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An Improved Pulverizer for Pulverizing Metallic Ores and other Substances.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Sept., 1888
Specification Accepted, 16th Nov., 1888
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Pulverizer for Pulverizing Metallic Ores and other
Substances.
THOMAS WILLIAMS Engineer & Founder Foundry Helston Cornwall 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 improvement of pulverizer herein claimed is a new muller, which consists
of (No. 11) Centre with arms, (No. 11 a) circular distributing trough of water,
ores, &c., (No. 11 y) Tubes to convey the same through :-(No. 11) cover & (No. 9)
the Shoe or pulverizing part of muller, to (No. 8) the Matrix of muller, shown as
seen from below at 9 a and S a respectively.
This Muller revolves around (1) or inner tube cast with bottom of pan (A A). The
said muller is cast in parts, or bolted, or slotted together as desired.
The ores, &c. are conveyed into (No. 11 ) by a Launder (No. 4), thence into
(No. 11y) through (No. 112) into (No. 9 or 9 a) or shoe, which shoe has a cavity (9 a)
to receive ores, &c. at grinding or pulverizing point.
(No. 8) or (8a) has two sides (see section ), which with (No. 11 =) or cover form
a close trough that retains ores, &c., whilst in the process of pulverisation.
This pulverized substance passes out of (A A) or pass at (No. 13) or hole in centre
of A. A. (Nos. 11a and 11 ) are shown with (4) four arms and holes, or tubes, but
these may be of any number as required, as well as (Nos. 8 & 9) which may also vary
in number & shape.
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. A new muller which conveys, &c., by tubes, or holes the ores, or substances
through cover, shoe, &c., instead of the ores or substances being conveyed before, or
behind as is done in other pulverizers.

page_text: 2. That the raw ores, &c., are in this method not mingled with pulverized ores, &c.
as the latter go out at No. 13.
3. That no other pulverizer grinds or pulverizes the ores, &c., through tubes in
cover, or shoe, &c., and that all parts of ores, &c., become pulverized, instead of a
quantity of these being pushed in front of shoe, or grinder and consequently much of
this raw ore is carried away not pulverized.
4. The right to convey ores, or other substances, through tubes or holes of any
shape, or size or number through shoe, or cover or trough and in any part of them
whatever may be the shape of shoe, &c., or however it may work, if horizontally as
shown, or at any angle.
1000
Year: 1888

page_text: I, KHURSED MANEKJI TATA of Navsari near Bombay, India at present residing
at Glendower Hotel 17 Harrington Road South Kensington in the County of
Middlesex Merchant 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 :-
It is well known that oil lamps constructed with metal reservoirs are preferable to
those with glass reservoirs.
(1) Because the metal is not so likely to crack as the glass when they are both
heated to the same degree and
(2) Because metal reservoirs are more easily provided with air channels to keep
the lamp cool and to aid the combustion of the wick. Moreover if the reservoir is
not full the upper part contains air charged with vapour, which is more or less
inflammable according to the character of the oil and the temperature. Now the
great disadvantage of metal reservoirs is their non-transparency so that it is practically
impossible to ascertain whether they are full or otherwise and oil is often wasted
when refilling, besides being offensive and dangerous.
The object of this invention is to obviate this disadvantage by constructing a metal
reservoir with a piece or pieces of some transparent substance such as glass let into
the upper part thereof so that it can be easily seen when the level of the oil within
the reservoir reaches the top and the refilling regulated accordingly. Or a tube or
tubes of glass or other transparent substance may be made to project horizontally
from any part of the side of the lamp, so that the oil will freely flow into the said
tube when it reaches the level thereof.
The accompanying drawings represent the body of a lamp constructed according to
my invention in which A shows the glass or other transparent substance let into the
reservoir B but I do not restrict myself to the shape shewn nor to any of pieces of
transparent substance.
In some cases one piece may be sufficient, in others two or more pieces may be
required one or more being required for the admission of light to the interior of the
lamp, and the contents seen through the remaining piece of glass or other transparent
substance.

page_text: It is obvious that my invention is applicable to all oil lamp reservoirs which are
non-transparent.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what mannor the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
(1). In the metal or other non-transparent reservoir of an oil lamp the insertion
of one or more pieces of glass or other transparent substance in the upper part of the
said reservoir substantially as and for the purpose horoinbofore set forth and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
(2). In the metal or other non-transparent reservoir of an oil lamp, the insertion of
a projecting horizontal tubo or tubes of glass or other transparent substance in any
part of the said rosorvoir substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office,
54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
Year: 1888

page_text: Figure 3 a front elevation of the said lifting-jack.
Figure 4 is another side elevation illustrating the movement of the operative parts of
the said jack.
h is a lever secured to the frame of the apparatus, and adapted to turn upon the
pivot n. The bolts can if necessary be successively inserted in the several holes formed
in uprights or vertical bearers, and serves to maintain the said lever. g is a cam lever,
one end of which constitutes a fork. The two parts of this fork are provided with a
notch or depression with which they bear against the aforesaid bolts and they receive
between them a roller that bears upon the upper extremity of the lever h.
In order to lift rails by means of this improved jack, the cam lever g is placed in the
position shown in full lines in Figure 4 and turned backwards to the position shown in
dotted lines in which movement the lever h, upon which the roller of the cam lever
bears, is caused to pass to the position also indicated in dotted lines in the same Figure.
A key or wedge & is put between the lever and the inclined part of the frame of the
apparatus to keep the said lever in its new position. The bolt s is then inserted in
the next lower hole and the described operation is repeated until the rails have been
raised to the height at which they may be keyed and ballasted. The operation of the
apparatus is the same in all its applications.

page_text: The said apparatus is so constructed that it does not require to be removed for
allowing the passage of trains as the broadest trucks or carriages can pass over the
line without touching it.
By the use of this lifting jack a considerable saving of time and labour is achieved
for a single person can operate it in order to lift railway-rails for ballasting and keying
purposes, whilst with the claw jacks heretofore employed, five or six persons are
necessary for the same purpose. Morcover on the approach of a train it has been
necessary to discontinue the work until the train has passed, and with much traffic on
the line the work has had to be done at night whereas the employment of the described
lifting jack enables the keying and ballasting operations to be effected at any time of
the day.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
An apparatus for lifting loads, especially for lifting rails, in which the lifting of the
load is effected by pressing. downwards the rear end of.a lever h, which is supported
in a frame consisting of a foot piece, uprights provided with holes, and stays, land
which is applied to the under side of the rail or load through the medium of a roller
arranged on a lever y excentrically to the fulcrum thereof, the lever having for its
fulcrum a bolt s passed through the holes in the uprights.
り
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.,
Agents for the Applicants.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan., 1888
Specification Accepted, 4th May, 1888
I AUGUSTE MORISSEAU Mechanical Engineer 20 rue des Olivettes Nantes in the
Republic of Franco 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 consists in combining countersinking tools or bits with boring and
riming tools so that the boring and countersinking or the riming and countersinking
of holes can be performed at one single operation, without having to change the tool
or to move the piece.
In the accompanying drawing,
Fig. 1. is a countersinking drill or a drill and a countersink combined into one
single tool.
This tool is principally composed of three parts viz.:
1° the boring part B which may be cylindrical or have any other profile and may
also be cut or grooved either helically or longitudinally or otherwise so as to form a
twist or a fluted or any other description of drill or bit.
This part may also be subdivided into lengths of varying diameters so as to bore
holes of different sizes in the prolongation of each other.
2° the countersinking part C which is conical but may be of any given
profile.
3° the shank D which may be straight or taper and of any given section.
Fig. 2. is a countersinking rimer or a rimer and a countersink combined into one
single tool.
This tool is principally composed of four parts viz.:
1° The conical or taper riming part A which is slightly tapped so as to bite into the
metal and thereby forward the progression of the tool through the hole or holes and
also to cut and divide the material which is to be rimed.
The end of this part A may be made more taper in a so as to deal with that portion
of the material which is the most excentric in the superposed holes.

page_text: 2° a cylindrical finishing part B,
30 The countersinking part C, which is conical but may be of any given
profile
4° the shank D which may be straight or taper and of any given section.
The depth of the countersinking may, with both tools, he regulated by inserting
between the tool and its holder E, a washer F the hollowed part of which is made of
varying depths so as to cover more or less of the top of part C of the tool;
When the required depth of the countersinking is reached, the said washer F
bears against the piece which is being countersunk and prevents the tool getting
further down.
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:
The combination of a countersinking tool or bit with a drill or with a rimer by
means of which the boring and countersinking or the riming and countersinking of
holes is effected at one single operation without requiring the changing of tools or the
moving of the piece to be operated upon substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated.
Improvements in droppers for wire fencing
Year: 1888

page_text: I, RICHARD BRUZON of 200 Green Lanes, Finsbury Park, London in the county
of Middlesex Gentleman 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 object of this invention for Improvements in droppers for wire fencing is to
construct a dropper bar for keeping in position the sets of wires at intermediate points
between the straining posts or standards which shall combine a maximum of stiffness
or strength with a minimum weight of metal; and also to provide an improved form
of hole or notch for connecting the wires to the dropper bar, whereby the wires may
be readily attached and effectually secured in their places.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings Fig. 1 shews a cross section of
a dropper bar constructed according to this invention.
Figs. 2 and 3 are side and front elevations respectively of the same, shewing my
improved form of fastening device.
In carrying out my invention I construct a dropper bar of double flange or -] form
as seen in cross section at Fig. 1 composed preferably of mild steel strip bent or
pressed so as to form the required section.
My improved hole or fastening device Figs. 2 and 3 for connecting the wires to the
droppers consists of a parallel oblique curved slot or notch in each of the flanges of
the dropper, turning down in a vertical direction and leaving a tongue or lobe a
standing as at A so that the wire may be readily inserted into the hole or root of the
curved notch. When the wire is so inserted the tongue or lobe a is pressed in edge-
wise so as to enclose the wire in the notch as shewn at B.
Against, and at the back of the roots of the slots I prefer to form grooves or
corrugations c in the web or body of the dropper to allow of the wires being lodged
further back towards the double parts of the flanges d for the purpose of more equally
dividing the weight of the dropper on either side of the wires e e.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. The construction of a dropper bar for wire fencing composed of a strip of thin
metal bent or pressed into the form of a double flange or cross sections as shewn
in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings.
2. Forming the fastening for securing wires to dropper bars of an oblique or curved
notch, and leaving a tongue or lobe, so that, after the wire is inserted the said tongue.
or lobe may be pressed in edgewise over the wire to securely enclose it in its place
substantially as described with reference to Figs. 2 and 3 of the accompanying
drawings.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Feb., 1888
Complete Left, 14th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 6th Apr., 1888
I PHILIP BRAHAM of 6 George Street Bath in the County of Somerset Optician do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An adjustable Frame or Back either plain or stuffed & shaped to any pattern is
supported on the chair or seat frame by hinges, ball & socket joints springs elastic
materials or screws so as to enable the sitter to be supported at the shoulders and
above the hips and adjust itself to the required angle to give the greatest possible
ease. This invention can be applied not only to existing chairs but also to all other
kinds of seats such as those used in Schools, Theatres, Churches, Libraries Ships
Railway Carriages, Stage Coaches, &c., and allows the stuffed ones to be changed
about when worn or sent to be restuffed without skilled labor.
Dad thin Thistoonth day of fiebruary 1888

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Chairs and Seats.
I PHILIP BRAHAM of 6 George street Bath in the county of Somerset Optician
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 adjustable Frame or Back either plain or stuffed and shaped to any pattern is
supported on the chair or seat frame by hinges, ball and socket joints, springs, elastic
materials, or screws, so as to enable the sitter to be supported at the shoulders
and above the hips and adjust itself to the required angle to give the greatest possible
ease, the drawing attached shows the features of the invention which can be applied
not only to existing chairs, but also to other kinds of seats such as those used in
Schools, Theatres, Churches, Ships, Libraries, Railway Carriages, Stage Coaches, &c.,
and allows the stuffed ones to be changed about when worn or sent to be restuffed
and refixed without skilled labor.
Having now particularly described the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
That this self adjusting Back is novel and of utility in every case mentioned or
implied and an improvement to all chairs or seats.
Dated this Thirteenth day of February 1888.
PHILIP BRAHAM.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Brooms and Brushes and other similar Scavengering Implements.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Sept., 1888
Specification Accepted, 12th Oct., 1888
Improvements in the Manufacture of Brooms and Brushes and
other similar Scavengering Implements.
We, JEAN FRANÇOIS NICOLAS BIESMAN SIMONS of 17 Chobham Road, Stratford,
Book-keeper, and SIDNEY SMITH of St. Stephens, The Drive, Walthamstow, Brush
Maker, both in the County of Essex, 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 invention has for its object improvements in the manufacture of brooms,
brushes, and all kinds of similar scavengering implements, by the employment of a
material not hitherto used for such purpose.
Instead of employing cane in its split state, made from refuse or other canes of the
genus calamus, as has been heretofore done, in the manufacture of brooms, brushes,
and other similar articles, either alone or in combination with piassava, to afford
stiffness and strength thereto, and also as a substitute, generally, for the materials
hitherto employed in the manufacture of such class of articles, we employ several
varieties of the genus bambusa, which we cut down in their green or growing state
in order to ensure, in the finished product, the requisite qualities of strength, tough-
ness and durability. The said material, after it is cut down, is immediately split to
the required size by means of knives or other suitable cutters, and sorted and cut to
lengths, so as to render it suitable to be employed for forming the "knots in the
various descriptions of brooms, brushes, and other similar scavengering implements
intended to be produced.
23
Before they are thus used for the "knots," these splittings, in order to make them
resemble piassava, (for which they are, not only a substitute, but, either by themselves,
or in a mixture with the same, are a great improvement) are sometimes subjected to
a steaming and dyeing process, which increases their pliability without interfering
with their toughness, and renders them in color more like piassava, and more suitable
to be employed as above stated, than when of their natural color.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
The improvements in the manufacture of brooms, brushes and other similar scaven-
gering implements, by the employment, either in substitution for, or in admixture
with, the materials hitherto employed, of plants of the genus bambusa prepared in
the manner substantially as herein described.
Year: 1888

page_text: I, HARDY WELLS Civil Engineer of No. 85 Gracechurch Street in the City of
London and in the County of Middlesex 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:-
It is notorious there is very great loss incurred by the breakage and ulterior
uselessness of commercial packing cases when fastened with nails, owing to the
difficulty of their extraction without destroying the boxes and great loss from the nails
being useless for repeated use.
Now this Invention is designed to obviate the foregoing stated loss and it is best
described by aid of accompanying drawings expressed as Fig. 1, 2. 3. and 4, which
explain of themselves that no particular size is used, but are varied according to thickness
and hardness of the wood used, also the worm of the screw portion may be varied
under the same circumstances. As well also, the heads of the screw nails may be of
different shapes, the shape shewn in Fig. 1 may be varied by a hole through, with a
view when the screw nails are used in walls, for the admission of hooks or rings and I
sometimes make then square of brass or bronze.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare what I
claim is :-
The elongation of what are known as wood screws by a nail or spike formation as
shewn at a, a, a, a, Fig. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Dated thin fith dan Tun 1000
New or Improved Appliances or Apparatus for or in Connection with Drying Hose such as Stockings and Socks.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 9th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 9th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 18th May, 1889
New or Improved Appliances or Apparatus for or in Connection
with Drying Hose such as Stockings and Socks.
1, MARY CLERE COLCHESTER-WEMYSS, of Westbury Court, Westbury on Severn,
in the County of Gloucester, Wife of Maynard Willoughby Colchester-Wemyss,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide simple and efficient means for
drying, and at the same time for preventing shrinking, and for preserving
the shape of, hose, such as stockings and socks, during the process or action of
drying.
The invention consists in the construction and employment of frames, for.ns or
templates, of the shape, form and size of the article or articles to be dried. These
frames, forms or templates are made of flat perforated plates or slabs, say of wood
or other equivalent or suitable material. By making those plates perforate.l, and of
the shape, form and size of the hose, the drying of the stocking or sock, for example,
is very materially facilitated, while at the same time the form or shape of the stocking
or sock is preserved.

page_text: with Drying Hose such as Stockings and Socks.
1, MARY CLERE COLCHESTER-WEMYSS, of Westbury Court, Westbury-on-Severn,
in the County of Gloucester, Wife of Maynard Willoughby Colchester-Wemyss,
Gentleman, 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 object of this invention is to provide simple and efficient means for
drying, and at the same time for preventing shrinking and for preserving.
the shape of hose such as stockings and socks, during the process or action of
drying.
The invention consists in the construction and employment of frames, forms,
or templates, of the shape, form, and size, of the article or articles to be dried.
The accompanying drawing shews in side elevation at Figure 1, and cross section at
Figure 2, taken through the line XV of Figure 1, such a frame, form, or template,
constructed according to my invention. These frames, forms, or templates, are made
of flat perforated plates or slabs, say of wood or other equivalent or suitable material;
a, a indicate the perforations.
By making these plates perforated and of the shape, form, and size, of the
hose, the drying of the stocking, or sock, for example, is very materially
facilitated, while at the same time the form or shape of the stocking or sock is
preserved.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
In appliances or apparatus for, or in connection with, drying hose such.
as stockings and socks, the frames, forms, or templates, substantially as and
for the purposes described and illustrated with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
T
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Year: 1888

page_text: RUDOLPH GEORG SCHAFER Confectioner Florence Villa Weston Super Mare
Somerset do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
1
A Portable Ice Can with a cover and handle all made of pewter and subdivided
inside into two, three or four fixed compartments as may be required and to be used
for the purpose of sending out as many different kinds of Ices in one Can as there are
separate compartments-Size not materia!.

page_text: ن
RUDOLPH GEORG SCHÄFER Confectioner, Florence Villa, Weston Super Mare
Somerset 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 Portable lee Can with a cover and handle all made of pewter and subdivided
inside into two, three, or four fixed compartments as may be required and to be used
for the purpose of sending out as many different kinds of lees in one can as there are
separate compartments the size not being material as per drawings and which
Drawings are those left with the provisional specification.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
A portable Ice Can with a cover and handle all made of pewter and subdivided
inside into two three or four fixed compartments as may be required and to be used
for the purpose of sending out as many different kinds of Ices in one can as there are
separate compartments.
An Improvement in Plates for Soups or other Liquids.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Feb., 1888
Specification Accepted, 13th Apr., 1888
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Plates for Soups or other Liquids.
CLARA EMILY BIRTS of Westwood House Welling in the County of Kent
Independent 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 ordinary soup plate having a well or sunken recess in bottom of same with
grooves or channels to drain into it as substantially set forth in drawing attached
hereto. Plates of any shape either stamped or moulded or cast in delft china porcelain
stoneware papier machè tin or any metal or metals.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
1. The convenience with which the last drop of liquid can be extracted.
2. Obviating the present compulsory method of tilting the plate when in use, thus
preventing any waste of the liquid.
WILLM. E. J. MILLER.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Mar., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 28th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 5th Oct., 1888
WILLIAM MORIER Brush Manufacturer 145 Argyle Street Glasgow do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
Instead of the ordinary copper wire binding or broad metal bands, I now substitute
a solid metal band, without join, the upper part of which is rivetted to the shoulder
on the handle, the lower part, being rivetted through the hair, to the wedge which
forms the centre of the bottom of the handle.
Brushes manufactured on this principle have the following advantages over any
others viz. they hold more of the color, paint, or liquid and retain it better.
WILLIAM MORIER

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in the Manufacture of Whitewash and Distemper
Brushes.
I, WILLIAM MokieR, Brush Manufacturer, 145 Argyle Street, Glasgow, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
Same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascortained in and by the following
statement:
My invention consists of making a brush, in a metal band, in the centre of which,
is placed a loose slip of wood. The material of which the brush is made, is nailed
through the band to the slip of wood, the upper part of the band being nailed to the
handle.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation; Fig. 2 a vertical section,
and Fig. 3 a transverse section of the brush.
The handle a is introduced into the upper part of the metal band b, which it
completely fills, and to which it is secured by the nails c.
The bristles & are placed round a slip of wood e and introduced into the lower part
of the metal band b, and nails f pass through the band and bristles and into the slip of
wood e, thus securing the bristles in position. The lower part of the slip of wood e
is tapered or wedge shaped as shown, and by the method described of securing the
bristles to such slip, a certain amount of spring and elasticity is imparted to the
bristles.
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
The improved Whitewash or Distemper Brushes comprising the following
features:
(a) The handle completely filling up the bottom of the band, to which it is nailed,
whereby a complete socket for the hair is formed, which prevents it slipping or
working back, as it is liable to do, in all other brushes hitherto made.
(b) The loose slip of wood placed in the centre of the band, but not fastened to,
or forming any part of the handle, such construction giving the material of which the
brush is made a spring and elasticity.
(c) The method described by which the material is nailed to the slip of wood, thus
rendering it more secure than brushes made in any other way.
Dated this 28th day of August 1888.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Lock Fastenings.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Jan., 1888
Specification Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1888
Improvements in Lock Fastenings.
I, HERBERT JOHN HADDAN of the firm of Herbert & Co. Patent Agents of
18 Buckingham Street Strand W.C. London in the County of Middlesex Civil
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention a communication to me from
abroad by the firm of Kristóffy and Németh and Stefan Zacsek of Budapest, in the
Empire of Austria Hungary Manufacturers and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention consists in an improved fastening adapted to be locked, the same
being intended to take the place of padlocks and other locks at present used for various
purposes, the advantages of the improved fastening being that it is not so easily
broken or dislodged.
The accompanying drawing illustrates the improved fastening and the manner and
means for locking the same.
Fig. 1 is a front view of the lock and part of the fastening.
Fig. 2 a rear view of the lock.
Fig. 3 a rear view of the lock with rear cover plate removed.
Fig. 4 a sectional view of the lock and part of the fastening. The remaining views
are details of parts.
The fastening consists, as usual with fastenings of this kind, of two parts one to be
secured to each of the objects or things to be locked together. The one part consists
of a pivoted or hinged plate d or the like similar in construction to those at present
in use, and attached in any desirable manner. The other part however consists of
a bolt having any desirable means of attachment to the post, door, or other
article to which it is permanently fixed, and terminating in a screw threaded end
having a laterally cut recess b¹. The lock is so constructed that it may be screwed
onto said screw threaded end of the bolt band when locked, the bolt of the lock
passes in front of the recess or cut way and prevents the unscrewing of the
lock and therefore the unfastening of the door or other article or thing fastened.
The construction of the lock mechanism is immaterial to the invention, the lock

page_text: body is however preferably in one solid casting leaving spaces only for the screwing
in of the holt b, for the key and for the moving parts of the lock mechanism.
The improved lock fastening is not so easily broken as the bow of a padlock.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The combination with the bolt having screw threaded end, and cut way bỊ, of a
lock having screw threaded nut e and locking mechanism with bolt arranged in the
manner and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this Third day of January 1888.
H. J. HADDAN.
By Herbert & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Jan., 1888
Specification Accepted, 10th Feb., 1888
[Communicated from abroad by CHARLES GEORGE POSTILL, of North Hampstead, in
the County of Queens, and State of New York, United States of America, Boot
and Shoe Maker.]
1 WILLIAM HUMPHREY WHEATLEY of 156 Strand in the County of Middlesex
Consulting Engineer and 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
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to a string or lace fastener of improved construction, as will be
described hereinafter. I attain these objects by the use of a device as illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 shows the entire fastener as it appears on the leg of the shoe with lace
adjusted.
Fig. 2 is a side view of a new entire fastener with lace attached.
Fig. 3 is a vertical view of the section of the fastener, showing the lace and knot in
position.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
A is the leg of the shoe. B is the lace. C is the inner member with cap or finger
piece. Dis the outer socket or shell, and d is a slot running from end to end on the
top of socket D.
These parts are made of metal, and substantially of the shape represented in the
drawings.
Parts C and D are hollow or tubular and conical in form; and it will be apparent
that the socket or member D has a spring action by virtue of its being slotted.
In the upper corner of the leg of a lace shoe, in a corresponding position above the
hooks, studs, or eyelet holes, I punch a hole and attach the socket D securely with a
rivet or in any other convenient manner. I then take the lace and pass the small end
through the eyelet-holes or over the hooks or studs. I then take the end or tag of the
lace and pass it through the small hole and out of the large hole at the other end of
the socket C and draw up the lace to the desired length, tie a knot and cut off the

page_text: surplus string close, and draw back the knot into the large hole in the end of the
socket C tightly. To fasten, I draw the lace B, attached to the part C, into the slot d
in the top of the socket D, and let the small end of the part C slide into the large hole
in the end of the socket. D.
By using my invention the following results are secured, viz.: The end of the shoe
lace or string is fastened in a strong, quick, simple, and permanent manner, thus
obviating the necessity of tying, and also preventing the lace from becoming
unfastened.
I am aware that prior to my invention similar devices have been constructed; but
What I claim as my own invention and discovery, and wish to secure by Letters
Patent is
A lace fastener consisting of the conical spring-socket member D, provided with
slot d, and the conical tubular member C, provided with the finger piece, the member D
adapted to be secured to a shoe, and the lace applied to the member C, all constructed
and adapted to be operated as set forth.
Dated this 5th day of January 1888.
WILLIAM HUMPHREY WHEATLEY.
Year: 1888

page_text: I, WILLIAM FIRTH of Water Lane, Leeds in the County of York, Iron Merchant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improvements have reference to H angle iron or steel props, bars or girders
which are employed in mines for supporting the roof, and the object especially is to
so form the ends of such props, bars or girders that when used as props the end
thereof will not cut through the wood packing which is placed between them and the
ceiling and floor as is the case with bars ordinarily employed.
For the above purpose I cut away the web at each end of the bar leaving the two
flanges projecting, these are turned over the end and meet in the centre of the bar
presenting a non-cutting surface to the packing between which the ends are placed
consequently the packing is not damaged and will last much longer than when props
with sharp edges are employed, at the same time much greater safety in working is
effected.
J. W. HARDING,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Fit Props, bars,. or Girders...
I WILLIAM FIRTH of Water Lane, Leeds in the County of York, Iron Merchant,
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 improvements have reference to H angle iron or steel props, bars or girders
which are employed in mines for supporting the roof, and the object especially is to
so form the ends of such props, bars or girders that when used as props, the ends
thereof will not cut through the wood packing which is placed between them and
the ceiling and floor, as is the case with bars ordinarily employed.
In the accompanying Fig. 1 is a longitudinal elevation and Fig. 2 a transverse
section of H iron bars, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal elevation and Fig. 4 an end elevation
of prop, bar or girder partly constructed. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal elevation and
Fig. 6 an end elevation shewing a finished pit prop, bar or girder constructed in
accordance with my invention.
For the above purpose I cut away the web A at each end of the bar, leaving the
two flanges B projecting at C and D as shewn at Figs. 3 and 4, these two flanges B
are then turned over the ends as shewn at Figs. 5 and 6 meeting at the centre of the
bar, presenting a non cutting surface to the packing between which the ends are
placed; consequently such packing is not damaged and will last much longer than
when props with sharp edges are employed, at the same time much greater safety in
working is effected..
.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The arrangement, construction, and application of pit props, bars or girders of
Hiron, having their ends formed substantially as and for the purposes herein set
forth.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Jan., 1858
Specification Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1888
Lancaster, Electrical Engineer, and REGINALD ARTHUR SMITH of 24 Brazenose Street,
Manchester in the County of Lancaster, 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 :-
Our invention relates to that class of electric light fittings which are suspended by
their conducting wires.
The object of our invention is to simplify fittings of this decription in which a china,
porcelain, or earthenware reflecting shade is used, by dispensing altogether with the
use of a shade-carrier, to which both the shade and lampholder are now usually
attached.
To achieve our object we form the reflecting shade of one solid piece of china,
porcelain or earthenware, having a central hole for the passage of the conducting wires,
this hole being of such a size that the shade can be firmly suspended by forming a knot
in the conducting wires, or by knotting a piece of string or other suitable material
round the conducting wires.
We use a lampholder having a projection or projections on its metallic base and
attach it to the shade by means of screws, bolts, or rivets passing through a hole or
holes in these projections and through a hole or holes in the shade.
In the drawing which accompanies this specification Figs. 1 and 2 show sections of
our improved porcelain reflecting shade with lampholder attached.
a is the reflecting shade formed in one piece, and having a small central hole b
through which the conducting wires pass.
The shade is firmly suspended by means of a knot c on the inside of the shade.
The lampholder d is attached to the sbade a by means of screws, bolts, or rivets e
passing through the projections on the metallic base of the lampholder d and through
holes y in the shade a.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion, we declare that what we claim is :-
:―
1. In electric light fittings which are suspended by their conducting wires, the
method of forming the reflecting shade of one solid piece of china, porcelain or
carthenware, having a central hole for the passage of the conducting wires, this hole
being of such a size that the slude can be firmly suspended by forming a knot in the
conducting wires, or by knotting a piece of string or other suitable material round the
conducting wires in such a manner that the weight of the shade may be carried without
a separate shade-carrier and independent of the lampholder or lamp.
2. The method of attaching a lampholder to our improved shade by means of screws,
bolts or rivets passing through a hole or holes in the shade and through a hole or holes
in a projection or projections on the base of the lampholder substantially as shown and
described.
3. The improved combined shade and lampholder as a whole, substantially as shown
and described.
Improvements in Materials for Floors and Floor and Wall Coverings, and Applicable for other Purposes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 28th June, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 27th Mar., 1889-Accepted, 15th June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Materials for Floors and Floor and Wall Coverings,
and Applicable for other Purposes.
WILLIAM THOMAS SYMONS and JкEWIS PRUST SYMONS, Inventors etc. of Litcham,
Swaffham co. Norfolk do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It consists of a combination of cork, of oxydised or boiled oil, wood, straw, or other
such fibre or flour, or pulp, or a small portion of ground cork, china clay or chalk, asbestos,
or mica; any number of these, or all, as may be desired, to render the material,
more or less tensile, or fireproof. In some cases. gums, or resins, or asphalt. The
materials to be mixed, coloured throughont, & rolled, or otherwise made up into
slabs, or sherts, or moulded into any desired form, or shape such as may be required
for the purposes named in the title, and also for tops and hacks for toilet, and
other tables, and for panels where now wood or tiles are used.
Dated this 97th day of Jun 1000
WILLIAM THOMAS SYMONS and
LEWIS PRUST SYMONS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Materials for Floors and Floor and Wall Coverings,
and Applicable for other Purposes.
WILLIAM THOMAS SYMONS Litcham, Swaffham, Norfolk, and LEWIS PRUST
SYMONS 1, Cambridge Terrace, Islington N. Patentees etc. lo 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 :-
It consists in a combination of oxydised or boiled oil, wood or straw pulp or other
such fibre with a portion of ground cork. If desired china-clay, chalk, asbestos,
mica, or gums may be used. Before mixing the materials, the pulp is coloured as
desired, then dried. reduced to powder, mixed with a portion of ground-cork, and
then put under rollers in the "Mixing-trough" and is mixed with or without any of
the other materials named. It is then made into sheets or slabs of any color or
pattern desired or it may be made into any form or design as may be desired for the
purposes named in the title, and also for tops and backs for toilet and other tables,
and for paneis where now wood is used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
First. It is coloured through the entire thickness of the fabric, and not only on
the surface.
Improvements in Window Sashes.
Year: 1888

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Window Sashes.
I, ISAAC KIRKBRIDE of Walton Street Colne in the County of Lancaster Joiner,
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 object of this invention is to fix and support window sashes, so as not to be
opened from the outside and to dispense with sash weights and cords.
And in order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried
into practical effect, I have hereunto attached the accompanying sheet of drawings,
marked with figures and letters of reference. Fig. 1 represents a window fitted
according to my invention. Figs. 2 and 3 represent detached views of a metal box
which contains a barrel provided with a coil spring, similar to an ordinary clock
spring, to counterbalance the sashes, A is the lower sash and B the upper sash; both
are fitted in the casing C, to which is fixed the box D provided with a spring barrel
or drum E. One end of the coil spring F is fixed to spindle G, and the other to
barrel E, so that the spring F will be in tension with the sash which is connected for
this purpose to the barrel E, by a metallic band H. This band is wound round the
barrel E several times, so that by lowering the window the barrel E is caused to
revolve and wind up the coil spring F within its interior and counterbalance the
sash. Both the upper and lower sashes are provided with a spring barrel and its
fittings on one or both sides of the window. In order to fix the sashes in any desired
position, and prevent them from being opened from the outside, a peg may be inserted
in the hole 1 of the box D, seen in Fig. 2, so as to project into one of the holes K of
the barrel E, seen in Fig. 1, or for this purpose one sash may be provided with a
vertical rack, having teeth like serrations, the other sash being provided with a peg
which is pushed through a hole in the said sash on to the serrations of the rack fixed
to the other sash.
In Figs. 4 and 5 the metal band, shewn in Fig. 1 is dispensed with, the barrel E
being provided with teeth which gear into rack m, fixed to the edge of the sash.

page_text: I would observe, that I prefer the box D and spring barrel E to be fixed in the
casing or pulley style of the window frame, in position near where the top and bottom
sashes meet.
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 barrel E, coil spring F and metal band H, substantially as described in
reference to Figs. 1 2 and 3.
2. The barrel E, coil spring F and tooth rack m, substantially as described and
illustrated, in Figs. 4 and 5.
3. The mode of fixing the box D and barrel E and coil spring F in the casing or
pulley style, in position near where the top and bottom sashes meet.
4. The modes substantially, as described, for fixing the sashes, and preventing them
from being raised from the outside.
Dated this 10th day of October 1888.
THOS. RICHMOND,
Agent for the Applicant.