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Patent GB-190405789-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for Bleaching, Conditioning or Sterilising Flour, Milk and other Food Products or Fermentable Materials.
Inventor: LEETHAM SIDNEY
Filed: 1904-03-09
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 5789. Leetham, S. March 9. Preserving flour, milk, &c.-Flour, milk, and other food products or fermentable materials are bleached, conditioned, or sterilized by treating with air charged with ozone and nitrogen peroxide. The flour &c. may be treated with ozonized air into which nitric oxide is allowed to pass in regulated quantities from a gas holder. Or the gas arising from nitrogen peroxide in a liquid form may be passed into the ozonized air. Other oxides of nitrogen yielding nascent oxygen may be used instead of the peroxide.
Patent GB-190406436-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Umbrellas and Sunshades.
Inventor: SOERENSON FREDERIK OLUF EDVARD
Filed: 1904-03-16
Granted: 1904-08-04
Abstract: 6436. S÷renson, F.O.E. March 16. Handles; holding- closed ; runners; compact, making.-The handle d, Fig. 1, of an umbrella &c. is extended to form a cavity f in which the runner c lies when the umbrella is closed. The cavity f may be formed by means of a ring or socket, or by boring the handle, in which case a metal lining may y b e provided as shown. The spring catoh e may be provided with a stud g for releasing the runner, which is pushed up by means of a stud h.
Patent GB-190408267-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Apparatus for Mounting or Covering Pasteboard and the like with Paper or Uniting Together Layers of Paper
Inventor: RUPPEL FRIEDRICH WILHELM
Filed: 1904-04-11
Granted: 1905-04-06
Abstract: 8267. Ruppel, F. W. April 11. Boards; compound paper.-Relates to apparatus for mounting or covering p a s t e - board and the like with paper, or uniting together layers of paper &c. Webs of paper are drawn from rolls x, y, passed over glueing - rollers c, fitted with adjustable pressing-rollers a, and guided so that their glued faces are opposite one another when passing between rollers f, which are heated by gas jets and may be embossed for the purpose of impressing a pattern upon the paper. A sheet of pasteboard may be fed by hand between the glued ends. More than one pair of plain or embossed and heated rollers may be used, and the covered board or compound paper may be stored on a roller or cut into sheets by a cutting-apparatus mounted on the same frame.
Patent GB-190408617-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cutters for Linoleum and the like.
Inventor: KINNEY EDWARD
Filed: 1904-04-14
Granted: 1904-05-19
Abstract: 8617. Kinney, E. April 14. Cutting-tools, hand, for linoleum, leather, &c. The blade C, the sharpened edge x of which slopes upwards towards the handle A, is held in position in the opening a of the shank B by the set-screws b, b. A continuation D of the shank B is formed with an opening y, into the wedge-shaped tapering end of which the lower end of the blade C just dips. The tapering end of the part D is placed under the edge of the material to be cut, the cutting-operation being performed by pulling the handle A.
Patent GB-190408751-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Horse Nose Bags.
Inventor: JACKSON THOMAS
Filed: 1904-04-16
Granted: 1904-07-28
Abstract: 8751. Jackson, T., and Wood, R. L. April 16. Nosebags. - The nosebag is attached to the horse's head by a strap c, the ends of which are slipped thiough loops or holes d, and are prevented from slipping back by pins in its ends. The bag may be supported, when in use, by a jointed leg b, which is rendered rigid by sliding over therule joints h a metal tube f, and securing it by a pin e. When not in use, the leg b may be turned up and secured by passing the pin e through one of the feet g of the bag, and by a loop passing round the head strap c.
Patent GB-190420080-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Attaching Pneumatic Tyres to the Rims of Vehicle Wheels.
Filed: 1904-09-17
Granted: 1905-08-17
Abstract: 20,080. Collier, A. T., and Collier Tyre Co. Sept. 17. Tyres, pneumatic, attaching to rims. Relates to means for adjusting the length of the retaining-wires. The wires d, Fig. 1, fitted in spirallycoiled wire sheaths, have their ends oppositely threaded to engage with a similarly threaded barrel nut e. For operating the nut, holes f may be formed therein or ratchet devices, such as are shown in Figs. 3 and 5, may be used. Referring to Fig. 3, a pair of arms g are rotatably mounted on the nut e<1> and support a pivot h carrying a swinging pawl j adapted to engage with teeth k on the nut e. In the form shown in Fig. 5, a sleeve m, rotatably mounted on the barrel nut e<2>, has a radial opening n through which is passed a lever o having a bevelled end p to engage the teeth k<1> on the nut. Two or more connections such as e may be made at intervals to prevent undue flattening of the tyre. Spring plates s, pivoted to the rim, and provided with latching projections or lugs v, are arranged to cover slots q in the rim. To prevent creeping, the ends of the nut e bear against the sides of the slot p, and pins r projecting from the rim engage the tyre.
Patent GB-190420394-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pen Holders.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1904-09-21
Granted: 1905-07-27
Abstract: 20,394. Thompson, W. P., [Engel, N.]. Sept. 21. Pens and penholders.-Relates to a penholder in which the fore-finger is supported, and fatigue and writers' cramp prevented. The pen ferrule B, as shown, is formed integral with a support D, the upper surface of which conforms to the shape of the finger and extends preferably to a point in the rear of the first joint. The front end is curved upwardly at d<1>. The rest D is preferably of the thickness of the ferrule B, the upper surface being flattened as shown in Fig. 3, which is a section on the line y-y. Channels b are formed whereby the holder A is firmly engaged. The rest may be separately formed, or may be a part of the body of the penholder.
Patent GB-190500681-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Safety Fence or Gate for Mine Cages or the like.
Inventor: HOUGHTON HENRY
Filed: 1905-01-13
Granted: 1905-10-12
Abstract: 681. Houghton, H. Jan. 13. Mine cage fittings.-A safety gate of latticework, or with cross-pieces c. is hinged or attached to the cage roof and has a hinged or sliding or rigid lower portion b<1>, the upper bevelled end f of which abuts in the closed position of the gate against a part g on the upper part b, while the lower end is held by grooves or recesses h in the cage floor. The rigid form of gate turns inwardly to open.
Patent GB-190502447-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Life Guards for Railway Vehicles.
Inventor: WATSON WILLIAM THOMAS
Filed: 1905-02-07
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 2447. Watson, W. T. Feb. 7. Wheel guards and obstruction-removers. -The front and side gates have telescopically mounted bottom bars 10 with rounded ends, and are connected at their upper ends 18 to a rotatable spider 20 by rods 19. flence, when any gate is pressed in, the others are moved out, giving clearance. Each gate carries a pin 24, on the inside of which rests a hanger suspended from the axle-bar 16, and connected by a rod 25 to a disk 26 which, by means of a push-rod 27, lowers the cradle 30 when any gate is pressed in. The cradle is pivoted at 29, and carries a latch-plate 34, which is freed from the latch 35 when the latter is raised by the inward movement of the rod 27. A dog 36 is pivoted to the latch-plate and engages the rackbar 37 on the car framing, so preventing the cradle from rising. The dog also carries a chain 39 for raising the cradle, connection to a hand-lever 45 on the operating-platform being made by rods 42, 44 and bell-cranks 40, 43, or by equivalent means.
Patent GB-190509948-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Regenerators for Retort and other Furnaces.
Inventor: HERMANSEN AXEL
Filed: 1905-05-11
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 9948. Hermansen, A. May 11. Blocks for regenerative furnace flues. The block, as shown in end and side elevations, respectively, by Fig. 4, has in addition to a central channel a number of half cross channels formed on its upper and lower surfaces. These, when blocks are superposed, form a system of flues transverse to the main one.
Patent GB-190510480-A (GB)
Title: Night-sights with Electric Incandescent Lamps for Artillery Sighting or for any Instrument in which Night Sighting may be required.
Inventor: BERTALOT GIACOMO AUGUSTO
Filed: 1905-05-18
Granted: 1905-11-16
Abstract: 10.480. Bertalot, G. A., [Bonino, T.]. May 18. Electric-lamp casings; lantern shutters.-The rear-sight of a gun, shown in sectional elevation in Fig. 2, consists of a forty-five degree reflecting-surface t cut in the upper edge of a thin metal arch T supported by the double-walled cylindrical casing E, A of an electric lamp P. Light from the lamp is projected through radial openings r in the casing on to the surface t, from which it is reflected in a direction parallel to the axis of the sight. The fore-sight, consisting preferably of a circular or elliptical reflecting - surface, is similarly illuminated. The device is cooled by air which enters at n, circulates through the lamp casing by way of the apertures f, f<1>, f<11>, and passes out at n<1>. The intensity of illumination is adjusted by slits of varying width cut in a ring R revolubly mounted upon the casing E, and differently-coloured light may be used for the two sights. Fig. 8 shows the illuminating-device applied to a telescope sight U, the intensity of the light falling upon a reflecting-surface supported within the telescope being adjusted by slits in the ring R<2>.
Patent GB-190515983-A (GB)
Title: Levelling Instrument for the Mounting of Artificial Teeth.
Inventor: STERN WILLY
Filed: 1905-08-04
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 1 5 , 9 8 3. Stern, W., and Kurz, R. Aug. 4. Levels and plumbing. instruments. - The vertical and horizontal base lines for mounting teeth are obtained by means of the instrument shown ii front view in Fig. 1. In operation, an impression tray is first placed in the mouth and the instrument is secured to the face so that the levelling- cross f, which slides in slots d, e, lies in front of the mouth.. By adjusting the instrument so that the point of a plumb bob suspended from a hook l coincides with the knife-edge h, the slot d is brought into a vertical position, and on the cross being moved forward, the horizontal and vertical lines are impressed on the tray. The instrument is afterwards similarly applied to the articulator and the models fixed in an horizontal position. Then, the tray being removed, an horizontal position and uniform height of the teeth is effected by means of the cross.
Patent GB-190516167-A (GB)
Title: Street Sweeper.
Inventor: PEVEY CHARLES KIMBALL
Filed: 1905-08-08
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 16,167. Pevey, C. K. Aug.8. Sweeping-machines.-In road-sweeping machines, means is. provided to prevent dirt from clogging the bearings of the conveyer, and the pan to receive the sweepings from the brush is made flexible to avoid injury in consequence of the machine moving backwards. The fixed pan 1, Figs. 1 and 2, riveted by its side plates 2 to the frame, has at its rear edge a transverse rod 7 on which are hinged flexible plates 6, which can rise independently or may all be raised at once by fingers 8 on the rod, which is operated by a crank and rod 10. A number of plates 13, fitted on a transverse shaft, are armel with wire bristles 14 or folded flexible fabric 15, and alternately clean the brush 11 and the fixed pan 1. The latter extends forwards to the conveyer 5, the lower bearing-roller 20 of which is scraped by a metal plate 19, bent as shown in Fig. 6, and profiled to fit the roller. The plates 6 of the pan extension are preferably of rubber or other flexible material, which is folded round a sleeve 6<a>, Fig. 4, on the rod and secured by rivets or other means. With thick rubber, one ply is used. If thin rubber is employed, the doubled ends are attached by a row of rivets as shown in Fig. 6, and the forward ends may be stiffened by vulcanizing or by attaching a metal plate 6<b> below. In the modification shown in Fig. 2, flexible edgings 16 are riveted to the metal portions 6<c>, and the end plates are preferably fitted with flanges 18.
Patent GB-190518984-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bedsteads Convertible into Seats and the like
Inventor: SEIDEL ALBERT
Filed: 1905-09-20
Granted: 1906-09-20
Abstract: 18,984. Seidel, A. Sept. 20. Bedsteads; seats; sofas. - The mattress of a bedstead convertible into a seat &c. as described in Specification No. 19,452, A.D. 1904, is formed on one side as a bed mattress and on the other side as a cushion, and is arranged in a frame b, Fig. 1, which is pivoted at its central axis in end bars g and supports the head and foot ends of the bed. The latter consistof frames h, to which are hinged frames h<1> and top pieces k. The parts h, h<1>, k are tubular, and are stiffened in the opened-out position by the insertion of tubes i, Fig. 4, into the central part of the frames. To convert the bed into a seat, the end frames are turned down, as shown, to press the bedding against the mattress, and are locked by bolting together the top pieces k. The frame b is then turned round to bring the seat side of the mattress uppermost. By covering the end frames with fabric, the bedding will be protected against dust.
Patent GB-190520291-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Alarm Barometer.
Inventor: THWAITE BENJAMIN HOWARTH
Filed: 1905-10-07
Granted: 1906-10-06
Abstract: 20,291. Thwaite, B. H. Oct. 7. Barometers.-To indicate the fall of the atmospheric pressure below a certain point, a barometer is provided with an electric alarm, the appuatus being particularly applicable for indicating the presence of marsh gas in coal-mines. As shown, the recording-arm 1 of a barograph is arranged so as to control the current through the alarm bell 9. The circuit is completed through the arm 1 - and a brush 3 carried by an adjustable slide 4. A wiregauze window 8 in the door of the casing prevents ignition of gas on the outside. The arm 1 may carry an insulated brush or other contact-maker to close the circuit between two vertical wires or rods. Mercury contacts may be used, the circuit being closed by needles carried by the arm 1. A number of needles of different lengths may be used to complete the circuits through more alarms as the danger due to the presence of marsh gas increases. A switch operated by an electric motor may be arranged in the alarm circuit so that the alarm can be sounded only intermittently.
Patent GB-190603773-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Printing Presses
Inventor: LACHENMEYER HERMANN
Filed: 1906-02-15
Granted: 1906-12-20
Abstract: 3773. Lachenmeyer, H. Sept. 29, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Rotary machines. - A machine for printing four webs simultaneously with the same matter comprises a single forme cylinder b and four impression cylinders c, c<1>, c<2>, c<3> long enough for printing two webs side by side. Two webs d, e from web rolls e<1> placed side by side are led between the cylinders b, c and are then reversed and transferred laterally by turning-devices of known type, such as conical rollers m, n, o, p. They are then led side by side between the. cylinders b, c<1> for perfecting. The other two webs f, g are fed from two rolls at q<1>, and are similarly printed by the cylinders c<2>, c<3> and turning-devices h, i, k, l. Inking- mechanisms t, u are arranged between each two impression cylinders, and those on one side of the cylinder b may be arranged on a movable frame x running on rollers q, to permit of the forme cylinder being readily removed.
Patent GB-190613829-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spooling Machines.
Filed: 1906-06-16
Granted: 1907-04-18
Abstract: 13,829. McGee & Son, W., and Walls, A. G. June 16. Toothed w h e e l s.-An idler toothed wheel for effecting a silent transmission is constructed of fibre, raw hide, or t h e like, the total breadth being obtained by forming the wheel of several independent parts of which the central one is fixed by screws J to a flanged sleeve H loose on the supporting-stud. This construction enables each pirt to take its share of the load. The wheel is employed for driving the special wheel shaft from the first motion shaft in spooling-machines of the Weild type, described in Specification No. 122, A.D. 1858, and according to the Provisional Specification, replaces the flexible chain device described in Specification No. 5805, A.D. 1899, [Abridgment Class Spinning.]
Patent GB-190615189-A (GB)
Title: Improved Rotary Dough Mixer
Inventor: JONES FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-07-04
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 15,189. Jones, F. W. July 4. Moving - container apparatus.-The drums of dough-mixers and the like are provided with removable non-rusting linings of zinc, aluminium, &c. The drum consists of an end plate a and a cylindrical portion b held thereto by bolts c. The lining is made in two portions, one f covering the part b of the drum and the other g covering the end plate a. The edge of the part f and a flange h on the part g fit together into a groove e in the end plate a. The drum is preferably supported by a shaft h<1> attached to the plate a and a roller j on which the other end of the drum rests. An outlet opening k is provided on the front face of the drum. According to the Provisional Specification, the doors are levered down by means of tapered slides worked from a slotted cam from centre of door.
Patent GB-190622616-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Covers for Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: DODON JOSEPH
Filed: 1906-10-12
Granted: 1907-04-18
Abstract: 22,616. Dodon, J. Jan. 6, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Tyres, pneumatic.-A flexible leather band b is cemented to the tyre cover a, and surrounds and is cemented to a stout leather band c fixed to the tread of the cover, so as to leave lateral projections 1, 2 for attaching removable tread bands or sections. The tread, which is secured by bolts i, may comprise wide and narrow strips d, e of leather united by rivets f, Fig. 1, or a rubber strip fastened to a wider strip of solutioned canvas. When short sectional treads are used, Fig. 4. they are preferably of corrugated or otherwise roughened metal.
Patent GB-190624733-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brushes and Brush-holders for Dynamo-electric Machines.
Inventor: LORING FREDERICK HENRY
Filed: 1906-11-05
Granted: 1907-08-08
Abstract: 24,733. Loring, F. H. Nov. 5. Brushes; brush-holders.-To obtain free adjustment to the commutator surface, a carbon brush b has a conical lug h which is carried by a similarlyshaped socket s on the spring-pressed arm a, which is pivoted at p on the support f. The longitudinal brush faces are formed concentrically to the pin p to ensure a uniform collecting-area as the brush wears down, and lugs e bearing on the inner face prevent the brush from turning in its socket. A feather in the socket or similar device may alternatively be used for the latter purpose, or the head h of the brush may have a triangular, rectangular, or other tapering section. The brush is pressed down by a plate or volute spring k ; this spring abuts on a thimble t, and may carry the current in place of the lead x. The brush pressure is regulated by a screw i which enters the thimble. Finger-plates d serve to raise the brush, while the downward travel is limited by a stop l.
Patent GB-190625093-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: ROBERTS DAVID
Filed: 1906-11-07
Granted: 1907-11-07
Abstract: 25,093. Roberts, D., and James, C. Nov. 7. Actuating pumps; delivery, regulating.-To facilitate the noiseless working of the oil-supply pumps of internal-combustion engines, and more particularly the type of pump described in Specification No. 4589, A.D. 1906, [Abridgment Class Air and gas engines], the plungers are operated by cams having actuating surfaces such as to allow the movements of the striker, as it advances towards and recedes from the plunger, to take place gradually, thus avoiding shocks due to the rapid movements of the moving parts. The driving-cam shown in Fig. 4 has five operating-faces j, k, l, m, n, but if preferred the face j may be dispensed with.
Patent GB-190625979-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Varying the Speed of Asynchronous Motors
Filed: 1906-11-16
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 25,979. Ateliers Thomson-Houston (Anciens Establissements Postel-Vinay). Dec. 27, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Motors, controlling.-An asynchronous motor A, for driving fans or pumps, is regulated within limits by a subsidiary motor B, the stator of which is in series with the rotor of the main motor and has a variable number of poles. The two rotors are coupled or geared directly together, and the rotor of the motor A is connected to the stator of the motor B through a pole-changing device b. Starting-resistances R, R<1> are inserted in both rotor circuits. In the case of a motor driving a fan at 200 revolutions per minute reducible to 166 revolutions per minute in four stages, the main motor may have 30 poles, and the subsidiary motor may be wound for 2, 4, or 6 poles.
Patent GB-190627289-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Antifriction Mechanism for Railway Wagons and other Vehicles.
Inventor: SPENCER ALEXANDER
Filed: 1906-11-30
Granted: 1907-11-21
Abstract: 27,289. Spencer, A. Nov. 30. Axle-bearings for rotary a x l e s of vehicle wheels; antifriction-wheel b e a rings.-In bearings for railway wagons and other vehicles in which the load is transmitted to the running axle a through large antifriction wheels b, means are provided whereby the axle c of the antifriction wheels can rock between the straps f and the horn plates o forming the guides for the bearing-box dof the axle c, so as to prevent straining the axle c on passing r o u n d curves. The upper sides k of the lateral flanges m of the bearing-box d are curved, and the sides n of the flanges m taper off downwardly, so that, while at the upper parts the flanges m fit closely between the horn plates o, clearance is left at the lower parts to enable the bearing-box to rock about its point of contact with the top members p of the straps f.
Patent GB-190628371-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of and Apparatus for Feeding Envelopes to Typewriters and the like Addressing Machines.
Inventor: JENKINS FREDERICK CYRIL
Filed: 1906-12-12
Granted: 1907-06-13
Abstract: 28,371. Jenkins, F. C. Dec. 12. Feeding envelopes; typewriters; addressing-machines.-Relates to an envelope feeding attachment for typewriters and like addressing-machines. The feeding-device is of the kind comprising a flexible band which is provided with flap-engaging devices and picks up the envelopes by the flaps, carries the envelopes through the machine, and is afterwards inverted so that the envelopes fall out. Fig. 1 shows an endless - band arrangement applied to a typewriter. The endless band 1 travels over the platen 7, and over rollers 12, 13, 14 mounted onawbeeled carriage 9 connected with the platen carriage to follow the letterspace movement. The flapengaging devices on the band consist of pockets formed by a straight or curved slots 2, Fig. 5, and gussets 3. The envelopes 16 are stacked in an inclined shoot or hopper 15 and fall towards the band 1. The sides of the hopper are adjustable for width by means of a right and left handed screw. The band 1, as it is drawn from the roller 12 by the rotation of the platen 7, sags at the gusset so that the pocket gapes open to receive the flap ; the band may be deflected towards the flap by means of a spring-pressed roller. A guard-plate 25 is provided around the roller 12. Between the rollers 13, 14 and the platen 7, the band 1 travels over curved runways 17, 18 ; lateral guides for the band on the runway 18 may be formed by extensions of the carriage 9. The envelopes fall out during the travel of the band from the roller 14 to the roller 12, being jerked off if necessary by the advance of the band. Detachment of the envelopes is ensured by providing a deflector plate 20 and striking-roller 21. A hopper or other receiver may be placed below the deflector plate 20. According to the Provisional Specification, the band may be drawn from a basket and delivered to a second basket, or may be wound on two drums.