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Improvements in and relating to Ships' Rudders.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 26th Feb., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Ships' Rudders.
I, DAVID DARROCH, of 83, Paget Street, Grangetown, Cardiff, England, 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:
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My invention relates to improvements in and connected with ships' rudders and
has for its object to construct these in such a manner as to enable them to be
shipped or unshipped without having occasion to dig wells in dry dock or to remove
any part of the gearing on the ships' deck.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect I have hereunto appended one sheet of drawings in the several figures of which
corresponding parts are marked with the same letters of reference.
Figure 1 is a front elevation shewing my improvements as applied to a plate
rudder.
Figure 2 is a like view shewing the rudder in the act of being unshipped.
Figure 3 is a part section and part elevation of the rudder stock and upper end
of rudder.
Figure is an end view of Figure 3.
The rudder is made in two parts, A. being the blade which is curved at its upper
end a for the purpose to be hereinafter described. The blade is supported on the
stern port C by means of gudgeons D in the well-known manner. B is the rudder
stock which is suspended through the trunk H of the vessel and geared with
quadrant at the top in the usual manner.
The lower portion of the stock B is forked, the upper end e of the forked piece F
having a curve corresponding to the curve in blade A so that when the rudder is
shipped and the blade A in position, the recess or space between the two prongs
of the fork E, is circular or other shape according to the shape of the curves before
mentioned, as shewn in Figure 4. Screwed into this space F there is a bolt G.
The blade A is fixed to the stock B by small bolts b.
In unshipping the rudder, the bolt G is unscrewed and the small bolts b removed.
When the blade A is free to be lifted out of the gudgeons D and from between the
prongs E of the fork without, as already stated, interfering with the gearing of
the rudder or quadrant.
In lieu of the bolt G as described, a key or wedge so shaped as to slip into the
recess from the inside or outside as the case may be may be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
In ships' rudders, constructing these in the manner substantially as
described and illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings, whereby they

page_text: can be shipped or unshipped without requiring to dig wells in dry dock or to remove
or interfere with the gearing on the ship's 'deck.
Dated this 19th day of January 1898.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Patent Agents.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 26th July, 1898-Accepted, 17th Sept., 1898
I, JOHN LYLE CAMPBELL MONTAGUE, Bookkeeper, of Christiansburg, Virginia,
United States of America, 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 index book, and the object is to
provide a ledger or other book of this character with a simple and convenient
alphabetical and numerical index.
To this end the invention consists in a blank book provided with a combined
alphabetical and numerical marginal index, as will be hereinafter more fully
described and particularly pointed out in the claim.
The figure in the drawing is a perspective view of my improved book index.
In the present arrangement, I have allotted a certain number of pages to each
letter of the alphabet, for instance, say for the letter A, I have set off ten pages
and on the tab of the index, the letter A appears and immediately below it is
the number of the page. Twenty pages are now allowed for the letter B and the
said letter and the page number are printed on the tab, the remaining pages are
proportioned off in the same manner and the appropriate letter and page im-
printed on the tab, so that, in opening the book, the proper page and letter can
be instantly referred to. By this arrangement, the space in the front of the book,
which is usually devoted to the index, is utilized for the text, and the index
distributed through the book where it can be most conveniently referred to,
the proper page and its corresponding letter being selected at sight.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
A book of the class described, having its appropriate pages provided with a com-
bined alphabetical and numerical index, substantially as shown and described.
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WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
An Improved Apron Fastener, Bib Fastener, or Clothes Fastener.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apron Fastener, Bib Fastener, or Clothes Fastener.
HOWARD SAMUEL BASNETT, 74, Pitt Street, Edinburgh, Commercial Traveller,
JOHN ROBINSON NESBITT, 74, Pitt Street, Edinburgh, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
To consist of a band or strip of celluloid, vulcanite, steel or any springey material.
The band or strip to be threaded through a hem on the apron, bib, or article of
clothing. The shape of the band or strip to be circular so that when opened and
placed round the body, after being threaded through the apron or article of
clothing, the latter is kept in place simply by the pressure of the strip or band.
Doted this 8th day of March 1808
HOWARD SAMUEL BASNETT
JOHN R. NESBITT.
An Improved Apron Fastener, Bib Fastener, or Clothes Fastener.
We, HOWARD SAMUEL BASNETT, 74, Pitt Street, Edinburgh, Commercial Traveller,
and JOHN ROBINSON NESBITT, 74, Pitt Street, Edinburgh, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of our invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, that is to say:
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This invention has reference to an improved apron fastener, bib fastener, or
clothes fastener.
And in order that our said invention and the manner of carrying same into
practice may be properly understood, we have hereunto appended an explanatory
drawing illustrating our improvements as applied to an apron.
Referring to said drawing our improvements consist in the application of a band
or strip a of steel, celluloid, vulcanite, or any suitable springy material but
preferably of blade spring steel or spring wire. The band or strip a would be
threaded through a hem or casing a² or be otherwise attached or secured to the
apron A bib or article of clothing. The band or strip a is of circular configuration
with preferably turned ends a¹ so that when opened and placed round the body,
after being threaded through the apron or article of clothing, the latter is kept
in place simply by the pressure of the spring strip or band.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:-
An apron fastener. bib fastener. or clothes fastener formed substantially as
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:
An apron fastener. bib fastener. or clothes fastener formed substantially as
herein set forth.
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Improvements in Driving Belts.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1898-Accepted, 10th Dec., 1898
Improvements in Driving Belts.
I, CARL LÖCHERT, of 6, Lange Strasse, Berlin, Germany, Millwright, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in driving belts
and has for its particular object to prevent a driving belt, constructed in the
hereinafter described manner, from stretching further after having received its
initial stretching.
According to my invention I attach wire ropes or plaited and angularly pressed
wire fabric by means of rivets, clamps or other suitable fastening devices, length-
wise to the outer surface of the driving belt. These wire ropes, before being
attached, are to be stretched to a considerable extent. The belt too, is preferably
stretched beforehand. The wire ropes, two of which suffice for ordinary widths
of belts are arranged near either edge of the belt.
The weight of the wire rope causes the belt to sag, thereby enhancing the
adhesion between the belt and the pulleys. By placing the wire ropes near the
edges of the belt tearing of the latter is prevented and in, case of arched pulley
surfaces the edges of the belt particularly are pressed firmly upon the pulley.
The tensile strength of the belt is also greatly enhanced, so that the latter can
take the place of a double belt.
In order to make my invention more readily understood I have illustrated it on
the accompanying sheets of drawings, of which Fig. 1 shows a detail plan view
of a belt provided with two wire ropes and Fig. 2 of which represents a sectional
view of Fig. 1.
B is the belt, which is overrun by the two wire ropes a.
Rivets are intro-
duced into the belt, so that the heads b' lie flush with the belt surface.
The upper rivet end is next driven through the strands of the wire rope, a
washer is placed on top of the wire rope and the rivet is then riveted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1/ In a driving belt the combination of the belt 13 and the previously stretched
wire ropes a, fastened lengthwise near the edges of the belt, as set forth.
2/ In a driving belt the combination of the belt B, the previously stretched
wire ropes a, the rivets b, the heads of which lie flush with the belt surface,
and the washers c, the parts being constructed and arranged as and for the pur,
pose set forth.
Apparatus for Glazing Plates and other Articles of Pottery.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Dec., 1898-Accepted, 18th Mar., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Glazing Plates and other Articles of Pottery.
I, LOUIS WESSEL, owner of Wessel's Waudplatten-Fabrik, Manufacturer, of
Bonn on the Rhine, in the Province of Rhineland and Kingdom of Prussia, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
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The apparatus represented in the annexed sheet of drawing has the purpose to
cover with glazing mass equally and quickly a great number of earthen objects,
especially of plates and to render unnecessary the methods hitherto in use for the
purpose of glazing earth in matters with the help of a brush or by dipping them.
The apparatus firstly consists of an endless band a, which is carried over two
rollers and may be kept strained by the help of an expanding roller d.
The endless band is provided with triangular shaped ledges of wood, between
which the plates are placed. Over the band a there is placed a nozzle f which
is connected with the vessel h, containing the fluid mass for glazing, by a pipe g.
This glazing mass is pressed by compressed air, which is conducted into the vessel
by a pipe into the pipe g and the nozzle f out of which it empties equally in
form of sprinkling over the plates passing the nozzle. The plates, provided with
glazing mass, are taken off of the band at c.
Under the band a there is placed a vessel 1, into which drops the overflowing
glazing mass. In this vessel à paddle-wheel p is placed, which rotates around a
horizontal shaft by means of the whip-cords, connecting the two pulleys The
glazing mass, contained in the tank is put into continual motion by the rotations
of the paddle-wheel and thus the heavy particles, contained in this mass are
prevented from falling upon the bottom of the tank.
When the glazing mass, contained in the vessel h has been worked up, the
mass, contained in the tank 1, is conducted back into the vessel by means of
the pipe o.
For this purpose the cocks (pipe o) and (pipe ) are opened and
after the cock (pipe g) has been closed, the mass is sucked out of the tank /
through the pipe o into the vessel h.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
An apparatus for glazing plates and other articles of pottery, distinguished by
the combination of a vessel 7, containing the glazing mass with a pipe g and a
nozzle f, with an endless band a for the purpose of conducting the plates and
with a tank 1, containing a paddle-wheel and connected with the vessesl h by
a pipe o.
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An Improved Cartridge Holder..
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 5th May, 1898-Accepted, 16th July, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cartridge Holder..
I, HERMANN FRIEDRICH CARL AUGUST GOTZE, of 64, Papenstrasse, Hamburg, in
the Empire of Germany, Student, 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 subject of the present invention is an improved cartridge holder provided
with special devices which facilitate the withdrawal of the cartridges for use in a
handy and easy manner.
In addition to the ease of withdrawal, the cartridges and their projectiles in a
state ready for use are guarded against all foreign substances such as grit and
the like, which prejudice their action both in loading firing and ejecting.
The accompanying sheet of drawings illustrate the means adopted for carrying
the invention into effect.
Figure 1, is a view partly in section and partly in perspective of a closed and
loaded holder.
Figure 2, is a sectional elevation of the same holder opened.
The improved holder which may be made of hard rubber contains the chambers a
for the cartridges c which fit exactly in them. At the bottom of each of these
chambers a springs b are arranged on which the projectiles of the cartridges sit.
When the cartridge holder is opened (as Figure 2 shows) the cartridges c are
lifted up a short distance out of the holder by their respective springs b so that
the user can rapidly and conveniently extract them. If however the lid d of
the holder is closed, the cartridges are pressed down against their springs into their
respective chambers and thus immovably secured. In this closed condition the
cartridges and projectiles are protected from soiling by foreign substances such as
dust, sand, or other impurities which may be found in the usual carrying satchel
or game bag. On opening the lid again the springs again project the cartridges
out as hereinbefore described.
It is to be understood that the holder can be made from any suitable material
and that springs of any kind may be employed and all without departing from the
subject of the present 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:
1. An improved cartridge holder provided with chambers within which the
cartridges and their projectiles fit upon springs placed at the bottom thereof in
such a manner that when the lid of the holder is closed the springs are compressed
but when the holder is opened the cartridges project a short distance therefrom
so that they can be rapidly and easily withdrawn for use.

page_text: 2. The improved cartridge holder hereinbefore described with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.
Improvements in or relating to Tricycles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 24th May, 1898-Accepted, 3rd Sept., 1898
Improvements in or relating to Tricycles.
I, FRIEDRICH AUGUST HERRMANN OTTO HEITZ, of 11, Apollostrasse, Chemnitz, in
Saxony, 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:-
This invention relates to a narrow tread tricycle which affords the same advan-
tages as a bicycle with regard to the reduction of friction, and at the same time
avoids the drawbacks of both bicycles and the old form of tricycles.
In order to ride a bicycle considerable practice is required and inexperienced
riders acquire security only after a long time. This drawback is obviated by the
narrow tread tricycle according to this invention, as any one is at once able to ride
in like any ordinary tricycle as the falling of the tricycle or falling of the rider are
rendered impossible.
A perfectly inexperienced person can at once start riding this tricycle having
the same advantages as a bicycle so that it can be used for teaching bicycle riding.
As regards the old form of tricycles, the new cycle has the advantage of enabling
narrow tracks or good portions of bad roads to be utilised. The steering is also
much easier than in old tricycles so that one can easily pass or avoid other vehicles.
The accompanying drawing illustrates the narrow tread tricycle according to this
invention in Fig. 1 in elevation and in Fig. 2 in plan, Fig. 3 being a back-view.
Either the back-wheel (Fig. 3) or the front-wheel (Fig. 2) of the cycle is double
and consists of two wheels h h¹ or v v¹ arranged obliquely and inclined together
in an upward direction.
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These wheels h h¹ or v v¹ are mounted on oblique spindles a and are driven, if
they be at the back, in the usual manner, i.e., by a chain driving a sprocket wheel,
on the hub of one of the wheels, from a chain wheel on the bottom bracket, or the
driving mechanism may be in duplicate.
The bearings and mounting of these oblique wheels are as usual.
Owing to the oblique arrangement of the wheels, the required width of tread is
maintained, while the wheels are brought as near to each other as possible.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what "
I claim is:-
1. A narrow track tricycle characterised by either one front wheel and two back
wheels the latter being arranged close together and obliquely relatively to each
other and converging towards the top, or one back wheel and two front wheels
arranged in a similar manner, substantially as described.

page_text: 2. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the complete tricycle
substantially as described and illustrated in Figure 2 or as modified in Figure 3
of the accompanying drawings.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Two-piece Closets.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Nov., 1898-Accepted, 24th Nov., 1899
Improvements in Two-piece Closets.
ROBERT WILLIAM MCDONALD, 3, Lambeth Hill, London, E.C., Manufacturer
of Sanitary Appliances, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My improvements apply to closets made in two pieces-consisting of a pan A
& a trap B in earthenware. A groove C is formed round the top of the trap &
a corresponding groove D is formed in the flange of the pan that rests on the
trap. A layer of cement is placed on the top of the trap when it is desired to
fix the closet & the flange with the groove in it pressed upon the top of the
trap & the cement enclosed within the groove forms a key & ensures a sound
joint..
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 securing of the joint between the closet pan & trap by means of a key
of cement substantially in the manner described & shewn in the drawing.
Dated this 24th day of November 1898.
ROBERT WILLIAM MCDONALD.
mprovements in wasting apparatus.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 23rd Apr., 1898
mprovements in wasting apparatus.
I, CHARLES MEAKINS, of 21, Lawrence Street, Chelsea, in the County of London,
Property Owner, 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 improvements in washing apparatus, and has for its object
a method and means whereby a large quantity of clothes can be washed effectively
with better results relatively to the power expended as compared with apparatus as
hitherto made and used.
In order that my invention and the manner of operating the same may be the better
understood, I have appended the accompanying drawing which is an elevation of the
apparatus.
In carrying my invention into effect, I provide a lever A, having two arms of equal
length, and supported in the centre in any suitable manner, attached to the ends
thereof are links B, B', which carry rods C, C1, the said rods being free to rotate in
the extremities of the links B, B', the rods C, C¹ are rigidly attached to dollies or
possers D, D¹, working in dolly or poss tubs E, E¹, cross bars or handles H, H¹, pass
through the rods C, C₁, at a convenient height from the floor level for manipulation.
The method of working is as follows-the clothes to be washed are put in the dolly
tubs E, E, preferably an equal quantity in each, the handles H, H¹, are then mani-
pulated to start the apparatus by twisting and lifting the dollies D, D¹, as both sides
of the apparatus are balanced very little force is expended in lifting, the action is
continued in this manner as long as necessary.
This apparatus is specially suitable for laundries, public wash houses, and the like,
where a large quantity of washing is done.
The lever A, may be rocked by any mechanical means, such as a shaft rotated by
an engine, in such a case any required number of the apparatus could be placed
parallel and worked at the same time.
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
Improvements in washing apparatus consisting of a counter-poised or equally
balanced apparatus as and for the purpose herein set forth, and as described and shewn
by the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 5th day of March 1898
Improved Means for Preventing Grooving on Tramways and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improved Means for Preventing Grooving on Tramways and
the like.
I, Raphael GaTEAU, of 52, Avenue de Neuilly, Neuilly sur Seine, in the
Republic of France, 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 permanent way of tramways and railways and has
for its essential and principal object the prevention of ruts or grooves, holes and
hollows, which are produced on each side of the rails of tramways in the direction
of the length of said rails, either inside or outside the tracks, in consequence of
the sinking, crushing or wearing of the roadways, whether these be paved with
wood, stone, asphalt or macadamized.
In its general application my said invention comprises not only the rails of
tramways, whether said rails be single or double, but also the rails of railways at
level crossings and extensions through roads, such as are to be found especially
in coast and manufacturing towns.
The principle underlying this invention is based upon the attachment or adapta-
tion of wings or lateral plates to the rails and upon the break in the continuity
of the rail in the direction of its length and by the side at its points of contact
with the ground of the roadway irrespective of the nature of the latter.
This principle is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein
Figure 1 shows a plan of a tramway and
Figure 2 a transverse section of same.
I obtain the break in the continuity by attaching wings or lateral plates A of
metal to the rail B which presents a right-angled corner on the side where such
attachment or adaptation is to be effected.
This break in the continuity is likewise obtained by fastening wings or lateral
plates to rails already in use, whether single or double, or to any other kinds of
rails.
Such a wing or lateral plate A presents the form of a paving block at its visible
part, and is made of varying dimensions and forms, its surface being preferably
striated or roughened. It may be made of cast iron or steel or any other suitable
metal or material, and have the length and width, or only part of the length and
width, of a paving block. The wing or plate A is fixed to the rail B by bolts a

page_text: or other suitable means in such a manner that it forms so to speak an integral
part with the rail, and that by its spacing the aforesaid break in the continuity
may be obtained. When the said wing or plate has once been fixed to the rail it
bears either upon a filling of concrete, cement or other material, or chiefly upon a
block C of wood, stone or the like.
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:-
In permanent ways of tramways and railways the combination, with rails, of
wings or lateral plates designed to prevent the formation of ruts or grooves, holes
and hollows, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
Improvements in or relating to Clothes Suspenders.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 8th Oct., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Clothes Suspenders.
I, FRANZ WEBER, of 37, Neuwerkstrasse, Erfurt, in Germany, Gunsmith, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:―
This invention relates to a folding clothes suspender.
In the accompanying drawing the invention is illustrated in Fig. in elevation
and in Fig. 2 in cross section on line A--B of Fig. 1.
As can be seen from the drawing, the suspender consists of two parts 2 and 3
jointed together at their suspension point 1.
One part 2, has a semi-circular slot 4 with which engages a screw or guide
pin on the other part so that the suspender is ensured against further turning
in either end position.
The suspension hook 6 may be coiled up to form a flat spiral 7, passing through
the two parts 2 and 3 and riveted over on a washer 8.
The suspender shown in Fig. 3 in partial elevation and in Fig. 4 in cross
section on the line C-D (Fig. 3) is of similar construction, only the slot 4 and
guide pin 5 are hidden, being on the inner surface of the part 2 and 3.
9 and 10 are washers or plates held by an eyelet 11 rivetted round the end of
the suspension hook 6.
Fig. 5 shows a suspender according to this invention in its folded position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
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1. A folding clothes suspender consisting of two parts jointed together at their
suspension point by the suspension hook, said parts being ensured against turning
beyond their open-positions by a pin of one part engaging with a curved slot or
groove of the other part.
2. A folding clothes suspender substantially as described or illustrated in
Figures 1 and or in Figures 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 8th day of August 1898.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
An Improved Method of Covering, Closing, and Rendering Air Tight the Mouths or Openings of Tins, Jars, Bottles, Boxes, and other Vessels.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 28th June, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 7th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 29th Apr., 1899
An Improved Method of Covering, Closing, and Rendering Air Tight
the Mouths or Openings of Tins, Jars, Bottles, Boxes, and other
Vessels.
I, JOHN KENNEDY, of 110, Brunswick Street, Glasgow, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved method of covering, closing, and
rendering air tight the mouths or openings of tins, jars, bottles, boxes, and
other vessels.
In carrying out the invention I stretch over or across the mouth or opening
of the vessel a sheet of india-rubber or other flexible and
material and I hold the same in place by means of a suitable fastening device
air tight
such as a ring, band, or strap of tin or other metal, or a piece of wire, or a
cor, or such like.
Dated this 27th day of June 1808
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
100, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
An Improved Method of Covering, Closing, and Rendering Air Tight
the Mouths or Openings of Tins, Jars, Bottles, Boxes, and other
Vessels.
I, JOHN KENNEDY, of 110, Brunswick Street, Glasgow, 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:
This invention relates to an improved method of covering, closing, and
rendering air-tight the mouths or openings of tins, jars, bottles, boxes, and
other vessels.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have
hereunto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings which shows, by way of
example, a tobacco tin closed air-tight in accordance with my invention.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of the tin with the cover d removed.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.
Fig 3 is a vertical section of the

page_text: Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the tin with its cover d in place.
In carrying out the invention I stretch over or across the mouth of the tin a
a sheet of india-rubber b and I hold the same in place by means of a metal
band (or its equivalent) c which passes round the upper end of the tin. The
usual metal cover d is fitted over the rubber and its band c as shown clearly in 5
section at Fig. 2.
The metal band c may be cemented or otherwise secured to the rubber if so
desired.
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 1
I consider novel and desire to claim is:
The method of covering, closing, and rendering air-tight, the mouths or
openings of tins, jars, bottles, boxes, or other vessels by stretching over the
mouth or opening of the vessel a sheet of india-rubber and holding it in place
by means of a metal band or its equivalent, substantially as hereinbefore
described.
Dated this 28th day of February 1899
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
100, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
A Case for Holding Cigars or Cigarettes and Matches.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 19th May, 1898-Accepted, 16th July, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Case for Holding Cigars or Cigarettes and Matches.
I, HANS JULIUS OPPENHEIM LUBBERT, of No. 38, Deichstrasse, Hamburg, in the
German Empire, Cigar Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a casing for simultaneously holding cigars or cigarettes
and matches.
In order that this invention may be the better understood I now proceed to
describe the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the
letters and figures marked thereon. Like letters refer to like parts in the various
figures.
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section and Figure 2 is a part sectional side elevation.
As shown in Figure 1, the case a is divided by a bottom 6 into two compart-
ments c and d, of which the larger compartment c serves for the reception of
cigars or cigarettes, and the smaller compartment & for matches, it being provided
with a second bottom e.
A prepared layer is provided on the outer surface of the bottom e for igniting
the matches. An orifice f in one of the narrow sides of the compartment & serves
for the introduction and removal of the matches.
In order to close the two receptacles c and d a sleeve or outer casing g is
provided open at the lower end. The closed end h of the sleeve 9 prevents the
cigars from falling out, and the side covers the opening f of the receptacle d, thus
keeping the matches in the receptacle if the sleeve or outer case is placed over the
case a.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
A case for holding cigars or cigarettes and matches, which is divided by a
double bottom be into two compartments, of which one, c, serves for the reception
of the cigars or cigarettes, and the other, d, for the matches, the orifices of the
receptacle c at the top and of the receptacle d at the side being closed by a sleeve
or outer case g h substantially as described.
Dated this 19th day of May 1898
FELL & JAMES,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improved Adjustable Saddle Support for Bicycles and the like,
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 22nd Oct., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Adjustable Saddle Support for Bicycles and the like,
We, ALFRED BAUER, and OTTO RUNGWERTH, Merchants, of 1, Trost-Brucke,
Hamburg, in the Empire of Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:
The object of this invention is to provide a saddle support for bicycles and
the like which allows of the saddle being adjusted at various heights so as to
secure a most comfortable and safe seat for the rider. The height of the saddle
as well as inclination of the same can also be re-adjusted at time.
any
In the accompanying drawing the invention is illustrated in side elevation.
The saddle bar or saddle support 1 is provided with a suitable scale--for in-
stance a millimeter scale-so that the height of the saddle can be adjusted
according to requirement and always re-adjusted.
The head 2 which actually carries the saddle is moveably attached to the saddle
support 1 by means of a hinge 3, for instance, and is adjustable by means of a
bow 4 in such a manner that the angle formed between the head 2 and the saddle
support 1 can be adjusted as desired, so as to correspond to the height of the
saddle and to usage. The bow 4 is likewise furnished with a suitable scale, so
that this adjustment can be effected at any time in the intended manner.
The arrangement in regard to the bow 4 can be so far varied that instead of a
single bow, which in such case is carried in a suitable manner through the saddle
bar and made fast in the position of adjustment, two of such bows may be
employed, which, in that case, would slide along on both sides of the saddle bar.
The material employed for the contrivance is that commonly used in bicycles
and the substance of the invention is in no wise effected by any slight construc-
tional alterations.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is:-
1. An adjustable saddle support for bicycles and the like the characteristic
feature of which is that the saddle bar 1 is furnished with a graduated scale for
regulating the height of the saddle and that the head 2 which actually carries the
saddle is hinged, or in some similar manner connected to the saddle bar 1, the
angle formed by the head 2 below the hinge 3 being capable of adjustment as
required, by means of a bow shape piece furnished with a scale, for the purpose
of adapting the position of the head 2 and therewith that of the whole saddle to
the requirements of the rider and the height of the saddle.
2. The improved adjustable saddle for bicycles and the like substantially as
described with reference to the drawings.
T
1000
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
An Anti-corrosive Damp-resisting Paint.
Year: 1898

page_text: An Anti-corrosive Damp-resisting Paint.
THOMAS TURNBULL, Bridge Cottage, Wormit, in the County of Fife, North
Britain, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be. as
follows:-
This invention relates to an anti-corrosive damp resisting paint. The paint is
made in the following proportions of material :-
Virgin pitch.
200 lbs.
27 gallons Crude naphtha.
18 lbs.
10 lbs.
10 lbs.
Dissolved para rubber.
Whitening, sifted..
Resin.
The pitch is dissolved in a boiler (care must be taken not to allow it to boil).
After the pitch is dissolved, the resin is then added to the pitch, briskly stirring all
the time until dissolved.
The 27 gallons of crude naphtha
The 18 lbs. of dissolved para rubber
The 10 lbs. of sifted whitening, are all put into an agitator and stirred until
all the ingredients are all incorporated into each other.
This mixture is then poured into the boiler of pitch and resin, stirring briskly all
the time, and continuing to stir briskly until the whole is cooled down to about
45 degrees.
It is used in the same way as ordinary paint.
It is a quick drying paint.

page_text: manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to an anti-corrosive damp resisting paint. The paint is
made in the following proportions of material
and by the following statement :—
This invention relates to an anti-corrosive damp resisting paint.
made in the following proportions of material
200 lbs.
Virgin pitch.
27 gallons Crude naphtha.
The paint is
18 lbs.
10 lbs.
Dissolved para rubber.
Whitening, sifted.
10 lbs.
Resin.
The pitch is dissolved in a boiler (care must be taken not to allow it to boil).
After the pitch is dissolved, the resin is then added to the pitch, briskly stirring all
the time until dissolved.
The 27 gallons of crude naphtha
The 18 lbs. of dissolved para rubber
The 10 lbs. of sifted whitening, are all put into an agitator and stirred until all
the ingredients are all incorporated into each other.
This mixture is then poured into the boiler of pitch and resin, stirring briskly all
the time, and continuing to.stir briskly until the whole is cooled down to about
45 degrees Faht.
It is used in the same way as ordinary paint.
It is a quick drying paint.
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 anti-corrosiva damn resisting naint as described
P
Improvements in Saddle Numnahs or Pads.
Year: 1898

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Improvements in Saddle Numnahs or Pads.
EMILY GORE CUTHBERT, of Montpelier Recess, Blackrock, County of Dublin,
Ireland, Proprietress of Cottage Industries, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
A knitted or crochet saddle numnah or pad, with two immovable pads, double
or single, one triangular at the upper corner, and one crescent-shaped, at the lower
corner, where the side pressure is greatest.
EMILY GORE CUTHBERT, of Montpelier Recess, Blackrock, County of Dublin,
Ireland, Proprietress of Cottage Industries, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly de-
scribed and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
A knitted or crochet saddle numnah with two pads, one triangular at the upper
corner, and one crescent-shaped at the lower corner, where the side pressure is
greatest.
The whole numnah is crocheted or knitted with the pads crocheted or knitted
on to the numnah, the straps, and buckle stitched on.
The numnah is of crochet or knitted wood (or cotton). The pads are all of knitted
or crochet wool (or cotton) no other padding being used.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, what I claim, is:-
That the numnah is of knitted, or crochet wool or cotton. The pads are all of
knitting or crochet. The padding of same pads of knitting or crochet wool or
cotton, no other padding being used.
Improvements in Table Knives.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd June, 1898-Accepted, 19th Nov., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Table Knives.
JOHN THOMAS WOODHOUSE, 111, Upperthorpe Road, Sheffield, Mechanic,
ARNOLD GAMBLE, Franklin Works, Sheffield, Manufacturer, BERNARD GAMBLE,
Franklin Works, Sheffield, 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:-
We construct of steel a blade with a short tang in which we make two holes
as in Figure 1 of our drawings. We then make of wood, bone, ivory or any suit-
able material a knife handle or haft with a slit at bolster end as shown in Figure 2.
We then make a ferrule of brass German silver or other material, either
oval round or square as shown in Figure 3 of our drawings. And further having
a blade a handle and ferrule which will be placed on the handle when shaped
to fit this said ferrule, we proceed with these by placing first the ferrule on bolster
end of haft aforesaid; and we then insert the said tang of blade in the slit in
handle before mentioned, and we then by means of wire or rivets which pass
through the ferrule No. 3 the handle No. 2 and the blade No. 1 produce a knife as
shown in No. 4 of our drawings.
And now having particularly described and ascertained the nature of our in-
vention, and in what manner the same to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. The handle of a knife without a hole being bored therein as heretofore.
this 22nd day of June Toyo.
JOHN THOMAS WOODHOUSE,
111, Upperthorpe Road, Sheffield, Mechanic.
ARNOLD GAMBLE,
Franklin Works, Sheffield, Manufacturer.
BERNARD GAMBLE,
Franklin Works, Sheffield, Manufacturer.
je 1890.
JOHN THOMAS WOODHOUSE,
111, Upperthorpe Road, Sheffield, Mechanic.
ARNOLD GAMBLE,
Franklin Works, Sheffield, Manufacturer.
BERNARD GAMBLE,
Franklin Works, Sheffield, Manufacturer.
Improvements in Driving Gear for Motor Road Vehicles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Nov., 1898-Accepted, 4th Feb., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Driving Gear for Motor Road Vehicles.
I, WILLIAM PECK, F.R.A., S.F.R., S.E., Astronomer to the City of Edinburgh
City Observatory, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
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My invention has for its object to provide driving gear for motor vehicles
whereby the outer driving wheel, in the turning of the vehicle is free to overrun
the driving arrangement and move at its proper angular velocity without the
employment of ordinary so-called, differential gear.
According to my invention I effect the driving of the wheels from the axle of
the vehicle by means of a pawl and ratchet arrangement as illustrated in the
accompanying drawing. Figure 1 is a side elevation, & Figure 2 a vertical section,
of a wheel A, the boss a, of which is provided with an internal ratchet wheel a².
Pawls B are connected to the driving axle C, by being centred at b, to projections c
on a collar secured to the said axle. The driving axle, when rotated by the motor
in the direction indicated by the arrow e, drives the wheel A, in the forward
direction by the pawls B, engaging in the teeth of the ratchet wheel a², the said
pawls being provided with stops which bear against corresponding stops on the
projections c, as shewn at 2. The said pawls, however, will allow the wheel A,
to move forward at an angular velocity greater than that of the axle driven by the
motor, as, in that case, the pawls B, and springs d, which otherwise retain them in
position, will yield. The clutch F, B2, one half on the axle C, and the other on the
boss of the wheel A, can be operated by the lever f, so that when required the
wheel A, is held to the axle C, and a backward movement can be imparted to the
wheel.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. In driving gear for motor road vehicles a pawl and ratchet driving arrange-
ment which will allow the wheel to overrun the driving pawls; substantially as,
and for the purpose, hereinbefore described.
2. In driving, gear for motor road vehicles a pawl and ratchet driving arrange-
ment which will allow the wheel to overrun the driving pawls, in combination with
a clutch by which the axle and wheel can be engaged together when required;
substantially as, and for the purposes, hereinbefore described.
3. Driving gear for motor road vehicles constructed substantially as herein before
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 14th day of November 1898.
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.
An Instrument for Facilitating the Pasting of Cigar Boxes and the . like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1898-Accepted, 10th Dec.,
1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Instrument for Facilitating the Pasting of Cigar Boxes and the .
like.
I, FRIEDRICH HOCHSTÄDTER, Cigar Manufacturer, of Gymnasiumstrasse 14,
Worms, 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:-
This invention has reference to an instrument by means of which it is possible
to turn cigar boxes and such like into the different positions for being pasted
upon without the necessity of handling them.
•
On the annexed drawing which illustrates the invention,
Fig. 1 is a side view and Fig. 2 a front view of the instrument.
Screwed, in the usual way, to the table A, or a berth or the like, is a clamp-
bracket B which carries, at its upper end, the axle b. Revolubly mounted upon
the axle is a hoop C which is provided, at one of its ends, with a pin D con-
stantly pressed inwards by the spring E, and, at its other end, with a clamping
screw F. The pin D has a revoluble pressure plated attached to it whilst the
screw F has a similar plate f attached to it. The hoop C has, at its centre of
revolution, a hub C₁ provided with a number of holes into any one of which the
pin of the lever can be entered so as to retain the hoop in any desired
position. This lever is jointed, as shown, to the upper end of the bracket B.
The cigar box or such like, G, is held between the plates d, f.
With this apparatus, in order to turn the cigar box round in a vertical plane,
the pin c of the lever bis first disengaged from the hole in the hub C¹ when the
hoop can be turned round upon its axle so as to bring the box into the desired
position, whereupon the hoop is again locked in position by re-entering the pin c
into one of the holes in the hub. Should it now be desired to turn the cigar
box round its longitudinal axis either of the discs d or f is turned to the neces-
sary extent whereupon the box is also turned. In this manner the box can be
turned into any desired position without the necessity of touching it with the
hands.
If desired instead of making the lever
of a series of holes in the hub the lever
catch against pins c³ secured in the hub.
with a pin capable of entering one
may have prongs such as which
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 consider novel and desire to claim is;
An instrument for holding cigar boxes and the like so that they can be turned
round in any direction without handling them constructed and arranged sub-
stantially as herein before described with reference to the drawings annexed.
Dated this 29th day of October 1898
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
100, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.