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Improvements in Collar Stiffeners.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 27th Aug., 1898
Improvements in Collar Stiffeners.
I, WALTER LUFT, of 17, Nordstrasse, Barmen, Germany, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My invention has reference to a new collar stiffener and to the method of
manufacturing this article.
As well known collar stiffeners which consist of conical ribbons are hitherto
conically woven and then finished by conical rollers. The manner in which I
produce this stiffener differs from the old one in several points.
I make my
stiffener from a common weaving stuff which I cut in strips along oblique lines.
I then sew the single pieces together at the solid edges to an endless or long
piece and finish the whole by conical rollers in the way hereinafter described,
which operation may be easy carried out as the warp and weft threads now run
diagonal and allow a radial displacing.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I will now refer to
the drawings hereto attached which illustrate it and in which drawing
Figure 1 is a plan showing the method of manufacturing the stiffener,
Figure 2 shows the half finished article,
Figure 3 shows the finished article,
Figure 4 is a section along line I-I of Figure 3.
To produce my new collar stiffener I take a common woven stuff A Figure 1
in which a denote the warp-and the weft threads. I cut the stuff along
oblique lines x, y, r¹, y and so on to ribbons c, d, e. . . . The ribbons I sew
together at the solid edges a, a, y, y¹ by means of a sewing machine or by hand
and thus I obtain a long ribbon Fig. 2 in which the warp and weft threads cross
each other.
Now I can finish the goods in the desired conical form as the diagonal direction
of the web threads allow displacement of them in radial direction.
This operation is carried out by soaking the ware in size or lime water and
guiding it then over or between conical rollers which exercise a pressure on the
ware in order to remove the liquid from it and are heated by steam, gas or the like,
so that the ware in being dried is stiffened and receives a high gloss.
The stiffener may be folded as shown by Fig. 4.
The advantage of the new method is that the manufacture of them is cheaper
than before.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A collar stiffener consisting of single stripes cut off from a common web
stuff, sewed together at the solid ends to long pieces and finished to conical form.
2. In the manufacture of collar stiffeners the method of cutting single strips

page_text: from a common web stuff which strips are sewed together to long pieces in such
a manner that the warp and weft threads are crossing each other after which
operation they are finished to a conical shape and folded or not folded.
WALTER LUFT,
By A. Daumas,
Agent for Applicant.
A Machine for Manufacturing Metallic Packing for Joints.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 9th June, 1899-Accepted, 26th Aug., 1899
JAMES ALLAN, 10, Forster Street, Blyth, Northumberland, Marine Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The machine consists of two cylindrical rollers in a frame actuated by means of
suitable wheel gearing.
So arranged that the rollers must rotate truly together.
On the outside diameter of each roller a die or series of dies are fitted to give the
required shape to the article.
So that when the fluid metal is fed on to the rotating rollers a true impression of
the metallic packing is secured.
Dated this Thirteenth day of September 1898.
A Machine for Manufacturing Metallic Packing for Joints.
JAMES ALLAN, 10, Forster street, Blyth, Northumberland, Marine Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The machine consists of two cylindrical rollers in a frame, actuated by means of
suitable wheel gearing.
So arranged that the rolls must rotate truly together.
On the outside diameter of each roller a die or series of dies are fitted to give the
required shape to the article.
So that when the fluid metal is fed on to the rotating rollers a true impression of
the metallic packing is secured.
In order to more clearly describe this machine I append the following drawing
A A represents the two cylindrical rollers.
B B is the frame for holding the rollers.
CC are the cog wheels fitted to one end of each roller, having accurately cut teeth
so that they must rotate truly together.
D D D are the dies fitted on the outsidediameter of each roller. So that when they
come together they give a true impression of the ring required.
Pine S11

page_text: Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
The making from fluid metal of a metallic ring both sides of which contain a true
impression of the dies.
Improvements in or appertaining to Waterproofing Leather, and Treating Tan Coloured and other Boots and the like Leather Goods.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jan., 1898-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1898
Improvements in or appertaining to Waterproofing Leather, and
Treating Tan Coloured and other Boots and the like Leather Goods.
I, DORA MORT, of 2, King Street, Wigan, in the County of Lancaster, Boot and
Shoe 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 has for its object a method of waterproofing leather, and consists
in the addition thereto of a solid hydrocarbon or preferably a mixture of hydro-
carbons of a neutral character. The mode of applying the hydrocarbon is either by
heating it on the leather and letting it gradually soak in or by applying the liquid
hydrocarbon to the leather or adding a volatile hydrocarbon to it a solvent of the
solid hydrocarbon and using the pasty semi fluid or fluid mixture to the leather. I
have found that the solid hydrocarbons of the series Cn H2n+2 produce very good
results, but a still better mixture consists of one half of bees-wax, bleached or
otherwise, and the other half of one of the hydrocarbons of the Cn H2n+series,
and the Cn Hon series. Where the waterproofing has to be put on boots ready made
it is often desirable to have this dissolved in mineral naptha or oil of turpentine
or the like to the consistency of very soft paste. This is very useful for treating
tan coloured boots & other leather goods.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The waterproofing of leather boots and the like by impregnating them with a
solid hydrocarbon substantially as described.
2. The paste or solution for impregnating boots leather or the like substantially
as herein described.
Dated the 29th day of Janua1808
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Coffee Roasting Machines.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 25th June, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coffee Roasting Machines.
I, JOHN JAMES SHIELDS HESLOP, of 11, Fawcett Street, Sunderland, in the
County of Durham, Grocer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what inanner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer
tained in and by the following statement:-
--
My invention relates to coffee roasting machines of the kind described in the
Specification of former Letters Patent granted to me No. 10341 A.D. 1886
wherein a series of cylinders are employed in which the coffee to be roasted is
placed and which revolve over gas burners, the object of my invention being to
increase the efficiency of such apparatus.
According to my invention the cylinders are formed with corrugations run-
ning longitudinally the said corrugations serving to prevent the heated gases from
flowing as rapidly over the surface of the cylinders as is the case when plain
cylinders are employed and at the same time serving to turn over the coffee berries
as the cylinders rotate thereby enabling me to dispense with the ribs or flanges,
described in the aforesaid specification as being arranged within the cylinders.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:
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Figure 1 is a coffee roasting machine of the kind referred to in the said former
specification and provided with four cylinders:
Figure 2 is a transverse section drawn to an enlarged scale of one of my
improved cylinders; and
Figure 3 is a section of part of one end of the said cylinder.
a, a are the cylinders and b, b are the burners for heating the said cylinders.
Each cylinder is formed of a plate of corrugated metal the two edges of which are
united by rivets, for instance as indicated at c in Figure 2, and the ends of the
cylinder are closed by caps d which fit over the ends of the cylinder and carry
the axles as will be understood by reference to Figure 3.
With the construction described it will be understood that as the gas flames
impinge against the underside of each cylinder the corrugations will tend to hold
the flames and prevent them from passing over the surface as quickly as would
be the case if the cylinder had a plain surface, and it will also be seen how the
internal ribs formed by the corrugations 'serve for turning over the coffee as the
cylinder is rotating.
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 coffee roasting machine a roasting cylinder having a series of longitu-
dinal_corrugations, substantially as, and for the purpose, described.
2. The manufacture and use of coffee roasting machines having roasting

page_text: cylinders constructed substantially in the manner hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 25th day of April 1897.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Puncture-proof Pneumatic Tyres for Cycles or other Vehicles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Nov., 1898-Accepted, 21st Jan., 1899
Improvements in Puncture-proof Pneumatic Tyres for Cycles or other
Vehicles.
I, ERNEST ARTHUR EVERETT, of 97, Streathbourne Road, Upper Tooting, in
the County of Surrey, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in pneumactic tyres for cycles or other
vehicles whereby the same are rendered puncture proof against any sharp instru-
ments or stones they may come into contact with upon the roadway.
According to my invention I apply a layer of prepared asbestos to the inner
side of the tread portion of the cover the said layer being cemented to the inside
surface of the cover or otherwise fixed thereto and in some cases I may recess
the cover to receive the layer of asbestos.
The prepared asbestos may be fixed either inside or outside or built or cemented
into the outer or inner cover of a pneumatic tyre.
The asbestos may also be made up of a separate and independent band or
strip or bands or strips which may be cemented or otherwise fixed to any pneu-
matic tyre of a cycle motor car or other vehicle or carriage.
Dated this 22nd day of January 1898.
J. B. FLEURET,
5 Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Puncture-proof Pneumatic Tyres for Cycles or other
Vehicles.
I, ERNEST ARTHUR EVERETT, of 26, Brunswick Terrace, Leeds, in the County
of Yorkshire, Gentleman, formerly of 97, Streathbourne Road, Upper Tooting,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in pneumatic tyres for the wheels of
cycles, motor-cars and other vehicles, and has for its object to provide an inflat-
able tyre that shall be light, durable and resilient and so constructed as to pro-
tect the inflation tube or the inner air chamber of the tyre, from puncture by
sharp obstacles, whilst at the same time obviating the inconveniences and objec-
tions incidental to a heavily or expensively armoured tyre.
For this purpose I apply to the inner circumference of the tyre cover, at its

page_text: extending around the inner circumference of the outer cover and secured in
position on the latter by means of two canvas strips between which it is placed
and secured substantially as described.
4. The improved puncture-proof, band, or strip for pneumatic tyres composed
of prepared asbestos the fibres of which are plaited or woven together substantially
as described.
Dated this 92nd dow of Noreamhan 1000
J. B. FLEURET,
5, Hatton Garden, London, Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Urinals.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Urinals.
I, MOSES JAMES ADAMS, Engineer, Park Lane Sanitary Works, Leeds, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My chief improvement consists in the special form which I adopt for the
urinal back. These backs are commonly made of earthenware and have hitherto
been made of angular or semi-circular form from the floor upwards, and on the
top they have been finished by moulded capping of the same material, but
because of the form of the urinal back, such capping was of necessity wide and
heavy and cumbersome, broadening out according to the angle or space to be
filled. Now to reduce this difficulty and clumsy appearance, I make my urinal
back of novel form, using the lower part of angular or semi-circular form as
the case may be, but the top part of the back I form square or rectangular, and
by this means it is evident I obtain a much neater capping and am able to make
a neater and better finish than has hitherto been possible, and this change of
form from the semi-circular or angular in the lower part, to the square or rect-
angular at the upper part, is a feature of very considerable utility and of economy
in manufacture of the capping.
T
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1000
MOSES JAMES ADAMS,
Engineer, Park Lane Sanitary Works, Leeds.
I, MOSES JAMES ADAMS, Engineer, Park Lane Sanitary Works, Leeds, 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 follow-
ing statement:-
As shewn in the accompanying drawing my invention consists in an improved
urinal where I give a roomy open space at the top part and retain a somewhat
angular or curved form at the bottom B with a flattened or squarish back C.
The sides or wings D I also form square that they may fit close up to urinals
placed on either side when used as a range. By preference I provide pillars E E
which form an integral part of the sides and I form these pillars that they may
overlap the front portion of the adjoining urinals. A shews the outlet. The
accompanying elevation shews the urinal where C is flat backed and B somewhat
angular, the plan shews that whereas the urinal is flat backed at C, its form is
changed to angular at B.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1st. The use of a urinal wherein the upper part of the back shall be flat or
square as shewn and the lower portion of angular or curved form.
2nd. The combination of the somewhat squared upper portion of a urinal with
the curved or angular lower portion thereof.
3rd. The design and use of the urinal as shewn or its equivalent though
differing in conformity substantially the same.
MOSES JAMES ADAMS,
Engineer, Park Lane Sanitary Works, Leeds.
Improvements in and connected with the Attachment of Watches to Wearing Apparel.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Feb., 1898-Accepted, 7th May, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with the Attachment of Watches
to Wearing Apparel.
I, LUDWIG SCHLESINGER, of No. 33, Jager Strasse, Berlin, in the German
Empire, 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: -
The object of the present invention is an article of clothing in the material of
which a watch is so sewn in that the same will always remain at the same place.
The said watch may be arranged either upon the inner side or upon the outer side
of the clothing, and it is only requisite that the same be in a position where it can
be conveniently seen, and that the watch itself cannot be removed from the
clothing.
The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention as applied to a cape, to the
inner side of one corner of which the watch is attached. A round hole in the
material exposes the face of the watch whilst the key-button or top part of
the winding mechanism projects out of the material.
It is obvious that the invention is applicable to clothing of very various kinds,
as for instance to fancy costumes, mantles, jackets, and the like.
It is obvious that the exact method of fastening the watch into the article of
clothing may be any suitable one, and the watch may be placed therein simply,
or there can be formed a watch pocket in such a manner that after the watch is
inserted, and the pocket is sewn up the removal thereof is no longer possible, so
that the watch must be wound up through the material, and must always remain
attached in the article of clothing. The watch may of course be secured either
to the inside or to the outside of the article of clothing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
The improved article of clothing having a watch secured therein either in the
material itself or in the lining thereof having its face visible.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
322, High Holborn, London, W.C., Patent Agents for the Applicant.
An Improvement in Joints for Sheet Metal Cans, Boxes and other Vessels."
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application. 28th May, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 25th Feb., 1899-Accepted, 25th Mar., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION:
• An Improvement in Joints for Sheet Metal Cans, Boxes and
other Vessels."
We, ERNEST FEATHERSTONE GRIFFIN, of Westleigh, Holden Road, Woodside Park, N,
in the County of Middlesex, Factory Manager, and WALTER EDWARD HIGGS, of
27 Crowndale Road, Camden Town, N,W, in the County of London, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to forming the joints of sheet metal cans, boxes, and other
vessels in such a manner as to render them tight against leakage as we shall describe
referring to the accompanying drawings.
Fig 1 is a section of a joint according to our invention for the meeting edges of the
sheet forming the sides of the vessel, the body of the joint being internal.
Fig 2 shews the joint made externally.
Fig 3 shews the joints connecting the top and the bottom to the side.
These figures are drawn to a greatly enlarged scale so as to shew more distinctly the
folds of the metal, three of each piece, constituting the joint.
It is to be understood that, in forming joints such as are illustrated by the figures;
the metal sheets have to undergo a succession of bending operations which will
hereafter be fully explained in our Complete Specification, describing how our invention
is to be performed.
•
•Dated thin noth dan
1000
"An Improvement in Joints for Sheet Metal Cans, Boxes and
other Vessels."
We, ERNEST FEATHERSTONE GRIFFIN, of Westleigh, Holden Road, Woodside Park, N,
the County of Middlesex Factory Manager, and WALTER EDWARD HIGGS, of
7 Crowndale Road, Camden Town, N.W. in the County of London, Engineer,
A New or Improved Blacking Composition.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1898-Accepted, 23rd Dec., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Blacking Composition.
We, PHILIPP EMANUEL, Merchant, of 22/23, Grosse Neumarkt, HEINRICH
MOMME THEODOR WÄCHTER, Manufacturer, of 76, Niedernstrasse, and HANS ZUGT,
Merchant, of 9, Fettstrasse, all of Hamburg, in the Empire of Germany, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The object of this invention is to produce a blacking composition, more
especially for dressing or "blacking" boots and shoes, which shall not need
polishing by means of a brush or otherwise, but shall have a naturally polished
or shiny surface, such blacking being however free from acids and other dele-
terious ingredients which have hitherto been employed in blacking of this nature
but which have an injurious effect on leather.
The process of preparing our improved blacking is as follows; -About
350 grams of glue are dissolved in about 4 litres of water and into this solution
of glue the following substances are put in about the following quantities;
50 grams of Iceland moss, 30 grams of olive oil, 15 grams, of castor oil 15 grams
of trainoil, 60 grams borax, and according to the color required 30 grams of
nigrocin or some other coloring matter. This mixture is boiled down to about
half its bulk until it has the required appearance, and it is then poured into
suitable vessels to cool.
This composition differs from previously used varnish like compounds in being
soft and smooth and adapted to preserve the leather owing to its contents of
fatty matter, while it may be applied by a sponge, rag, or other means and shows
a sufficient polish without brushing.
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: :-
A composition for use as "blacking" for leather and intended to possess a
polish without brushing, composed of a solution of glue in water, Iceland moss,
borax, riccinus oil, train oil, olive oil and a corresponding quantity of a coloring
matter, this mixture being evaporated to the required consistence.
Dated this 21st day of October 1808
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C., London,
Agents to Applicant.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C., London,
Agents to Applicant.
Year: 1898

page_text: and the said fabric can either be of pure silk or mixed with cotton or wool. The
mixing can be effected at any stage after the rags are opened.
The silk waste obtained by the method described can be bleached either before or
after being worked into a fabric and can be dyed just the same as wool or cotton.
The operations of freeing the rags of knots and scams and washing and sorting
same can be varied as regards their order without departing from the scope of
the present invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim
is:-
1. A process of converting silk rags into silk waste which can be bleached and
dyed and woven, spun, or otherwise worked into a fabric, such as cloth, felt, and
the like, consisting in sorting and washing the rags, freeing same of knots and
seams, carbonizing the vegetable fibres contained in the rags, greasing the latter
with soap or a like fatty substance, neutralising the action of the acids contained in
the rags and then treating the said rags with a solution of olcine, alum and brown-
stone of approximately the proportions given and subsequently opening the rags
in the opening machine or devil and carding the product substantially as described.
2. The use of silk waste obtained by means of the process specified either in the
form of pure silk, or mixed with cotton or wool, for manufacture into fabrics.
Dated this 18th day of March 1898.
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
Year: 1898

page_text: I, ALOIS SPITZER, of Prague, 1536/II, Austria, Manufacturer of Metal Goods,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My said invention relates to an improved construction of case for holding
cigarettes or cigars.
In a cigarette case made in accordance therewith the sides of the case are
provided with slots through which the fingers can reach the cigars or cigarettes
which lie transversely in the case for the purpose of lifting them upwards. The
case may be open at the top or may have a suitable hinged lid.
Dated this 16th day of March 1898.
E. T. WHITELOW, A.M. Inst. C.E.,
70, Deansgate, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.
I, ALOIS SPITZER, of Prague, 1536/II, Austria, Manufacturer of Metal Goods,
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 said invention relates to an improved construction of case for holding
cigarettes or cigars.
In the accompanying drawing which shows a cigarette or cigar case made in
accordance with my said invention
Fig. 1 is a side elevation and
Fig. 2 is a plan.
The sides of the case a are provided with slots b b through which the fingers can
reach the cigarettes or cigars z, which lie transversely in the case, for the purpose
of lifting them upwards. The case which is open at the top may have a suitable
hinged or other lid or cover as shown in dotted lines at d.
077

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed. I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A cigarette or cigar case open at the top having slit like openings bb
substantially as and for the purpose set forth and shown.
2.—A cigarette or cigar case a having lateral openings b and a cover or lid d
substantially as and for the purpose set forth and shown.
Dated this 23rd day of November 1898.
E. T. WHITELOW, A.M. Inst. C.E.,
70, Deansgate, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Apparatus Suitable for Washing Bed Pans.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus Suitable for Washing Bed Pans.
I, SIDNEY JENNINGS, of Palace Wharf, Stangate, Lambeth, in the County of
Surrey, Sanitary Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The apparatus consists of a cupboard having a tight fitting door in front and
a trap connected to the drain at the bottom. The bed pan is hung up in the
cupboard with its handle downwards and its opening towards the back. Nozzles
are provided at the back and top of the cupboard for directing jets of water into
the pan to wash the contents down through the hollow handle into the drain
and also onto the outside to wash off any splashes.
Preferably the door is made and fastened in a similar way to the dead lights of
a ship.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus Suitable for Washing Bed Pans.
I, SIDNEY JENNINGS, of Palace Wharf, Stangate, Lambeth, in the County of
Surrey, Sanitary Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The apparatus consists of a cupboard having a tight fitting door in front and
a trap connected to the drain at the bottom. The bed pan is hung up in the
cupboard with its handle downwards and its opening towards the back. Nozzles
are provided at the back and top of the cupboard for directing jets of water into
the pan to wash the contents down through the hollow handle into the drain
and also onto the outside to wash off any splashes.
Preferably the door is made and fastened in a similar way to the dead lights of
a ship.
Figure 1 is a vertical section and Figure 2 a front elevation (partly in section)
of an apparatus constructed according to this invention.
a is the cupboard and b its door which is hinged at and is secured by a
hinged screw 62 and nut b c is the bed pan and the hook on which it is hung.
e is the water supply pipe and f f¹ are two roses or jets supplied by it for washing
the outside and inside of the pan. g is a pipe leading from the bottom of the
cupboard and h is a trap in it.
Figures 3 and 4 are similar views of an apparatus suitable for washing bed
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page_text: pans of the slipper form. In this case the hook itself forms a nozzle for another
jet. k is a valve (which might be employed in the other arrangement also)
by which water charged with suitable reagents is retained to receive the contents
of the pan and disinfect or sterilise it before it is discharged down the drain.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. Cupboards with tight fitting doors and water jets inside substantially as
described.
2. Apparatus suitable for washing bed pans substantially as described and
illustrated in the drawings.
Date 01
1800
An Electric Lighter for ripes, Cigars, and Cigarettes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Jan., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 29th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 11th June, 1898
An Electric Lighter for ripes, Cigars, and Cigarettes.
I, FREDERICK WILLIAM WHITTLE, 105, Liverpool Road, Patricroft, Manchester,
Provision Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists of an electric lighter for pipes, cigars, and cigarettes,
the object being to provide a ready means of lighting a pipe, cigar, or cigarette
without the necessity of using matches. In carrying out my invention I provide
a suitable case or holder which contains a battery so arranged as to cause a piece
of platinum wire to glow or become heated sufficiently for the purpose of lighting
pipes, cigars, and cigarettes. Any suitable form of connection may be used for
completing the circuit when it is required to use the device.
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1000
An Electric Lighter for Pipes, Cigars, and Cigarettes.
FREDERICK WILLIAM WHITTLE, Provision Merchant, 105, Liverpool Road,
Patricroft, Manchester, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:―
This invention consists of an electric lighter for pipes, cigars, and cigarettes,
the object being to provide a ready means of lighting a pipe, cigar, or cigarette
without the necessity of using matches.
In carrying out my invention I provide a suitable case or holder which contains
a battery so arranged as to cause a piece of platinum wire to glow or become
heated sufficiently for the purpose of lighting pipes, cigars, and cigarettes. Any
suitable form of connection may be used for completing the circuit when it is
required to use the device.
Referring to the annexed drawings,
Figure 1, is a longitudinal section.
a is a suitable casing or holder which carries a battery or source of electricity b
so arranged and connected to a secondary battery or accumulator c of any suitable
& well known form that when the push d is caused to make contact with the
terminal e the circuít is complete and the loop of platinum wire f is caused to glow
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page_text: sufficiently for the purpose of lighting a pipe, cigar, or cigarette. g are the lines
or circuit wires.
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 electric lighter for pipes, cigars, and cigarettes substantially as described
and illustrated herein.
2. An electric lighter for pipes, cigars, and cigarettes consisting of a casing or
holder carrying a primary battery or source of electricity in circuit with a secon-
dary battery or accumulator and connected with a platinum loop which protrudes
from the casing a required distance; the circuit being so arranged as to be closed
by a push and so causing the platinum loop to glow, substantially as described
and illustrated herein.
Dated this 20th day of Manch 1000
Metallic Lining for Stuffing Boxes of Steam Engines, Pumps, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Metallic Lining for Stuffing Boxes of Steam Engines, Pumps,
and the like.
ANDREW BROWN, 110, Cannon Street, London, E.C., Mechanical Engineer, and
ROBERT FORSYTH, Fern Villa, Alexandra Park Road, Wood Green, Manufacturers'
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The metallic lining to be made of soaponaceous antifrictional metal in rolls or
straight bars and which may be cut into the required lengths by the user.
The section of the metalic lining to be either round, square, triangular,
oblong, fish form, D form, oval, or other special form, or in flat thin strips with
plain or serated edge or edges, or in the form of tubes of plain diameter or tubes
square, triangular, oblong, fish form, D form, oval, or other special section.
The metal bars tubes & strips may also be furnished with tacking studs being
either plain or burred or harpoon shaped at the points, so that when driven
hammered or pressed into any fibrous packing or material the same may remain
firmly attached and thereby form a metalic surface.
The cavity in the tubular sections to be filled with fibrous material to form a
core such as flax, hemp, cotton or asbestos smeared over with a lubricant or
soapstone, or the cavity may be filled by pouring or pressing into it any suitable
plastic composition.
The metallic lining is to be placed in the stuffing-box in rings or coils, and
in close contact around the rod, and the outer space between the rod and wall of
stuffing box to be filled with any fibrous material or prepared packing suitable
for the purpose.
Dated this 24th day of Januow 1000
ANDREW BROWN.
ROBERT FORSYTH.
Metallic Lining for Stuffing Boxes of Steam Engines, Pumps,
and the like.
ANDREW BROWN, Mechanical Engineer, 110, Cannon Street, London, E.C.,
ROBERT FORSYTH, Manufacturer's, Agent, Fern Villa, Alexandra Park Road,
Wood Green, London, N., do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
The metallic lining to be made of soaponaceous antifrictional metal, in rolls
or straight bars, and which may be cut into the required lengths by the user.
Year: 1898

page_text: I, JOSEF ZUCKER, of Strakonitz, Bohemia, in the Empire of Austria, 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:-
The present invention, which relates to tyres for bicycle wheels, and wheels of
all kinds, consists in preparing them from knitted or woven woollen fabric in the
following manner :-
For the purpose of producing the tyre according to my invention, a cord or band
of woven or knitted fabric is made of a length corresponding to the circumference
of the wheel. This band may be a tube of woven fabric filled with yarn, the ends of
which project somewhat beyond the ends of the tube. These ends are tied one
with the other, whilst the ends of the tube are connected together by sewing, so as
to form a hoop.
Or a circular core of yarn may be first formed, of a length corresponding to the
circumference of the wheel, and then enclosed in, or surrounded by, a jacket or
cover of woven or knitted fabric. Or the core and cover may be made solid, in the
first instance, by weaving or knitting.
The hoop thus formed is submitted to the action of an ordinary fulling mill, by
which it becomes fulled into a homogeneous whole.
The finished tyre produced as above described, is treated with a caoutchouc
solution, or other suitable means, to render the same waterproof.
A tyre is thus obtained, which, by the weaving or knitting, combined with the
fulling, has an internal cohesion which imparts to it its elasticity.
A tyre so produced possesses not only the advantage of cheapness, and the
possibility of dispensing with the usual laborious air-pumping, but is moreover
more durable, and just as elastic as the ordinary rubber tyre. The entrance of
foreign bodies, or other like injuries, do not render this tyre useless, and do not
necessitate the ride being stopped, as is the case with air tyres.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim
is :-
1. A tyre for velocipede and other wheels, consisting of a cord or band of knitted
or woven fabric made into a hoop, and treated by fulling, as and for the purpose
set forth.
2. A tyre for velocipede and other wheels, consisting of an inner core of yarn,
corresponding in length to the rim of the wheel, and provided with a cover of
woven or knitted fabric, the whole being fulled as above set forth.

page_text: 3. Treating a tyre for velocipede and other wheels, consisting of fulled woven or
knitted fabrics, made after the alternative methods above explained, with a water-
proofing material, substantially as set forth.
Self Closing Door Hinge.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 26th July, 1898-Accepted, 27th Aug., 1898
Self Closing Door Hinge.
I, JACOB WAGNER, of Ludwigshafen on the Rhine, Germany, Whitesmith, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
·
My said invention relates to an improved construction of hinge for doors which
open in both directions so devised as to cause the door to close automatically.
Screw hinges which lift the door when it is opened and in which the weight
of the lifted door operates to close it are well known and I make no general claim
thereto. The forms at present in use for doors opening in both directions are
however somewhat complicated and costly and the object of my said invention is
to provide an automatic hinge acting in both directions of a simpler and cheaper
construction than those hitherto used.
In the accompanying drawings which illustrate my said invention and to
which reference is hereinafter made
Figure 1 is an elevation showing the relative position of the parts when the
door is closed.
Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the door open in one direction.
Fig. 3 is a plan.
An internally screwed projecting bush or bracket a is secured to the wall or
door frame either direct or by the neck b and plate c. The hinge screw d has a
right and a left hand thread. Lying between the oppositely screwed ends is a
collar e.
The hinge plate or bar f which is secured to the door carries an inter-
nally screwed bush g.
The hinge screw d is so set in the bushes a and g as that when the door is closed
the bushes a and g and the collar e are close together. The faces of the bushes a
and g may be case hardened or made of hard material.
If now the door is pushed open in one direction the bush g and the hinge plate f
rise with the door into the positions indicated by dotted lines at g¹ f¹ in Figs. 1
and 3.
If the door is pulled in the opposite direction the hinge screw d the bush and
the hinge plate f rise with the door into the position shown in Fig. 2 and indicated
by dotted lines at f³ in Fig. 3. Therefore in whichever direction the closed door
is moved it rises and its own weight effects the closing of the door.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is:
1. A self closing screwed door hinge acting forwards or backwards substantially
as dosomibod and show

page_text: 2. The combination of a fixed screwed bush a a swinging screwed bush
a hinge pind having vertically superposed right and left threads substantially as
and for the purpose set forth and shown.
and
Dated this 25th day of July 1898
E. T. WHITELOW, A.M. Inst. C.E.,
70, Deansgate, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Caps and other Head-wear.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 11th May, 1898-Accepted, 25th June, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Caps and other Head-wear.
I, ALBRECHT HOFFMANN, of the firm of G. A. Hoffmann, of Sebastianstrasse 14,
Berlin, in the Empire of Germany, 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:-
The object of this invention is to ensure perfect ventilation when in use of caps
and other head wear.
As example of the invention a bicycle cap is shewn on the accompanying
drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation, and Figure 2 a section.
In place of the usual band or rim, a band or rim a of metal or leather or similar
material is fitted to the cap possessing a net-like appearance or provided with
perforations so that the air can pass freely through the interior of the cap when in
use, as, for example, when bicycling, thus ensuring the ventilation of the interior.
In place of the before mentioned net-like or perforated band of metal, leather, or
similar material any other porous material may be used.
Head-wear constructed according to this invention is not provided with a lining
of silk, leather or other material.
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: —
Head-wear having a net-like or perforated rim or band without lining, for the
purpose of ensuring an energetic ventilation of the interior substantially as
described.
1000
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
Chartered Patent Agents,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agents for the Applicant.
An Improved Door Name Plate, Tablet or Indicator.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th June, 1898-Accepted, 30th July, 1898
An Improved Door Name Plate, Tablet, or Indicator.
I, WLADISLAUS VON BORUCKI, of 13, Kartnerstrasse, Vienna, Austria, 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:-
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The subject matter of the present invention is a door plate or tablet for enabling
its proprietor to give any desired number of notices to one or several callers.
In the annexed drawings:-
Fig. 1 is a door plate or tablet in front elevation.
Fig. 2 the same in section.
Fig. 3 the same arranged to form the door of a letter box.
Figs. 4 and 5 various kinds of locks or closing arrangements for the box f
The door tablet arrangement consists of a slab a of wood or other suitable
material, which is provided with two slots bb, for putting therein permanent
inscriptions, such as the name or firm, or the like. The plates c, which should bear
the inscriptions desired, are inserted into these slots.
The essential feature of the invention is the box f which can be locked from the
inside of the door d by means of a suitable arrangement, for instance by screwe,
the cavity of which is shut off from the outside by a sheet of glass g,
and is thus secured against damage on the part of unauthorised
If the owner, during his absence or while otherwise prevented, wishes to
persons.
give notice to a client about a call on him, or generally to any callers, he will
place a card with the respective notice into the open box f, at the top, and then
lock it from inside by means of the screw e. The box f is formed so as to afford
sufficient space for the storage of stock cards, a number of which might have
printed on them the customary notices such as
< Business hours 11 to 1" or <6 "In "
and the like.
A slate or, in the case of a letter box, a number of blank cards, may also be
inserted in the slot b so that the caller may, if he desires, write any communication
thereon, or put a card with a message written on it into the letter box.
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 door plate or tablet consisting of a slab or plate a having two slots or open-
ings b and b, which serve for receiving permanent notices, or cards to be used by
callers, and a box f attached to this slab, in the interior of which, and capable
of being shut off from the outside by a glass plate g, and which can be locked
from the inside, a number of interchangeable cards are contained, so that messages

page_text: can conveniently be exchanged between the absent proprietor and the visitor call-
ing on him, and by which any wilful damage to the cards contained in the box f
is prevented.
Dated this 16th day of Tu 1900
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in or relating to Otter Trawl Boards and Nets.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1899-Accepted, 7th Oct.,
1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Otter Trawl Boards and Nets.
I, DAVID BURNESS WALKER, Poynernook Road, Aberdeen, N.B., Fish Curer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
.
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with otter trawl boards
and the nets employed therewith and has for its object to ensure the otter boards
remaining in an upright position, or nearly so, during the trawling operations;
and also to more thoroughly ensure the mouth of the net being kept open during
such operations.
In accordance with my invention I attach a strong metal or other air containing
tube or receptacle along the top of the otter board, which tends to keep the board
in an upright position.
For the purpose of keeping the mouth of the net open I attach a number of
floats to the head line. In order to withstand the excessive pressure met with
at great depths, I construct these floats of glass and surround them with a net
work of rope or other suitable material to prevent their being damaged and also
to facilitate their connection or attachment to the net proper.
TY
1 1000
Improvements in or relating to Otter Trawl Boards and Nets.
I, DAVID BURNESS WALKER, Poynernook Road, Aberdeen, N.B., Fish Curer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:
-
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with otter trawl boards
and has for its object to ensure the otter boards remaining in an upright position
during the trawling operations, which are thereby facilitated.
In accordance with my invention I attach a strong metal or other air containing
tube or receptacle A along the board which by its buoyancy keeps the board
in a vertical or almost vertical position both whilst the net is in motion and
at rest. The board also, having its weight partly equalised, can be lifted more
easily through the water than boards of ordinary construction.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is an elevation and Fig. 2 an end view
of a board shewing my improvements applied thereto, the air tube A being

page_text: retained in position upon the board B by straps C. The air receptacle may
however be of any equivalent shape and retained in position in any other
convenient manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
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The means whereby otter trawl boards are retained in an upright position
during trawling operations, consisting of the air containing tube or receptacle A
attached along the top of the board B, substantially in the manner as herein-
before described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
T
JOHNSONS,
Applicant's Agents, 116, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.