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Improved Process for Opening up Sulphide Ores.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Feb., 1899-Accepted, 25th Mar., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Process for Opening up Sulphide Ores.
I, CHARLES DENTON ABEL, of Birkbeck Bank Chambers, Southampton Build-
ings, in the County of London, Consulting Engineer and Chartered Patent Agent,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention (as communicated to me from
abroad by Chemische Fabrik Rhenania, of Aix-la-Chapelle, Germany, Manufac-
turers,) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
A process for opening up sulphide ores has been proposed wherein the said
ores were acted upon by means of polysulphates obtained by the heating of acid
alkali sulphate with sulphuric acid.
It has been found by my correspondents that the sulphuric acid is the active
reagent which effects the decomposition of the ores, and that consequently it is
not necessary to produce the action of the sulphuric acid indirectly by means
of polysulphates produced by heating acid alkali sulphate with sulphuric acid,
as the said action can be effected directly by using sulphuric acid in place of
the polysulphates.
The ground ore is for this purpose treated with concentrated sulphuric acid
under heating.
There are then produced under liberation of sulphur compounds, the sulphates
of the metals, the separation of which is effected by the treatment of the melt
with water. The sulphur compounds are further treated, either for the produc-
tion of sulphuric acid or for being otherwise utilised.
For carrying out the process the ore is advantageously introduced into a pan
heated from below, which is arranged in connection with a muffle furnace, and the
required quantity of sulphuric acid, preferably previously heated, is then added.
Sulphurous acid fumes are then produced which pass off together with those
of the muffle gases, to be further utilised.
The mass remains in the pan until it has assumed a pasty condition whereupon
it is pushed over into the muffle where it is spread out and where it is allowed
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to remain under frequent stirring until the development of gas ceases.
melt is then lixiviated by means of water, the zinc sulphate solution obtained
is subjected to crystallisation, and the product is either put on the market as
such, or is treated electrolytically for the production of zinc, or is otherwise
utilised.
The remaining lead sulphate with gangue is treated in the known manner for
the production of either metallic lead or of lead compounds.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
Process for opening up sulphide ores consisting in subjecting the ground ores
to the action of concentrated sulphuric acid under heating, substantially as herein
described.
1711 dox of Tebruary 1899
Improvements in the Process of Disvulcanizing Caoutchouc, India- rubber, Gum Elastic, and similar Materials.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1899-Accepted, 24th June, 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Process of Disvulcanizing Caoutchouc, India-
rubber, Gum Elastic, and similar Materials.
I, ALBERT EDVARD JENS VALDEMAR JOHAN THEILGAARD, of 30, Wiedeweltsgade,
Copenhagen, in the Kingdom of Denmark, Chemist, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement : —
The object of the present invention is a process of disvulcanizing caoutchouc,
india-rubber, gum elàstic and similar materials, and consists in subjecting the
vulcanized material to a treatment with such compounds that in solutions are able
to remove sulphur and oxygen, and especially salts of sulphhydric acid, the sour
(sulphhydrates) as well as the normal ones (sulphides).
The following is an example of the above-mentioned process: --
Vulcanized caoutchouc, divided into pieces of a suitable size, is placed in a
recipient adapted for the purpose and is therein treated with a solution of sulphide
of sodium or another compound of sulphhydric acid in proportion to the amount
of sulphur contained in the material subjected to the treatment.
In order to accelerate the process the temperature may be raised by means of
direct or indirect steam.
When the disvulcanization is finished the solution is removed and the material
is washed and carefully dried. The disvulcanized caoutchouc can now be formed
into new articles and again be vulcanized.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
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The process of disvulcanizing caoutchouc, india-rubber, gum elastic, and similar
materials, characterized by the said materials, after being divided into pieces of
suitable size, are placed in a recipient and treated with a solution of a compound
of sulphhydric acid either a sour (a sulphhydrate) or a normal one (a sulphide),
eventually under a raised temperature, whereupon the materials, after a thorough
disvulcanizing, are removed from the solution, washed and dried.
... 1900
F. WISE HOWORTH,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
An Automatic Tube Stopper for Water Tube Boilers
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Automatic Tube Stopper
for Water Tube Boilers
JAMES MCINTOSH, 16, Trelawn Road, Leyton, Essex, Engineer, and GEORGE
WILLIAM METCALF, Inspector of Metals, 2, Trelawn Road, Leyton, Essex, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A round metal cage with a loose ball within with a screwed collar for connect-
ing to the tubes.
JAMES MCINTOSH, 16, Trelawn Road, Leyton, Essex, Engineer, and GEORGE
WILLIAM METCALF, Inspector of Metals, 2, Trelawn Road, Leyton, Essex, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A round metal cage with a loose ball within with a screwed collar for connect-
ing to the tubes.
JAMES MCINTOSH,
G. W. METCALF.
JAMES MCINTOSH, of No. 16, Trelawn Road, Leyton, in the County of Essex,
Engineer, and GEORGE WILLIAM METCALF, of No. 2, Trelawn Road, aforesaid,
Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention- and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
The stopper consists of a metal ball B encased in a metal cage A fitted at
each end of the tube C and to be in the form as in "Figure 1."
In the case of a tube C becoming fractured or totally destroyed from any
cause whatever the pressure of steam and water passing between the bars of the
cage A immediately causes the ball B which is larger than the mouth of the
tube C to force its way against the mouth of the tube C so that by no possibility
can there be any escape of steam or water other than that contained in the
tube C at the moment of fracture or destruction the fractured or destroyed tube C
having become as above stated automatically stopped.
It will therefore be seen that in all water tube boilers fitted with this
invention in the case of fracture or total destruction of a tube it will in no
case interfere with the working of the boiler and will prevent accidents to
engineers stokers or other persons by steam or water.
The figure 1" represents a water tube fitted at each end with a cage and
ball herein described before fracture or destruction the ball resting at the bottom
of the cage at each end.
The figure "2" represents a water tube fitted at each end with a cage and
ball after fracture or destruction the ball having been forced into the mouth of
the tube at each end
New or Improved Process of Manufacturing an Enamel, applicable to all kinds of Bricks and other Articles made of Clay.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Aug., 1899-Accepted, 14th Oct., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Process of Manufacturing an Enamel, applicable to
all kinds of Bricks and other Articles made of Clay.
I, EDOUARD PIERRE CORNEILLE WILLEMS, of Chaussée de Boom, Schelle, near
Antwerp, Belgium, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My present invention consists in the new or improved process of manufac-
turing an enamel applicable to all kinds of bricks or to products made from
figuline clay.
The new process consists in first melting together silica, alumina, and alkaline
matter and secondly, adding to such mixture while melted, one or more metallic
oxides as hereinafter set forth and claimed.
The enamel may be white or possess any desired colour, the different colours
depend upon the metallic oxide added to the above mixture.
The oxide of tin produces white enamel; the oxide of cobalt produces blue
enamel; and if oxide of iron is added to the mixture, black enamel will be
obtained.
The ingredients constituting the improved enamel are mixed together in
about the following proportions :-
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The process of manufacturing an enamel applicable to all kinds of bricks
and the like and to products made from figuline clay, consisting in first melting
together silica, alumina, and alkaline matter, and second, adding to such mixture
while melted, one or more metallic oxides, substantially as set forth.
2. In a composition of matter to form an enamel applicable to all kinds of
bricks and the like and to products made from figuline clay, the combination of
silica, alumina, alkaline matter, and oxide of tin, substantially as, and for the
purpose set forth.
3. In a composition of matter to form an enamel applicable to all kinds of
bricks and the like and to products made from figuline clay, the combination of
silica, alumina, alkaline matter, oxide of cobalt, and oxide of iron, substantially
as, and for the purpose, set forth.
Dated this Second day of August 1899.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
Agent for Applicant, 33, Cannon Street, London.
Year: 1899

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JOHN WILLIAM DAVENPORT, Ironmonger, 103, Wilmslow Road, Withington,
Manchester, Lancashire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The outside consists of the usual tubular cylinder, inside of which is a piston
or plunger consisting of two cups of any suitable material such as leather india-
rubber &c., placed back to back with a metallic washer between & a smaller
washer inside each, the whole to slide on & rest against a shoulder near the end
of piston rod & be secured by a nut screwed on to the end of same, in such a
manner that one cup is in action on the suction stroke & the other on the forcing
stroke. The result being that the drip which usually falls on the arm & clothes
of the operator is avoided.
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JOHN WILLIAM DAVENPORT.
JOHN WILLIAM DAVENPORT, 103, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester,
Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:-
The outside of the syringo is the usual tubular cylinder. The piston or
plunger consists of two flexible cups of any suitable material such as leather
indiarubber and the like, placed back to back with a metallic washer between
and a smaller washer inside each cup, ihe whole to be threaded on piston rod and
rest against a shoulder near the end of same and be secured by a nut screwed
on to the end of piston rod, in such a manner that one cup is in action on the
suction stroke and the other on the forcing stroke.
The reason that "constructing the piston of two flexible cups. placed back to
back prevents drip on to the arms and clothes of the operator" is that on the
suction stroke, the edge of the flexible cup A pressing against the walls of the
syringe, and further accentuated by the atmospheric pressure thereby prevents
any air passing the piston thus causing a vacuum at C, which the liquid rushes
On the forcing
up to fill. The cup B not being in action on the suction stroke.
stroke the edge of the cup B pressing against the walls of the syringe and the
liquid under pressure acting on the inside of the flexible cup B causes the edge

page_text: of cup B to press closer against the walls of the syringe thereby preventing any
liquid passing the piston.
The cup A not being in action on the foreing stroke.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what ♬
I claim is:
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(1) Improved method of construction of piston for syringes.
(2) Using two cups in conjunction each of which is not in action at the same
lime as the other.
Dated this 19th day of Sentember 1899.
Flexible Ruler.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov.. 1899-Accepted, 9th Dec., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Flexible Ruler.
I, ROBERT KAUDELKA, of 11, Paul Gerhardstrasse, Dresden, Saxony, Germany,
do hereby declare the nature of my invention, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
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My invention relates to flexible rulers, preferably used in ruling pages of
books and the scope of my invention is, to increase the friction between the
ruler and the paper and to raise the ruler edge in sufficient distance over the
paper. To attain this object I combine a steel band with two india-rubber-
plates of smaller width than the steel-band one on either side, in the manner
described more fully hereafter. In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my
invention
Fig. 1 is a front view and
Fig. 2 a side view of the ruler, partially with partial cross-section.
A is a thin and very elastic steel-band provided with a series of holes a.
B are two plates of india-rubber or similar flexible material, having holes
corresponding to the holes . By means of these holes and hollow rivets C,
the steel-band A and the india-rubber plates B are united so that one india-
rubber plate is on either side of the steel band and a free space is left all around
between the edges of the steel band A and the india-rubber plates B. The
heads of the rivets C are sufficiently embedded into the india-rubber plates B
to allow the latter, to touch the paper, so that the ruler may adhere to it with
its entire surface.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. In a flexible ruler the combination of a flexible steel band and two plates of
india-rubber, as described.
2. In a flexible ruler the combination of a flexible steel band, two plates of
india-rubber, one on either side of the steel-band and rivets uniting the steel
hand and the india rubber plates as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 25th day of October 1899.
ROBERT KAUDELKA.
A New Live Snap Tackle for Pike, Trout, or Perch Fishing.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Nov., 1899
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Live Snap Tackle for Pike, Trout, or Perch Fishing.
WILLIAM TURNER, 87, Hornby Road, Blackpool, in the County of Lancashire,
Artistic Decorator. I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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My invention comprises a single hook fastned at the end of a length of gimp,
or its equivalent, also a double hook fastned to the gimp about one inch and a
half from the single hook. This comprises the tackle, three hooks in all,
fastned to the gimp by lapping at the shanks, they are fast, and do not slide.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1899.
WILLIAM TURNER.
A New Live ɔnap Tackle for rike, Trout, or reren risning.
WILLIAM TURNER, 87, Hornby Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, Sign Writer,
Gilder & Artist, do líereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
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My invention comprises a single hook fastned at the end of a length of gimp,
or its equivalent, also a double hook fastned to the gimp about one inch and a
half from the single hook. This comprises the tackle, three hooks in all
fastned to the gimp by lapping at the shanks, they are fast and do not slide.
The hooks are shown and illustrated in the accompanying drawings and
numbered 1 & 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1st. A single hook fastned at the end of a length of gimp, marked No. 1 on
the accompanying drawings.
2nd. A double hook fastned to the gimp, about one inch and a half from the
single hook, marked No. 2 on drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of August, One thousand nine hundred.
WILLIAM TURNER.
An Improved Electrical Switch and Fuse.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 26th May, 1899-Accepted, 22nd July, 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Electrical Switch and Fuse.
We, HENRY CHARLES GOVER, Secretary of The Edison and Swan United Electric
Light Company Limited, of 36, Queen Street, Cannon Street, in the City of
London, and CHARLES WALTER Cox, of 11, St. George's Crescent, Liverpool,
Lancashire, Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a compact and convenient arrangement of an electrical
switch and fuse or fuses in a single casing, as we shall describe referring to
the accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section and Fig. 2 is a plan with cover removed. The casing
consists of a shallow circular box of porcelain, china or earthenware, having an
outer wall and inner concentric wall i of the same material. The fuses d are
fixed in the annular space between the inner and outer walls, the switch occupying
the central circular space. We prefer to employ a rotary, double pole, quick
break switch, the bar a of which is "anchor" or T-ended. Upon the inner
wall, and projecting into the central space, and diametrically opposite to one
another, are two butresses against which the switch bar abuts.
The fuses arranged on opposite sides lie between two pairs e and f of terminal
sockets. The terminals e project through gaps in the inner wall and form in
each case one of the contacts for the switch arm. The other switch contacts aro
arranged at the side of the buttresses that is to say each buttress b has a contact
piece on one side only. Taking one end of the switch bar a as an illustration when
it is in the "off" position one limb of its T-end abuts against that side of a
buttress on which there is no contact, the other limb resting on the fuse contact e
which projects through the inner wall, and when it is in the " on position, its
T-end connects the fuse contact e with the contact at the side of the other
buttress abutting against it.
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By the construction above described, the switch is entirely insulated from the
fuses by the inner wall, i, and the fuses are thus shielded from any sparking which
may occur.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim
is:
A combined switch and fuse constructed and operating, substantially as herein
described and illustrated.
Improvements in or relating to Cycles and other Vehicles.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Cycles and other Vehicles.
A communication from ETIENNE MOLLESPUYREDON, of, 2, Rue St. Jean, Brussels,
in the Kingdom of Belgium, Merchant.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, of 111, Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
It is a well known fact as regards vehicles of all kinds, that the ascent of an
incline is facilitated by moving forward the centre of gravity in the vehicle while
the motion of the vehicle is reduced, by displacing the centre of gravity in a
backward direction relatively to the vehicle.
The object of my invention is to apply this principle to cycles and other
vehicles by means of a device of simple construction and easily actuated by the
rider or driver of the vehicle without involving the necessity of having first to
dismount.
Experience and experiments have proved, that the raising or lowering, to the
extent of a few centimetres only, of the frame of a cycle or vehicle, influences to
a surprising degree the movement of the vehicle.
To practically carry out the invention, this system will be described as repre-
sented in the accompanying drawing, as applied to the front fork of a cycle, the
solid or hollow fork-stem, to which the handle bar is connected, being screw-
threaded for part or the whole of its length and a sleeve or hub A being screwed
upon said stem, a wheel B or handle being provided for the purpose of moving
this sleeve up or down on the fork stem. This hub or sleeve supports on ball-
bearings the vertical tube C of the frame, which can thus be raised, or lowered at
will by the rider, or driver by simply turning the wheel B or any other operating
device to the right or left.
Any other device may be employed for the same purpose, to effect a movement
of the frame relatively to the front wheel or wheels in order to alter the position
of the centre of gravity, and the invention is not to be understood to be limited
to the particular device described for effecting the said object.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent and in what
manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is:-
1. Means for displacing the centre of gravity of a cycle or other vehicle for the
purpose of facilitating the ascent or descent of inclines substantially as described.
2. The complete device for raising or lowering the frame of a cycle substan-
tially as described or illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1899.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in Ladies' Golf Capes.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ladies' Golf Capes.
We, MORIS KINDLER, of 304, Queen's Road, Miles Plating, Manager, and JACOB
WEINBERG, of 13, Bradshaw Street, Manufacturer of Waterproof Garments, both
of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in ladies golf capes and has for its
object to so arrange the pockets that the hands, a handkerchief, purse or the
like may be readily placed therein and withdrawn therefrom.
To this end our invention consists in forming the said pockets inside the cape
in front of the arm holes or slits.
The bottom of each pocket we so arrange as to be below the said holes or slits
and that the said hole or slit will overlap the mouth of the said pockets.
Dated this 12th day of December 1899.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicants.
Improvements in Ladies' Golf Capes.
We, MORIS KINDLER, of 304, Queen's Road, Miles Plating, Manager, and JACOB
WEINBERG, of 13, Bradshaw Street, Manufacturer of Waterproof Garments, both
of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
This invention relates to improvements in ladies golf capes and has for its
object to so provide the same with pockets that the hands, a handkerchief, purse
or the like may be readily placed therein and withdrawn therefrom and without
spoiling the neat appearance of the cape.
And in order that our invention may be more fully understood we have caused
to be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
and showing the outside and the inside of a golf cape made in accordance with
our invention.
In carrving out our invention the improvements consists in forming such
pockets a inside the cape in front of the arm holes or slits b.
The bottom of each pocket we so arrange as to be below the said holes or slits
and the latter will overlap the mouth c of the said pockets

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
In ladies golf capes, the formation of pockets inside the cape in the manner
substantially as herein before described and illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Dated this 12th day of September 1900
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicants.
Improvements relating to Motors or Motor Casings for Tramway Vehicles or the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Aug., 1899-Accepted, 4th Nov., 1899
Improvements relating to Motors or Motor Casings for Tramway
Vehicles or the like.
I, COLEMAN DE KANDO, of Clotild Gasse 22, Budapest, in the Kingdom of
Hungary, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
An important condition in the construction of induction motors for vehicles,
where the motor is arranged directly on the main wheel shaft and drives the
same without the aid of gear, is that at a given speed of the vehicle the circum-
ferential velocity of the rotating motor-part should be as great as possible.
As the distance from the lower part of the car to the rails is generally limited
by official regulations, the construction of the motor must be such that the
rotating part is arranged so that it can have a circumferential velocity as great
as possible within the limits necessitated by such regulations.
The annexed drawing illustrates the invention in which Fig. 1 is a side view
partly in section, and Fig. 2 a front view of a motor arranged directly on the
main wheel axle. In order to obtain as great a diameter as possible of the
rotation motor part C, at the given limited distance from the top of the rail D
the casing or the frame A containing the stationary parts of the motor, (or
possibly also the field magnet themselves) is horizontally formed or cut as at B
on the side towards the rails D in the manner shown in the drawing so that
the rotating motor can be still large enough and can have as great a radius as
possible.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
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In induction electro-motors for motor vehicles coupled directly with the
wheel-axle the arrangement of a stationary casement horizontally cut off on
the under side towards the rails for the purpose of having a minimum distance
between the rails and the lowest contour line of the motor, so that the rotating
part of the motor can have as great a circumferential velocity as possible.
Dated this 21st day of August 1899.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agent to Applicant,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 10th May, 1899-Accepted, 16th Sept., 1899

page_text: An alternative method is shown in Diagram III where a band brake (M)
worked in two directions is actuated by the cams G and studs (F).
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is performed, I declare that what I
I claim is that the features of novelty are:-
1. The method of transmitting power from the cycle pedals (or otherwise) to
the cycle or vehicle wheel.
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2. A new method of obtaining a free" wheel.
3. The power of being able to back-pedal or check the speed of the vehicle
without applying á brake to the wheel of the vehicle.
1000
Redated this 24th day of August 1899.
G. G. TRAHERNE, Capt. R.A.
An Improved Brake for Cycles and Velocipedes
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 11th Aug., 1900-Accepted, 3rd Nov., 1900
An Improved Brake for Cycles and Velocipedes,
JOHN ISAAC COOPER, Cycle Maker, 193 Whitham Road, Sheffield, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as as follows:-
It consists of a small lever secured just above the ordinary brake spoon found
on cycles and the like. One end of the said lever rests on the brake spoon,
and the other end is connected to the ordinary lever on the handle bar, which
when pulled up causes the small lever to press on the brake spoon in an eccen-
tric manner. By this means a much greater leverage is obtained and it makes it
possible for a child to hold the brake on with ease when riding down steep hills.
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An Improved Brake for Cycles and Velocipedes.
JOHN ISAAC COOPER, Cycle Maker, 193, Whitham Road, Broomhill, Sheffield,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
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It consists of a small lever A secured just above the ordinary brake spoon B
by a screw C this lever which works in an eccentric manner applied by pulling
the wire D which is secured to the handle bar in a suitable manner. When the
lever is applied it forces the brake spoon down on to the tyre E and by this
means a much greater leverage is obtained than by the ordinary brake thus
making it possible to hold the brake on with ease down steep hills.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
An improved cycle brake having an eccentric lever which bears on the ordinary
brake spoon or arm thereof.
1000
Improvements in the Process of Manufacturing Cushion Tyres.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 19th July, 1899-Accepted, 21st Oct., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Process of Manufacturing Cushion Tyres.
I, JOHANNES SCHANZ, of 91, Leipzigerstrasse, Berlin, in the Empire of Germany,
Doctor of Philosophy, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
The hollow india-rubber tyres for cycles known as cushion tyres are made by
forcing the india-rubber by means of the tube press through a suitably shaped
The tube thus formed is cut
nozzle or mouth piece having inside a massive core.
into lengths and the ends fixed together by a suitable rubber cement and is then
in the shape required for making a finished tyre. While in this shape the vulcan-
ising is effected, and at the same time the water and ammonia introduced
into the interior expands the section of the tyre by pressing out the inner surfaces.
The present invention consists in the expanding of the tyre while in shape for
vulcanising, by a mixture of sodium nitrate and ammonium chloride. These
two substances have the property of mutually decomposing each other under the
influence of heat, and generating nitrogen, whereby the india-rubber while in
the mould is pressed out more intensely against the surface of the mould.
In order to still further increase the elasticity of a tyre made by this process, it
has in addition to the hollow space a, a channel 6 in the surface between the two
edges c and d which serve for holding the tyre to the rim e, as shown in the
annexed drawings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
The process of manufacturing cushion-tyres with an interior hollow space and a
channel on the inner surface characterised by the using of a mixture of sodium
nitrite and ammonium, chloride, for expanding the tyre while in the mould for
vulcanising, after it has been previously shaped in the tube press and the ends
joined together substantially as described.
Improvements in Clamps, Vices, and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVIDIUNAL DEPO
Improvements in Clamps, Vices, and the like.
ROBERT LICENSE, Cycle Manufacturer, 26A, Church Street, Hunslet, Leeds,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A quick detachable lever, clamp or vice to hold cycle or other light frames;
to be made of iron, brass, wood or other suitable material, the vice or clamp
consists of two jaws, (joined together at one end by an ordinary, hinge with bolt
& nut) these jaws have 3 or more groves of different sizes to hold cycle or
other light frames; the jaws are fixed with a iron belt or strap with a screw
through to tighten the jaws; to release the jaws or clamps the screw is turned up,
and by means of a spring inserted between the jaws or clamps beyond the groves,
the jaws immediately spring open of their own accord. The clamp or vice to be
made to fix to a bench, or on to a stand, or to a bracket projecting from a wall or
partition, or on to a vice.
P TR 1
1000
ROBERT LICENSE, 26A, Church Street, Hunslet, Leeds, Cycle Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
A quick detachable lever clamp or vice to hold cycle or light tubing or piping;
to be made of iron, brass, wood or other suitable material. The vice or clamp
consists of a fixed arm hand one moveable arm G, hinged on pin J, both with
groves D E and F which are made suitable for any size of tubing, the pressure on
the pipe or tubing being regulated by means of the strap or link A, which is
hinged by pin N and the screw C which is turned in a swivel pin R; the return
motion being performed by the spring B; this arrangement can be placed to any
angle by turning the arm H which is machined to a sinooth surface and can both
revolve or slide in the sleeve K as required, and kept in position by screw P. The
sleeve K having a round spindle L cast solid with it can be regulated both up or
down or radial, and is kept in position by screw O. The whole arrangement being
secured in a foot M.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is-
1st. The spring B to release the clamp or vice.
2nd. The strap or link A with screw C to tighten the clamp or vice.
3rd. The reversible motion to place the work in any position.
ROBERT LICENSE.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Treating Cheques and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1899-Accepted, 29th July, 1899
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Treating
Cheques and the like.
We, OTTO HOFMANN, of Lissa, Telegraph Superintendent, and NATHAN HÜLSEN,
of Rawitsch, Merchant, both in Prussia, in the German Empire, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to he particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:--
This invention relates to the method of and apparatus for treating cheques,
receipts and other documents with a view to render easy the detection of any
alteration, additions or erasures.
In carrying these improvements into effect the document after it has been
written or printed upon is closely perforated either all over or in that part only
which it is desired to safeguard. The perforations are made by spikes in such
a manner that the displaced paper is forced out at the back of the document. The
face of the cheque or the like will thus show a number of perforations while
the back will somewhat resemble a nutmeg grater.
Should erasure he attempted by means of a knife or an indiarubber it will be
impossible to avoid the closing of some of the perforations, and this is at once
plainly visible. Great risk will also be run of tearing the paper.
To test whether any alteration has been made the back of the paner has only
to be smoothed. The projecting portions of paper now return and fill up the
perforations and any difference in the ink or the writing will be at once apparent.
The accompanying drawing illustrates a device which may be employed for
effecting the perforation of the document.
As will be seen it consists of two opposed parts or plates a and c which are
connected together by a bow or other spring the tendency of which is to hold
the two parts in their separated states as indicated. The inner face of the
plate a is furnished with a number of spikes 6 and the inner face of the plate e
carries a pad or cushion into which the teeth can enter. The document or that
part of it which has to be treated is placed between the two plates and they are
pressed together. The teeth thus pass through the paper and perforate it in the
manner described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. The method of treating cheques receipts and the like which consists in
perforating the paper in such a manner that the displaced paper projects from
the back of the document, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore
described.
2 device for perforating cheques and the like, consisting of two parts capable

page_text: of being pressed together and having their inner faces provided respectively with
spikes and with a pad or cushion, constructed and arranged substantially as
hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 28th day of June A.D. 1899.
W. E. HEYS & SON,
Agents for the Applicants.
Adjustable Axle Bearings for Band Saws.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Aug., 1899-Accepted, 30th Sept., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Adjustable Axle Bearings for Band Saws.
I, ANDREAS ARNOLD, of 125, Nymphenburgerstrasse, Munich, in the Empire
of Germany, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention has reference to the axle bearings of band saws, and has for its
object to ensure the bearings of the wheels which are to carry the band saw
proper, being accurate.
As this accuracy of working cannot be obtained in the usual course, even when
the workmanship is most precise, it has been found necessary to make the bear-
ings for these wheels adjustable; but the means for this purpose often are of a
very primitive nature, and in very many cases it has been considered sufficient
to equalize any differences arising during the working, by merely putting small
pieces of wood, or something of that kind, underneath. This is an objectionable
expedient.
This invention is illustrated in the annexed drawing, in which
Figure 1 is a side view, and Figure 2 a front view of the machine.
In this drawing, a is the body of the machine, having an opening in the lower
portion, which is intended to receive the bearings. These bearings are SO
formed that above and below, and at both sides, they possess female threads for a
number of screws s, there being provided in the present instance four at the top,
four at the bottom, and two each side. By means of these twelve screws, the
points of which are resting in corresponding cavities of the inserted pieces c, the
bearings 6 may be tightened in every direction, so that they are absolutely firm
in the openings of the body a of the machine.
It will be seen that as the screws are adjusted in one direction or the other by
means of the hexagonal parts d of the screws s, the bearings proper, and hence,
also, the axle, will assume different positions.
The upper and lower screws being used mainly for altering the position in a
vertical direction, it is easy to change the position in a horizontal direction by
means of the screws provided at each side. In this manner the axle may be
placed in any position that may be desired, and moreover, in case of any differ-
ences arising during the working, same may be equalized in a simple and easy.
manner.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1 In band cowa ale hearince
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page_text: and means, as s, for adjusting and tightening said bearing; substantially as set
forth.
2. The adjustable axle bearings for band saws, as shewn in and set forth with
reference to the drawings.
Dated this 21st day of August 1899
ANDREAS ARNOLD,
By Cheesbrough & Royston,
Agents for the Applicant, 15, Water Street, Liverpool.
Improvement in Antifouling Composition for Ships' Bottoms and Submerged Structures.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 11th Apr., 1900-Accepted, 30th June, 1900.
Improvement in Antifouling Composition for Ships' Bottoms and
Submerged Structures.
Captn. GEORGE EDWARD ARTHUR HOLDSWORTH, late Capt. The Buff, 160,
Sinclair Road, Kensington, London, W., do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:
Improved antifouling composition for ships bottoms and submerged structures
prepared with the following ingredients viz. plumbago French chalk tallow
arsenic rosin oil imperial red, powdered rosin the ingredients to be boiled and
well mixed the quantities of the above ingredients required for making the
composition would be according to the length of time the ship is out & the
waters she sails in.
10th day of December 1899
Improvement in Antifouling Composition for Ships' Bottoms and
Submerged Structures.
Captn. GEORGE EDWARD ARTHUR HOLDSWORTH, late Capt. The Buffs, of 160,
Sinclair Road, Kensington, London, W., do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
-
My invention relates to an improved antifouling composition for ships bottoms
& submerged structures prepared with the following ingredients viz. plumbago
French chalk tallow arsenic rosin oil imperial red powdered rosin the ingredients
to be boiled and well mixed. The quantities of the above ingredients for making
the composition would be according to the length of time the ship is out and
the waters she sails in.
Nemale for ordinary waters for a quantity of 5 cwt.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1st. An antifouling composition for Eastern waters.
2nd. An antifouling composition for ordinary waters.
Improvements in Brakes for Vehicles.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in Brakes for Vehicles.
I, JOSEPH SCHREYER, of 1, 13 Strasse, Schliersee, in the Kingdom of Bavaria,
in the German Empire, House Owner, do hereby declare the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The subject of the present invention is a carriage brake which stands in con-
nection with the pole of the vehicle, and is of such construction that when the
horses draw, the brake is released, whilst when the horses are held in, or the
vehicle stopped, the brake is applied to the wheels.
On the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 shows a side elevation, and
Fig. 2 a plan view of the brake and adjacent parts.
c is the pole carried by the forked front end a of the futchels b, by means of a
cross-pin d moving in a slot f, so that the pole can slide to and fro.
At the rear end of the pole a spring g is arranged, the inner end of which is
secured to a cross-bar h of the futchells. i is an arm which is secured to the
underside of the pole c, its other end being jointed to one arm of a lever o, which
operates the brake mechanism. The other arm of this lever o is linked to a
fork o, which is attached to the brake-bar p, suspended by means of eyes p
(Fig. 2) from metal loops r affixed directly at the end of the futchells b.
If now the horses draw, the spring is expanded, the arm i turns the lever o
into the position shown by full lines in Fig. 2, and the lever arm attached to the
fork o, together with the brake-bar, is pushed back. On the other hand, on the
horses being pulled up, the spring operates, drawing the pole inwards, as far
as the slot permits the pin d to slide. The lever o then takes up the position
shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the brake-bar p with brake-shoes are drawn
against the wheels, as likewise shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
A brake for vehicles, consisting of a bar (2) with brake-shoes, suspended with
capability of sliding in the direction of the length of the vehicle, from the inner
ends of the futchels (6), in combination with a pole (c) sliding to and fro at the
other end of the futchels, said pole being attached to a system of levers (i, o, o¹),
whereby upon the pole being drawn on by the horses, the brake-bar with shoes
is released from the wheels, whilst upon the horses being pulled up, or the vehicle
stopped, the pole under the influence of a spring (g) is drawn inwards, and the
lever system (i, o, o¹) thus caused to apply the brake, all substantially as herein-
before set forth.
1
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Headless Matches.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1899-Accepted, 25th Mar., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Headless Matches.
We, SÖREN LEMVIG FOG, Engineer, and AAGE GEORG KIRSCHNER, Chemist,
both of Stockholmgade, Copenhagen, in the Kingdom of Denmark, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The manufacture of headless matches, in which the igniting substance is pro-
vided in the interior of the matches has been unsuccessful on account of diffi-
culties which have been met. The matches are dipped into the solution containing
the impregnating substance, which is liable to rise beyond the desired point
owing to capillary attraction of the match.
This invention relates to a process by which it can be ensured that the impreg-
nation takes place only to the desired point. The process consists essentially in
wetting or saturating the matches completely with water or an equivalent fluid
before dipping them into the impregnating solution. When the matches thus
wetted or saturated with water or an equivalent fluid are dipped into the solution
of salt, the latter cannot rise in the match beyond the desired point, on account
of the higher specific gravity of the solution of salt than of the water.
By this process material is saved and the considerable danger of matches being
impregnated to too great a height is avoided.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
In the manufacture of headless matches the wetting or saturation of the matches
with water or an equivalent fluid before dipping them into the impregnating
solution, in order to ensure impregnation exactly to a desired extent or height,
substantially as described.