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Patent GB-190120210-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spirally Wound Flat Wire Springs.
Inventor: SCHECK BERTHA
Filed: 1901-10-10
Granted: 1901-11-16
Abstract: 20,210. Scheck [nÚe Hilger], B. Oct. 10. Corsets; stays or stiffeners. - Relates to stiffeners formed by flattening spirally-wound wire and consists in strengthening the open edge by threading therein a wire coil c of small diameter, Fig. 1, and then flattening the same, Fig. 2. The wire coil may be double, or two separate coils may be used ; it may be made so small in diameter as not to need flattening.
Patent GB-190120872-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cooking Utensils.
Inventor: HAECKEL ERNST
Filed: 1901-10-18
Granted: 1902-06-05
Abstract: 20,872. Haeckel, E. Oct. 18. Cooking-vessels; ovens; steam cooking-apparatus; cooking-apparatus, field, camp, and like.-A conking- utensil, divided into two or more main parts, is used for cooking meals of several courses in houses, camp, open air, &c., over a fire or other heating- appliance. A utensil with two parts a, b is shown. The lower part a is divided by a circular partition g into an outer water compartment c and an inner compartment d receiving a roasting or baking pan f, or a frame or tray for pastry &c. The upper part b is used for steaming and boiling, and comprises a perforated steaming or boiling pan e and a surrounding cooking or boiling pan c'. The parts are provided with handles h, and the lower part with a spout x and cover y. The utensil may have detachable feet.
Patent GB-190122223-A (GB)
Title: Improved Electric Igniter for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: MAUGUIN PIERRE
Filed: 1901-11-04
Granted: 1902-09-11
Abstract: 22,223. Mauguin, P., and Martin, H. P. Nov. 4. Gas and like engines, igniting in. The primary circuit of an induction coil is made and broken by a cam n embedded in insulated material i. The cam engages a spring blade f having a nose g, or, as in Fig. 2, a lever having a nose g depressed by a coiled spring f. The insulating-material may be notched at k, m, and bound by a metal band j. A spark occurs both on making and breaking contact.
Patent GB-190123038-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Electric Arc Lamps
Inventor: BRANSON FREDERICK WOODWARD
Filed: 1901-11-14
Granted: 1902-10-02
Abstract: 23,038. Branson, F. W. Nov. 14. Arc lamps.-A hand-regulated lamp, for a lantern or the like, has a base j and upright i carrying a disc with a rim g, on which covers p, q are connected by screws to form a cylindrical case. The carbons are secured in clamps such as that shown at a, and these are held by insulated binding-screws b on the opposite ends of two parallel racks, shown in section at c, which slide through holes in the rim g. The racks are geared by two long pinions n, o to teeth on the end of a sleeve k, which can be turned on the upright i by handles m to place the carbons nearer together or further apart. One pinion n has its axle extended below the lower cover q, so that it can be lifted out of gear with the sleeve k, to permit independent adjustment of the racks and carbons. In modifications, the upper and lower ends of the pinions may be of different sizes, to give different movements to the two carbons, when continuous current is used. Each long pinion may be replaced by two pinions connected by a key, which is removable to permit independent adjustment. The binding-screws b may be adjustable on the racks. Instead of using the part i as a support, it and the sleeve k may be shortened, and the case g either fixed in a vertical position on an upright, or clamped adjustably in a divided ring arranged vertically on an upright. The racks c may be replaced by screws, which slide in the case, rotation being prevented by grooves and feathers ; the screws engage two nuts, which are rotatable by teeth on them engaging worms on a spindle. The screws, nuts, or worms may differ in size, pitch, or direction, to give the required movements of the carbons, and may have means for putting them out of gear, to permit independent adjustments.
Patent GB-190125733-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Icing Cakes and such like.
Inventor: THOMSON CHARLES ALEXANDER
Filed: 1901-12-17
Granted: 1902-12-17
Abstract: 25,733. Thomson, C. A. Dec. 17. Cakes; confectionery or sweetmeats.-A revolving stand for holding cakes and the like during icing is shown in side elevation in Fig. 1. A frame A is mounted horizontally on an adjustable boss D, and secured by a screw &c., and is automatically set in certain positions by means of a spring-bolt a<4> and holes in the pivot. A fixed arm a of the frame supports a turntable B, and a movable arm a' mounted on a pin a<2> receives an adjustable rod c carrying a turntable C. A projection on the arm a' forms a stop against a plate a<8> on the frame A, and the arm is retained in the stopped position by means of a bolt a<7> engaging the plate a<8>. Detachable discs with four or more flat blades M for retaining the cakes &c. are attached to one or both turntables by means of a spring bolt b engaging a lug on the disc, and detachable plain discs of various sizes are also used.
Patent GB-190201224-A (GB)
Title: An Electromagnetic Engine Governor.
Inventor: SCHMID ALBERT
Filed: 1902-01-16
Granted: 1902-02-20
Abstract: 1224. Schmid, A. Jan. 16. Dynamos, regulating.-Consists of an electromagnetic governor for regulating the supply of motive agent to a steam or gas engine. Fig. 1 shows a vertical section, and Fig. 2 a plan of the governor. The electromagnet a has its coil c in the circuit of the dynamo, and has an armature d mounted on an axis e between the poles b, b of the magnet, one end of the armature being connected to a spring p. A cylindrical multiple-ported throttle valve l is actuated by the axis e.
Patent GB-190202796-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Conveyors.
Inventor: GABRIELSEN CHARLES AUGUSTUS
Filed: 1902-02-04
Granted: 1902-04-10
Abstract: 2796. Gabrielsen, C. A. Feb. 4. Conveyers. - Fig. 1 shows a side elevation and Fig. 2 a plan. A number of rollers c are arranged along the bottom of the trough and driven, through spur - gearing, by a motor s fixed to a stand n and pivoted at n<1> to a wheeled base and at p' to a conveyer length. The conveyer is made up in lengths hooked together and connected by sprocket wheels l and chains k. To effect lateral unloading, side bars t pivoted at t<1> can be turned across the conveyer and secured by a pin v. The timber &c. being conveyed, upon striking this bar, is thrust sideways off the conveyer. For smaller articles, the rollers may operate an endless band upon which the objects are placed.
Patent GB-190207731-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machinery or Apparatus for Forming or Making Paper Bags.
Filed: 1902-04-02
Granted: 1903-03-26
Abstract: 7731. Day & Sons, J., Day, C. H., and Day, A. April 2. Paper and like bags.-Open bags for packing dry soap and other pulverulent material, or the linings of boxes or canisters, are made in the machine from webs or sheets. A web F receives paste from a wheel J, and after passing through feed-rollers N, 0 is cut by a knife Y and fed over a recess in the table, into which it is pressed by one of four formers 29 carried on a reciprocating and rotating vertical shaft 24. Plates 6 fold the upstanding edges of the paper over the former, and a presser 15 presses them together. The end-folding mechanism is shown in Fig. 10, plates 42,49 forming the top and bottom, and plates 108 the side folds. The former is divided diagonally, one part 28 sliding on the other 29, so as to diminish its size and enable a forked piece 60 to remove the bag. The recess and former are adjustable in size and in shape ; they may sometimes be cylindrical. A double thickness of paper may be fed into the machine, the narrow piece being on top, and stuck together in transit. The articles may be made of sheets of cardboard. A ratchet pawl for the feedrollers comprises a number of plates in a box each of which engages a tooth by gravity.
Patent GB-190210071-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatically Governing Steam or Gas Turbines.
Inventor: RATEAU AUGUSTE CAMILLE EDMOND
Filed: 1902-05-01
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 10,071. Rateau, A. C. E. May 1. Turbines, governing. A governing - device for a multiple-wheel steam or gas turbine of the kind described in Specification No. 11,701, A.D. 1901, is shown in Fig. 1. The governor 1 acts on a rocking lever 8 pivoted at 9 and connected to a throttle valve 13 on the turbine supply pipe. The lever has an extension 15 adapted to act, at its extreme upper and lower positions, upon pistons in the relay cylinders 3, 4 respec tively. The relay cylinder 3 comes into action when the engine speed falls and, by means of connecting-pipes 21 and a cylinder 22, operates a valve 26 admitting an additional steam supply to a second turbine wheel. The relay cylinder 4 is similarly connected to a cylinder 19 actuating a rotary slide 5, which governs the steam apertures in the turbine. Electrical connections may be used between the relay and operating cylinders, and the rocking lever device may be modified.
Patent GB-190213630-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bearings
Inventor: HENDERSON ALBERT ENNIS
Filed: 1902-06-16
Granted: 1902-11-27
Abstract: 13,630. Henderson, A. E. June 16. Axle-boxes.-In connection with bearings for vehicle axles &c., means are provided for taking the end thrust or pressure. Fig. 1 shows a roller bearing for a shaft or axle. A sleeve b loosely mounted on the end of the axle a is screwed at the ends to receive adjusting-nuts c, d. Rollers f mounted in rings e run between the sleeve b and a sleeve g fitted in or formed integral with the journal box h. Adjusting-nuts i, j take against the end of the sleeve g, and between flanges on the nuts c, i, are located balls p to take the end pressure. A cap q screws into the end of the box and takes against the nut i, and a locking-nut s engages the outer end of the axle and takes against the sleeve b and nut c. At the other end of the bearing, locking-nuts and a sleeve r secure the parts in the adjusted position. In a recess in the end of the axle is located a ball v, which bears against a ball w in a bore in the cap q. The ball w is adjusted by means of a screw y taking into the bore and locked in position by a nut a. The balls bear against washers u, z, fitted in the recess and in the end of the screw respectively. In one modification, the sleeve b is dispensed with and the axle formed to take the place of the same, and in another modification, the axle runs in the sleeve b as a bearing, balls being adjustably interposed between the sleeve and axle to receive the end pressure.
Patent GB-190214373-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Mode of, and in Apparatus for Regulating the Charge and Discharge of Storage Batteries used in Conjunction with Dynamo-Electric Machinery for Supply Electrical Energy.
Filed: 1902-06-25
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 14,373. Lancashire Dynamo Motor Co. and McLeod, R. S. June 25. Distributing; regulating; transformers.-Relates to the regulation of the charging and discharging of storage batteries used in conjunction with dynamos in distributing - systems, for lighting or traction, and consists of a booster having field coils so arranged that the output of the generating - plant is fairly constant. As shown in Fig. 1, the booster armature G in series with the battery N, and is driven at a constant speed by a motor M. The field F has one winding A in shunt with the armature, another B connected across the mains E, E of the dynamo D, and a third C in series with, or in shunt with, a resistance in one of the mains. The windings are proportioned to produce the required effect. A fourth winding in series with the battery may also be placed on the field. The resistance H may be regulated to vary the proportion of current passing through the winding C, and suitable resistances may also be inserted in the other circuits.
Patent GB-190218511-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Strainers for or to be used with Tea Pots and other Vessels
Inventor: SELKIRK WILLIAM ROBERT
Filed: 1902-08-22
Granted: 1902-10-02
Abstract: 18,511. Selkirk, W. R. Aug. 22. Infusions.-Relates to strainers for use in making tea, coffee, and other infusions, for cooking-vessels &c. The tea is placed in a removable receptacle b, Fig. 7, of earthenware, incorrodible metal, &c , which is supported in a strainer a placed on a ledge g of the tea-pot &c. When the infusion has taken place sufficiently in the vessel b, additional hot water is poured into it to carry the infusion through the strainer. The form of the vessel b may be varied, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6, to prevent splashing, or a perforated cover or an internal ledge may be provided for the same purpose. Fig. 8 shows a receptacle b and strainer a provided with a handle k for use in making tea over a cup. The receptacle and strainer may be made in a single piece.
Patent GB-190222140-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Signalling and Indicating Apparatus.
Inventor: CHIESA ANDREA
Filed: 1902-10-11
Granted: 1903-10-10
Abstract: 22,140. Chiesa, A. Oct. 11. Signals, electric, and indicator or visible.-Relates to a signalling and indicating device for use on board ships, for transmitting orders to engineers or gunners, in coast fortresses, on railways, &c. An armature a disposed between magnets b is rotated by means of a handle and a train of gearing f, e, d, c. A commutator n and brushes o, o' serve to collect the current. On the spindle q of the wheel d is mounted a disc p carrying a segmental strip r adapted to engage contacts or brushes s, s', s<2>. The contacts r, s', s<2> complete the circuit between the sending and one or more receiving stations, while the contacts r, s, s<2> put the generator into circuit when the handle g is moved. The wheel f is loosely mounted on a hollow axle m, which carries a ratchet-wheel k engaged by a pawl h on the handle g, so that the handle can only be moved in one direction. The receiving- apparatus comprises an electromagnet t, which, when energized, attracts a spring-controlled armature v working against a stop 6. An escapement mechanism z on the armature operates a wheel 2 in gear with a wheel 3 carrying a pointer 4. The arrangement is such that one movement of the escapement mechanism causes the pointer to move through one division on the dial 7. In operation, the handle g is moved, and thereby a current is generated which is transmitted to the receiving instrument or instruments. The arrangement of the gearing and of the contacts s, s', s<2>, r is such, that the number of impulses transmitted to the receiver corresponds to the number of divisions of the dial over which the handle g is moved, and consequently the receiver pointer moves to a position corresponding to the position of the handle. The signal may be sent back from the receiving to the sending stations. A warning- bell is arranged in the circuit at each station. In place of the contacts s, s<1>, s<2>, r, a switch may be arranged to close either the generator or the receiver circuits, this switch being operated by a cam on the wheel d.
Patent GB-190223913-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Measuring Leather and the like.
Inventor: THOMSON JULIUS
Filed: 1902-11-01
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 23,913. Thomson, J., and Petri, A. Nov. 1. Calculating-apparatus.-An apparatus for measuring the area of leather, hides, and the like comprises a roller b of known superficial area, having upon its periphery ten or other number of metal strips f arranged at equal distances apart, and connected to a metal ring g which is in circuit through a rubbing spring h with a source of electricity. Keys, consisting of movable arms k and rollers l, are mounted upon a support i at distances apart exactly corresponding to those between the strips f, and are so connected to electromagnets p that the latter come into operation under all circumstances when the roller is running quite empty. When a piece of leather is laid upon the roller b and the roller is rotated by the crank e, the keys l are lifted up by the leather so far as it covers the surface of the roller, whereby contact with the strips f is broken. Where, however, the roller remains uncovered, the keys l make contact with the strips f, causing the electromagnets p to attract the armatures o and actuate through the pawls s the ratchet t of an indicator, Fig. 3. The area of the leather is indicated by a pointer on a scale graduated to show on the one side how much is wanting, and, on the other side, how much there is. The strips f are arranged parallel to the axis of the roller b when a separate electromagnet p is provided for each of the keys l, and are inclined when several keys l are connected to a common electromagnet, as in Fig. 3. A flat reciprocating table or plate may be substituted for the roller b, and the indicator may be arranged as shown in Fig. 4, in which small rollers v on the armatures o are supported on a spring x, which runs over fixed rollers wand actuates the ratchet t when the spring x is acted on by the attraction of the armatures o.
Patent GB-190226766-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Obtaining Scenic Effects in Theatres and the like
Inventor: MELVILLE WALTER
Filed: 1902-12-04
Granted: 1903-09-24
Abstract: 26,766. Melville, W. Dec. 4. Theatrical appliances. - Rice or similar grain is discharged through a perforated plate or grating F of a box A on to the stage, to imitate a shower of rain. The box is suspended by cords D, and rotated by cords E to turn the cover B with the grating from an upper horizontal position into a vertical position with the grating at the bottom. The grating may be secured in place by hooks H, and the size of the apertures may be regulated by a perforated sliding plate.
Patent GB-190228122-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Ball Bearings for Pullies, Wheels, and the like.
Filed: 1902-12-20
Granted: 1903-10-08
Abstract: 28,122. McGregor, J. A. Kennedy-, and Lockerbie & Wilkinson. Dec 20. Ball bearings.-Relates to ball bearings for pulleys or wheels for window sashes, rolling doors, and the like. Each end of the pulley axle A is recessed to receive part of a steel ball B, the remainder of each ball being received by recessed pieces C screwed into the pulley cheeks or supports E. The axle of the pulley, and the pieces C, may be made of harder or softer material than the body of the pulley.
Patent GB-190302953-A (GB)
Title: Improvement connected with Wood Block Flooring.
Inventor: CHARTERIS THOMAS
Filed: 1903-02-07
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 2953. Charteris, T. Feb. 7. Flooring - blocks. -Fig. 3 shows a transverse section of an elastic block used for the borders of woodblock and parquet floors. It is composed of alternate wooden blocks and elastic strips D, held together by bolts, the lower edges being dovetailed.
Patent GB-190308605-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrically Driven Machines for Sawing Logs and the like.
Inventor: KOTTMANN KASPAR
Filed: 1903-04-15
Granted: 1904-01-28
Abstract: 8605. Kottmann, K. April 15. Sawing.-A circular saw 9 for cutting logs into baulks, railway sleepers, &c., and its electric driving-motor 8 are mounted on the transverse slide 5 of a plate 6, which can rotate on the carriage 4, this carriage being moved along the bar 1, which is fixed by spikes 2 to the log 3, by means of the chain shown on the drawing and driven by two sets of worm gearing and an electric motor. When one side of the log has been sawn, the plate 6 is rotated half a turn and the other side of the log is sawn. The bar 1 may be fixed in masonry.
Patent GB-190310092-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Hose Couplings.
Inventor: GIERSBERG ERICH
Filed: 1903-05-04
Granted: 1903-07-02
Abstract: 10,092. Giersberg, E. May 4. Couplings, disconnectible. - Relates to a coupling for hose pipes, so arranged that the pipes may be readily disconnectible, and also that there shall be no automatic releasing antion due to twisting of the hose when the coupling is made. Fig. 1 shows a part sectional view of the coupling. The hose is connected to the socket A, which has a collar B and a spigot G. The half clutch C is bored out to allow this piece A to enter, as shown, and, by means of the collar B and screw flange D, the two parts A, C are revolubly connected. The packing F is secured by an inwardly-projecting flange on the part C.
Patent GB-190310240-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Photographic Light Screens.
Inventor: WILLSIE THOMAS
IPC: G03C7/06
Filed: 1903-05-05
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 10,240. Willsie, T. May 5. Coloured screens.-Relates to a coloured screen for placing on the lens, in front or behind, to equalize the exposure of the sky and other parts. The screen consists of horizontal binds I of coloured glass or other material arranged with their edges bevelled and overlapping with or without a transparent support. The strips are arranged in the prismatic order of colours, red being at the top A colourless strip may take the place of the green. The strips form a disc which is mounted in a tube J having a shoulder K and a locking- ring L. The edges of the strips may be curved instead of straight.
Patent GB-190317698-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cloth Milling Machines.
Inventor: STEWARD ISAAC
Filed: 1903-08-15
Granted: 1904-08-11
Abstract: 17,698. Steward, I., and Sowden, O. Aug. 15. Milling.-The end of the spout of a milling- machine through which the cloth passes from the squeezing-rollers d is constructed with hinged sides e, e<1>, corrugated on their inner faces and reciprocated in opposite directions. The reciprocating movement may be effected by. links and arms from vertical spindles, which are adjustably oscillated from eccentrics on a shaft driven by a belt from the upper queezing-roller shaft, or . inclined discs r<1>, r<2> on a shaft r below the spout may be arranged to act on bowls s, s<1> carried by brackets t, t<1> from the sides e, e<1>, to effect their reciprocation. The sides are supported by bowls carried by the brackets t, t<1> resting on a cross-bar above.
Patent GB-190321291-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Type or like Moulding and Casting Apparatus.
Inventor: PAUL JULIUS LAMP L
Filed: 1903-10-03
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 21,291. Lamp'l, P. J. Oct. 3. Type; printing-surfaces.-A mould for use in casting type-lines, headings, blocks, &c., consists of a frame a rabbeted to receive top and bottom plates c, d held in place by cross-bars e. The letter, block, or other original m from which a matrix is first to be formed, is placed in the frame, one of the plates c, d being removed, and is secured by a sliding partition r and inset pieces n gripped by the partition. The space round the original is then filled in with gypsum &c., and the original removed, the second plate being then secured in place. The mould is then placed vertically on a stand, and metal run in through a gate formed out of the central plane of the mould by pieces k, l, the piece k being secured to the frame and the piece l being removable. The width of the gate is regulated by a sliding piece s. The partition is guided by rods f passing through the frame, and the screw g, which moves the partition, may work in the end of the frame, or in a separate divided nut which may be readily disengaged from the screw. When casting headings, lines, &c., the partition may move in a direction at right-angles to that shown.