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Patent GB-190406945-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Alloys.
Inventor: JACOBSEN ALBERT
Filed: 1904-03-22
Granted: 1904-11-17
Abstract: 6945. Jacobsen, A. March 22. Alloys.-Two alloys of iron, nickel, aluminium, and copper, one without zinc, and one with zinc, are described. The former consists of the metals in atomic proportions, two atoms of iron and of copper being combined with one atom of zinc and one of nickel. The iron and nickel are heated together, one-tenth of the aluminium is added, then the copper, and finally the remainder of the aluminium. The seccnd alloy is of the nature of bronze, and has the following percentage composition :-copper, 54 ; zinc, 40 ; and the first alloy, 6.
Patent GB-190412198-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combination Coaster-hub and Brake Mechanism for Cycle
Inventor: PIHLFELDT OLAF
Filed: 1904-05-30
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 12,198. Pihlfeldt, O. May 30. Brakes clutches.-In a free-wheel and backpedalling brake device for cycles, forward driving causes a coned nut j to move upon a screw thread k into frictional contact with a cup e ; free-wheeling liberates the nut, while back-pedalling brings it into frictional engagement with a sliding socketplate n, so that laterally-movable discs q, p, keyed alternately to a fixed sleeve h and to the hub, are compressed to afford a brake. To facilitate taking to pieces, a thrust block o, the discs, and the socketplate are retained upon the sleeve by a split spring ring t<2>, a split collar, or a nut, so that, by unscrewing a cup f, the sleeve and the several elements strung thereon are withdrawn. To assist the motion of the nut j, a spring s secured at or about its centre to the nut has its free end in light contact with the hub. The sleeve h is held stationary by a clip i<4>, secured to the machine and to an arm i. In a modification, the coned nut is recessed on the left-hand side to frictionally receive a projection on the plate n. According to the Provisional Specification, the brake discs, the thrust block, and the socket-plate are connected by a series of headed pins, sufficiently long to admit of the maximum separation of the discs ; to moderate the braking - action, springs may be interposed between the block and the discs, or between the discs and the plate, or between the discs themselves, while, in lieu of using discs, cones upon the hub may engage recesses upon the fixed sleeve.
Patent GB-190414378-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Engines Driven Convertibly by Liquid Air or other Motive Agent.
Inventor: WILSON LIDA
Filed: 1904-06-25
Granted: 1905-01-05
Abstract: 14,378. Wilson, L. June 25. Drawings to Specification. Submarine vessels.-The atmosphere of submarines may be cooled by the exhaust products of liquid-air engines, and may, if rendered impure by engine combustion products, be expelled by pumps.
Patent GB-190417084-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Automobiles.
Inventor: HEWITT EDWARD RINGWOOD
Filed: 1904-08-04
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 17,084. Hewitt, E. R. Aug. 4. Motor road vehicles.-The body of a motor car of the type in which the engines are placed in the centre of the car is formed in two portions, one of which is removable so that access may be readily gained to the engines. The rear portion 6, Fig. 1, of the body is provided with runners 10, which enable it to be slid along the frame 1 into the position indicated by the dotted lines. Guide-plates 11 are provided to prevent lateral displacement of the sliding portion, and one or more of these guide-plates near the forward end of the car may be provided with outwardly - extending flanges 12, Fig. 3, to prevent upward tilting of the body. The removable portion 6 is locked in place by means of a screw 13 at the back of the car passing through the frame, and a hook 15, Fig. 4, at the front end, while correct alignment between the fixed front portion 5 and the rear portion 6 is secured by means of a dowel-pin 14.
Patent GB-190418144-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Purification of Air and the Generation of Ozone.
Inventor: HARRIS JOSIAH
Filed: 1904-08-22
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 18,144. Harris, J. Aug. 22. Ozone.-Relates to apparatus for the purification of air and the generation of ozone. Air is drawn by the fan D through the chamber C, which contains sawdust, sponge cuttings, or other suitable filtering-material, and alkali or other absorbent for carbon dioxide. It then passes through the ozonizing apparatus, consisting of pairs of plates b, b<1>. suitably connected to terminals b<3>; the plates b are of perforated glass, asbestos, or other insulator, with tufts or coils b<2> of metal gauze or the like inserted in the perforations and connected in series ; the plates b<1> are enamelled metal sheets, acting as dielectric and pole. The plates b<1> may be of glass or other dielectric, in which case alternate glass and tuft sheets bare connected to the terminals to serve as poles. The direction of passage of the air may be reversed if it is desired to remove any nitrous oxide formed.
Patent GB-190419717-A (GB)
Title: Medical Inhalers.
Inventor: COLLINS ALEXANDER FRANKLIN
Filed: 1904-09-13
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 19,717. Collins, A. F. Sept. 13. Inhalers; menthol and like holders.-An inhaler adapted to hold a number of medicaments in such a manner that they may he separately or conjunctively used consists of two tubular portions a, b, adapted to engage together by a. bayonet joint or otherwise, and having eccentric holes a<4>, b<4> in their ends, over which fit rotatable caps c, having corresponding holes c<1>, whereby the holes a<4>, b<4> may at will be opened or closed. The part a, which is longer than the part b, has a peripheral hole a<5>, and a rotatable sleeve d provided with a hole d<1> enables the hole a<5> to be opened and closed. The caps and sleeve may be held in position and their rotation limited by suitable means, such as by a stud and slot. The respective parts a, b are packed with absorbent (preferably wood wool) charged with the respective medicaments, leaving a space h in the region of the hole a<5>. By opening the hole a<5> and closing the holes at one end while breathing through the other, one medicament will be inhaled, while, if the hole a<5> be closed and both end holes be opened, both medicaments may be inhaled. If desired, the device may at one of its ends, instead of holding absorbent, be fitted with a solid-menthol cone in lieu of, or contained by, the part b, for external application.
Patent GB-190425281-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Purifying Feed-water for Steam Generators.
Inventor: LEMAIRE-DESTOMBES JEAN-BAPTIST
Filed: 1904-11-21
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 25,281. Destombes, J. B. Lemaire-. Nov. 21, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Feedwater, purifying; settling-chambers; watercirculation, promoting.-Feedwater, supplied through the nozzle a, withdraws water from the boiler through a pipe c and passes through a cone e into a chamber f. The feed thus heated deposits its impurities in the chamber f and enters the boiler through a pipe g. Carbonate of soda or other reagent is supplied to the boiler during the feeding operation. The chamber f, which may be placed above or below the boiler, is fitted with a perforated diaphragm h and a perforated blow-out pipe i.
Patent GB-190425706-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Boards for Railway Station Notices and other purposes.
Inventor: CHALLIS JAMES
Filed: 1904-11-25
Granted: 1905-09-28
Abstract: 25,706. Challis, J. Nov. 25. Slates and blackboards.-A frame B of wood battens, strengthened if necessary by cross-battens C, is coated or impregnated with tar, creosote, or the like, to protect it from moisture, and is covered on both sides with thin three-ply boards D, which may be secured in any suitable way, such as by nails or screws E, or by a suitable cement. The whole is enclosed in a suitable framing A. The boards D are treated on their inner surfaces with creosote, waterproof paint, or other convenient coating, and on their outer surfaces with waterproof paint or other suitable coating. When the board is to be used on both sides, the framing A may be a double moulding, as shown in Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190426032-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Boat Davits
Inventor: RICHARDSON WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-11-30
Granted: 1905-11-23
Abstract: 26,032. Richardson, W. Nov. 30. Boat raising and lowering gear.-The boat is slung at each end by tackle from a carriage e<1> running on the horizontal arm e of the davit d, which is carried in a socket h and stayed by a bar f. The carriages e', with the slung boat, are . run in and out upon the arms e by rope tackles b, b<1> passing over the sheaves g, as shown.
Patent GB-190428285-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Receptacle or Holder for Compositions in "Stick" Form.
Inventor: ORANGE GEORGE JAMES
Filed: 1904-12-23
Granted: 1905-09-21
Abstract: 28,285. Orange, G. J. Dec. 23. Cans.-A metal or other tube-shaped receptacle for containing a stick of composition is provided with means for delivering the same and for securing it in any position within the receptacle. To the lower end of the material c is secured a plate g having in its edge a notch which engages with a correspondinglyshaped rib e secured to the side of the receptacle. The weight of the material tilts the plate g, thus causing it to grip the rib e and hold the material firmly in position. The plate g may be raised by passing a finger through the hole in the bottom b. When the plate g is made of thick metal, it is provided with a biting-edge g<1>, Fig. 6.
Patent GB-190428376-A (GB)
Title: The Manufacture of an Improved Self-combustive Compound
Inventor: MAXIM HUDSON
Filed: 1904-12-27
Granted: 1905-03-09
Abstract: 28,376. Maxim, H. Dec. 27. Drawings to Specification. Varnishes.-A rod of explosive which is to be burnt at one end is coated with a solution of about equal parts of collodion guncotton and gum camphor, preferably in acetone, to prevent the flame from spreading to the sides. Ether and alcohol, wood alcohol, amyl acetate, or other solvent may be used instead of acetone.
Patent GB-190503378-A (GB)
Title: Elastic or Cushion Thrust Hub for Automobile Wheels
Inventor: MCGIEHAN ISAAC SEAMAN
Filed: 1905-02-18
Granted: 1906-01-25
Abstract: 3378. McGiehan, I. S. Feb. 18. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Spring wheels.- Relates to elastic or cushion hubs for the wheels of automobiles and like vehicles. On the end of the axle a, Figs. 1 and 2, is keyed a sleeve b having a circular flange c and radiating webs d. Concentric with the sleeve b is arranged a ring e shaving outwardlyprojecting flanges f to receive the spokes, inwardly - projecting circular ribs i, and radial r i b s j. The sleeve b and ring e are kept from metallic contact with one another by vulcanized rubber cushions k. A retaining-plate m holds the rubber in place, and is bolted to the flange c by bolts o passing through the ends of the webs d.
Patent GB-190507438-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Securing the Removeable Cover of a Tumbler or like Electrical Switch
Inventor: DAVIES EDWARD THOMAS
Filed: 1905-04-08
Granted: 1905-06-22
Abstract: 7438. Davies, E. T. April 8. Switches.-In tumbler and like switches in which the cover is secured to the bridge-piece by means of a screwed ring operated by a spanner or key, the bridge-piece c attached to the base a of the tumbler switch is formed with the usual externally-screwed boss c', and also with a flange c<3> which serves as an abutment shoulder. An internally-screwed ring of two diameters is screwed, by means of a spanner or key engaging with transverse slots e<3> or otherwise, on to the boss c<2> and hard down against the flange c<3>. The cover g has upon it a resilient ring piece g<2>, comprising a series of spring tongues, to serve as a mechanical contact between the cover and the ring e. This ring screws completely within the recess g<5> in the cover, which is held by the resilient springs but which may be revolved by the hand, and only removed by means of the special key, operating the ring e. In a modification, Fig. 4, the screw e is provided with resilient pieces in place of the resilient pieces on the cover.
Patent GB-190510971-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Grids for Gas Purifiers.
Inventor: MORRIS FRANK HUSBAND GRAVE
Filed: 1905-05-25
Granted: 1906-03-29
Abstract: 10,971. Morris, F. H. G. May 25. Purifiers.-In a purifier through which the gas passes horizontally, the purifying-material is supported on trays, grids, or hurdles. The grids D may be of wood or metal, and are formed of slats or bars, with or without intervening spaces F, or of plain or perforated plates. The gas enters at a conduit B, and escapes by conduits C.
Patent GB-190515046-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Self Propelled Road Vehicles.
Inventor: CLERGET PIERRE
Filed: 1905-07-21
Granted: 1905-08-10
Abstract: 15,046. Clerget, P. Aug. 3, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Motor road vehicles.- Relates to a tractor chassis having combined propelling and steering wheels which can be attached to the front part of an ordinary carriage. As shown in side elevation in Fig. 2, the tractor consists of two side plates a carrying the motor c and various parts. The body of the carriage is provided with two side plates s, which project forward and fit in the side plates a, being secured by bolts. The side plates a may be constructed to embrace the Carriage body and rest upon the half springs of the rear axle. The motor drives the axle f through the change-speed gear shaft d and bevel gearing, the wheel being mounted upon swivelling axles. From the seat h upon the tractor, the driver can manipulate the steering hand-wheel, controlling levers and pedals. A petrol reservoir n, radiator o, and cooling- fan are placed in the front of the tractor.
Patent GB-190515648-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Casting Metals or Alloys
Inventor: COTHIAS ALPHA FRANCIS
Filed: 1905-07-31
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 15,648. Cothias, A. F. Dec. 21, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Casting.-Apparatus for casting metals, particularly aluminium and its alloys for gear boxes for motor-cycles, allows the various parts of the moulds to be quickly put in place and secured, the moulds to be inclined, the metal to be subjected to pressure, and the castings to be quickly removed. A table a, Fig. 1, with a central opening, is supported on legs b, c, the legs b being pivoted to the foundation. A pivoted box j, carried on a cross bar on the legs c, guides a rack k pivoted to the foundation and meshing with a pinion on the same shaft as a handle and ratchet-wheel o, for inclining the mould, when desired, to facilitate casting. A lower table r supports a nut rotatable by bevel-gearing to raise or lower a support for the false bottom plate 26 of the mould, which carries cores 27 for the bolt-holes, oil drain, and shaft. The mould bottom 31 is received on side rails 32 'for the application of pressure or for the removal of the cores. Pillars 4 on the table a support rails 5 on which runs a carriage, provided with screw and tevel gearing for operating a member 17 adapted to-engage the part 30 of a ram or core 29 to apply pressure, adjust, remove, or convey it. In the arrangement shown, the ram 29 does not pass entirely through the mould space but forms the hollow interior of the casting. A plate 24 is operated by screws and helical gearing to clamp the mould in position by rods 25 pivoted to the plate and turned down, into the position shown, prior to clamping.
Patent GB-190518763-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Sewing Machines.
Inventor: PETRINI CORRADINO
Filed: 1905-09-16
Granted: 1906-01-11
Abstract: 18,763. Petrini, C., and Petrini, R. Sept. 17, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Sewing-machines, governing needle thread: in.- Relates to a rotary take-up which comprises a fixed circular plate A having a peripheral groove r and a rotating arm C mounted on the end of the top shaft of the machine and having a overhanging portion which dips into the groove r. The thread is led through an eye k, over the groove r, and through a slot b on its way to the usual tension device. As the arm rotates past the slot b, in the direction of the arrow, the forward end engages the thread, which is then carried round as far as the recess a, where it slips away from the arm just after the needle has entered the work and provides the slack thread for the stitch. Before, however, the thread is cast loose, it is retained in the position shown in Fig. 18 by the rear portion of the arm so that the needle may enter the work while the thread is taut.
Patent GB-190523897-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Housing and Adjustment for Railway Points and Switches.
Inventor: HOLDEMAN WILLIAM TECUMSCH
Filed: 1905-11-20
Granted: 1906-07-12
Abstract: 23.897. Holdeman, W. T., and Ford, T. E. Nov. 30, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Points and switches.-Relates to an adjusting- device for railway switches and derails. Fig. 1 shows the device attached to the stretcher bar of a pair of point tongues, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the device detached. The device consists of a tubular housing C, secured to the stretcher bar 1, having its ends internally -threaded to receive the adjustable plugs D, 7. The switch-operating rod 6 works through the plug 7 and is provided with the head 9. By this arrangement, the amount of ' play' between the rod 6 and the point tongues can be adjusted as desired.
Patent GB-190609777-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lubricating Compounds for the Internal Parts of Condensing Steam Engines and for Impregnating the Feed Water supplied therefrom to Boilers.
Inventor: CHAPMAN LEONARD
Filed: 1906-04-26
Granted: 1906-08-30
Abstract: 9777. Chapman, L., and Knowles, W. H. April 26. Incrustation and corrosion, preventing and removing.-The composition for this purpose comprises glycerine alone or in combination with' solid lubricants, such as graphite, or with such substances as soda or borax.
Patent GB-190613093-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Addressing Envelopes and the like.
Inventor: HARDINGHAM GEORGE GATTON MELHU
Filed: 1906-06-06
Granted: 1906-11-29
Abstract: 13,093. Hardingham, G. G. M., [Belknap, E. D.]. June 6. Addressing-machines; feeding sheets.-Relates to stencilling addressing-machines, and consists chiefly in providing means whereby multiple impressions may be taken from one or more of the stencils. The machine comprises a bed 1 to which are secured a magazine 3, from which the stencils are, taken one by one by a reciprocating feeder 17 operated by a link 16 from an arm 15 on the operating lever 14, and a receptacle 4 into which the stencils aredeposited after use. The envelope &c. is pressed on to the stencil during printing by a platen 8, carried or a lever 7, pivoted at a and carrying an eccentrically-mounted roller 22 which coacts with a cam-surface 21 on the lever 14. The platen is retracted by a spring attached to the lever shown. While the platen 8 presses on the envelope, an ink roller 24 rolls in contact with the underside of the stencil, the said roller being mounted in a frame 25, connected to an oscillating lever 26, mounted on a rock-shaft 10 which is actuated by a slot 13 in the lever 14. The ink roller 24 is pressed against the stencil and allowed on its return stroke to drop on to the fountain roller 6 by the formation of the slots 27. The roller 6 is rotated in the reservoir 5 on the return stroke of the roller 24 by means of a ratchet-wheel 28 and a spring rack 30 on the iever 14. A pinion 31 on the ink roller 24 gears alternately with a wheel 29 on the roller 6 and a rack on the underside of the bed. The stencil feeder, Fig. 4, comprises a bar 17 reciprocating in guides 18, and provided with pivoted fingers 19, shoulders 19<a> on which engage the frame of the lowest stencil and feed it along guides 20 on the machine bed. The fingers are held in raised position to engage the stencil by a double cam 34 on a spindle 33, which also carries a ratchet-wheel 35. When it is desired to take more than one impression from a stencil, a pawl 37 is placed in a positionindicated by a scale-to engage the wheel 35 and rotate the same one or more teeth at each engage- ' ment, thus holding the fingers 19 out of action during several operations of the machine. The stencils used consist of a piece of hard thin paper with a frame of paper-board &c.
Patent GB-190615117-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Indicators for Waiters and like Attendants.
Inventor: RERABEK JOSEF
Filed: 1906-07-03
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 15,117. Rerabek, J. July 3. Stands for table use.-Each stand is provided with a device for attracting the attention of waiters in restaurants, consisting of balls or lights adapted to be brought into view by the customer. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 4, rods o, which carry balls d, terminate in triggers i, so that, when the balls are depressed, springs h are compressed and are held in compression by the triggers i engaging retaining-devices j. When a customer actuates a trigger, the ball flies up under the action of its spring. Any other equivalent device may be employed to thrust up the ball. The crust comprises receptacles k, l for condiments, trays m for toothpicks &c., and a bread or other dish n. In Fig. 6, the apparatus is shown combined with a lampshade o and cruet. In a modification, the balls, which may be counterbalanced, are actuated by strings, the casing carrying orders or inscriptions and being rotatable or mounted on a revolving pedestal. With incandescent lamps, which may bear suitable inscriptions or illustrations, pushes or switches are employed by which the customer may close the circuit of any particular lamp, or balls and lamps may be used in combination, the sliding tubes forming contacts.
Patent GB-190619316-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Weighing Scales.
Inventor: FAIRBANKS HENRY
Filed: 1906-08-29
Granted: 1907-04-18
Abstract: 19,316. Fairbanks, H. Aug. 29. Bearings, arrangement and disposition of; compound-lever apparatus.-The levers are made with all the weakened portions, for mounting bearings or obtaining reduction in weight, near the neutral axis. The knife-edges c, c<1>, Fig. 1, extend right across the lever a and engage bearings e, e<1> which are recessed, as shown in Fig. 5, to engage two pairs of links f, f<1>. The links f<1> support a suitably-recessed cross-piece j, on which bears an inverted stand k<1> carrying the platform girder o. The links f support the bearing e and are carried by a block g, which has a projection h capable of rocking in a groove on a cross-piece i supported by a stand k and girder p. Holes in the stand permit inspection and removal of the bearings. In a modification, the knife-edge c bears on a bearing supported without links, and the knife-edge c<1> is supported by a similar rocking system to that of the blocks g, i. In another modification, the knifeedge at the end of the lever is supported by a bearing rocking in a cross-piece curved by the fixed framework. When the knife-edges project from the side of the lever, supporting-links and rocking blocks may be arranged to replace the horseshoe links. The knife - edges may also be kept in place on their bearings by providing the latter with end flanges.
Patent GB-190622951-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Tires
Inventor: THEIS HERMANN
Filed: 1906-10-17
Granted: 1907-04-04
Abstract: 22,951. Theis, H. Oct. 17. Tyres, pneumatic.-A tyre cover has embedded flexible metallic strips c formed of flattened interlocked wire helices. The strips are arranged at the tread, sides, and beaded edges, as shown, the layers at the tread being arranged between canvas insertions a, b. The wire employed is preferably flattened steel.