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An Improved Burglar Alarm.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 15th May, 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Burglar Alarm.
WILLIAM HIGGS of 6, Blenheim Place, St. John's Wood, London, N.W. in the
County of Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has reference to "An improved burglar alarm," the object of same
being to provide a simple & efficient means of preventing burglary, which, at the
same time may he carried in the pocket from place to place & easily attached to
a door or window.
In order that my invention may be readily understood, I have herewith annexed.
a sheet of illustrative drawings in which :-
Fig. 1 represents a side view of the device for attaching to windows
Fig. 2 a plan of same &
Fig. 3 a view of the device for attaching to doors.
In carrying my invention into practise I provide a base A, two spring bearing.
pieces B, perpendicular to the said base plate & the barrel or cartridge chamber C,
the whole preferably being cast integrally. A hammer D is also provided, having
an arm E at its extremity, extending at right angles thereto or nearly so, the other
end having a circular enlarged portion F for the purpose of giving greater weight
& to ensure the cartridge being exploded. A suitable spring G is placed at the
rear of the base plate for the purpose of actuating the hammer D. A screw H
may also be provided so that the device may be readily attached to any door or
window. In using my invention the device is attached to a door or jamb of same
as the case may be or to the upper or lower sash bar of a window & the hammer D
is set & held in position as shewn in Fig. 1 by dotted lines by a nail or other
suitable catch. A cartridge of the class known as "pin fire" is inserted into the
cartridge chamber C, the pin of the said cartridge projecting through the slot
provided for that purpose in the cartridge chamber. It is obvious that a slight.
movement of the door (or window) would release the hammer, whereupon the
action of the spring C would cause said hammer to oscillate upon its axis I which.
upon striking the pin of the cartridge, would fire same & thereby warn the inmates-
of the house.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inveu--
tion, & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
An improved burglar alarm, consisting of a base A, bearing B, cartridge
chamber & hammer D, in combination with & actuated by a suitable spring G
the whole being capable of being carried in the pocket & attached to a window
(or door) by means of a screw H substantially as & for the purpose set forth in &.
by the accompanying specification & drawings.
C. W. HIGGS,
Agent for Applicant..
An Improved Garment Edging.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 27th Mar., 1897
An Improved Garment Edging.
I, GEORGE SIMON HENSEL, of Franklin and Vine Streets, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, United States of America, 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 invention consists of a garment edging composed of a body and a spiral
border, the latter being formed as the body is woven, and supported on a warp
which is independent of the warp threads of the body, and engaged by the weft
threads of said body, thus securing the border to the body.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 represents a face view of a piece of garment edging embodying my
invention.
Figure 2 represents an end view thereof.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.
A designates a garment edging, the same consisting of the body B, and the
border C united thereto.
In carrying out my invention, I weave the body B of warp and weft threads,
say after the manner of a braid or other fabric, and employ an additional warp D,
which is independent of the warp threads of the body B, and placed adjacent to
the warp for one edge of the body, and aside of the same, said warp threads and
warp passing through a suitable reed.
In continuing the weaving, the weft threads of the body are carried laterally
beyond the edge of the same, and run around the warp D, and then shot back
again, and a cord or piece E of chenille or other material suitable for a border is
wound spirally around the warp D, its convolutions alternating with the weft
threads of the body carried around said warp D, thus forming the spiral border
and uniting it with the body.
In Figure 1, the warp threads are removed from the lower part of the body, in
order to expose the weft threads thereat, and the adjacent portion of the piece E
is not wound around the warp D but is removed therefrom so as to show the binding
action of the warp threads of the body around said warp D.
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 :-
1st. A garment edging consisting of a body, and a spiral border thereon, the
latter being woven with the former and united by weft threads common to both.
2nd. A body composed of warp and weft threads, and a border composed of a
warp, a spiral cord thereon, and weft threads the weft threads of the two members
being common to both, the parts named being combined forming an improvement
in garment edging.
3rd. A garment edging formed of a body and a spiral border, the latter consisting
of a warp, a spiral cord thereon, and weft threads common to the body and border,
the convolutions of the cord alternating with the portions of the weft threads on
the border.
Dated this 24th dow of Wh1007
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Manufacture of the Button-holes of Starched Wearing Apparel.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 25th May, 1897-Accepted, 17th July, 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of the Button-holes of Starched
Wearing Apparel.
I GEORGE JOHN GISSING, Manufacturer, of 17 Glasshouse Yard, Aldersgate Street,
in the City of London, 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 to prevent collars, cuffs, and similar wearing
apparel, from becoming, when starched and dressed, so stiff at the parts where the
button-holes are made, as to render it difficult to attach them to their buttons.
Collars and cuffs, as usually made, are composed of several thicknesses of linen or
cotton, or linen and cotton, and these thicknesses, when, by starching, they become
cemented together, make the cuff or collar extremely hard. The parts where the
button-holes are made partake of the character imparted to the rest of the collar
or cuff, which, to give a good appearance, is highly starched; the difficulty of
manipulating the buttons is therefore obvious.
According to my invention, I obviate the difficulty of the following manner :-
At those parts of the collar, cuff, or other article of apparel, where the button-
holes are made, instead of the usual filling or lining material of linen or cotton,
I employ, as a filling between the outer layers of the collar, a material which
has no affinity for the starch, and which therefore retains its softness under all
circumstances. The effect of this arrangement is to prevent the cementing together
of the outside layers and the undue stiffening of the parts at the button-holes.
The material which I propose generally to employ is flannel, which has the desired
characteristic of remaining soft after being submitted to starch,
In the accompanying drawing, I have shewn a collar made according to my present
invention,―
Fig. 1 shews the collar with the outer layer removed.
Fig. 2 is an outside view.
and a
The collar a is, as usual, provided with a lining b of canvas or similar material.
At the parts c, c, c, where the button-holes are made, the lining b is cut
away,
small piece of flannel d is inserted, as shewn in the drawings, dotted lines being used
in the Fig. 2 of the finished collar, to indicate the position.
It will be found that, with this arrangement, there will be no difficulty in buttoning
the collar, as the two outer layers being separated by the soft lining material, do not
become unduly starched, when starched in the ordinary way.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The application to collars, cuffs, and similar wearing apparel, between the oute
layers, at the parts where the button-holes are made, of a lining of flannel or simila
material, which is not stiffened by starch, as and for the purpose above described.
Dated this 25th day of May 1897.
Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Tobacco, Cigarettes, and Cigars.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 30th Oct., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Tobacco,
Cigarettes, and Cigars.
FRANK MARLAND SEDDON care of Messrs. William Clarke & Son Hare Place,
Liverpool Manager of Cigarette Factory 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 my invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of Tobacco
(with which is included cigarettes and cigars) at the same time imparting to the
tobacco valuable agreeable and beneficial properties.
In order to carry these improvements into practice I treat the leaves of tobacco
before or during the course of manufacture with Champagne either in its natural
state or in the form of an extract or an essence distilled from champagne and
mixed with Spirits of Wine.
The leaves of tobacco are prepared and cased with Champagne in either of the
forms named, and after being impregnated are placed in a maturing chamber to
undergo fermentation, after which they are manufactured into either cut, Plug,
1oll or Cake tobacco, cigarettes or cigars.
Tobacco manufactured by this process acquires a soft, mellow fruity flavour
while retaining in full its natural properties.
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:-
Treating Tobacco leaves and tobacco, whether manufactured unmanufactured,
or in process of manufacture with Champagne or with extracts or essences prepared
from Champagne.
Dated this 25th dot of Aust 1907
Improvements in Securing Pedal Axles to Cycle Cranks.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 8th Jan.,
1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Securing Pedal Axles to Cycle Cranks.
I, GEORGE PEET MAIN, 117 Nottingham Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire,
Cycle 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:-
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side view of a pedal and cycle crank with one lug of the outer end
of the crank broken away.
Figure 2 shows an end view of a pedal axle secured in the crank.
Figure 3 shows a side view of the crank with the lugs enclosing the flattened.
portion of the axle having the outer coned collar cut away to show the axle in
section.
Figure 4 is a side view of a key wrench employed.
One end of the pedal axle is formed with two collars 1 and 2 each terminating in
a cone 3 opposite each other, the space between the collars is turned down to the
diameter required, then cut away on opposite sides to form flats 4, the remaining
portion being left of suitable thickness to pass between two lugs at the outer end
of a crank 5. The outer end of the crank 5 is bored out the same diameter as the
portion of pedal axle between the collars, and countersunk on each side as shown
at 6, Figures 1 and 3 to receive the coned parts of the two collars on the pedal
axle. Countersinking both sides of the crank causes it to more perfectly grip the
pedal axle between the coned collars which give strength to the corners.
After countersinking, the end of the crank is cut through to form a slot between
two lugs 7, 8, wide enough to receive the flattened portion of the axle. A hole is
drilled in each lug to pass a screw ended pin or cotter 9 through at such distance
from the ends of the lugs that the pin or cotter will touch one of the flat sides of
the axle when in the position shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.
The collar 3 of the axle has a recess 10 cut in its edge in which a projecting
pin 11 formed in a key wrench shown at Figure 4 engages to enable the axle to
be turned one quarter round after being passed between the lugs 7 and 8, the
insertion and screwing up of the pin 9 securely clamps the crank on to the axle
and prevents it turning round.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. The employment in cycle axles and cranks of a coned collar at each end of
the flattened parts 4 of a pedal axle clamped by the countersunk lower slotted
end of a crank 5 provided with a pin or cotter 10 for securing the axle to the crank,
substantially as described and illustrated in the drawings annexed.
Dated this Ninth day of November 1897
H. W. GOUGH, C.E.,
Agent.
Improvements in Windows.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1897- Accepted, 8th Jan.. 1898
Improvements in Windows.
I, ARCHIBALD ANSELL, of 63 Finsbury Pavement, in the County of London,
Architect and Surveyor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to a construction of the sashes and frames of windows, that
the sashes can be turned on horizontal pivots or can be readily removed to give
facilities for cleaning and repairs, while provision is made against passage of wind
or rain between the sashes and the frame in which they slide.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a front view partly in section Fig. 2 is
a vertical section and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan of a window according to my
invention.
Each sash A is provided on each edge about the middle of its height with a
socket B in which works as in a bearing a pivot pin attached to the cord which
passes over the pulley to the balance weight D, the face of the frame being
grooved to allow the head of the pivot pin to move freely up and down. Each.
edge of the sash has also a deep groove to receive a metal weather bar E and there
is a corresponding groove in the frame facing the groove in the sash. Each bar E
has through it two siots, the one I made with part horizontal and part vertical,
and the other G being inclined.
Through these slots pass pins fixed in the sash. When the bars E are in the
position shewn in the figures, they project from the sashes into the grooves of
the frame thereby preventing passage of wind or water between the sashes and the
frame but allowing the sashes to be raised or lowered. On taking hold of the
eyes H at the top of the bars E and raising the bars upwards and then sliding them
inwards so that the lower part of the slots F rest on the pins as at E¹ the bars are
withdrawn from the grooves of the frame, leaving the sashes free to be turned on
their pivots or to be withdrawn from the window frame.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I would have it understood that
I make no general claim for providing window sashes with weather bars sliding in
grooves in the sashes but what I claim is:
A window having its sashes pivotted on pins attached to the weight cords, and
having weather bars sliding in the edges of the sashes and entering grooves of
the window frame, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
1L 111
1007
Improvements in the Construction of Silo-towers.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 3rd Apr., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Silo-towers.
I, HUGO LUTHER, Manufacturer, of 10 Wilhelmsther Promenade, Braunschweig,
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 present invention consists in the method of constructing circular silo-towers
of boards, which are placed at any desired angle to the vertical and in any number
of layers one close over and near the other, so as to form an enclosed space, separate
boards either crossing each other as in Figures 2 and 3 or being arranged in the
same direction with alternating or break joints as in Figure 1. The building of
the tower is effected in the usual manner round a centering and the boards may
be connected to each other by screws, nails, or in any other well-known manner.
Any desired number of compartments or storeys a a may be provided by dividing
the tower by means of floors bb. If desired, the tower may be provided on its
outer side with hoops or any other devices to strengthen it and resist the pressure
from the inside.
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 :-
1. The construction of round silo-towers of boards which are arranged at an
angle inclined from the vertical and in two or more layers so as to form an enclosed
space the boards of the separate layers crossing each other, or being arranged in
the same direction with alternating or break joints hoops or other suitable devices
being provided on the outer surface when desired to strengthen the tower against
internal resistance, substantially as described.
2. A silo-tower substantially as described and shown in Figure 1 or Figure 2
of the accompanying drawings with or without dividing floors or partitions.
Dated this 30th day of December 1896.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Bunsen Burners for Incandescent Gas Lamps.
Year: 1897

page_text: Application 23rd Jan., 1897-Accepted, 1st May, 1897
of Application. 23rd Jan., 1897-Accepted, 1st May, 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bunsen Burners for Incandescent Gas Lamps.
I, ROBERT DÖHNER Mechanical Engineer, of Humbold Strasse 83 Hamburg in-
e Empire of Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
anner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
and by the following statement :-
This invention for improvements in Bunsen burners for incandescent gas lamps
as for its object the regulation of the air and lighting gas mixture inside the
urner and the protection of the sensitive incandescent mantle againt sudden air
uction from below or unintentional shaking. The mixture of gas and air is.
regulated by means of a ring cone fitting on the under part of the burner tube,
having inlet openings, and the mantle protector consists of a cup shaped sleeve
fitted underneath the burner head.
In the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is a vertical section through the inner burner tube & the ring coner and
the nozzle b²,
Fig. 2 is an elevation of the burner with the half sectional protector sleeve m
together with the chimney carrier, and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan of the same with
the chimney carrier removed.
Corresponding to the cone form of the ring the lower part of the tube is
conically formed and the two parts are fitted one over the other. The holes o
permitting the entry of the air into the burner correspond with the holes in the
tube b. According to the gas pressure in the pipes the proper mixture of gas and
air can be produced by suitably rotating the ring cone on the burner tube. The
action of the arrangement can be clearly observed by the bright or dull incan-
descence of the mantle. The sleeve m provides an annular space round the burner
top, in which the lower part of the mantle projects and is protected by the bottom
and rim of the sleeve from damaging influences from below, or from the sides.
The sleeve is pushed up from below over the tube 63 before the attachment of the
chimney carrier, and rests on the ring i thereon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said.
0 invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A Bunsen burner for incandescent gas lights characterised by a cup shaped
sleeve m arranged underneath the burner head and acting as a circular protector
for the lower part of the mantle, and by a ring cone r with holes o pushed over the
35 lower conical and bored part of the burner tube, for the purpose of protecting the
air inlet to the burner.
2. The improvements in Bunsen burners for incandescent gas lamps substantially
as described with reference to the drawings.
£ January 1897.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
An Improved Device for Deadening the Noise in Telephone Conductors and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 25th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 8th Jan., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device for Deadening the Noise in Telephone
Conductors and the like.
I, HEINRICH MESSING, of 5 Taunusstrasse, Offenbach on Main, in the Empire of
Germany, Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
-
This invention relates to a damping device for use in connection with electric
telephone conductors, the object of which is to deaden the buzzing noise heard at
the receivers of electric telephones.
This damping device consists of an india-rubber cyclinder adapted to be slid over
and to firmly clasp round the telephone wire, the central portion of this cylinder
being kept out of contact with the wire by enlarging the cylindrical hole within the
cylinder; this hole is concentric with the telephone wire.
Such a cylinder with an internal chamber, completely deadens the buzzing noise
of the conducting wires and therefore acts far more efficiently than the entirely
solid cylinders hitherto used. Repeated experiments have clearly proved this fact,
for which no theoretical explanation has as yet been found.
The india rubber may be replaced by other elastic material.
The cylinders are preferably each provided with a longitudinal slit, which allows
the said cylinders to be mounted on telephone wires already fixed.
In order to give the cylinder the necessary weight, the same is preferably
enclosed in a leaden tube, likewise cut open along its periphery in line with the
slit provided in the cylinder.
An Improved Device for Deadening the Noise in Telephone
Conductors and the like.
I, HEINRICH MESSING, of 5 Taunusstrasse, Offenbach on Main, in the Empire of
Germany, Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a device designed for deadening the buzzing noise
occurring in the wiring and rods or posts of telephone installations.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the improved device.
Trousers with inserted Belt or Strap.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 19th June, 1897-Accepted, 7th Aug., 1897
Trousers with inserted Belt or Strap.
I, GUSTAV INSEL of 64, Romerstrasse, Metz, in the Empire of Germany, Merchant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to trowsers having an inserted belt or strap which obviates
the use of braces or suspenders, and yet enables the trousers to be held firmly to
the body without contracting or drawing in the trousers above the hips. By this
means air is allowed to have access to the body, whereby the exercise of any sport
or game is rendered very much more beneficial to the body. Also by this means
the unpleasant perspiration is obviated, which has hitherto been caused by the
contraction or drawing in of the buckle strap or belt, when placed around the
trousers.
The accompanying drawing illustrates the subject of this invention by way of
example.
To the band of the trousers a and exactly on a level with the hips, there is
fastened inside, a belt b in such a manner that the trousers are perfectly supported
by the said belt. At the rear of the trousers the belt can be drawn through a
flap piece c, and it can be held in front for instance by means of two eyes d. The
belt itself is made of a strong rubber band, and is provided with a fastening
buckle c. In use this belt, which can be easily closed and opened in front, will
scarcely cause any pressure, but will hold the trousers close up over the hips.
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 :-
Trousers having an elastic belt or strap b, which is movably inserted inside on
the band, and which supports the trousers, as set forth.
Dated this 19th day of June 1897.
OBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.
Consulting Engineer & Patent Agent
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C. Associate Agent.
Improvements in or connected with Tobacco Pipes and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 13th Mar., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Tobacco Pipes and the like.
I, GEORGE GILMAN, of The Junction Tobacco Stores, Wellington Street,
Leeds, in the County of York, Tobacconist, 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 my invention, is to construct tobacco pipes and the like, in such a
mauner that the moisture from the mouth is prevented from entering the stem of
the pipe, thus allowing the said pipe to be smoked in a dry and pleasant state.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I will proceed to describe
same with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which I have shewn a side
view of a tobacco pipe having the mouth-piece in section.
According to my invention, I construct the mouth-piece A with an extra
channel B, which latter connects with the aperture C. As seen in the drawing,
the mouth-piece A screws onto the stem D, by means of an intermediate screw E,
and the channel B separates the aperture C from the screw E, in such a manner
that the lower side of the screw E is not in contact with the aperture C.
In smoking the pipe, the smoke is drawn from the intermediate screw E and
through the aperture C, but should any moisture enter the aperture C in the
extremity of the mouth-piece A, it passes down the channel B and returns to the
mouth of the smoker without being impregnated with nicotine.
In this manner a pipe is obtained, which is perfectly dry to smoke, and it is thus
more beneficial to the smoker and enables the tobacco to be entirely consumed.
It will be readily understood that although I have described and shewn my
invention applied to a mouth-piece which screws onto the stem, an extra channel B
may equally well be applied to a solid ended mouth-piece, so long as the said
hole B is sufficiently near the extremity of the mouth-piece to ensure same being
continually within the mouth of the smoker, during the time the pipe is in use.
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. In tobacco pipes, the employment of a passage whereby moisture entering
the mouthpiece may be carried back to the mouth of the smoker, substantially as
described..
2. In tobacco pipes, the mouth-piece A having the extra channel B in same, in
combination with the screw E and stem D, substantially as and for the purposes
set forth.
A T
Improved Toothed Gearing for Bicycles and other Machinery.
Year: 1897

page_text: This Print is in accordance with the Original Specification as it stands after
Amendment (under Section 18 of the Patents, &c. Act, 1883) as allowed by
the decision of the Comptroller General of the 3rd day of November 1898.
Improved Toothed Gearing for Bicycles and other Machinery.
I, JAMES TURNBULL, of 14, Plumstead Road, Plumstead, Kent, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Two wheels placed at right angles, or approximately so, with each other, and
gearing into each other. The teeth of these wheels are fixed on one side of the
wheels and gear into each other at right angles or nearly so.
The teeth may be
either fixed or run as rollers on their own axis.
These wheels are intended to be used instead of bevel wheels on bicycles or
other machinery.
I, JAMES TURNBULL, of 14, Plumstead Road, Plumstead, Kent, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the follow-
ing statement:
This gearing consists of wheels made with round teeth more or less conical in
shape, these teeth are rollers. The teeth are attached (1) to the sides of the
wheels as in Figs. 1 and 2, or (2) to the periphery as in Fig. 3. In both cases
the wheels gearing into each other stand-more or less-at right angles to each
other, and the cone (or may be curve) of the teeth shall be so graduated that the
greatest possible number of teeth may be simultaneously engaged. The teeth
may be supported at the outer extremity if necessary.
In Figs. 1, 2 and 3 "A" represents the teeth or rollers of the wheels; "B"
shows the wheels engaged with each other, and "C" shows the method by which
the teeth or rollers may be supported at the outer extremities this support may
be solid with the frame of the wheel, or may be attached to it by rivets or screws,
or it may be unattached except at the outer extremities of the teeth, in the latter
case the strain on the engaged teeth is divided among all the teeth.

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:-
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 pecular construction of teeth.
2nd. The combination of wheels of this description.
3rd. The application to bicycles and other machinery..
4th. The position of the teeth.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Aug., 1897-Accepted, 11th Sept., 1897
I, HERMANN PASCHKE, of Bischdorf, Upper Silesia, in the German Empire,
Police Officer, 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 new or improved boot stretcher which is cheap and
simple in construction and handy and convenient to use.
The new stretcher consists essentially of two members which are pivotted or
fulcrummed together in such a manner that when the parts on one side of the
fulcrum are pressed together the parts on the other side open out from each
other.
The accompanying drawings, to which I will hereinafter refer, illustrate my
new stretcher and the method of using it.
Figure 1 shews the application of the stretcher to a boot and Figure 2 is a
representation of it when out of use.
The stretcher consists of two legs a, b joined or pivotted together at c, d, and
provided with extensions or jaws a¹, bl. A spring e may be employed to keep the
legs a and b which form the handles of the stretcher, apart from each other, and
thus keep the jaws closed. The jaw is arched at its upper surface and the jaw bl
is formed with an approximately straight lower edge to fit along the sole of the
sole of the boot. When the handles are pressed together the jaws are opened.
As shewn by Figure 1, the stretcher when in use, is inserted jaws first into the
boot with the jaw upon the sole. The handles a and b are pressed together
and the jaws open to effect the required stretching. It is preferred to withdraw
the stretcher from the boot while the jaws are maintained in their open condition
so as to subject the leather to an equal stretching all over.
The stretcher may be used periodically and only for a short time if desired, but
in some cases it may be left in a boot for a lengthened period. In such a case the
handles may be maintained in their closed position by slipping a ring over them
or by the employment of an equivalent device.
Any desired and suitable material may be employed in the construction of the
stretcher but it is preferred to use wood.
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
laim is:
A new or improved boot stretcher constructed and arranged substantially as
hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
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T 1007
W. E. HEYS & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.
An Improvement in Shrapnel Shells.
Year: 1897

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Shrapnel Shells.
I, WASA THEODOROVIC of 1 Stefansplatz No. 8A Vienna, Austria, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what mamer
the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention has for its object an improvement in shrapnel shells whereby the
body of the shell is made of a single piece so constructed that on explosion of the
shell it is not entirely burst into fragments and the parts thrown in all directions as
heretofore, but that only the front part thereof is broken up or opened out in a tulip-
like form, while the rear cylindrical part remains entire, so that the charge contained
in the shell is, as it were, shot forward out of the shell, thereby greatly increasing the
desired effect.
An improvement. having the above object has already been proposed, whereby the
front end of the shell was screwed on to the cylindrical rear part, so that the former
had a tendency to separate from the latter. This no doubt remained entire in
this case, but the conical spreading of the charge thereof, on explosion was
considerably interfered with by the front part of the shell.
According to my present invention the desired effect is attained in the highest
possible degree, by forming the head of the shell either considerably thinner than the
body or by forming longitudinal grooves either externally or internally thereon, so
that as above stated, it is caused to open out or split up in tulip form, thus allowing
the charge to be freely projected in a conically spreading form.
Fig. 1 of the drawing shows a longitudinal section of a shrapnel shell constructed
according to my said invention in which the head K¹ is made considerably thinner
than the cylindrical body K; Figs. 2 and 3 shew respectively a part longitudinal
section and a cross section of a modification wherein the head of the shell K is formed
with grooves either internally as shewn on the left-hand side, or externally as shewn
on the right hand side.
The shrapnel shell can be employed either as a percussion shell or as a time shell,
its construction is otherwise of the known kind, S being the chamber for the explosive,
$1 the impact disc, F the chamber containing the filling charge R the firing tube
communicating with the fuze Z.
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 shrapnel shell wherein the casing of the shell consists of a single piece, the
front part of which is made weaker than the rear cylindrical part so that on the
explosion of the bursting charge, only the front part is split up or is made to open

page_text: out and so as to allow the filling charge to be projected in a conically spreading
manner in the direction of fire, substantially as described.
Dated this und daw of I.... 100-
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in and connected with Cornice roles and the nxe.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in and connected with Cornice roles and the nxe.
We, ERNEST ROBERT HOUGHTON, Engraver, 24, St. Peter's Street, Islington, N.,
and LEHRER SIGMUND, Cigar Merchant, 198, Goswell Road, E.C., do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to cornice poles, and the like, and the object is to so
construct them, that they can be made of any shape outside and ornamented in
any desired fashion, by reason of there being no need for the use of rings, which
have hitherto practically. prevented the use of any other than a comparatively
plain and unornamental pole.
In carrying our invention into effect, we proceed in or in about the following
manner. The pole itself may be made of any suitable material and of any.
suitable shape in cross section, and it may be ornamented in any desired manner.
Formed in the substance of, or provided within the pole is a channel or bore of
any suitable cross section and extending from end to end of the pole. Such
channel or bore renders the pole hollow right through. A slot is also provided
in the pole, the said slot extending from outside the pole towards the centre of
its cross section and establishing communication between the exterior of the pole
and the channel or bore within it. The slot is only so wide as to accommodate
and allow hooked pins to move freely therein from end to end of the pole. In
this slot we employ a number of hooked pins, the hooked ends hanging outside
the pole, and the other ends standing up inside the channel or bore of the pole.
The hooked ends are for attachment to the curtains. The ends of the pins which
stand up within the channel are attached to any suitable kind of roller which will
A convenient
allow the hooked pins to travel readily along channel and slot.
kind of roller for use with our invention, is formed by cutting a deep groove in
a sphere of any suitable material, the sphere being of a size to run freely in the
channel. The pin for use with such a roller may be formed from a piece of wire,
double in the middle of its length, the doubled part to be placed straddle wise in
the groove in the sphere, so that it will rest on the part which connects the two
The wire is then crossed over
quasi semi-spheres formed by the deep groove.
below the connecting part above mentioned, the ends depending through the
slot and being formed into a hook. The wire should be so placed round the
connecting part, as to permit the roller to rotate freely as it passes along
the channel or bore in the pole. The pins and rollers are inserted from the ends
of the pole and kept from running out, by any suitable means, as by a plate
eccentrically pivotted to the ends, the said plate having attached thereto or formed
therewith any desired ornamental or plain terminal.
Improvements in Respirators.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 18th Dec., 1897
COMPLETE DIEUIFICATION.
Improvements in Respirators.
I, HUGO BUCHWALD of 37 Palmstrasse, Breslau in the German Empire, Artist
and Drawing Master. 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 new respirator which is very cheap in construction
and effective in use, particularly as a protection for the throat and lungs of work-
men who are employed in dusty places.
The improved respirator is illustrated in front view by Figure 1 and in back
view by Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings to which reference will herein-
after be made.
It consists in an opened backed triangular case of cardboard or other similar
or suitable material in the front wall of which perforations, which may for
example have the form of slots, are produced. Behind the front wall a, there is
a layer of comparatively fine metallic gauze 6 which acts as a sieve for the removal
of dust from the inspired air, and also as a support for the perforated front wall a.
At the back of the metallic gauze there is arranged a layer of wadding, cotton
wool or similar suitable fibrous material c, the function of which is to filter out
the finer particles of dust which may have passed the gauze. The respirator may
be secured in front of the nose and mouth after having been placed thereon, by
means of the elastic band d. In Figure 2, a portion of the cotton wool is supposed
to have been removed to shew the metallic gauze.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim
is:-
A respirator constructed substantially as hereinbefore described and as illus-
trated by the accompanying drawings.
.
T
1
1000
A Machine for Cleaning and Shaping Starch Blocks.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 20th Nov., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Machine for Cleaning and Shaping Starch Blocks.
I, WILHELM HEINRICH UILAND, Engineer, of 13, Lindenstrasse, Leipzig-Gohlis,
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 ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-"
This invention relates to improved machinery for use in the manufacture of
starch.
After the drying of starch blocks has been completed a yellowish layer is found
upon their outer surfaces, partly formed by impurities and partly by a glutinous
substance eliminated therefrom hnd deposited upon the said surfaces. This layer
has heretofore been scraped off by hand, which operation was not only very lengthy
and tedious but also incomplete, since it proved to be very difficult to evenly,
work the surfaces of such cubes.
By the aid of the apparatus, forming the subject of this invention, the cleaning
is effected in a perfect manner and very rapidly, while moreover a cube with
perfectly even surfaces is obtained.
This invention is represented in the accompanying drawing, in which:
Fig. 1 shows the apparatus in longitudinal section and Fig. 2 in front elevation.
The machine comprises a table a with two bearings bb, supporting the shaft c
with driving pulley ; the cast iron disc d mounted upon the front extremity of
the said shaft, ant provided with two or more knife blades ff', a slide or carriage g
arranged on the table a in front of the disc d, upon which slide or carriage the
starch block to be operated on is placed a hopper m and a trellis work frame k.
The operation of the machine is as follows:-
By the fast pulley i, keyed upon the shaft c, the dise holding the knife blades is
set in rapid rotary motion; thereupon the starch block is pressed by hand against
the kuives, which rapidly remove by scraping, the impure outer layer formed on all
the six surfaces of the cube.
To prevent the slide or carriage from being simultaneously pressed against the
knife disc, whereby the knife blades would be easily injured, a suitable stop or
catch is provided. The scraped off particles fall through the hopper m into a
receptacle placed underneath.
The trellis work is provided to protect the operator of the machine.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A machine for cleaning and shaping starch blocks, characterised by the
arrangement on a disc, set in rotary motion by any suitable means, of two or more
knife blades by which the cubical starch block, pressed against the knife blades,
has its six surfaces scraped off, one by one, the object being to obtain on the one
hand a rapid and complete cleaning and on the other hand even surfaces upon the
starch block thus treated.

page_text: 2. A machine for cleaning and shaping starch blocks substantially
with reference to the drawings.
as described
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in Primary Galvanic Batteries.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left 1st Dec. 1897-Accented 12th Feb 1898
IRUVIDIONAL DE MULTICATION.
Improvements in Primary Galvanic Batteries.
SYDNEY FERRIS WALKER, Electrical Engineer, Cardiff Electrical Works, Severn
Road, Cardiff, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to that class of primary galvanic batteries that are used
for portable electric lamps, and similar purposes. Hitherto it has been impossible
to obtain a continuous current of uniform strength, without the use of two distinct
fluids, involving the necessity of a porous division between them, unless very large
quantities of the single fluid employed was used, and even then not with satisfac-
tory results.
In my invention I employ electrodes of zinc and carbon, both immersed in the
same fluid, which I make of a solution of pure chromic acid, and pure hydro-
chloric acid. I vary the strength of both acids, and I vary the relative proportion
of the two acids to each other, according to the strength of the current that is
to be taken from the cell, and the time for which it is required.
As also I find it sometimes difficult to obtain these two acids quite pure, I some-
times add small quantities of other salts to neutralise, or precipitate the impurities
that may be contained in them, that would otherwise interfere with the working
of the battery.
I also find it best to make the carbon in the form of a hollow cylinder inside
which I place the zinc electrode, and in order to ensure the circulation of the liquid,
between the zine rod and all parts of the cell, I drill holes in the carbon cylinder
in various manners. I also find it advantageous to fill the pores of the carbon
cylinder with sulphur or some other material not easily acted upon by strong
acids, as described in my application for Patent No. 24443 of December 20, 1895.
Dated this 27th day of February 1897.
Improvements in Primary Galvanic Batteries.
SYDNEY FERRIS WALKER, Electrical Engineer, Cardiff Electrical Works, Severn
Road, Cardiff, 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 that class of primary galvanic batteries, that are used
for portable electric lamps and similar purposes. Hitherto it has been impossible
to maintain a continuous current of uniform strength, without the use of two

page_text: SYDNEY F. WALKER.