N passing through the blocks and pieces M. The blocks are replaced or reversed by withdrawing the bolts N and distance pieces M. In a modification, the end irons G are replaced by wood blocks 0, Fig. 5.
Patent GB-190406846-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid.
Filed: 1904-03-21
Granted: 1904-10-13
Abstract: 6846. Lake, H. H., [Soc. Anon. Ing. L. Vogel per la Fabbricaziune di Concimi Chimici]. March 21. Sulphuric acid.-Relates to the methods of introducing nitrous gases into the lead chambers. The gases obtained by heating a mixture of sulphuric acid and sodium nitrate are led with the other gases to the Gay-Lussac tower and thence to the Glover tower, where the de-nitrification takes place as usual. The Figure shows the arrange. ment. Two iron cylinders a, 6, charged alternately with acid and nitrate, are let into the ordinary dust-condensing chamber, in which they are heated by the hot gases. The nitrous gases are led to the three towers I<d> &c. communicating with three sets of chambers and leading to the common tower IV<d>. The gases are then lead to the three Glover towers I<g>, II<g>, III<g> belonging to the three sets of chambers.
Patent GB-190416900-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Prepayment Mechanism for Gas Meters or the like.
Inventor: WILSON GEORGE
Filed: 1904-08-02
Granted: 1905-01-12
Abstract: 16,900. Wilson, G. Aug. 2. Gas meters.-The gas valve is enclosed in a casing B provided with an inlet port B' leading to an inner chamber surrounded by an annular partition B<3>, which forms the seat for a valve diaphragm F. A longitudinally-movable shaft D is connected to the diaphragm, and is freed by the coin action to allow a spring F<1> to open the valve, and allow the gas to pass into the outer chamber of the casing and to the outlet port B<2>. A toothed wheel K is mounted on a short shaft within a removable casing L, in such a manner that it may be readily changed to govern the quantity of gas supplied for a specified coin, and is rotated by connection with a rotating spindle of the meter. The wheel K rotates a crown-wheel J on the shaft of a worm H, which, in turn, rotates a worm-wheel G on the shaft D, so that a projection on the shaft D is gradually brought against a camsurface E<2> on the boss of a star-wheel E, loosely mounted on the shaft D, and the shaft D is thereby moved back to close the valve. Actuating-mechanism ; coin action ; registers.- The coin is inserted 'through a slot A' in the casing A, and falls into a slot C' in a barrel C, and its lower edge projects beyond the slot, in which the coin is held by projecting shoulders C'. The barrel C is then turned by a handle through a distance limited by stops, so that the coin acts on the star-wheel E, which is turned through the portion of a revolution corresponding to one tooth. The cam-surface E<2> is thereby moved away from the projection on the shaft D, which is thus freed to be moved longitudinally to open the valve. As more coins are inserted, the cam-surface is moved further away from the projection, until the star-wheel has completed a revolution, when the straight end of the cam-surface comes against the projection, thus preventing the rotation of the star-wheel, and limiting the number of coins that can be inserted at one time. A graduated dial M, enclosed in a glass-covered chamber M', is carried by the front side of the star-wheel E, and the front end of the shaft D carries a pointer D'. The dial rotates to indicate the number of coins inserted at each payment, and the pointer D<2> is rotated afterwards, and indicates the quantity of gas still to be consumed before another payment is required. The apparatus may be fitted with two or more dial-plates, in order to indicate the total amount of money passed into the money box, by means of gearing in connection with the star-wheel.
Patent GB-190421765-A (GB)
Title: Incandescence Lamp Operating with Hydrocarbon Vapour at Low Pressure.
Inventor: DENAYROUZE LOUIS
Filed: 1904-10-10
Granted: 1904-11-10
Abstract: 21,765. Denayrouze, L. Dec. 31, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Incandescent vapour lamps.-In incandescent lamps burning petroleum vapour, petroleum contained in the reservoir A is forced by a low excess pressure, produced either by compressed air or by a column of liquid, into a pipe E preferably made of a bad heat-conducting material, such as nickel silver. A metal wick G, comprising a bundle of wires contained in a perforated tube x, draws the liquid into a vaporizing-chamber t formed of copper or other conducting-material and heated by the combustion gases of the lamp K acting on the plate F. The vapour passes by a tube J arranged parallel to the mantle and burner K to the injector of the burner. The heat passing to the chamber t may be regulated by varying the position of the plate F, and the lamp is extinguished by opening the valve a in the stopper D.
Patent GB-190505930-A (GB)
Title: Process for Separating Bye Products of Alcoholic Fermentation from Mash or Wort.
Inventor: PAMPE OTTO
Filed: 1905-03-21
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 5930. Pampe, 0. March 21. Drawings to Specification. Spirits.-A mixture of aldehyde and other byproducts, separated from fermented wort by a process of preliminary purification during distillation, is used for debasing alcohol. The wort is heated in a dephlegmator, and the heated wort spread over large surfaces. The vapours evolved are condensed.
Patent GB-190508264-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Covers for Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: BAKER WYNDHAM CECIL
Filed: 1905-04-18
Granted: 1905-09-07
Abstract: 8264. Baker, W. C. April 18. Tyres, pneumatic.-For increasing the resiliency and decreasing liability to puncture, the inside of the tread is fitted with a soft-rubber portion b, a metal band c covered with fabric d, and a fabric liner e vulcanized in position. Specifications Nos. 11,062 and 14,173, A.D. 1891, No. 11,458, A.D. 1893, and No. 21,936, A.D. 1895, are referred to.
Patent GB-190512039-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Nail Supplying Devices for Shoe-nailing Machines.
Inventor: MAUZ WILHELM
Filed: 1905-06-08
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 12,039. Mauz, W., and Knecht, W. June 8. Nailing.-Relates to feed-mechanism for shoe nailing machines. A nail container 3 is oscillated on an axle 6 by a system of levers actuated by a treadle or the like. The nails fall into an inclined groove 5 and pass through a pipe 7 into an oscillating trough 8, whence they travel down an inclined raceway 12, entering, in turn, a recessed arm 17, Fig. 5. On rotation of the nail conveyer 15 into the position for receiving a nail, a can 23 on the conveyer 15 engages the head 21 of a spring-controlled reciprocating rod 20, and closes the raceway 12, while the head 21 of the rod 20 engages a projection on the arm 17<b>, rotating the arm 17 and releasing the nail 13, which falls through a guide 14 on to the conveyer 15, and is .carried round and dropped into a recess 26<a> in spring-controlled jaws 26 below the driver 30. On the descent of the driver 30, the jaws 26 are forced downwards and then opened by a wedge 31, thereby releasing the nail, which is driven into the shoe.
Patent GB-190513237-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Sheep Shears and the like.
Inventor: ROSS CHARLES GORDON
Filed: 1905-06-27
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 13,237. Ross, C. G. June 27. Shears.-Sheep shears are provided with removable resilient stops of cork, rubber, leather, &c. so adjusted that, when the stops meet, the points of the blades lie over one another. The stops D are shaped at the ends to slide in undercut grooves in the handles B, preferably formed by turning the edges of the handle over. The stops, which may be mounted o n a metal backing, are held in position by springs E with inturned ends E', or by screws &c.
Patent GB-190517216-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vaporizers for Internal Combustion Engines using Paraffin or like Oils.
Inventor: GREVES THOMAS
Filed: 1905-08-25
Granted: 1906-04-26
Abstract: 17,216. Greves, T. Aug. 25. Gas or explosivevapour engines. - Heavy oil from the nozzle M and air from the pipe L traverses a D-shaped vaporizing - chamber F in the exhaust pipe E. One or more tubes G pass through the vaporizer and serve as a chimney for a lamp placed below the vaporizer at starting.
Patent GB-190521829-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railway Ties or Sleepers.
Inventor: CAMPBELL ROBERT BARR
Filed: 1905-10-26
Granted: 1906-04-05
Abstract: 21,829. Campbell, R. B. Oct. 26. Sleepers. - Concrete, cement, and like sleepers, strengthened by one or more metal cores embedded in the material, have the rails bolted to metal covering- plates secured to wider portions of the sleeper by plain or corrugated transverse U-shaped supports embedded in the concrete and arranged with their open ends facing the ends of the sleeper. Figs. 1 and 2 show one of the transverse U-shaped plates 18, which has portions of its sides and base inwardly bent at 22 to secure it firmly to the concrete, Fingers 19 on the plate 18 are bent alternately in opposite directions to secure the covering-plate 20 in position upon the wider portion 17 of the sleeper. The rail rests on a block of wood; lead, or other material fitted between the flanges 21 of the covering-plate, and may be secured in position by clips bolted to the covering - plate through holes 25. Holes 36 are also provided in the covering-plate to secure chairs thereto, when the latter are used to hold the rails. A modified form of support is cast integral with the covering-plate and provided with additional openings on its top surface to admit the concrete. The central portion of the under surface of the sleeper between the rails may be bevelled more than the end portions.
Patent GB-190526190-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Coin-freed Gas Meters.
Inventor: CLOUDSLEY JOHN LESLIE
Filed: 1905-12-15
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 26,190. Cloudsley, J. L. Dec. 15. Gas-meters.-To allow for changes in the price of gas, the rotation of the spindle d of the measuring-out mechanism can be varied by moving the pinion e laterally so as to bring it i n t o engagement with different sections of the mutilated gear c, which is mounted on a spindle b rotated after prepayment. The pinion e is feathered to the spindle d and mounted in a frame i, which is secured in position by a thumb-screw k adapted to engage one of a series of holes in the frame a, and carries a pointer n passing over a scale o. A non-reversible element, such as a worm r mounted on the spindle d, preferably forms part of the valve-operating gearing, and the teeth in the different elements of the mutilated gear may decrease continuously by one. Fraud, preventing.-To prevent overdriving, a spring may be arranged to bear on the spindle d.
Patent GB-190601319-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Ironing or similar Operations.
Inventor: BARNES WILLIAM MORROW
Filed: 1906-01-17
Granted: 1906-06-21
Abstract: 1319. Barnes, W. M. Jan. 17. Swivelling and telescopic join's.-Relates to that type of ironing-machine in which vertically and horizontally movable tables are employed in conjunction with a fixed heated ironing chest, and consists in providing means for connecting the pipes supplying heating-fluid to the tables so as not to interfere with such movements. As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the pipe f supplying steam to the table e provided with a sleeve e' is connected by a pipe h, with the tube i, capable of sliding and turning in a stuffing- box communicating with the distributing-pipe l which also supplies the fixed chest b. In a modified construction, the standards m are dispensed with, and the pipe i enters, through a stuffing-box, a longitudinal boring at the top of the upright d. The steam escapes from the table through a pipe g communicating through the trap o with the flexible tube n.
Patent GB-190602522-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Means or Apparatus, for Cleaning Spur Straps.
Inventor: MANN THOMAS GODFREY
Filed: 1906-02-01
Granted: 1906-08-30
Abstract: 2522. Mann, T. G. Feb. 1. Cleaning-apparatus for.-An appliance for cleaning spur straps consists of a wooden or metal frame fitted with a telescopic slide f. One end of each spur strap is fixed to a pin a at the end of the frame, and the other end is attached to a hook b, which is fixed to the slide f and projects through a slot d in the frame. By pulling out the slide, the hooks f travel along the slots d and draw the straps taut, so that they can be readily cleaned.
Patent GB-190607540-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Transmission Gear for Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: DUNAN PITRE LEON
Filed: 1906-03-28
Granted: 1907-03-21
Abstract: 7540. Dunan, P. L. July 22, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Universal joints ; bevel-gearing.-The rear driving- axle of a motor-vehicle is driven from the longitudinal shaft by means of bevel-gearing and a universal joint with or without differential gearing. Fig. 3 shows the mechanism in section. The longitudinal shaft F carries a bevel pinion engaging a bevel-wheel j to which is connected a drum J. The planet-pinions of the differential gear are mounted in an inner drum k<2>, which is hinged to the drum J by pins k' at right-angles to the axles k<1> of the planet-pinions. The planet-pinions mesh with bevel-wheels on the divided live axle. If no differential gear is employed, the part k, shown in Fig. 3 as supporting the planet-pinions, is keyed directly to the rear axle.
Patent GB-190608627-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Fire Proof or Heat Resisting Surfacing Composition or Cement.
Inventor: CROWLEY RICHARD JOSEPH
Filed: 1906-04-10
Granted: 1906-08-30
Abstract: 8627. Crowley, R. J., and FitzPayne, F. April 10, No Patent granted (Sealirgfee not paid). Paving -materials. - A composition of finely ground corundum, graphite, and sodium silicate is used for fire-proofing or as a cement for coating brickwork and metal, for roads and floors, for lining furnaces and crucibles, &c. After it is applied it is burnt.
Patent GB-190610320-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Rock Drills.
Inventor: STURM WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-05-02
Granted: 1906-08-09
Abstract: 10,320. Lake, H. H., [Sturm, W., and Backus, C. I.]. May 2. Rock drills.-The end of the shank 2 of a rock drill, preferably rectangular in section, has radial slots to receive a series of cutters, each of which has a radial cutting-edge 3<a> and also a peripheral cutting-edge 4. The inner ends 5 of the cutters are flared and are fixed in corresponding sockets in the shank by a central tapered screw plug 6, which may have a radial cutting-edge 7 and is held in position by a set-screw 8.
Patent GB-190613608-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Charging Coke Ovens with Coal.
Inventor: JENKINS WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1906-06-13
Granted: 1907-06-06
Abstract: 13,608. Jenkins, W. J. June 13. Charging.-A projector is used for charging coke overs, and means are provided for regulating the depth of the charge. In the form shown, the projector f is mounted on a travelling frame a and delivers into a shoot e, which is withdrawn from the oven d as the charging proceeds. The shoot e is supported on rollers i in a frame h, which may be adjusted in height. The shoot e is attached to a chain passing round guide-pulleys l, m and driven by a drum k, which is geared with the motor n of the projector in such a manner that the shoot is driven into the oven quickly and withdrawn slowly. The fast gear comprises a belt shaft o, which operates through gearing v, w<1>, a pinion x loose on the shaft u. The slow gear comprises a worm q which drives a bevel-wheel s in gear with a bevel-wheel t loose on the shaft u. The wheels t, x are each fitted with a clutch face between which is arranged a clutch y automatically operated by a cam z driven from the shaft u. The shoot may in some cases be withdrawn by steps, and the mechanism for driving the shoot may be mounted on a separate frame. According to the Provisional Specification, the shoot may run on sheets on the floor of the oven.
Patent GB-190622532-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Flue Cover Blocks and the like for use with Brick Work Settings of Steam Boilers and for other like purposes.
Inventor: POULTON WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-10-11
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 22,532. Poulton, W. Oct. 11. Settings.-To avoid straining the brickwork owing to expansion at the rear end of Cornish, Galloway, Lancashire, and similar boilers, the blocks a covering the downtake flue are mounted upon a rod b above the extremity c in contact with the boiler, so that a longitudinal movement of the part c results in an uplifting of the rear extremity of the block. The hole in the block is substantially larger than the rod b. A luting-piece i of T-section may be inserted in the space h between the block and the back wall g, or a plate may be laid over the space to maintain a gas-tight joint. In a modification, the rear of the block is formed of a curvature the centre of which is the axis of a rod, so that a fire-clay or cement luting may be used in the space h. In the form shown in Fig. 3, the rod b is housed in a hook-shaped projection formed on the block.,
Patent GB-190623191-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Railway and like Cars
Inventor: OSTRANDER ALLEN EDWARD
Filed: 1906-10-19
Granted: 1906-11-22
Abstract: 23,191. Ostrander, A. E. Oct. 19. Bodies.-The side posts 3 of the body framing are bent inwards at 4 to form a recess for a longitudinal strengthening - bar 6. The bar 6 is bolted to the lower metal plates forming the sides of the car, and to the bolt rail 8 when such a rail is used. The rail 8 is formed of a bulb angle, as shown, or of a rolled-steel angle. The upper plates 9 of the car sides are bent at the lower edge and bolted to the rail 8, and the side posts 3 are bent at the lower end and bolted to the side sill.
Patent GB-190624015-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction and Arrangement of the Mail Cabin in connection with Ships.
Inventor: BRANDT LOUIS
IPC: B63C9/28
Filed: 1906-10-29
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 24,015. Brandt, L. Oct. 29. Buoys.-Relates to cabins capable of being separated from sinking vessels and floating therefrom with mails and the like. The mail cabin, placed in the position x, is suspended from the deck a by flanges f, the vessel being provided with a well of sufficient size. Pillars c serve to guide antifriction rollers d attached to the cabin, whereby the cabin is moved by the inrushing water independently of the inclination of the vessel. The flanges f and deck planks l have openings in them to allow ready access of water to the well. In a second position y, the cabin may be on deck, the pillars c being detachably secured to the deck. The cabin is a closed hollow body with hatchway h, staircase i, and subdivided double bottom m, n.