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CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS AND SHOES FOR VENTILATING SAME
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Crossdale at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 15th April
1862.
I, JAMES CROSSDALE, of No. 2, Rotherfield Street, Islington, in the County
of Middlesex, Bootmaker, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS AND SHOES FOR VENTILATING SAME," to be
as follows:
This Invention relates to certain improvements upon a former Patent
granted unto me, the said James Crossdale, bearing date the Twelfth day of
April, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, Numbered 919, for certain
improvements in boots and shoes, and the present improvements relate to the
elastic tubing, referred to, described, and represented in the Specification, and
by the Drawings accompanying same, and consist in carrying the elastic tubing
along the entire length of the in-sole of boots and shoes, the open ends of said
tubing terminating at the heels thereof, and between same, and the top of the
counters of same, instead of carrying the open ends of the tubing up at each
side of the waist of the boot or shoe, as described with reference to the said
former Patent of the Twelfth of April, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-
nine. By these present improvements, the entire surface of the in-sole is left
free and may be perforated throughout its entire length, at same time it is
less costly and more simple to manufacture than the former mode, and is
more ready and efficient in its action.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR EXPRESSING THE JUICE FROM PULPY FRUIT
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Antonio Lucetti at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 28th March
1862.
I, ANTONIO LUCETTI, of the City of Glasgow, North Britain, Confectioner,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS FOR EXPRESSING THE JUICE FROM PULPY FRUIT," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a peculiar construction and arrangement of
apparatus for expressing the juice from lemons, oranges, and similar pulpy
fruit, and consists in the employment for that purpose of a pair of jaws, the
lower jaw being hinged to the upper jaw, whilst the upper jaw works on a
fixed centre and is acted upon by a lever handle, which, when depressed, causes
it to squeeze the fruit upon the lower jaw. The inner surfaces of these jaws
may be more or less roughened, grooved, or corrugated, and the expressed juice
is received into an inclined spout which directs it into any convenient re-
ceptacle. A spring is applied for the purpose of opening the jaws on the
release of the pressing handle. The entire apparatus is proposed to be mounted
upon a vertical standard which is fixed into a table or other convenient
support.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR OPENING AND CLEANING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Broadbent and Joseph
Robinson at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their
Petition, on the 24th December 1862.
We, JOHN BROADBENT, of the City of Manchester, and JOSEPH ROBINSON,
of Latchford, Warrington, in the County of Chester, Cotton Spinners, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY FOR OPENING AND CLEANING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS,"
to be as follows:-
The nature of our Invention consists in directing currents of air through
apertures in the circumference of a toothed drum, or drum with beaters, forming
part of an ordinary opening machine, which air not only strikes the fibrous
material against the grid, and assists in removing the dirt and other impu-
rities, but also carries the fibrous material forward against the usual wire
cages, from which it is carried in a fleece and formed into a lap by the usual
lap rollers. The currents of air pass through apertures in a line with the teeth
or beaters and strip the cotton or other fibres off them. The air is admitted
through openings in the ends of the drum and are produced by a fan or by
vanes placed within the drum.
THE APPLICATION TO THE MANU- FACTURE OF PAPER PULPS OF A VEGETABLE PRODUCT NOT HITHERTO USED FOR THAT. PURPOSE
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Marc Antoine François Mennons:
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
18th March 1862.-A communication from Frédéric Thierry Pitoy Millot,
residing at No. 12, Faubourg St. Pierre, Nancy (Dept. de la Meurthe),
in France.
I, MARC ANTOINE FRANÇOIS MENNONS, of the British and Foreign Patent
Offices, 39, Rue de l'Echiquier, Paris, in the Empire of France, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "THE APPLICATION TO THE MANU-
FACTURE OF PAPER PULPS OF A VEGETABLE PRODUCT NOT HITHERTO USED FOR THAT.
PURPOSE," (a communication,) to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in the application of the stalks or branches of the
potato plant ("solanum tuberosum") to the manufacture of paper pulps. The
stalks or branches to be thus applied are cleansed, bleached, and reduced by
the processes adopted in the treatment of rags and other fibrous materials, and
the resulting pulp is afterwards converted in the ordinary way into paper or
cardboard of the different qualities required.
IMPROVEMENTS IN GAS REGULATORS AND METERS, PART OF WHICH INVENTION IS ALSO APPLICABLE FOR COVERING VARIOUS DESCRIPTIONS OF METAL SPINDLES
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Tice at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 18th January
1862.
I, WILLIAM TICE, of 16, Downham Road, Islington, Gas Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of the said 'Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN GAS
REGULATORS AND METERS, PART OF WHICH INVENTION IS ALSO APPLICABLE FOR
COVERING VARIOUS DESCRIPTIONS OF METAL SPINDLES," to be as follows:-
Firstly, my improvement in the diaphragms of dry gas regulators and
meters consists in soaking such flexible diaphragm, of whatever material it
may be composed, in glycerine or other like substance, and afterwards coating
such diaphragm with a mixture of treacle and glue, or other saccharine and
animal matter, reduced to a proper consistency for the purpose of preserving
the flexibility and filling up the pores of such flexible diaphragm.
Secondly, for all gas regulators, and such like instruments, in which various
descriptions of metal spindles are used, travelling in or through some description
of metal, I either make such spindles of or I cover metal spindles with glass,
porcelain, or other like material; and I also insert in the cover or in such.
part of the instrument in which the spindle should work, a tube of glass,
porcelain, or other like material, and I also make the valves of, or I cover
them with glass, porcelain, or other like material; or I coat the valves and
valve seats with an alloy of silver or other non-corrosive substance.
AN IMPROVED FIRE-ESCAPE: IT CAN BE MADE PORTABLE OR AS A FIXTURE
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Harry Richard. Trigg at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
2nd September 1862.
I, HARRY RICHARD TRIGG, 1, Guildford Place, Lower Kennington Lane, in
the County of Surry, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"AN IMPROVED FIRE-ESCAPE: IT CAN BE MADE PORTABLE OR AS A FIXTURE," to be
as follows:-
It consists principally of a rope, chain, or otherwise jointed ladder, the
round being made of some hard material to keep the sides extended. Under
this ladder, & attached thereto, is a prepared canvas trough. They are con-
jointly made to revolve on an axle fixed in a light & ornamental caseing fixod
over the window head inside the room. It is so arranged that it will upon
turning a button unwind itself. The axle is provided with a break to prevent
the ladder decending too quickly. When the ladder is down, a person can
assend at the same time as another party is decending.
AN IMPROVED CON- STRUCTION OF BUCKLE
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Girardet at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 15th May
1862.
I, CHARLES GIRARDET, of Vienna, in the Empire of Austria, but now
residing at Cannon Street West, in the City of London, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED CON-
STRUCTION OF BUCKLE," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a novel construction of buckle to be applied to
the fastening of belts, straps, and other articles, whereby all tendency of the
buckle to slip will be entirely avoided. Instead of forming the buckle with a
tongue hinged to the buckle frame, I use the ends of the frame as parallel
guides to receive an open sliding frame, the nip of which serves to hold the
free end of the strap in position. One bar of this sliding frame is pierced to
allow of the ordinary prongs (which are carried by one of the side bars of the
buckle frame) projecting therein, and offering no obstruction to the sliding of
the inner frame on its guides. The free end of the strap intended to be
secured is passed through the sliding frame, and that frame is then moved
forward until the fixed prongs enter the fabric of which the strap or band is
composed. The strap will thus be held fast, and any drag put upon it will tend
to increase the security of the buckle. As a modification of this Invention, the
prongs may be carried by the sliding frame and enter a cross bar formed on
the buckle frame.
IMPROVEMENTS IN RAILWAY SLEEPERS
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Bower at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 12th August
1862.
I, JOHN BOWER, of Carlow, in the County of Carlow, Civil Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN RAILWAY
SLEEPERS," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a new form of iron railway sleeper which it is
proposed to make with a V-shaped section with a flange at the top of each
arm, to which flanges the rail is to be fastened with bolts or otherwise, whilst
the angular base of the sleeper will rest in ballast in the usual way.
AN IMPROVED VEIL PROTECTOR
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Adolphe Boubée at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 21st August
1862.
I, ADOLPHE BOUBÉE, of Paris, in the Empire of France, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED VEIL PROTECTOR," to be as
follows:-
This Invention has for its object a method of protecting the veil of a bonnet
from being accidentally lost or blown away, and the protector consists of a
small elastic cord or band, the two extremities of which are passed through
an ornamental metallic tube or tag furnished with a hook, the ends of the
cord being then knotted are retained by the tube.
When the veil is adjusted on the bonnet, the elastic cord is stretched
thereon and drawn down on each side by the tags, and the hooks are then
brought to bear upon the cheeks of the bonnet, whereby the elastic cord is
secured, and the veil prevented from being blown back beyond the line of
the cord.
Instead of a tag, an ornamental metallic claw or hand may receive the ends
of the elastic cord, the principle of the Invention being the same.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PRESERVING PROVISIONS
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Davies at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 13th November
1862. A communication from abroad by Alfred Henry Rémond, of
Paris, France.
I, GEORGE DAVIES, of No. 1, Serle Street, Lincoln's Inn, in the County of
Middlesex, and No. 28, St. Enoch Square, in the City of Glasgow, Civil
Engineer and Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven--
tion for "IMPROVEMENTS IN PRESERVING PROVISIONS," (a communication to me
from abroad by Alfred Henry Rémond, of Paris, France), to be as
follows:-
In preserving cooked provisions in metal or other closed cases, it has
always been found extremely difficult to get rid of the whole of the oxygen
contained in the case, the smallest quantity of which, if allowed to remain in
the case would promote fermentation and decay, and hence the provisions
would become deteriorated and totally unfit for food.
Various methods have from time to time been proposed for driving off,
destroying, absorbing, or converting into a harmless gas this deleterious agent
(namely oxygen), and employed with more or less beneficial effect, such as
employing a very high temperate, the result of which was that the provisions
were over-cooked; other means were also tried, such as placing charcoal, iron
filings, and sulphite of soda, or other chemical agents (having an affinity for
oxygen) in the cases with the provisions.

page_text: Now, this Invention consists in causing a current of electric fluid to pass
through the cases containing the provisions after they are finally closed up,
such electric fluid being made to pass along a fine iron or other metallic
wire through the case causes the wire to become red hot and consume the
oxygen.
A further improvement consists in placing inside the case (and in connec-
tion with the thin wire) any known chemical agent (such as common sulphur,
for instance), which in its ordinary state has no particular affinity for oxygen,
but which upon becoming ignited (by means of the electric wire above
referred to) evolves any gas (sulphurous acid gas, for instance) which will
absorb, destroy, or convert into a harmless gas the oxygen which is contained
in the case, and which it is desired to get rid of.
AN APPLIANCE OR APPLIANCES FOR HORSE-SHOES, TO PRODUCE THE EFFECT OF WHAT IS TERMED ROUGHING
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Coppard at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 1st December
1862.
I, JOHN COPPARD, of Hoxton, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN APPLIANCE OR APPLIANCES
FOR HORSE-SHOES, TO PRODUCE THE EFFECT OF WHAT IS TERMED ROUGHING,"
to be as follows:-
I make what I term a clamp of any suitable metal, of size and shape
adapted to the toe of a horse-shoe, so that one part shall fit in between the
shoe and the hoof at the "toe," or be otherwise secured at this part of the
clamp, the other part being turned up in front with flanges, eyes, or catches,
and be further secured to the hoof by a strap or india-rubber band passed
round the same, and binding the clamp firmly thereto. This clamp is to have
projections or a roughened surface, so as to give the requisite foot-hold, and
the roughened parts may be of steel or hard metal, and may be separate
pieces which can be inserted and removed as desired, packing being then
introduced between the horse's hoof and the clamp.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Clark at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 3rd September
1862. A communication from abroad by Mr. Auguste Buffet, junior, of
29, Boulevart St. Martin, Paris, Musical Instrument Maker.
I, WILLIAM CLARK, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer and Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists, 1st, in the application of an inner tube, capable of
receiving rotary motion, to musical instruments, such as hautboys, flutes,
clarionets, and others, and serving to produce the chromatic scale.
2ndly, in the application of an exterior cylindrical tube, sliding in either
direction, also serving to produce the chromatic scale. By these means I
am enabled to produce several tones with the same instrument without
change of the fingering. According to the first method each key has two
actions or two stops for an instrument with two tones, such as a hautboy, flute,
or clarionet, and when one or other tone is played all the holes of the other
tone are closed by rotating the interior tube.
In the second arrangement the cylindrical exterior tube which slides up and
down the instrument also produces the chromatic scale by the application of a
double row of holes in the body of the instrument in such manner that by
sliding the exterior tube up the instrument the latter will be raised a half tone
higher, and by sliding it in the contrary direction, the first row of holes being

page_text: closed, those holes which remain uncovered return the instrument to a lower
tone. In the latter arrangement the parts are very simple and the same as
those in ordinary use.
The Invention thus consists in producing several tones in the same instru-
ment, 1st, by means of an inner and outer rotating tube; 2ndly, by means of
an exterior cylindrical tube sliding in either direction.
IMPROVEMENTS IN CASTORS
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Calvert at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 13th March
1862.
I, GEORGE CALVERT, of Islington, in the County of Middlesex, Ironmonger,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
CASTORS," to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to spherical castors, and consists in fitting in the
socket an inverted cup held by a stump or bar, and in placing above the
upper. end thereof a spring; grips or claws are continued from the bottom
of the socket to prevent the sphere from getting away; or instead of claws
a cup may be used. The sphere revolves in contact with the edges of
the inverted cup, which is free to revolve round the stump, or the stump and
cup may be fixed together, and then the stump and cup may move in the
socket as one piece.
IMPROVEMENTS IN LOUVRE BLINDS OR SHUTTERS
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard Archibald Brooman at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
13th May 1862. A communication from abroad by Claude Robardet,
of Rue Malesherbes, Paris, France.
I, RICHARD ARCHIBALD BROOMAN, of 166, Fleet Street, in the City of
London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN LOUVRE BLINDS OR SHUTTERS," (communicated to me from
abroad by Claude Robardet, of Rue Malesherbes, Paris, France), to be as
follows:
This Invention consists in forming the blinds entirely of iron, or with
wooden frames and iron slats as hereafter described. The frames are formed
of iron uprights, united at top, bottom, and about the centre by cross bars, or
the frames may be of wood lined with metal; the slats carry a pivot at each
end, which pivots are received in holes made for their reception in the up-
rights; connecting pieces unite all the slats to an upright bar at the back of
the blind. This bar is furnished with a handle, and has notches formed in it;
the handle is for the purpose of altering the inclination of the slats, and the
notches receive a paul or rod for the purpose of maintaining the slats at the
angle desired. In some cases the slats are fixtures, being connected by screws
at their ends.
The fastening for opening and closing the blinds consists of two bars, which
carry at their inner ends at or about the centre a link connected by a pin to

page_text: a cross bar on the shaft of a handle. By turning the cross bar in one direction
the bars are drawn inwards, and released from their lodgments in the window
sills at top and bottom, while on turning the cross bar in the contrary direc-
tion they are thrust outwards, and are made to engage in their lodgments,
and thus lock the blind.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PLANES FOR TONGUEING WORKING SASH FILLISTERS OR OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard Roe at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 4th June
1862.
I, RICHARD ROE, of Friargate, in the City of York, Wholesale Iron-
monger, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN PLANES FOR TONGUEING WORKING SASH FILLISTERS OR OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES,"
to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to supersede the necessity for the numerous
planes required by a carpenter or joiner for preparing the tongues used in
the various operations of carpentry; and for the purpose of carrying out my
improvements I make the plane with an adjustable fence similar to those used
in a "plough" or "side fillister plane," having two planes similar to those
known as "rabbet planes," working on a bar so as to keep them perfectly
parallel and true with one another. These planes are also provided with a
stop," which regulates the depth to which the tongue shall be cut, and they
are provided with suitable adjusting and set screws, so as to enable the work-
man to make the tongue of any desired width, depth, or position on the plank
or other piece of wood operated upon.
IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Ishmael William Lister, James
Bottomley, and William Bottomley, at the Office of the Commissioners
of Patents, with their Petition, on the 29th October 1862.
We, ISHMAEL WILLIAM LISTER, JAMES BOTTOMLEY, and WILLIAM BOTTOMLEY,
of Well-oth-lane, Rochdale, in the County of Lancaster, Tool Makers, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS
FOR WEAVING," to be as follows:-
Our improvements relate to the letting-off and taking-up motions. We
propose to have for the letting-off motion a warp beam as usual, and instead of
applying the friction to the warp beam we employ three or more rollers, which
take the warp from the warp beam, and the friction is applied to one or more
of these rollers.
The taking-up motion we propose to make as follows:-The cloth comes over
the breast beam in the usual way, when it is taken hold of by three or more
rollers (geered and pressed together and driven from some convenient part of
the loom) which take the cloth as it is woven, and wind it on the cloth roller.
IMPROVEMENTS IN RAILWAY BUFFERS OR APPARATUS TO RELIEVE CONCUSSIONS ON RAILWAYS
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by David Alexander Lamb at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
31st May 1862.
I, DAVID ALEXANDER LAMB, of Berwick-upon-Tweed, do hereby declare
the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN RAILWAY BUFFERS OR
APPARATUS TO RELIEVE CONCUSSIONS ON RAILWAYS," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in railway buffers or
apparatus to relieve concussions on railways. For this purpose I employ a
cylinder containing air, water, or other fluid; the cylinder is placed
horizontally, and has a series of weighted valves upon it; a piston works in
the cylinder, and at the end of the piston rod a buffer head is placed; this I
prefer should be of lead. When the buffer head is struck, the piston is forced
into the cylinder, and the air or fluid escapes by the valves which are variously
weighted, so that according to the force of the blow, one or more of the valves
open. In some cases I employ two pistons with rods and buffer heads, one
being at each end of the cylinder, and I then employ a truck to carry the
apparatus, one truck by preference carrying two, three, or more cylinders.
When the apparatus is mounted on an engine or tender, or it may be on an
ordinary railway carriage, in order to reduce the weight of the apparatus, I
employ but one valve and one piston to each cylinder.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR PREPARING COTTON OR OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS TO BE SPUN
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Samuel Haslam and Alfred
Eatough at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their
Petition, on the 24th December 1862.
We, SAMUEL HASLAM, of Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, Warper, and
ALFRED EATOUGH, of the same Place, Carder, do hereby declare the nature
of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR
PREPARING COTTON OR OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS TO BE SPUN," to be as
follows:-
Instead of one doffing cylinder with card teeth, as hitherto adopted, we
employ two cylinders, each mounted with belts or bands of felt, flannel, or
other similar material, so as to leave spaces between them. The cylinders are
placed in relation to each other in such manner that the belts on one cylinder
enter the spaces of the other cylinder, and when revolving motion is given to
the cylinders, slivers are taken off the main card cylinder the same width as
the belts, instead of one wide fleece as at present.
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR CUTTING SOAP
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Francis at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 22nd
December 1862.
I, WILLIAM FRANCIS, of Burslem, in the County of Stafford, Grocer, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVED APPARATUS
FOR CUTTING SOAP," to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is the cutting of soap for sale in small
quantities in a more expeditious way than has hitherto been done, and as a
general rule to dispense with the operation of weighing previous to wrapping
the soap in paper.
This object is attained in the following manner:-The Inventor makes a
frame of the same length as bars of soap are generally made, and of a width
corresponding thereto, in which are fixed knives of a peculiar shape placed at
proper distances to cut the soap into pounds, half pounds, or quarter pounds, at
the will of the operator, the knives being moveable so as to admit of the soap
being cut into only pounds, or, if desired, pounds and half pounds, or pounds,
half pounds, and quarter pounds at one operation. To give strength to the
knife blades, and also to keep them immoveable while they are being used,
they are made with a screw at each end, the ends of the knives being square
are let into the sides of the frame and then tightened by means of the said
screws, which renders the cutting easier. When the cutter is used a quantity
of is simply placed in a heap (one bar on another), the cutter carefully
placed on the top, then pressed down, entting through the soap and leaving it
ready to be wrapped up in paper without the necessity as a rule of its being
soap

page_text: weighed, the frame being so adjusted as not to require it, but be it observed it
is not solely for the purpose of dispensing with the weighing operation, but it
is also for facilitating the cutting up of soap for sale, in pounds, half pounds,
and quarter pounds.
CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN PRINTING CALICOES AND OTHER SURFACES, AND IN APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert Kay at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 29th March
1862.
I, ROBERT KAY, of Castleton Print Works, Blue Pits, in the County of
Lancaster, Calico Printer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN PRINTING CALICOES AND OTHER SURFACES, AND IN
APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH," to be as follows:-
The Invention relates to a novel application of and improvement upon the
"sieve" now used by block printers to supply the coloring matter, and consists
in adapting such apparatus to cylinder printing particularly, but it may also be
applied to various descriptions of printing, such as type surface or letter-press
printing.
My improved "sieve" consists of an internal cylinder having an internal
covering of india-rubber or other elastic substance, so as to form a cavity or
chamber between the two, which cavity is to be supplied by tubes with water
or other liquid from a cistern, and the pressure duly regulated by valves, the
surface of the india-rubber may either be corrugated or covered with woollen
or other fabric. By the novel employment of the confined water for the color
cylinder or "sieve," a more yielding or compensating bed is formed at the
point of contact with the printing or type cylinder: I would also remark that
if the water pressure be not sufficient to prevent the india-rubber covering
from "bagging" it may be confined by small parallel rods or tubes to distribute
the pressure more evenly.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF INDICATING NUMERALS OR LETTERS IN RAILWAY TICKETS, AND OTHER ARTICLES BY PECULIAR DEVICES CUT THEREIN, AND IN APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING THE SAME
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Frederic Newton Gisborno at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
5th March 1862:
I, FREDERIC NEWTON GISBORNE, of No. 3, Adelaide Place, London Bridge,
in the City of London, Engineer and Electrician, do hereby declare tho
nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF INDICATING
NUMERALS OR LETTERS IN RAILWAY TICKETS, AND OTHER ARTICLES BY PECULIAR
DEVICES CUT THEREIN, AND IN APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING THE SAME," to be as
follows:-
My Invention consists in cutting by apparatus peculiar devices in railway
tickets and other articles, which shall signify or indicate numerals or letters,
such devices having the elements of relative length, breadth, and inclination.
Figure I. in the Drawing accompanying this my Provisional Specification
is a vertical side view of the apparatus, shewing the box K, in which it is
contained in section. A, A, are nip levers, B is a compound extension of
levers A, A; C is an adjustable cutting frame; D is a spring; F, F, ticket
guides. When it is desired to cut the device in the ticket or other article
the operator presses down the handle H, and at the same time holds the
ticket or other article in the slot in the cutting frame C, the pressure brings
the levers A, A, down to a straight line and forces the cutting instrument
through the ticket or article held in the cutting frame and when the pres-
sure is removed the spring D raises the levers to their position shewn in

page_text: the Drawing. E is a box to receive the cuttings of the tickets or other
articles. The peculiar devices as substitutes or indications of numerals or
letters are shewn in Figure V. Figure II. is a plan view of Figure I.
Figure III. is a section of the slot frame of the cutting frame. Figure IV. is
a side view of cutting frame and cutting instrument partly in section.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU- FACTURE OF ARMOUR PLATES
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Brown at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 13th December
1862.
I, JOHN BROWN, of the Firm of John Brown and Company, of the Atlas
Steel Spring and Iron Works, Sheffield, in the County of York, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU-
FACTURE OF ARMOUR PLATES," to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to give a curved edge to armour plates with
the same facility as a straight edge is now given upon the bed of an ordinary
planing machine; a series of brackets are bolted at intervals, these brackets
are to hold a stout bar of iron or steel, and are furnished in their jaws with
set screws, by means of which the bar can be forced to assume any curve
required. When the bar has been bent by the pressure of the screws into the
desired curve the upper edge of the bar is made to serve as a guide to force
the tool box of the planing machine either to the right or to the left gradually
as the table moves, and the plate on the machine has its edge pared or cut
down exactly in conformity with the curve given to the guide bar. The
amount of curvature in the guide bar determines and governs the lateral
travel of the tool box.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR PULVERIZING OR DIVIDING LIQUIDS INTO SPRAY
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Joseph Francis Foveaux at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 26th
November 1862.-A communication from abroad by Amatus Lenr, of
Paris, France.
we
I, JOSEPH FRANCIS FOVEAUX, of the Firm of John Weiss and Son, of the
Strand, in the County of Middlesex, Surgical Instrument Makers, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR
PULVERIZING OR DIVIDING LIQUIDS INTO SPRAY," (communicated to me from
abroad by Amatus Luer, of Paris, France,) to be as follows:-
This apparatus consists of a syringe barrel with a contracted outlet leading
into, by preference, a flexible metal tube, but any other tube may be used, on
the outer end of which a nozzle is screwed or otherwise fitted. The aperture
in the nozzle is more or less contracted according to the distance to which the
spray is to be projected and to the degree of fineness required. Inside the
syringe barrel a piston is fitted and is worked by a screw piston rod passing
through a threaded nut in the cover of the barrel. The apparatus is applicable
to medical, horticultural, and other purposes where liquid in minute spray or
in a state of dew is desired.
AN IMPROVED METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING MOTION TO FAN VENTILATORS, PARTICULARLY APPLICABLE TO VENTILATING MINES
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Whitton Arundell at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 4th
January 1862. A communication from abroad by Mr. Martin Neuer-
burg, residing at Kalk, Rhenish Prussia.
I, JAMES WHITTON ARUNDELL, of No. 265, Gresham House, Old Broad Street,
in the City of London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "AN IMPROVED METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING
MOTION TO FAN VENTILATORS, PARTICULARLY APPLICABLE TO VENTILATING MINES,"
to be as follows:-
My improved method consists in having a screw cut on the axis of the fans,
in which the teeth of a toothed wheel of suitable size work. The teeth of
the toothed wheel are cut obliquely and of the same pitch as the screw. The
wheel must be of sufficient size to cause the fans to revolve with the required
velocity, but the size of the wheel need not be greater than to cause the fan
to revolve ten times while the wheel revolves once. The wheel may be driven
by manual or other motive power. The advantage of the method above
described is, that the fan is made to revolve with a great velocity, while the
friction in the machine is much less than in any arrangement for that purpose
now in use.
My Invention is from its extreme compactness and the small amount of
friction peculiarly adapted for small portable ventilators to be driven by
manual labor. With such a machine one man can easily send a free current
of air sufficient for the ventilation of an ordinary sized drivage or drift to a
distance of two hundred and fifty fathoms horizontally.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF VESUVIANS OR CIGAR LIGHTS
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry Joseph Simlick at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 5th
April 1862.
I, HENRY JOSEPH SIMLICK, of Bakers' Arms Gardens, Wellington Row,
5 Bethnal Green, in the County of Middlesex, Vesuvian Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF VESUVIANS OR CIGAR LIGHTS," to be as follows:-
My improvements in the manufacture of vesuvians consist in the application
of a piece of tube on the splint or piece of wood of which the stem is made, and
applying the combustible material on the end thereof instead of on the splint
itself, by which application the combustible material is prevented dropping off
when ignited, as is the case in vesuvians of the ordinary manufacture. I prefer
small glass tubes for the purpose, but metal or other tubes of non-combustible
material will answer the purpose.
IMPROVEMENTS IN HOT-PRESSING APPARATUS
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Archibald Watson, at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 12th March
1862.
I, ARCHIBALD WATSON, of Glasgow, in the County of Lanark, North Britain,
Plumber and Brassfounder, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion of "IMPROVEMENTS IN HOT-PRESSING APPARATUS," to be as follows, that
is to say:-
This Invention comprises improvements in constructing the plates for
hydraulic or other presses when it is intended to introduce steam or other
heated fluid therein to heat the goods between which the plates are placed,
and also improvements in the means whereby the steam is introduced into the
plates.
According to one modification an improved plate is formed by taking two
malleable iron plates and forming counterpart grooves or channels in the
inside face of each, in such a way that when the two plates are united together
a continuous channel is or channels are formed for the circulation of the
steam or heated fluid. The combined plates are rivetted or screwed together
and may be made tight at their edges by various means, but it is preferred to
calk the edges or to rivet one over the other, or a strip or layer of a com-
pressible or elastic material, such as vulcanised rubber, may be introduced
between the plates in a groove near the outer edges or more or less over the
surfaces. By these means a comparatively light and thin plate is obtained,
whereby the heat may be applied rapidly and effectively.

page_text: The improved means for introducing the steam or heated fluid into the
plates consists of thin metal tubes attached to each plate by ordinary rigid
screw couplings. These tubes are made with coils or bends, and of sufficient
length to allow for the entire movement each plate requires both during the
pressing action and during the introduction and removal of the goods, the 5
coils or bends giving the tubes the necessary amount of elasticity.
IMPROVEMENTS IN AEOLIAN HARPS
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert Burkhardt and Carl Dóebler
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their' Petition, on
the 1st February 1862.
We, ROBERT BURKHARDT and CARL DÓEBLER, of the City of Manchester, in
the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN AEOLIAN HARPS," to be as follows:-
The strings or wires instead of being placed on a flat board are placed on a
hollow sounding board, formed of a wedge shape, and fixed to a spindle
supported on any suitable framework. Near the sides of the sounding board.
are placed curved wind conductors, which collect a large quantity of wind and
concentrate it upon the strings or wires, after which it escapes through a
narrow passage on each side.. The collection and concentration of a large-
quantity of wind combined with the draught cause a great increase of sound,
and thereby produce a more pleasing and efficient instrument than has been<\
hitherto obtained. The hollow sounding board is placed on a spindle to allow
it to turn and catch the wind at any point of the compass.
A NEW OR IMPROVED RAIL FOR RAILWAYS, AND A NEW OR IMPROVED CHAIR OR SLEEPER FOR THE SAID RAIL
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Jeffries at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 20th
June 1862.
I, WILLIAM JEFFRIES, of West Bromwich, in the County of Stafford,.
Manager of Ironworks, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "A NEW OR IMPROVED RAIL FOR RAILWAYS, AND A NEW OR IMPROVED
CHAIR OR SLEEPER FOR THE SAID RAIL," to be as follows:-
My new or improved rail for railways consists of a bar of wrought iron or
steel, the upper part of which resembles the upper part of an ordinary rail,
and the lower part consists of a shank or bar the sides of which are parallel.
The rail in cross section has a figure somewhat resembling the letter T ex-
cepting that the top or upper part is thick and rounded like the head of an
ordinary rail.
My new or improved chair or sleeper to be used with my new or improved
rail is made as follows:-The said chair or sleeper is made of rolled or cast
iron, and consists of two upright parallel plates or bars upon a base, the lower
part of the before-described rail fitting in the space between the two parallel
plates. Cross bolts, pins, or cotters passed through the chair or sleeper and
rail secure the rail in its place. Iron of the form described may be used in

page_text: short lengths separated from each other after the manner of chairs, or it may
be used in long continuous lengths so as to constitute sleepers.
Rails and chairs or sleepers made according to my Invention are simple
and economical in construction, they do not require the ordinary fish plates or
joints, and when the rail is worn it can be removed and replaced with great
facility.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN CRANES
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Russell at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 18th December
1862.
I, GEORGE RUSSELL, of Glasgow, in the County of Lanark, North Britain,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN CRANES," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for object to construct a crane, which whilst it is of
comparatively light and simple construction shall be capable of covering a
large area, or in other words, of transferring a heavy load from any one point
to another of a large area.
In carrying out the Invention according to one modification, a gib, such as
is commonly used in cranes, is combined with a short pillar or standard frame,
which is either vertical or somewhat inclined, and from the top of which
there proceed the usual adjusting chains or tension rods to the upper or outer
end of the gib. From the upper part of the pillar or standard frame there
also proceed one or more tension rods, which is or are jointed to a pin or stud
firmly secured in the ground or foundation. The lower part of the pillar or
standard frame is connected to the fixed pin or stud by a triangular or other
frame or frame piece serving as a strut. The pillar or standard frame is
mounted on a wheeled supporting frame or carriage, or is arranged to slide
on a rail or rails, or on a suitable surface in a circle round the fixed pin or
stud, which thus forms a centre, about which the crane may be moved. By
connecting the pillar or standard frame in the manner described with a fixed

page_text: point a back balance is dispensed with, and the gib can be made to swing
round a circle of much larger area than in ordinary arrangements, seeing that
such area is what can be swept not only by the radius of the gib merely as
measured horizontally, but by that radius added to the distance of the pillar
or standard frame from the fixed central pin or stud. By giving suitable
inclinations and proportions to the gib and to the standard frame or mast, or
other substitute therefor, the strain may be made to act in a vertical or nearly
vertical direction upon the supporting frame or carriage, in which case the
horizontal strut between the frame or carriage and the central fixture may be
dispensed with, or be made of slight proportions.
Various arrangements of cranes may be connected to a fixed centre of
motion in the manner described so as to become strengthened, and so as to
sweep over an extended area; and in some cases two or more cranes may be
connected to the same central fixture, thus in discharging a vessel's cargo by
means of double-crane apparatus of this kind, whilst one crane is discharging its
load the other one may be hoisting the next load; whereby. the operations will
be greatly expedited.
AN IMPROVED MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR SHUNTING TRAINS
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Richard Archibald
Brooman at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
Petition, on the 13th May 1862.-A communication from abroad by
Jean Antoine Lanzirotti and Paul Gemelli, both of Rue Ventadour,
Paris, France.
I, RICHARD ARCHIBALD BROOMAN, of 166, Fleet Street, in the City of
London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "AN IMPROVED MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR SHUNTING TRAINS," (communicated
to me from abroad by Jean Antoine Lanzirotti and Paul Gemelli, both of
Rue Ventadour, Paris, France, to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to enable a train to be shunted or moved
from one line of rails to another without the aid of an attendant. The
Invention consists in fitting to the front or side of locomotives, tenders, or
carriages in front of a train a projecting rod or rods which comes or come in
contact with a weighted lever or levers on the rail, which, through the medium
of rods or chains draw the points together, and cause the course of the train
to be diverted.
IMPROVEMENTS IN CONSUMING SMOKE, AND IN THE APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Frederick William Colls and Peter
Haden at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition,
on the 22nd March 1862.
We, FREDERICK WILLIAM COLLS, of Deptford, in the County of Kent,
and PETER HADEN, of Hackney, in the. County of Middlesex, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN CONSUMING SMOKE, AND
IN THE APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in passing steam through suitable pipes into the
interior of the furnace, so that the steam may be superheated and decomposed
into its original inflammable gases, which are discharged near the bridge
of the furnace, and by uniting with the smoke cause its perfect com-
bustion.
IMPROVEMENTS IN KNEADING MACHINES
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Clark at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 1st April
1862. A communication from abroad by Mr. Ovide Isidore Boland,
of 29, Boulevart St. Martin, Paris, in the Empire of France, Proprietor.
I, WILLIAM CLARK, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer and Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said In-
vention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN KNEADING MACHINES," communicated to me
from abroad by Mr. Ovide Isidore Boland, of 29, Boulevart St. Martin, Paris,
to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to an improved mechanical kneading machine for the
manufacture of dough for bread or pastry. I form it of a trough in which
works an agitator or kneader for mixing the dough. The agitator is of a
novel form, having no central shaft, composed of two curved right and left
heli-spirals formed of open bars. A rotating movement is imparted to this
agitator by means of suitable gearing, which lifts the dough on both sides of
the trough, throws it from one side to the other, and then allows it to fall
between the open bars, during which it encloses the air contained. The dough
produced by this improved machine is equal in all respects to that made by
hand. The trough is reversed to empty the contents after the paste has been
suitably stirred.