IMPROVEMENTS IN IGNITING AND DISCHARGING BY ELECTRICITY CARTRIDGES CONTAINING GUNPOWDER OR OTHER EXPLOSIVE COMPOUNDS FROM SPORTING AND MILITARY GUNS RIFLES DOUBLE OR SINGLE BARRELS OR ANY NUMBER OF BARRELS REVOLVERS PISTOLS OR ANY KIND OF FIREARM OR MACHINE GUN AND IN CARTRIDGES AND SAFETY TRIGGERS THEREFOR
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Page Wood of 35 Nicholas Street in the City of
Bristol, Gun Manufacturer for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN IGNITING
AND DISCHARGING BY ELECTRICITY CARTRIDGES CONTAINING GUNPOWDER OR
OTHER EXPLOSIVE COMPOUNDS FROM SPORTING AND MILITARY GUNS RIFLES
DOUBLE OR SINGLE BARRELS OR ANY NUMBER OF BARRELS REVOLVERS PISTOLS
OR ANY KIND OF FIREARM OR MACHINE GUN AND IN CARTRIDGES AND SAFETY
TRIGGERS THEREFOR
(Void by reason of the Patentees having neglected to file a Specification in
pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Page Wood at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 15th September 1883.
THOMAS PAGE WOOD of 35 Nicholas Street in the city of Bristol Gun
Manufacturer "IMPROVEMENTS IN IGNITING AND DISCHARGING BY ELECTRICITY
CARTRIDGES CONTAINING GUNPOWDER OR OTHER EXPLOSIVE COMPOUNDS FROM
SPORTING AND MILITARY GUNS RIFLES DOUBLE OR SINGLE BARBELS OR ANY
NUMBER OF BARRELS REVOLVERS PISTOLS OR ANY KIND OF FIREARM OR MACHINE
GUN AND IN CARTRIDGES AND SAFETY TRIGGERS THEREFOR."
This invention relates to certain improvements, in igniting and discharging by
electricity cartridges containing gun powder or other explosive compounds from
sporting and military guns rifles double or single barrels revolvers pistols or any
kind of firearm or machine gun, and in cartridges and safety triggers therefor.
The object being safety combined with a rapid ignition of explosive cartridges
placed in guns rifles or other fire arms and the absolute immunity of the operator
from danger resulting from explosion of cartridges in course of transit or otherwise
and in the construction of cartridges and safety triggers therefor.
In carrying the invention into practice I first provide an electric discharge of
sufficient power from any convenient source for the ignition of any cartridges or
explosive compound to be used for the propulsion of small shot or bullets or other
projectiles.

page_text: The electric power is obtained from a battery or batteries with or wthout
intensity coils or from electric accumulators enclosed in the butt end or anyother
part of the Gun or rifle or other fire-arm stocks, and providing also for the utilization
of the whole or part of the aforesaid stocks for receiving an electric battery or
batteries or for storing electricity for the above mentioned purposes and said
electric discharge explodes an improved cartridge as hereafter described and
provides for the discharge of the electric current by specially designed safety
triggers also hereinafter specified.
My improved cartridges for the aforesaid Guns rifles and such other firearms
I make of paper vulcanite, or any other non-conducting material and in the base of
said cartridges I insert the wires necessary for the ignition as before described and
also provide a safety cover or protector to the incandescent wire or other wire or
substance affixed for ignition purposes.
These safety triggers consist of movable insulated wires affixed to upper edge of
triggers and provide. for their falling back into safety from Battery circuit by an
arched trigger spring playing in notches cut in the triggers and this ärrangement
provides also for a detached leverage being used.