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Patent GB-190306758-A (GB)
Title: Improvement relating to Purifying and Drying Beer and other Casks, and Beer and other Bottles.
Inventor: NOBLE JONATHAN DAVID
Filed: 1903-03-24
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 6758. Noble, J. D., and Hamblin, H. J. March 24. Bottles &c., washing.-Bottles &c. being steamed or washed in the ordinary manner, are exhausted of air and moisture by an arrangement such as that shown in Fig. 1, which is specially adapted for cleaning casks. The vacuum chamber a, which is connected by a pipe b with the exhausting- device, is connected by pipes c, e, f with the casks h or with the bottles. The pipes f are fitted with nozzles g which may be of any suitable construction, but preferably of the construction shown in Fig. 3. A packing-ring r, adapted to fit the bunghole bushing S, or the mouth of the bottle, surrounds a perforated cone t on which are a series of claws U held to the packing by a nut v. At the base of the nozzle is a nut t<1> from which depends a threaded connecting-tube t<2>. The pipes of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 are fitted with suitable cocks. The cocks i on the tubes f serve to admit air to the vessels when these are disconnected from the exhaust. The cocks m, n, p, g and trap pipe k serve to drain the vacuum chamber &c.
Patent GB-190309928-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Inhaling Apparatus.
Inventor: BULLING ANTON
Filed: 1903-05-01
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 9928. Bulling, A. May 1. Inhalers. - The medicinal liquid contained in a vessel c is sprayed by a steam jet passing through a tube d, and the mixture passes through a tube f to a mouthpiece o. Cool germfree air is inhaled with the mixture from a reservoir h, cooled by a water-jacket e, or other means; the air passing through perforations j in a portion of the tube f, which has funnel-shaped flanges and is enclosed by the jacket. q surrounding it. A cylindrical slide r, actuated by a rack k and pinion m, adjusts the amount of air admitted.-
Patent GB-190312743-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to, Road Wheels for Motor-cars, Carriages, and other Vehicles
Inventor: HALL FREDRICK HAROLD
Filed: 1903-06-06
Granted: 1904-04-07
Abstract: 12,743. Hall, F. H., and Hall, C. June 6. Suspension or tension wheels; spokes.-Wheels. for motor cars, carriages, and other vehicles are constructed so as to possess the light features of the cycle wheel, and at the same time to be adapted for use with turning axles. Hollow or hollowended spokes screwed into flanges a<1>, a<2> of the hub, are connected to the wheel rim b by plugs f and by nuts e, which have plain sleeves e' to receive the ends of the spokes. The plugs, inserted through coned holes in the rim, are screwed through the nuts into the spokes, and after the plugs have been tightened up so that all the spokes are equally tensioned, the nuts are screwed up against the rim.
Patent GB-190314309-A (GB)
Title: An Electric Roasting Oven.
Inventor: DUTERTRE GEORGES EDMOND
Filed: 1903-06-27
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 14,309. Dutertre, G. E., and Nodet, M. F. A. June 27. Incandescent lamps; heating by electricity.- Lamps have, preferably, straight filaments, for use in radiators and apparatus for roasting, cooking, and heating. In one form, the filament within a glass tube or bulb is connected at the ends to metal wires coiled in the form of springs. Fig. 2 shows the carbon filament 10 joined to the inner ends of screwed spindles 8 passing through openings in insulating and incombustible discs 9. Metal conductors 6 are sealed into the ends of the tube 1, and attached to the ends of the spindles 8, each of which is surrounded by a spring 12 bearing at one end against a washer 15 and at the other end against an adjustable nut 13. Grooves 14 in the tube prevent the discs 9 from approaching each other. Fig. 3 shows two filaments 10 connected in series and fixed at the ends to metal spindles 8, passing through discs 9 and provided with nuts 15. A spindle 16 connects the discs, and is provided with nuts serving as stops for springs 12 bearing against the discs, the ends of the spindle being connected by wires 17, 18 to the filaments. When long filaments are used, the ends are connected to metal spindles 8, Fig. 4, passing through discs 9 provided with conical openings 26, 29. The outer ends of the spindles are fixed to nickel springs 19, and carry ferro-nickel or steel discs or lenses 20. The ends of the tube or bulb 1 fit in ferro-nickel or steel caps 21 provided at the outer ends with insulating-discs 22. The discs 20 and caps 21 are magnetized before, or during, the working of the apparatus, either by a permanent magnet or by passing the current through solenoids 27 surrounding the caps 21. Two or more filaments may be twisted together, to form a thick filament. The bulbs may contain carbonic oxide, or nitrogen, &c. The Provisional Specification states that fixed or movable reflectors are arranged round the tubes.
Patent GB-190314348-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chimney Cowls.
Inventor: SPRING FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1903-06-27
Granted: 1903-08-06
Abstract: 14,348. Spring, F. June 27. Chimney tops.-The wind blowing against the cowl is caused to enter in an upward direction by means of curved plates. The cowl, consisting of a base-plate 1, four vertical supports 2, and a head-piece 4 with a central opening 7, has curved lateral guide-plates 3 with slightly - protruding edges. The gases from the chimney 8 enter the cowl through an opening 5 in the base-plate. Two or more cowls may be arranged on one another. Fig. 7 shows a modification for slightly heating the wind entering the cowl before it meets the gases from the chimney. At the middle of the supports 2 is fixed a horizontal partition plate 12, having a central opening 13, through which the conical end of the cylinder 10 projects. This plate also carries a short conical cylinder 14 having its edge slightly bent outwards. Lateral curved guide-plates are fixed above and below the horizontal plates. In either modification, the headpiece 4 may be replaced by a flat plate causing the gases to flow out laterally.
Patent GB-190320794-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Comminuted Fuel Feeders and Process for Burning such Comminuted or Pulverised Fuel
Inventor: BARKER GEORGE
Filed: 1903-09-28
Granted: 1904-06-02
Abstract: 20,794. Barker, G., [Walker, B. J.]. Sept. 28. Pulverulent-fuel fittings.-The comminuted fuel is held in suspension during combustion by opposing blasts, special means for supplying the fuel being also provided. Fig. 1 shows in section the special fuel feeding means, Fig. 2<a> a perspective view of the scattering device at the base of the fuel hopper, and Fig. 4 the furnace to which the invention is applicable. Fuel from the hopper A is swept from the platform A<1> and the step A<2> to the discharge opening A<3> by means of the sweeps B, the inner ends C of which project over the step A'. Covers b<15>, which are capable of being raised or lowered by their connection with a sleeve upon the central rod D by the arms b<6>, vary the amount of fuel which, falling from the hopper, is swept through the discharge opening. By means of the lever b<10>, the sleeve may be raised or lowered, a convenient indicating-device being attached. The falling fuel is deflected by the plate f, and driven by a blast through the pipe F into a cross-pipe F<3>, Fig. 4, the ends of which open at F<4> on each side of the furnace above a draught opening g.
Patent GB-190328383-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Boilers.
Filed: 1903-12-24
Granted: 1904-11-03
Abstract: 28,383. Clarke, Chapman, & Co., and Woodeson, W. A. Dec. 24. Water-tube boilers. -The boiler is built up of a number of elements or sections, each consisting of an upper and a lower drum with straight tubes connecting them. The tubes of each element are arranged in groups or nests and are expanded into flat tube-plates, which are pressed out of the walls of the drums. Manholes are provided in the top of each upper drum to facilitate the removal and replacement of the tubes. In the example shown in section in Fig. 2, three elements are arranged transversely behind a series of furnaces a. These open above into a chamber b common to all, or into separate chambers, the dividing walls of which may extend between the groups of generating tubes f. Baffles i are provided for deflecting the furnace gases. Circulating pipes n of comparatively small diameter are fitted between the several upper drums e and also between the lower drums d; or the upper drums may be connected as shown in Figs. 10, 11, and 12 respectively. The manholes for facilitating the removal &c. of the tubes are shown at m. Fig. 3 shows a two-element boiler, surmounted by a steam drum q and provided with a tubular superheater s. There are external downcomers, not shown, connecting the upper and lower drums of each element. The connections between the drum q, superheater s, and the main steam pipe are controlled by valves u, u<1>, u<2>, having a valve-box u<3> in common. By opening the valves u, u<1>, the steam passes from the drum q to the superheater, and thence to the main steam pipe. By closing the valves u, u<1> and opening the valve u', the steam passes direct into the main steam pipe from the drum q. With a double-ended boiler, the steam drum q is placed in a central uptake and is connected with the intermediate drums by superheating tubes, which are expanded into flat tube-plates. In some cases, the nests or groups of tubes of each element or of the several elements are arranged in a zig-zag or staggered fashion. This arrangement is shown in plan in Fig. 7 as applied to an element.
Patent GB-190407711-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Valve Gear for Steam and other Fluid Pressure Engines.
Inventor: HOWARD GEOFFREY
Filed: 1904-03-31
Granted: 1904-05-05
Abstract: 7 7 1 1. Howard, G., and Gibbs, G. March 31. Valve gear.-The gear is described in connection with a steam-actuated mechanical stoker and is an improvement on that described in Specifications No. 17,437, A.D. 1901, No. 9862, A.D. 1902, and No. 1582, A.D. 1904. A slide distributing-valve of the cylinder A is worked by an oscillating cranked spindle c having two arms c<2> which are engaged, to close the valve, by a projection g<3> on the arm g and, to open it, by two weighted levers e, f, the downward movement of which is controlled by dash-pots e<1>, f<1>. The arm g is worked by the ram of the mechanical stoker and has arms g', g<2> which lift the levers e, f. The dash-pot e<1> is of the pneumatic and that f<1> of the hydraulic type.
Patent GB-190416347-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Closing and Preventing the Escape of Gases from the Charging Apertures of Gas Producers
Inventor: SANDMAN FRIEDRICH WILHELM
Filed: 1904-07-23
Granted: 1905-01-05
Abstract: 16,347. Sandmann, F. W., and Pallenberg, F. July 23. Doors and door frames; emission of gases through charging-apertures, preventing.- To prevent the escape of gas from the charging-aperture of a gas-generator furnace when the door is open for stoking purposes, steam is conducted to the charging - aperture behind the door, means being provided for coupling the e steam - inlet controlling - m echanism to the e door in such a manner that, when the lever for operating the steam-inlet cock is thrown back, the steam inlet is first opened and then the door is thrown back, and, upon closing the door, the latter is closed before steam is shut off. The door b, Figs. 1 and 2, which closes the entrance to the charging-aperture is pivoted upon an arm h, supported by a hinge pin g, carrying a disc f on which are pins e. The pins pass through slots d in a disc r mounted upon the stem of the plug of the steam cock i, which admits steam, when open, to a pipe k leading to the charging-aperture. The disc r is provided with a lever arm c, which is raised for opening the steam cock previous to opening the door. When the cock is thus opened, the door may be opened for stoking purposes. When the door is closed, the slots in the disc r allow the steam cock to remain open until the lever arm c is swung back to its initial position. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the door b<1> is in the form of a cap, and is mounted upon a spindle o which is provided with a handle p for turning the cap, the inside of which is provided with a spiral groove m extending partially around its circumference, the remaining part being cut away to allow the cap to be passed over a lug n, and turned to engage with the lug. The cap is supported by an arm h, mounted upon a hinge pin, which is provided with a disc as in the above arrangement, the means for actuating the steam cock being the same.
Patent GB-190418097-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Controlling the Flight of Shot and other Projectiles.
Inventor: DYMOND GEORGE CECIL
Filed: 1904-08-20
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 18,097. Dymond, G. C., [La Dow, C.]. Aug. 20. Cartridges, small-arm and machine-gun; wads.- By means of specially-perforated wads A, portions of the gases produced by the explosion of the powder are directed and delivered to the axial, the peripheral, or an intermediate portion of the charge of projectiles, thereby scattering the projectiles to a greater or a less degree. Oblique perforations as in Fig. 24 help the effect by producing a whirling motion. Central holes in the wad scatter, peripheral holes concentrate, the projectiles. Figs. 20 and 24 show wads which concentrate when placed with one end, and scatter when placed with the other end, forward. Easily-destructible discs, such as H, may be placed between the wads A and the charges D, E.
Patent GB-190418398-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in what are known as Ring, Spinning Twisting and Doubling Frames, and like Machines.
Inventor: SUMNER WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-08-25
Granted: 1905-07-20
Abstract: 18,398. Sumner, W. Aug. 25. Spindle apparatus; anti-ballooning arrangements. -The ring in ring spinning, twisting, and doubling machines is made with the top and bottom outside edges cut away, as in Fig. 1. The traveller 13, Fig. 2<c>, carries a presser and is made of spring steel drawn wire, non-corrosive metal wire, or sheet metal attached to wire, and for flax and like frames the portion through which the yarn passes is made as a separate piece and attached by solder so as to be easily renewable. It is held securely by the turned-up ends 14 while it is able to slide, swivel, and move sideways on the ring. The presser 11, Fig. 2<b> is bent back in the opposite direction to that in which the traveller moves and is then brought up and round to press against the cop &c. It carries eyelet holes, hooks, curls, or short slotted tubes to receive the yarn from the yarn guide and to transfer it to the cop &c. When the cop is only small, the centrifugal force is greater and this is stated to aid the motion of the traveller. The driving-wharl, Fig. 3<a>, on the spindle is carried on the hollow extension of a sleeve attached to the spindle so as to obtain a yielding to the piecing of the band when it passes over the wharl. The separator, Fig. 4, is made of polished wire in the form of a loop, the two ends being brought down and bent into half circles, held together by a washer or a suitable recess in the supporting-rod to which they are fastened by a screw. The supporting-rod which extends in sections across the frame is pivoted so that the separators can be turned back.
Patent GB-190421482-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Ball Bearings
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1904-10-06
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 21,482. Johnson, J. Y., [Soc. Franþaise des Roulements a Billes]. Oct. 6. Ball bearings.- Relates to means for removing or inserting balls from or into the races. A side passage 2 leads from the ball race in the outer ring 1 but does not intersect the path 7, 8 of the balls. This side passage being in itself too shallow to permit of passage of the balls, a hole is formed opposite its inner end in the inner ring 3 in which is formed the other ball race. A plug 5, which may be screwed or otherwise secured, provides means for locking or releasing the balls in their race. The side passage 2 may have a minimum cross-sectional diameter equal to the diameter of the balls, but may be of other suitable form, and may further be formed in the inner ring, if desired, the plug then being fitted in the outer ring.
Patent GB-190422056-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Cement.
Inventor: CASTLE JAMES EDWARD
Filed: 1904-10-13
Granted: 1905-08-17
Abstract: 22,056. Castle, J. E. Oct. 13. Cements.-Consists in the addition of about two per cent. of fine screenings of Thames ballast to the usual mixture of chalk and clay used in the manufacture of cement. By this means, the fuel required for burning the cement is economized.
Patent GB-190422343-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rubber Tires for Wheels of Vehicles
Inventor: HADDAN HERBERT JOHN
Filed: 1904-10-17
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 22,343. Haddan, H. J., [Byers, J. F.]. Oct. 17. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic.-Rubber tyres are constructed of a number of sections so that any one of them may be taken off and replaced without disturbing the rest of the tyre. The indiarubber sections c with the steel bars d running through them are placed on the grooved metallic rim b. Between the sections are placed the blocks e with slots e<1> cut partially through their width ; the projecting ends of the steel bars pass into the slots and abut against their ends, so that creeping is prevented. The blocks e are fastened by the bolts f <1>. The slots in the block e are not so deep as the thickness of the rubber between the bars d and the rim, so that, when the blocks are tightly clamped, the rubber between the bars and the rim will be compressed, causing the rubber tyre sections to grip the wheel.
Patent GB-190422600-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or applicable to Ironing Machines
Inventor: PASLEY HORATIO FREDERICK
Filed: 1904-10-20
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 22,600. Pasley, B. F. Oct. 20. Ironing-machines.-In ironing-machines of the type in which a treadle mechanism it employed for the purpose of starting and reversing a reciprocating table, a guard-plate is so mounted and connected that it is depressed, almost against the table, simultaneously with the lowering of the treadle. The guard rail or plate h, Fig. 3, is lowered into the position shown in dotted lines, by depressing the treadle f, which not only moves the belt fork g to start the table c, but also, by means of leversj, lowers the rod k to which the guard-plate is attached.
Patent GB-190422839-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Supporting Electric Tramway Overhead Power-Transmitting or Trolley Wires.
Inventor: ALLEN JAMES WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-10-24
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 22,839. Allen, J. W. Oct. 24. Electric tramways on the overhead - conductor system. Conductors.- Overhead trolley wires for electric tramways are supported from wires or cords fixed above and parallel to them so as to give uniform freedom of movement to the trolley wires. Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of a portion of the overhead equipment, in which the trolley wire o is supported by the strap k, shown in side elevation in Fig. 3, from the wires or cords e. The strap k fits into a groove in the insulator g, which is fixed to the wire or cord e by pouring molten lead or other material through the ducts p or otherwise. The wires or cords are fixed to the insulators d, which are secured by the bolt b to the bracket arm a. The distance apart of the suspending-straps k is such that, should the trolley wire o break near one of the straps, the free end of the live wire is held suspended at a height sufficient to clear the ordinary traffic. The brackets are placed midway between the insulators g.
Patent GB-190424244-A (GB)
Inventor: FREER HENRY HOWARD
Filed: 1904-11-09
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 24,244. Freer, H. H., and North, W. A. Nov. 9. Cutting-machines for leather etc.; cutting, punching, and perforating machines.-Relates to cutting- knives for presses used in cutting-out blanks for the soles and other parts of boots and shoes and for other articles. The flexible blade 2 is shaped to the required configuration, and its ends may be then scarfed together as at 10. The blunt base of the knife is fitted or welded in a base-plate 5, which is preferably hollow for the passage of the blanks when cut. The base may fit into a groove in the plate 5 ; or the two may be secured by angleirons. The knives may be provided with prickers, or a group of punches or perforators 12, to mark the size-number &c. of the blank.
Patent GB-190502556-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Wall and like Tiles or Plates.
Inventor: MIKSCH WENZEL ERNST
Filed: 1905-02-08
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 2556. Miksch, W. E. Feb. 8. Facing tiles and slabs.-Instead of securing tiles of the kind described in Specification No. 4905, A.D. 1903, by hook-headed nails, the tiles are mades with ribs c and recesses n, Fig. 1, to receive the overlapping ribs p of adjacent tiles, and are secured by ordinary round-headed nails o, so that a single nail secures two tiles. In a modification, shown in Fig. 2, the tiles are made without the recesses n.
Patent GB-190503978-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Alarm Contacts for Door Locks.
Inventor: BLESSIN RICHARD
Filed: 1905-02-25
Granted: 1905-12-21
Abstract: 3978. Blessin, R. Feb. 25. Alarms, burglar and like. -An electric alarm contact for door locks consists of a handle a and a conical plug b, which is inserted in the keyhole of the lock from the inside and is prevented by the spring c from being removed from the outside. At the end of the conical portion are two metal plates e, f, which are put into contact when any metal or other instrument is inserted from the outside through the keyhole, thereby operating an alarm.
Patent GB-190517876-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Passenger Elevators.
Inventor: RENO JESSE WILFORD
Filed: 1905-09-04
Granted: 1906-02-01
Abstract: 17,876. Reno, J. W. Sept. 4. Elevators.-Relates to tread belts for inclined passenger elevators of the kind described in Specification No. 14,813, A.D. 1899, and to comb-like landings to operate therewith. The tread belt is composed of transverse slats hinged together and so arranged that, if the passenger adjusts his feet into the direction of motion of the belt, they will rest upon a substantially horizontal surface. In the construction shown in Fig. 1, the slats are arranged in groups of three each. Upon the advance slat of each group are tread pieces 5, the upper surfaces of which are parallel to the plane of the slat. On the following slat is arranged a series of tread pieces 6 having surfaces arranged at an angle with the surface of the slat so as to be substantially horizontal. The third slat of each group has tread pieces 7 with upper surfaces in the same plane as the surfaces of the pieces 6 and considerably higher than the tread pieces 5 of the next group. The combs of the lower landing are upwardly curved so as not to extend above the surfaces of the lowest tread pieces, while those at the upper landing are downwardly inclined with their points below the surfaces of the lowest tread pieces.
Patent GB-190520434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lifting Jacks.
Inventor: HEADECH ERNEST THOMAS
Filed: 1905-10-10
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 20,434. Headech, E. T. Oct. 10. Lifting-jacks.-Relates to jacks for use when cleaning or repairing motor or other vehicles. The framework of the jack is constituted by two iron plates 1, tongued and grooved on their contiguous surfaces, and secured together by bolts 3. The head of the jack is formed in two parts 4, 5, the part 5 beiog adjusted to any suitable height by a pin 7. The lower part 4 enters slideways 6 formed in the framework, and is provided at its lower extremity with an antifriction bowl or roller, or is rounded at that end. The head is raised by a pivoted lever or treadle 9, and is prevented from falling by a pawl or detent 11, which may be released by the cord shown after slight depression of the treadle. The framework is provided with a wheel or wheels 14.