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An Improvement in Pneumatic Tyres.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 11th Nov.. 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by WILLIAM CALDWELL KEPLER, Manufacturer, of
Flowerfield, and FREDERICK ALFRED WEGNER, Manufacturer, of Three
Rivers, both in the County of St. Joseph, State of Michigan, United States
of America.]
An Improvement in Pneumatic Tyres.
I, OLIVER IMRAY, of No. 28 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the
County of London, 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 ascertained in and by the following statement :—
My invention relates to the construction of a pneumatic tyre with a cheap simple
and effective armour protecting the air tube, and preventing any sharp object from
perforating it even if it should penetrate the external cover.
For this purpose I construct the tyre as I shall describe referring to the
accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a transverse section, and Fig. 2 is also a transverse section shewing
the armour yielding to a sharp object such as a nail which penetrates the external
cover.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the case for the armour.
1 is the air tube or bladder which is made of caoutchouc or other suitable material
to be inflated in the usual way; 2 is the external cover which may be of caoutchouc
and canvas or other strong flexible material, and may be fixed to the rim of the
wheel in any known manner.
4 is the armour consisting of raw cotton or other unwoven fibre such as silk
filaments or a mixture of raw cotton and silk filaments; it is interposed between
the cover 2 and the air tube 1 which it may entirely surround, but as it is chiefly
required at the tread of the tyre I prefer to confine it in a crescent shaped casing
made of thin caoutchouc sheet or other suitable material in two layers 5 and 6
vulcanised or cemented together at 7 on each side. The armour can be made
from waste material which is of little or no value; it yields to any sharp object
penetrating the cover, but it so impedes the advance of such an object as illustrated
in Fig. 2, that the air tube 1 is quite protected against perforation.
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:
A pneumatic tyre having a fibrous armour substantially as described.
Deted this 10th day of Octobox 1902
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Expansion-joints for Oil Pipes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th May, 1893-Accepted, 17th June, 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Expansion-joints for Oil Pipes.
HENRY BURNETT WATSON Engineer, High Bridge Works, City and County
of Newcastle on Tyne, and JOHN STANLEY WATSON Engineer, High Bridge
Works, City and County of Newcastle on Tyne 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 has for its object certain improvements in expansion-joints used
in connection with the pipes employed for conveying or distributing oil, naptha, or
molasses by which joint leakage is entirely avoided.
A sleeve A of steel or other suitable material having recesses B. B at each end
into which packing of any suitable kind may be inserted, encircles the two pipe
ends E. E which are to be connected together.
The packing introduced into B. B is held firmly in place by rings C. C which
are pressed or forced against it by means of covers or nuts D. D which are screwed
on the outside of the sleeve A; or lugs may be cast on the sleeve A and bolts or
studs used to press suitable covers against the rings C. C.
The packing is thus prevented from being loosened in the recesses B. B through
the expansion and contraction of the pipes.
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
Firstly The arrangement of an expansion-joint as applied to pipes used for
conveying oil, naptha molasses or other similar liquids substantially as described
and represented in the annexed drawing.
Dated this 12th day of May 1893.
HENRY BURNETT WATSON.
JOHN STANLEY WATSON.
An Improvement in Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 9th June, 1893
Complete Specification Left. 14th July. 1893-Accepted, 19th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Boots and Shoes.
CHARLES FERGUSSON and ROBERT DEE No. 10 Cranbrook Road Walthamstow
Essex Boot and Shoe Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows :-
This invention is an india rubber sole fixed by sewing to ordinary house & other
5 boots.
CHARLES FERGUSSON.
ROBERT DEE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Boots and Shoes.
CHARLES FERGUSSON and ROBERT DEE of No. 10 Cranbrook Road, Waltham-
stow, Essex Boot and Shoe Manufacturers 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 aud by the following statement :-
Our said invention relates to an improvement in the cashmere, cloth & kid ladies
and children's boots and shoes, with or without heels.
The said boot and shoe has an inner sole of leather, with or without a leather
middle sole or runner.
Our novelty consists in the outer sole being made of india rubber, which said
india rubber sole is attached by sewing, or the same can be attached by solution.
The said india rubber sole can be applied to boots or shoes with or without heel,
the same can be made smooth, corrugated or roughened, convenient for house use,
lawn tennis or other similar games, or for out door general use.
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 outer sole being made of india rubber and attached by sewing or by solution,
for ladies & children's cashmere, cloth & kid boots & shoes, as, and for the
purposes above described.
Dated this the 14th dex of Jul 1893
CHARLES FERGUSSON.
ROBERT DEE.
Improvements in Lamps.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 16th Sept., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lamps.
I, GEORGE WALZ of Bürkleinstrasse, Munich in the Kingdom of Bavaria,
German Empire, Supplier to the Court of His Royal Highness the Prince Leopold
of Bavaria, 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 lamps, the object in view being to.
assure a greater safety in the use of fluid combustibles.
To attain this, the lamp provided with a device preventing the escape of the
fluid, should the lamp be overturned, thus excluding all danger of explosion.
A further advantage of this invention is that the evaporation of the combustible
fluid is reduced to a minimum, as the evaporating surface is but a very small one.
In order to make this invention more fully intelligible, reference is made to the
accompanying drawing, which shows a lamp-reservoir in section, with the safety
device.
2"
Tube R is attached to reservoir B by means of a flange F, so that a chamber r
is closed off, watertight to the top. Chamber is filled with sponges. The union
screw serves for the reception of the burner. Tube R only extends so far
towards the bottom of the reservoir, as to maintain a connections between the
chamber and the interior of tube R.
T
The combustible fluid poured into the reservoir is sucked up by sponges placed in
chamber r. If this has properly taken place a portion of the combustible fluid
remains in tube R, leaving R and flowing into chamber should the lamp be
tipped over. The lamp wick, which passes through the tube R must reach to the
bottom of the reservoir and is there saturated with the combustible which collects.
there from the sponges. The combustible fluid evaporated by the warming of the
reservoir enters tube R at s and is led to the burner, where it is burnt.
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 safety device for lamps, consisting of a tube R reaching almost to the bottom.
of the reservoir, and attached to the same by means of a flange F, a chamber r
being thus provided which is in connection with the interior of the tube R and
which is filled with sponges for the reception of the combustible material,
substantially as and for the purpose herein described with reference to the:
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 16th day of August 1893..
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,.
Agents for the Applicant.
Improved Triple Expansion Steam Engine.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 21st Oct., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Triple Expansion Steam Engine.
I, HENRY DAVEY, of 3 Princes Street, Westminster, in the County of
Middlesex, 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 has for its object improvements in triple expansion steam engines.
An illustration of my invention is given in Fig. 1, in which the cylinders are
shown in section.
The three cylinders of this invention are arranged side by side as shown.
a, al and a are respectively the high pressure, intermediate pressure, and low
pressure pistons the pistons a and are coupled by means of the piston rods
and, and the connecting rods e and e' to crank dises d, and d¹ respectively on the
shaft e. f is a fly wheel; g, glare crossheads, h, are guides; i, and are
eccentric rods deriving their motion from eccentrics j,j', and j" on the shaft e; kis
a shaft on which are carried the levers 1, 1, and 1, which receive their motion
from the eccentric rods i, i, and "and transmit it to the steam regulating valves
of the engine, which valves may be of any well known type for the distribution of
steam to the cylinders.
The three pistons a, a', and all are connected together by means of the rods m, m³,
and m, and the beam n. o is a pump rod connecting a suitable air pump p. 7 is
a rod for connecting the engine with a pump r
The distribution of steam may be on any of the well-known methods and the
construction of the pumps may be varied to suit the conditions of their application.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed-1 declare that what I
claim is :-
Coupling the steam pistons to the crank shaft and to the pump or pumps in the
manner described and illustrated.
Dated this 16th 1
1000
Improvements in and relating to Brushes, Brooms, Squeegees, Mops, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 18th July, 1893-Accepted, 18th Aug., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Brushes, Brooms, Squeegees, Mops,
and the like.
I, DAVID WILLIAM WATKINS, of Burry Port, in the County of Carmarthen-
shire, Engine Driver, 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 brushes, brooms, squeegees, mops and the like, and it
consists of an improved attachment for connecting the handle to the stock, the
object being to enable the handle to be set at an angle with the stock, and to
provide for the easy attachment and detachment of the handle.
I attain this end in the manner shown by the accompanying drawings, in
which :-
Figures 1 and 2 are views in side and front elevation respectively of the bracket
adapted to be fixed to the brush, broom, or the like, and
Figure 3 is a plan thereof.
Figures 4 and 5 are views in side and front elevation respectively of the socket
for carrying the handle.
Figures 6 and 7 are views in side and front elevation respectively showing the
handle attached to the stock, and
Figure 8 is a view of the key for locking the handle at any desired angle.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
The plate A which is shaped to fit the stock X of the brush, broom, or the like,
and which in the accompanying drawing is shown as curved to fit a curved stock, is
provided with suitable holes a, a, for the fixing screws to pass through. This
plate A carries a tongue B of semi-circular shape having a central hole 6 and a
series of indents b', b¹, etc. round its semi-circular face. The socket C for
attachment to the handle Y is shaped to form or carry a jaw C adapted to receive
or fit over the tongue B carried by the plate A. and it is pivotted thereto by the
pin D.
To enable the handle Y to be locked in any position with respect to the stock X
the jaw C¹ is provided with a keyhole c¹ through which a key E is passed which
engages with one or other of the indents b¹ in the tongue B, the projection e on the
key E locking the key in position when it is turned as shown by Figures 6 and 7.
I wish it to be particularly understood that I do not limit myself to the precise
details of construction herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing, but that I hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as
fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.
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 attachment for connecting the handles of brushes, brooms,
squeegees, mops and the like to the stocks thereof, as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 31st day of March 1894.
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
Process for Making Paving Stones, Patterned Slabs, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 4th July, 1893-Accepted, 2nd Sept., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Process for Making Paving Stones, Patterned Slabs, and the like.
I, Anton TyplT, Manager, of 63 Baaderstrasse, Munich, Germany, do hereby
declare the nature of my 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 object of the present invention is to produce paving stones or slabs, as also
patterned slabs and the like, from waste granite, syenite and basalt.
In order to obtain this object 8 or 9 parts by weight of waste of one or the other
of the above mentioned stones-according to the color or kind of slab required to
be produced-are added to 100 parts by weight of magnesia and worked up with a
solution of chloride of magnesium, the latter of a consistency of 25-30° Baumé, to
a thick pulpy mass. The mixture thus obtained is then cast into rigid moulds-
for instance cast iron moulds-and allowed to harden which takes place in about
78 hours.
It is absolutely necessary that the moulds into which the mixture is cast be of a
rigid unyielding nature, in order to obtain perfectly hard infrangible slabs, the
rigid mould preventing the expansion of the mass and consequently compressing and
rendering the same more compact.
If it is required to produce patterned or designed slabs the coloring matters
employed must be of such a nature that the same will easily dissolve in the chloride
of magnesium solution and without changing or losing their color.
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 process for producing paving and designed slabs and the like, consisting in
mixing 8-9 parts of the waste of basalt, syenite or granite stone with 100 parts of
magnesia and working the same up with a solution of chloride of magnesium to a
thick pulpy mass and then casting the mass thus obtained into rigid moulds
substantially as described.
Dated this 4th day of July 1893.
REGINALD W. BARKER,
Applicant's Agent.
An Improved Iodine Liniment.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 22nd May, 1894-Accepted, 23rd June, 1894
An Improved Iodine Liniment.
I JAMES JOHN ANNING, of 8 Grosvenor Place, Leeds, in the County of York,
Chemist and Druggist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Iodine Liniment.
I, JAMES JOHN ANNING of 8 Grosvenor Place, Leeds, in the County of York,
Chemist and Druggist 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 said invention relates to the preparation of a new iodine liniment to be
employed in medicine and surgery, of such a nature that while the therapeutic
value of the iodine is in no way diminished, the iodine is readily absorbed and does
not appreciably stain the skin when applied to it.
The ingredients of this liniment are as follows:-
"Iodine resublimed and oleic acid." These I prefer to use in the proportion of
one part by weight of iodine to eight parts by weight of oleic acid, but I do not
confine myself to these proportions.
In preparing this liniment I first of all triturate the iodine with the oleic acid
and then transfer the mixture to a suitable vessel e.g. a glass flask and apply
heat at as low a temperature as will ensure solution without evolving iodine
vapour.
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
olaim is :-
The employment and use of the compound of iodine and oleic acid hereinbefore
referred to, for use as an external application which will not appreciably stain the
skin and which will be quickly absorbed by the same.
Dated this 21st day of May 1894.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1893
Specification.
28th February 1893.
J. E. FREETH,
24, Barnsdale Road, Harrow Road, W., Relieving Officer.
Improved Paste for Polishing Silver, Plate, and other Metals.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 21st Apr., 1894-Accepted, 25th May, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Paste for Polishing Silver, Plate, and other Metals.
MAURICE ABRAHAM HYMAN 1 Manchester Avenue Aldersgate Street
London E.C. trading as Glover Bros. do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Paste to clean and polish silver, plate and other metals consisting of
Improvements in Drawing, Slubbing, Roving, and Intermediate Frames for Preparing Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Drawing, Slubbing, Roving, and Intermediate
Frames for Preparing Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
We LAYCOCK HARGREAVES and THOMAS GORDON of the Firm of Messrs.
Howard and Bullough, Globe Works, Accrington in the County of Lancaster,
Managers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to facilitate the means for piecing broken ends of
slivers in drawing, slubbing, roving, and intermediate frames for preparing cotton
and other fibrous material.
We construct the bottom roller with a plain surface or periphery, instead of fluted
as ordinary, the top roller having a suitable groove preferably in the centre into
which fits a suitable forked bracket attached to the back plate, or in any other
suitable manner, such bracket holding the said roller in position.
By this construction of top roller the slivers may be pieced without lifting
the said rollers out of their bearings.
These rollers may be employed in connection with the ordinary electrical stop
motion when required.
Dated this Fourteenth day of November 1893.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in Drawing, Slubbing, Roving, and Intermediate
Frames for Preparing Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
We, LAYCOCK HARGREAVES, and THOMAS GORDON, of the Firm of Messrs.
Howard & Bullough, Globe Works, Accrington in the County of Lancaster,
Managers, 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 our invention, is to facilitate the means for piecing broken ends
of slivers in drawing, slubbing, roving, and intermediate frames, for preparing
cotton and other fibrous material.

page_text: When the slivers are pieced up, they tighten and return into position between
the rollers.
Or the top rollers may be recessed as shown at Fig. 3. and the forked brackets
be in spring form, having studs or projections F, which are sprung into, and fit the
recesses in the ends of the aforesaid top rollers.
These rollers are shown in connection with the ordinary electrical stop motion,
and may be applied to other stop motions.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
In drawing, slubbing, roving, and intermediate frames, the arrangement of forked
brackets, which hold in position each top roller, and leave a space between each of
the said brackets, so that the broken slivers can be piecened up, without moving the
said rollers from their bearings, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this Eleventh day of August 1894.
LAYCOCK HARGREAVES..
T. GORDON.
John E. Walsh,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicants.
Manufacture of New Unsymmetric Diamido Bases, and of Tetrazo Colouring Matters Derived therefrom.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov., 1893-Accepted, 9th Dec., 1893
Manufacture of New Unsymmetric Diamido Bases, and of Tetrazo
Colouring Matters Derived therefrom.
We, JEAN CLAUDE LOUIS DURAND, DANIEL EDOUARD HUGUENIN, and
ADOLPHE JEAN JAMES D'ANDIRAN, all of Bâle, Switzerland, Manufacturers,
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 :-
If, in the mixture of reagents set forth in the Specification No. 12704 of 1893,
consisting of tolidine or dianisidine, hydrochlorate of aniline, and formic aldehyde,
for the hydrochlorate of aniline the hydrochlorate of ortho-amidophenol be
substituted, there are likewise obtained new unsymmetric diamido bases, the
tetrazo derivatives of which can serve for the manufacture of a new group of
tetrazo colouring matters, which dye unmordanted cotton in an alkaline bath.
The new diamido base obtained by the action of a molecule of formic aldehyde
on the mixture of a molecule of tolidine and a molecule of hydrochlorate of ortho
amidophenol, contains, besides the two amido groups, a farther hydroxyle group,
and is consequently characterised by a less pronounced basic quality. Its biacid
salts are already decomposed by water into basic salts; by adding much water to
a very acid solution of this new base, it is precipitated in the state of basic salt.
The constitution of this new base is probably represented by the formula :-

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The herein described manufacture of new unsymmetric diamido bases by the
reaction on the water bath of a molecule of formic aldehyde on a mixture of a
molecule of tolidine or dianisidine and of a molecule of hydrochlorate of ortho-
amido-phenol.
2. The new unsymmetric diamido bases manufactured by the above process.
3. The herein described manufacture of red and blue tetrazo colouring matters
by combining two molecules of naphthionic acid or of a-naphthol-a-sulphonic acid
with a molecule of the tetrazo derivative of one of the bases resulting from the
action of formic aldehyde on ortho-amido phenol, and tolidine or dianisidine.
4. The tetrazo colouring matters manufactured as set forth in the preceding
claim.
Dated thin and dow of Natambor 1902
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in and relating to Penholders.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1893—Accepted, 23rd Dec., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Penholders.
I, WILLIE JAMES DAVIES of Poplar Cottage, Hereford, Artist in Illuminating,
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 an improved pen holder, in which are combined several
useful articles in a simple and convenient manner.
The holder is formed of wood, horn, or any other suitable material, with metal
tubular parts. The holder is made in two sections, one having the usual nib clip
attached, and the other at one end a small erasing knife or blade, and at the other
end a small rubber tip fitted in a secure manner in the tubular end. The knife end
of the section is pushed into a metal tubular part on the other section, split so as
to form a spring and grip the other part tightly, forming the whole into a rigid
penholder.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a view of the
entire penholder, and Figs. 2 and 3 show the detached parts. A is the lower part
of the penholder carrying the nib clip a on its lower end, and furnished at its other
end with a tubular extension a' fitted to it in the usual manner. This tube is of
metal and is split as shown in Fig. 2 to form a spring clip. The upper section B
of the holder is provided with the knife blade at its lower end, which is rebated
slightly, so that it can be pushed into the end of the tube a', allowing the upper
part to come quite flush with the tube, and thus form a smooth surface for
gripping. On the upper end of B is placed a short tube 6 in which a small piece
of rubber C is fitted. There are thus combined in one instrument a writing pen
and erasing knife, and a small piece of indiarubber, the knife being fully
protected when not in use.
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 improved penholder formed in two parts one furnished with a tubular
extension, in which the end of the other can be firmly held, the said end having an
erasing blade or knife fitted to it substantially as described and for the purposes
specified.
(2.) The improved penholder formed in two sections, one having an erasing
blade fitted to it at one end, and at the other an india rubber tip, and the other
formed with a tubular extension in which the end with the blade is held, substan-
tially as described and shown in the accompanying drawings, and for the purposes
specified.
Dated this 17th doz of Nozombor 1802
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
Lock Washer.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Lelt, 3rd May, 1894-Accepted 16th June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Lock Washer.
THOMAS CLOKE Cork Manufacturer 144 Pomeroy Street, New Cross,
London, S.E. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention consists of a washer made of any suitable metal, but preferably
steel, and is constructed in the following manner, I have a ring made of the above
and cut through, at either or boath ends I have a beveled tooth, rising above the
opposite point, and terminating with an abrupt end, in the shape of an ordernary
ratchet tooth, on the upper and lower ends, the whole of the washer to be slightly
canted or twisted out of the true, or level, so as to give a yealding or elastic-
proberty or effect, thus allowing the nut to be securely screwed up, and there
locking the same, they may be made by side lapping, over lapping, or abruptly
terminating the ends.
Duh Awoust 1900
THOMAS CLOKE.
THOMAS CLOKE, 144, Pomeroy Street New Cross, London, S.E. Cork
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:-
It is a washer made of any suitable material but preferably of steel of any
required diameter cut through and bent or cauted out of the true or horizontal
position in opposite directions. On each end a projection is made in the form of
a ratchet tooth (C. C.) one on the upper surface and one on the lower surface and.
which may be made of any required length or depth as may be best adapted for
the purpose. When the nut is screwed down the washer is thereby forced back
into the horizontal or true position. The projections or teeth prevent both the
washer from turning and the nut from easing or slacking off the bolt thereby
securely locking the whole together. The washers may also be made either by
side lapping overlapping or by the two ends abutting together.
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 projections in the form of a ratchet tooth one on the upper surface and one:
on the lower surface of a washer made in the form before described.
Dated this and dox of Mov 1201
THOMAS CLOKE.
An Improved Striking Plate for Door Locks, Bolts, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 22nd Apr., 199
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Striking Plate for Door Locks, Bolts, and the like.
We, HENRY COLLINS, Carpenter and Joiner, of 128 Albert Road, Peckham
London, S.E. and WILLIAM THOMAS BALDWIN Carpenter and Joiner, of
114 Brayard Road, Peckham, London, S.E. 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 consists of an improved striking plate for door locks, bolts, &c.,
which can be more securely fixed in-position than those commonly employed.
The invention is intended chiefly for striking plates used with rim locks or bolts
fixed on the face of the door. Such plates as heretofore constructed can be easily
forced off the frame from the outside and are also liable to become loose, thus
preventing the door being fastened securely. The plate, according to our
invention, is formed with a rearwardly projecting part by means of which it is
fastened. This part is screwed to the inside of the door post, a recess being
preferably made to receive it, so that it will lie flush with the surface of the post.
With this arrangement, should any force be used to push the door open or to
remove the striking plate from the outside, there will be no tendency to withdraw
the screws from the wood, and they must be broken before the plate will move,
unless unscrewed. There is also no danger of it becoming loose by usage.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is an elevation and Fig. 2 a cross section of the striking plate and plate
used in fixing.
A is the striking plate having the usual recess to hold the bolt, circular or
rectangular as shown, furnished with the extension B projecting to the back. As
shown, this extension is in the form of a plate at the outer side of the striking
plate and connected to it by small pieces B₁. A recess is formed in the post C of
corresponding form so that the extension will lie flush, the particular form with the
connections B being employed to give greater strength as the projecting parts C¹
of the post on the outside will help to prevent the plate being wrenched off by a
force acting from back to front. The extension is fixed by means of the screws D.
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 :-
(1) A striking plate for doors, furnished with a rearwardly extending plate
fixed to the side of the door post, substantially as and for the purposes specified.
(2) A striking plate A for doors, having the extension B fixed to the side of the
door post and made to be flush with it, substantially as described and shown in the
drawings and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 10th day of February 1893.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in Filaments for Incandescent Electric Lamps.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Jan.. 1893-Accepted, 18th Mar., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Filaments for Incandescent Electric Lamps.
I FREDERICK ROBERTS POPE of Venloo, Province of Limbourg, Holland
Electrician do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 improvements in the manufacture of carbon filaments for
electric incandescent lamps and has for its object to produce a more homogeneous
and durable filament than heretofore while at the same time imparting a higher
specific resistance thereto.
Hitherto the raw, silk, cotton and other material used in the manufacture of
filaments were subject to a preliminary treatment having for its object to convert
the same into a sort of artificial parchment by destroying the fibre in the material
with the aid of sulphuric acid or other caustic or escharotic substance.
Now according to my invention 1 dispense with this first stage of the process, and
substitute therefor another treatment as follows.
I immerse the raw silk, cotton or other material in a bath of paraffin, wax or
other hydrocarbon or carbonaceous matter, this being effected either under or
without pressure. The material thus treated is then carbonized in the ordinary
manner.
Previously to being fixed in the bulbs the filaments are first twisted to form when
in position in the lamp a curved spiral containing as many loops as possible for the
purpose of reducing to a minimum the potential between any two adjacent loops,
and thus diminish the tendency that filaments have to volatilize.
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 improvement in the manufacture of carbon filaments for incandescent electric
lights, whereby the material used is immersed before carbonization in a bath of
paraffin, wax or other hydrocarbon, substantially as herein described and shown.
Dated this 12th day of January 1893.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
An Improved Packing Ring.
Year: 1893

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Packing Ring.
I CARL SOHRMANN, Manufacturer of Grosse Bleichen 33, Hamburg in the
Empire of Germany, 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 the present invention is the production of a packing ring which
allows the closing of hollow bodies to be equally effective whether filled with gases
or liquids, and which resists high pressure, high temperatures, and acids.
The known packing ring consisting of a copper roll with a layer of asbestos or
india rubber, does not, or only incompletely fulfil the above requirements for a good
packing medium. The copper ring on its open side acts inefficiently by reason of
the relatively low resisting power of the layer (fibrous material or rubber) whilst
the thin copper covering in consequence of its brittleness only adapts itself
imperfectly, on pressure to any unevenness of the packing surfaces. For the fore-
going reasons the said copper rolls are little if at all suitable for angular surfaces
(valve and slide boxes &c.) and as the section of such rolls is unsuitable for bending
to the angles a break in the rolls at these points can easily occur.
The present packing medium is free from these defects. The packing of any
known material (asbestos, hemp, cotton &c.) is entirely enclosed by a lead coating
without joint, and this coating is coppered on the outside. The copper deposit
protects the soft lead from the injurious effects of high temperatures, for example,
with high pressure steam, whilst the lead coating covers the packing layer
hermetically from the outside and, on pressing, the slightest unevenness of the
packing surfaces is completely filled up. To this effect, it makes no difference
whether the packing surfaces are round or angular.
On the annexed drawing
Figure 1 shows a plan of a packing ring entirely enclosed.
Figure 2 is a section of the same and
Figure 3 shows the same in a compressed state.
An output in quantity of these rings can be obtained by lead tube of suitable
diameter and filled with the packing material, being wound many times round a
mandrel and cut into single rings by a sloping cut parallel to the axis of the
mandrel. The sloping edges of the rings are then soldered together and the single
rings coated with copper by electrical means.
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 :-
Hollow packing rings consisting of lead tubes hermetically enclosing the packing
material, and receiving by electrical means a coating of copper substantially as
described.
Dated this 7th day of April 1902
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in Tyres for Bicycles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 22nd July, 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tyres for Bicycles.
I, RICHARD RUSSELL GUBBINS, of 62 Woolwich Road, Belvedere, Kent,
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 :-
My invention relates to an improved form of rib and to methods of constructing
the same, and other forms of ribs and projections, upon the tyres of bicycles and
the like, in order to keep them from slipping sideways or skidding when turning, or
trying to turn, upon greasy roads.
The means I use for attaining the above objects are shown in the accompanying
drawing in which
Fig. 1 shows a plan view of my improved rib moulded on the tread of a
cushioned bicycle wheel, in the manner at present well known to manufacturers of
india rubber tyres.
The form of projection or rib which I have found to be the best for preventing
side slip, is the "chevron " or "double helical," shown in plan at, a', Fig. 1 and
this may be made solid with the india rubber cover when the latter is moulded, by
milling an equal number of oblique recesses, at opposite angles, in the halves of the
mould, which must then be put together with the said recesses matching each other
along the line of juncture. The result is the production of the "double helical "
ribs, a', a', Fig. 1 on the tread of the tyre.
The "double helical "ribs, a', produce no vibration when the wheel is running,
and there is no tendency in them to "draw" the wheel to one side, as there is
when oblique ribs are used. They hold the ground so as to prevent all slip in
driving, and it is obvious that side slip with them is quite impossible. As their
angle is such that they overlap each other a little there is no jar as the wheel bears
in succession from one to the other, and the unpleasant vibration produced by ribs
which run at right angles to the plane of the wheel, across its face, is entirely done
away with.
What I do claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is :
In a vehicle tyre the "double helical" or "chevron" rib, a¹, Fig. 1 substantially
as and for the purpose set forth and described.
Dated this 28th day of February 1893.
Improvement in Trunk Locks.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Feb.,- 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 10th Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Trunk Locks.
I, EDWARD BATES 9 & 10 Ablow Street Wolverhampton Lock Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Improvement in trunk locks simplyfying the making by dispencing with stumps
used in making trunk locks. Trunk locks are made with stumps rivited into the
plate of lock. For the guidance and steadyness of the lock bolt in this invention
the stumps are not used. The plate of lock as two holes in it and bolt is so
arranged that two connections on the bolt fitt into the holes allowing bolt to run
freely on the lock plate.
Dated 8th February 1893
EDWARD BATES,
9 & 10, Ablow Street, Wolverhampton, Lock Manufacturer.
Improvement in Trunk LOOKS.
EDWARD BATES Ablow Street Wolverhampton Lock 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:-
My invention consists of a plate for trunk and other locks having for its object
the simplification of the manufacture, and to add to the durability of the locks.
Referring to the drawing
Fig. 1 represents the lock plate which is made from sheet or other metal, at B-B
is shewn the distinctive feature of this my invention these representing two slot
holes in which the cranked ends at A. A. (Fig. 2) move, these holes being a
substitution of what are known as running stumps the method generally adopted.
The bolt is securely kept in its position on the plate by pressure of the steel spring C,
as shewn at Fig. 4, which also represents the finished lock unlocked from D and
ready for adjustment to its case.
Having now fully ascertained the nature of my said invention and how the
same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim as my invention is
A lock plate having no running stumps, and which is constructed in the manner
above described, and for the purpose stated in this my Complete Specification.
Dated this 11th day of February 1893.
EDWARD BATES.
Wire Gauze and Perforated Metal Mud-guards or Splash Boards.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th July, 1894-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
Wire Gauze and Perforated Metal Mud-guards or Splash Boards.
GEORGE JAMES WILLIAMS 46 Curtain Road London E.C. do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A wire gauze or perforated metal mud-guard or splash board, with or without a
stiff framing for covering wheels of bicycles, tricycles carriages, or any other
velocipede or vehicle offering no resistance to wind, being half the weight of solid
mud-guards or splash boards and easier to clean.
13th day of October 1893.
GEORGE JAMES WILLIAMS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Wire Gauze and Perforated Metal Mud-guards or Splash Boards.
I GEORGE JAMES WILLIAMS of 46 Curtain Road Shoreditch in the County
of Middlesex, Bicycle Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention aud
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
In carrying out my invention the mud-guards or splash boards are made of
perforated metal of about No. 21 gauge and 60 holes to the square inch or wire
gauze with a 3 inch mesh, and with or without a stiff framing round the edge and
bent to shape of wheels. They may be attached to bicycles, tricycles carriages or
any other velocipede or vehicle in any convenient manner.
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 improvements in mud-guards or splash boards substantially as described.
Amongst other advantages of these mud-guards or splash boards are the following.
They allow the wind to pass through without impeding progress.
They are easier to clean as the mud can be brushed off from the outside.
They are less than half the weight of solid mud-guards or splash boards.
Dated this 13th day of July 1894.
GEORGE JAMES WILLIAMS.
An Improved Signalling or Alarm Apparatus for Velocipedes.
Year: 1893

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Signalling or Alarm Apparatus for Velocipedes.
I, ISIDOR ARMER, of 13 Kupferschmied Strasse, Breslau, in the Empire of
Germany, 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, reference being had to the accompanying
drawing and to the letters marked thereon:-
The present invention relates to the adaptation of an Æolian harp to velocipedes.
The Eolian harp is fixed in any suitable manner to the steering bar, a, and it is
shown in the accompanying drawing with a part of the steering bar to which it is
attached
Ar own in the drawing, the body of the Æolian harp is in the form of two
truncated cones, bb, connected together at their truncated ends, which form of body
aids to collect and conduct a large amount of air into the body of the harp and
gives an ornamental shape thereto.
The Eolian harp, whose strength of sound is in direct proportion with the strength
of the air current produced by the speed of riding, serves in its novel employment
on velocipedes, especially for quick riding, not only as a danger signal for passers-
by, but also as a pleasure and amusement for the cyclist.
Instead of the cyclist having, as in connection with the signalling instruments
generally in use, to sound the signal apparatus by making a special movement of
the hand, the Eolian harp attached to the velocipede will sound continuously and
without any action of the rider, who can therefore keep both his hands on the
handles, which is an essential advantage in crowded traffic.
I would here remark that the form of the harp body may be varied without
departing from the nature of my invention.
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 a velocipede, of an Æolian harp as a danger signal sub-
stantially as herein shown and described, said Æolian harp being sounded auto-
matically by the action of the current of air resulting from the speed of the
velocipede.
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By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
Garment for Lady Cyclists.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th July, 1893-Accepted; 23rd Sept., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Garment for Lady Cyclists.
I, SIDONIE MEISSNER of Grosse Brüdergasse, Dresden, in the German Empire,
Spinster, 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 has for object to provide for lady cyclists a garment which allows
of a convenient working of the treadles, serves as a protection against dust and dirt
and keeps covered the upper part of the leg.
In the drawing Fig. 1 is a view of the garment when not in use and Fig. 2 shews-
the same as it is worn.
The garment terminates at bottom in a trouser like part a the two lower ends of
which are drawn in by india rubber or elastic binding. When the garment has.
been put on, the end b covers over the trouser like part a after this latter has been
turned back from the knees where it is firmly held by the elastic binding. The
garment is buttoned down the front as shewn and may have the form of an ordinary
coat with trouser like extensions which in use are drawn upwards within the body
and it is drawn in at the waist in the ordinary manner at the upper band. Suitable-
pockets may be provided.
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 garment for lady cyclists substantially as described and shewn.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.