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Improvements in Fireproof Rafters and Lathing for Buildings.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 9th Nov., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fireproof Rafters and Lathing for Buildings.
I, FREDERICK WILLIAM GOLBY, of 36, Chancery Lane, in the County of
Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by Hermana
Heinrich Hüller, of 25 Schützengasse, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany, Master
Chimney Sweep, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—
This invention relates to an improvement in the supporting structures, laths,
rafters &c. of the roof timbering of buildings whereby they are rendered perfectly
incombustible.
According to this invention, the rafters and lathing are composed of iron plates
with a cement casing, by which means the iron plates, which in themselves are
proportionately weak, are materially strengthened by the cement casing.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1. represents part of the roof of a building constructed of cement cased
iron rafters and lathing;
Figure 2. is an enlarged cross section of a rafter, and
Figure 3. is an enlarged section of a lath.
In the example illustrated in Figures 1 & 2 of the drawings the rafters a are
shewn of H-section iron encased in cement c, but other sections of iron may be used.
The cement casing c is furnished with recesses or gaps e into which fit the ends of
the laths d (see Fig. 1).
The secure connection of the rafters a with the walls f, 9 is effected by means of
anchor pieces h which are screwed on to the iron plates b and let into the wall.
The laths d are composed of an iron plate i of rectangular cross section encased
in cement k, see Fig. 3.
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:-
Fireproof rafters and lathing for buildings, composed of iron plates encased in
cement substantially as herein before described and shewn in the accompanying
drawings.
LANM
F. W. GOLBY,
36, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.
F. W. GOLBY,
36, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.
An Improved Comb for Dressing the Hair.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 4th June, 1896--Accepted, 4th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Comb for Dressing the Hair.
I, ENOCH HORACE HOLME, of 24, Wilson Street, Finsbury, in the City of
London, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to combs for dressing the hair, and my improvements.
therein consist in extending the length of the end tooth at one or both ends of the
comb, which extended tooth or teeth will facilitate the parting of the hair, and will
be found of great advantage to ladies having thick and heavy hair. The comb may
be made of any material such as ivory, bone, composition or metal or a combination.
of these materials.
Dated this 10th day of September 1895.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Patent Agents.
I, ENOCH HORACE HOLME, of 24 Wilson Street, Finsbury, in the City of
London, 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 has reference to combs for dressing the hair and my improvements.
therein consist in extending the length of the end tooth at one or both ends of the
comb as illustrated in Fig. 1 and in cross section in Fig. 2 wherein A represents a
comb and B the extended tooth made according to my invention. An extended
tooth or teeth will facilitate the parting of the hair and will be found of great.
advantage to ladies having thick and heavy hair. The comb may be made of any
material such as ivory, bone, composition or metal, or a combination of these
materials.
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 manufacture of a hair dressing comb made of any suitable material or-
combination of materials, wherein the end tooth at one or both ends is longer than.
the remaining teeth in the comb for purposes described.
Deed this 2nd day of June 1896.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Patent Agents.
A New Spring Hinge.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 20th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 31st Oct., 1896
A New Spring Hinge.
FRANK PERCY RIDER Builder 181 Union Street Southwark HENRY PETER
COLLIVER, Joiner 73, Crofton Road, Camberwell do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This spring hinge is to raise water closet seats when not in use & to open sashes
& doors, by the action of a spring & double jointed quadrant working in a tube
attach'd to a butt hinge, abutting against a set screw, which also weakens &
strengthens the spring in accordance with the power required for lighter or heavier
w.C. seats, sashes, & doors as shewn in drawing.
22nd November 1805
FRANK P. RIDER.
H. P. COLLIVER.
FRANK PERCY RIDER Builder, 181, Union Street, Southwark, HENRY PETER
COLLIVER, Joiner, 73, Crofton Road, Camberwell, 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 :-
E.
This spring hinge is to raise water closet and other seats, when not in use, and
to open sashes and doors, by the action of a spring A and double-jointed quadrant B
working in a tube, C attached to a butt hinge D abutting against a set screw,
which also weakens and strengthens the spring as required for lighter or heavier
water-closet and other seats sashes and doors as shewn in the drawings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1st. The automatic action of the hinge obtained by the self-contained steel
spring in conjunction with a double jointed quadrant.
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FRANK PERCY RIDER.
HENRY PETER COLLIVER..
Improved Apparatus for Teaching Swimming.
Year: 1895

page_text: Complete
Date of Application, 21st May, 1895
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Teaching Swimming.
CHARLES THOMAS BOND Bath Manager The Oriental Baths, Cookridge
Street, Leeds do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
An apparatus consisting of two cylinders one containing a spiral spring mounted
on a rod in such a manner that when the pupil learning is suspended by the
apparatus the spring is compressed and maintains the pupil in the position required
to make the stroke, the person learning is held to the apparatus by slings or belt
and the whole travels by means of a pulley over a wire streched across the bath,
the second cylinder contains a sliding rod held in position by a screw, so that the
length may be regulatted according to the height of the water in the bath.
Dated this Twenty-first day of May One thousand eight hundred & ninety-
five.
1 CHARLES THOMAS BOND Secretary and Manager of The Oriental Bath
Company Cookridge Street Leeds, in the Connty of York 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 two cylinders one a containing a spiral or other spring b
mounted on a rod c in such a manner that when the pupil learning is suspended by
the apparatus the spring is compressed and maintains the pupil in the position
required to make the stroke.
The person learning is held to the apparatus by slings or belt and the whole
travils by means of a pulley over a wire streched over the bath.
The second cylinder d contains a rod e held in position. by a screw f so that the
length may be regulated according to the height of the water in the bath. In use
the two cylinders are connected together.
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
That the novelty of my invention lies in the use of a spring which acts
automaticly.
Dated this Sixth day of February One thousand eight hundred and
ninety-six.
CHARLES THOMAS BOND.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1895
I, GEORG WAGNER of No. 24 Blumenthalstrasse, Darmstadt, Germany,
Factory Manager, 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 principle adopted in the sifters hitherto known is, to cause the ground
material to travel the longest possible way, which can only be of limited width,.
in order to enable an effectual arranging of the manifold means of forward motion.
The present invention proceeds from the observation, that the thinner the layer-
is, the more intensive the sifting, and, therefore, the way, which the ground
material has to take, must be as wide as possible, with the material uniformly
spread over it.
On the accompanying drawing shows
Fig. 1 a vertical section.
Fig. 2 an other vertical section.
Fig. 3 a horizontal section.
Figs. 4 and 5 details.
Several sieves, placed one above the other, of square, or similar form, and.
parted in the middle, are supplied in such manner, that the ground material first.
enters a distributing trench a, in which, under the influence of a circular, or a
shaking motion, it distributes itself longitudinally till the trench is filled and the-
overfall wall 6 is overflowing. In order that this overflow shall take place along
the whole line simultaneously, the overfall wall must be higher at the entrance.
than towards the ends, and the decline must also be regulated in accordance with
the manner and movement of the material sifted. This is done by completely,.
or partly altering the height of the overfall wall through the slide C which is
connected with it, by means of the adjusting screw d.
Instead of the overfall wall b, the passages b' (Figs. 1 and 5) may also be
arranged, which answer the same purpose. The siftings, falling through the silk.
or metal gauze, are carried away by the collecting floors. The remains on the
sieve attain, through intermediate openings (Figs. 1 and 3), again on to a
trench a, on which the material sifted is redistributed, and uniformly flowing over-
the overfall wall, is strewn over the next following sieve. This is repeated in
the succeeding sieves, so that the sifting process proceeds in an uninterrupted and
uniform manner from the beginning to the end, whereby a complete utilization of
the whole sieve surface is attained.
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:
Flat sifter, of square form, with several sieves one above the other, and parted
in the middle, the uniform strowing of which is effected from the wide side, by the
ground-material first pouring itself into trenches a, which are arranged over each
sieve, and from there, passing to the sieves by means of an adjustable overfall wall; .
or through-passages, as described.
Dated this 7th day of November 1895.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th July, 1896-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1896
1, HERBERT CHARLES WOOTTON, of 18 Windmill Road, Wandsworth
Common in the County of Surrey, Printer and Stationer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to combine together or superimpose a number of
pictures, letters or designs or parts to produce a complete whole.
For this purpose 1 employ a number of prisms so arranged that there is one
between the eye and each picture or the like which is therefore not seen in a
direct line but is refracted to one side preferably towards the centre of the field
of view.
By suitably adjusting the prisms parts of the pictures or the like can either be
superimposed or be made to appear side by side and at the same time parts of them
are refracted out of the field of view.
Similar effects can be produced by mirrors.
1, HERBERT CHARLES WOOTTON, of 18 Windmill Road, Wandsworth
Common, in the County of Surrey, Printer and Stationer, 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 combine together or superimpose a number
of pictures, letters, designs or parts to produce a complete whole.
1
For this purpose employ a number of prisms so arranged that there is one
between the eye and each picture or the like which is therefore not seen in a
direct line but is refracted to one side preferably towards the centre of the field
of view.
By suitably adjusting the prisms, parts of the pictures or the like can either be
superimposed or be made to appear side by side and at the same time parts of them
are refracted out of the field of view.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus.
Figure 2 is a plan, Figure 3 a side elevation and Figure 4 a transverse section
of the prisms.
a is a stand having a pin to mark the point at which the centre of the picture is
to be placed. c is a standard adjustable in height and d is a glass forming four
prisms in one piece with each other.

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 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A toy in which prisms are so arranged as to combine or superimpose a number
of pictures, letters, designs or parts to produce a complete whole substantially as
described.
2. An optical toy substantially as described and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 6th dox of July 1896
II. C. WOOTTON.
Improvements in Side Saddles for Ladies.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 29th May, 1895-Accepted, 29th June, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Side Saddles for Ladies.
I, ELVIRA GUERRA, of 15, Boulevard Saint-Denis, Paris, in the Republic of
France, Riding-mistress of the High School, 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 side saddles for ladies.
In riding I have found it impossible for a lady to tighten the saddle girth
without dismounting.
The object of my invention is to remedy this great defect.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings of my improved ladies saddle, similar
letters refering to similar parts.
Fig. 1 is a side view of the saddle without the flap, and Figs. 2 & 3 with the
flap raised and lowered respectively.
In ordinary saddles the flaps are single.
According to my invention I form the same at the top double, viz., with an
upper and lower flap a, a, respectively fastened automatically at b by means of a
catch or spring so situated that the rider can easily manipulate the same by hand
and raise the flap a for the purpose of adjusting the girth c.
The lower part a' fits the same as an ordinary flap.
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-
In side saddles for ladies, forming the flaps in two parts a, a', suitably secured
together at b, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 28th day of May 1895.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.
Apparatus for Lifting Railway Lines.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th June, 1895-Accepted, 20th July. 1895
Apparatus for Lifting Railway Lines.
I, ANTON VON OLEKIEWICH, Civil Engineer, Jaschung via Vilna, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This invention relates to an arrangement by which railway lines can be easily
and quickly lifted, to admit of repairs, or alteration in the foundation.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect I have hereunto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings in the several
figures of which corresponding parts are marked with the same letters of
reference.
Figure represents a section; Figure 2 a bird's-eye view; and Figure 3 a cross
section through the line in Figure 1.
The essential part in this arrangement is a U-shaped beam a, to which is fixed at
one end an immovable hook g, while at the other end it has a movable hook j,
which by means of a double lever k, m, and a junction piece n, can move sideways
round the bolt 9:
The two wooden plates to which are firmly fixed the spindle-boxes d by means
of the flanges e and the screws i, serve as a resisting support of the apparatus when
it is in use.
To prevent the wooden plates from turning during the movements of the
spindle b, the two fixing screws i, on each side, are left long enough to go
through the angles p, which are fixed to the beam a, and effectually keep the
plates from turning.
The spindle-boxes d are pretty high, and have no thread in the part nearest the
bottom, which is closed to protect the spindle 6 from dirt.
The spindles must be so long that when they are screwed down level with
the beam a, they reach right into the part of the spindle-box which has no thread.
This will still leave a margin of screw for support when the spindle is screwed out
to its full extent.
The spindles are provided with a square head, by which they can be turned up
and down by means of a key c.
During the transport of the apparatus the keys c are slipped under the cramps 1,
which are fixed to the beam a as shown in Figure 2.
When in use this apparatus is placed vertically across the rail line with the fixed
hook g under one of the rails. The movable book j is then forced by means of the
lever under the other rail. The keys are then brought into use, and the. rails are
lifted by turning the spindles 6 to allow the changing of sleepers, or repairs to the
foundation.
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 :-
Apparatus for lifting railway lines consisting of a U-shaped beam a provided at
one end with a fixed hook g, at the other with a movable hook j round the bolt
which he moons of a low l
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and the whole

page_text: being lifted by two driving screws b above the resisting support f, substantially as
described and shewn.
Dated this 19th day of June 1895.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.
An Improvement in the Caps of Incandescent Electric Lamps.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Caps of Incandescent Electric Lamps.
We, THE EDISON AND SWAN UNITED ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY LIMITed,
and ARTHUR WOODLEY, all of Ponder's End, in the County of Middlesex,
Electrical Engineers, 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 connections of the leading in wires of an incandescent electric lamp to
the contact plates are usually imbedded in plaster of Paris or other cementing
material, which, owing to dampness or damage, may have its nonconducting
character so far deteriorated as to allow of short circuiting of the wires. The
present invention relates to a construction and fixing of the cap of an incandescent
lamp without any plaster or cement, as will be described referring to the
accompanying drawings.
Figs. 1 and 2 are sections on planes at right angles to each other of a cap
according to this invention,
Fig. 3 is a plan of the cap,.
Fig. 4 is a plan of the holding disc.
Fig. 5 is a plan of one of the contact plates.
The bulb is made with a projecting head A through which the leading in wires
are sealed, this head being thicker at its end than it is between its end and the
bulb, so as to form a rounded dovetail.
The thinner part of the head A is passed along a slot in a disc B which is
then inserted into a cylindrical socket C covered by a cover D of ceramic or other
insulating material, through holes of which the leading in wires are passed and
also through holes of contact plates E which are fixed in recesses in the cover D.
These plates are made as shewn in Fig. 5 with two projecting pins which are
bent down forming with the plate a staple and are then passed through holes of D
and bent back on its underside. The cover D rests on studs F which project
inside the socket C to carry the cover, and project also outside so as to constitute
the ordinary studs for engaging in the bayonet catch slots of the holder. Two
screws G pass through sunk holes of the cover D and screw through the disc B;
by turning these screws the disc B is drawn up, causing it to take firm hold of
the bulb head A. till the bulb becomes pressed against the edge of the socket C.
The leading in wires can then be soldered in grooves of the contact plates E.
The holding disc B is preferably made with two opposite notches 6 engaged by a
couple of studs projecting within the socket C, so as to prevent the disc from
turning.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
A cap for an incandescent electric lamp constructed substantially as described with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
Apparatus for Use in Educational Word-building.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Use in Educational Word-building.
JOHN HENRY TOWERS Beaconsfield House King Street Southsea Hants
Schoolmaster do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Shutters or flaps of sheet-iron or other suitable material are fixed so as to fall,
rise or otherwise to move, at the will of the operator, in such a manner as to
conceal or disclose, as required, letters or other signs used in reading, such letters
& signs being exhibited on a black-board or the like, in written characters, or by
mechanical arrangement as printed or written characters. Thus the letters
wheaten are made to form words as follows:-(the black letters indicate those
not concealed by the shutters).
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I, JOHN HENRY TOWERS, 82 King Street Southsea, Schoolmaster, 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 :-
Shutters or flaps of sheet iron or other suitable material are fixed so as to fall
or rise or otherwise to move at the will of the operator in such a manner as to
conceal or to disclose as required letters or other signs used in reading, such letters
and signs being exhibited on a black board or the like in written characters or
exhibited by mechanical arrangement as printed or other characters.
Thus the letters wheaten are made to form words as follows, the black

page_text: letters indicate those exposed by the shutters being raised and the thinner letters
those concealed.
W
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whe
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wheaten
In order that my invention may be fully understood I now refer to the annexed
drawing in which :-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of my invention.
Figure 2. cross section through line x-y in Figure 1.
a is a black board or surface having the letters c marked thereon. 6 is a shutter
or flap hinged at d upon the rod e which is supported at f. It will be seen that
by folding or lifting up the shutters or flaps 6 various combinations of letters may
be exposed thus spelling different words. The shutters or flaps 6 may of course be
operated by any convenient and well known means, or by hand as may be found
most convenient. Although I have shown the word wheaten for purposes of
illustration I do not of course confine myself to such word but may of course
employ any required combination of letters or signs.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what mauner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The apparatus for use in educational word building substantially as described
and shown herein.
2. In combination with an apparatus of the class herein described, hinged flaps
for covering or exposing letters or marks as desired.
Dated this 22nd day of July 1896
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 21st Sept., 1895
A communication from WILLIAM TYREE, of 71 Cathedral Square, Christchurch,
in the Provincial District of Canterbury, in the Colony of New Zealand,
Inventor.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, 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 :-
It is almost the universal practice when milking cows for the milker to hold
between his knees the vessel which is to receive the milk so as to prevent its being
upset by the animal. Now it has been found that the pail generally in use is ill
adapted to be so held as it is circular in section and consequently the milker has
some difficulty in keeping it in position.
In this invention the pail is so constructed that in horizontal cross section it is
approximately rectangular in shape and arranged that the top is larger in diameter
than the bottom.
Referring to the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1. is a perspective view, and
Fig. 2. a plan of a milking pail constructed according to this invention.
Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts in both the figures.
The pail (a) which is rectangular in section, is formed with the base (b) smaller
than the top (c) so that it has flat tapering sides making it a comparatively easy
matter to retain it between his knees.
It may be that pails of rectangular section have been used before but
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention as cominunicated to me by my foreign correspondent, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
A milking pail of rectangular section formed smaller in area at the base than at
the top so as to have flat tapering sides as and for the purposes herein described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 9th day of July 1895.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in or relating to Valves.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Dec., 1895--Accepted, 18th Jan., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Valves.
We, ANSBERT EMIL VORREITER, Engineer, of Cuxhavener Strasse, 13, Berlin,
N.W., and Dr. EUGEN MÜLLENDORFF of Luisen-Ufer 52, Berlin, S., in the
Kingdom of Prussia, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
The improved valve is shown in longitudinal section in the accompanying
drawing.
A double tightening is obtained in this valve by the introduction of a pin C into
the free end of a piece of tubing B applied to the nipple of a valve A, the motion
of the said pin C being limited on one side by the nipple of the valve and on
the other side by the valve bottom provided with one or more openings D'
and D 2.
When there is an additional pressure in the longitudinal boring E of the valve,
the fluid penetrates in the direction indicated by the arrow through the boring into.
the space F between the nipple of the valve and the pin C, expanding the tube B,
it then passes between the wall of the said tube B and the pin C to the space G,
forcing the pin C downward up to the valve-bottom, whence the fluid escapes
through the openings D¹ and D 2.
When there is an additional pressure on the opposite side a double shutting of
the valve will take place, as the tube B is pressed against the pin C, and the latter
is forced into the opening of the nipple of the valve. The pin C is made of a
suitable material, which will not adhere to the material of the tube. Thus if the
latter consists of soft gum or rubber the pin may be made of ebonite.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is ;-
A valve comprising a coned pin a perforated seating therefor and a resilient tube
such as B substantially as and for the purpose described and illustrated in the:
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 5th day of December 1895.
-
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicants..
An Improved Weft Fork, applicable to Steam Power Looms.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left. 17th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 30th May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Weft Fork, applicable to Steam Power Looms.
I, JOHN DRAKE of 38 Hyndburn Street, Accrington, in the County of Lancaster
Weaver, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improvement consists in making the weft fork in two parts out of suitable
metal, the pronged portion of the fork having one or more prongs, such prongs
being U shape in section, which will give greater strength to the metal or wire
used.
The advantages are greater strength, and will allow of a wider cloth to be
woven in the loom than can be done with the forks hitherto in use.
nd this Coventh day of November 1895.
An Improved Weft Fork, applicable to Steam Power Looms.
1, JOHN DRAKE of No. 38 Hyndburn Street, Accrington, in the County of
Lancashire Weaver, 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 consists in making an improved weft fork in two parts, out of
suitable metal, the pronged portion of the fork H Fig. 1, having one or more
prongs, is groved or U in section as shewn Fig. 4 thus giving greater strength to
the fork with lightness in metal, and being more sensible when in touch with the
weft in process of being woven. At D Fig. 1 and 3 is a cranked arm which moves
the stop motion hooked part F of the fork, both parts being secured to a weft fork
holder in the usual way by means of a screw through the end of the holder shewn
at a Fig. 1, 2 and 3.
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. The arrangement of a weft fork in two parts, the pronged part H Fig. 1
and 3 working the hooked part F Fig. 1 and 3 by means of a cranked arm D
Fig. 1 and 3.
2nd. The arrangement of a pronged fork, of one or more prongs, groved or
U in section as shewn in Fig. 4.
3rd. The arrangement of the different appliances in the above two claims or
their equivalent in principle though differing in conformity.
Dated this 15th day of February 1896.
JOHN DRAKE.
Improved Hair Curler
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov.; 1895
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Jan., 1896-Accepted, 14th Mar.,
1896
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HARRY STINCHICOMBE of 16 Berestede Road Hammersmith in the County of
Middlesex, Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It is made of flexable wire covered with silk or cotton to match the colour of any
hair. After being twisted in the hair both ends can be doubled up, the affect being,
that it is fastened with the hair around it and on being taken our the hair is left in
curle. Its advantages are lightness, cheapness, and through being covered with
material to match the hair it is not noticable when worn.
Dated this 12th day of November 1895.
Improved Hair Curler.
HARRY STINCHCOMBE of 16 Berestede Road Hammersmith in the County of
Middlesex Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the saine is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The curler is made of two or more rows of extremely flexible wire woven together
commonly known as "ribbon wire" covered with different colored cotton or silk
such different colored cotton or silk matching the different colors of the human hair
and is in length three inches.
How to use it. Place the end of a piece of hair into the curler as shewn in the
drawing accompanying this Specification and press the ends of the ourler firmly
together. Twist it over and over until it is close to the head; then double the ends
of the curler up and it will remain fixed in that position.
To remove it. Double the ends back and gently withdraw it from the hair.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
Hair curlers made of extremely flexible wire bent double which can be used in
the simple method above set out.
Dated this 2nd day of January 1896.
An Improved Match-striking Apparatus.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Feb., 1895-Accepted, 13th Apr., 1895
An Improved Match-striking Apparatus.
I ADOLPHUS FRANCIS GENLAIN, of Tower House, Swiss Road, Weston-super-
Mare, Professor, 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 herein submitted apparatus, as its name implies, is to ignite
matches and do so at a stroke. The appliance proper, for fuller comprehension of
which see drawing, may thus be described:-Between a pair of grooved uprights,
fastened to a base-board, work up & down, on a coil spring, a friction surface
support. Facing this support is a raised platforiri, on which to lay the match to
be lit, said platform forming moreover the lid of a match recipient or holder,
likewise fastened to the base-board. This, with the friction surface, which is
renewable at will, completes the appliance per se.
Dated this 26th of January 1895.
In the presence of
F. H. GRIGG,
of 3, Dulci Terrace,
Weston-super-Mare.
A. F. GENLAIN,
Inventor.
Improvements in the Production of Fuel.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 14th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 13th June, 1896
I, MARGARET GRADON SYKES of Ozoneville, Diamond Street, Saltburn by
Sea, Married Woman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the production of an improved fuel in which a number
of different materials is employed to produce an effective fuel at the smallest
possible cost.
In carrying out my invention, I employ ordinary coal and coke dust and
Sweepings, which are mixed with the following materials in any suitable
proportions.
Sand, clay, tar, resin, pitch, sawdust, Irish turf, and hedge trimmings.
All these materials may be employed in making the fuel where easily obtainable,
or a portion only may be used. These materials are thoroughly mixed and ground
together, and are afterwards pressed or moulded by suitable machinery into bricks
or balls of any suitable size and shape.
Dated this 31st day of July 1895.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Production of Fuel.
I MARGARET GRADON SYKES of Ozoneville, Diamond Street, Saltburn by
Sea, Married Woman, 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 the production of an improved fuel in which a number
of different materials is employed to produce an effective fuel at the smallest
possible cost.
In carrying out my invention I employ ordinary coal and coke dust and
sweepings, which are mixed with the following materials in any suitable
proportions:-
Sand, clay, tar, resin, pitch, sawdust, Irish turf and hedge trimmings.
All these materials may be employed in making the fuel where easily obtainable,
or a portion only may be used. These materials are thoroughly mixed and ground
together, and are afterwards pressed or moulded by suitable machinery into bricks
or balls of any suitable size and shape. Small coal, ground coke & tar form the
principal ingredients the others being employed only in small quantities.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
1 claim is
Improvements in the production of fuel consisting in employing coal and coke

page_text: dust and sweepings combined with the following materials, or a portion thereof:
sand, clay, tar, resin, pitch, sawdust, Irish turf, and hedge trimmings the materials
being thoroughly mixed and ground together and afterwards pressed into shape,
substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 14th day of November 1895.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
A New Arrangement of Springs in Pen and Pocket Knives.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left. 21st Dec.. 1895-Accepted, 21st Mar., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Arrangement of Springs in Pen and Pocket Knives.
EDMUND PRIESTMAN of Pond Hill Sheffield, Cutlery Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The blades & springs are encased in a frame made from a suitably shaped plate
of metal Fig. I turned up at right angles at lines A A Fig. II & IV.
Through this frame a metal pin (or pins) B is driven the spring lying (Fig. III)
inside the frame, pinned, as usual in the centre, & reaching almost to the under
side of the pin B.
The blade, when open, falls upon the outerside of the pin B instead of, as usual,
upon the end of the spring.
Dated this 21st day of March 1895.
The insertion of the two pins B B.
Dated this 20th day of December 1895.
EDMUND PRIESTMAN.
Improvements in the Construction of Boot and Shoe Coverings or Overshoes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Nov., 1895-Accepted, 11th Jan., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Boot and Shoe Coverings or
Overshoes.
We ISRAEL TODD, Assistant Overseer, and DANIEL TODD, Rent Collector,
both of 53 North Parade, Otley, in the County of York, 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 our invention is to so construct overshoes or outer covers for
boots and shoes, so as to have a wooden or other rigid sole, and heel, with a
flexible jointing of same, or flexible instep.
We employ wooden or rigid soles and heels, and fix them together at the instep.
with leather, rubber, or other suitable flexible material, they are then secured to
the foot or boot by straps and buckles or other suitable fastenings.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of overshoes or boot and shoe covers with straps for
attaching to the foot to be worn over the shoes or boots.
Fig. 2 is an elevation of overshoe or boot or shoe cover modified.
A is the wooden or other rigid sole, B the heel, C the leather, rubber, or other
flexible instep or joint between the sole and heel; the bottom of soles and heels
may be covered with roughened indiarubber or felt to prevent slipping, and is
secured to the foot by suitable buckles and straps D. The invention as shown at
Figs. 1 and 2 is worn over the boot or shoe, so as to keep them dry and out of
contact with wet and mud, at the same time it bends or gives at the instep and so
is comfortable.
The soles and heels are fixed to the flexible material by nails, rivets, stitching
or by any other suitable means.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven--
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
Overshoes or boot and shoe coverings having wooden or other rigid soles A, and
heels B, with flexible insteps or joints C, between such soles and heels,,
substantially as shown and described.
Dated this Twentieth day of November 1895
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds, and
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicants..
Improvements in Snow Melting Furnaces
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 6th May, 1895-Accepted 8th June, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Snow Melting Furnaces
I, FRANZ XAVFR VON GARNIER, of 44, Tielwall, Bremen, in the Empire of
Germany, Colonel commanding a Regiment, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement
This invention relates to an apparatus for enabling large quantities of snow to
be melted down on the spot thus saving the cost of carting it away The furnace
may be neated by gas or coal, it being essential that the products of combustion
are distributed uniformly throughout the whole of the apparatus
-
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates this invention
Figure 1 is a view in side elevation-partly in section-of a gas-fired apparatus,
and
Figure 2 is a view in end elevation-partly in section-thereof
Throughout the views similar parts are maiked with like letters of reference
The essential novelty of this invention consists in heating the water derived from
the melted snow by means of a system of pipes b arranged longitudinally over the
furnace and in then spraving the heated water over the melting snow by means of
a pump p and pipes e, so as to accelerate the melting of the snow
The
A box is provided for the reception of the snow having several trough shared
cavities such as m, which are completely surrounded by the heated gases
space between these troughs are covered over with dome-shaped covers t in such a
manner that small passages are lett between the covers and the walls of the
troughs m, through which the heated gases can escape It will therefore be seen
that the heated gases must after having circulated round the pipes 6 and around the
troughs m escape into the snow contained in the said troughs The snow water
which collects in the troughs m is led away by pipes into the water box w, from
which it is driven by means of the pump p through the pipes where it is heated,
then through the pipes e from which it is spraved on to the snow, so that not only
is the heating power of the products of combustion fully utilized but through the
spray-like distribution of the warm water over the snow a consequent acceleration
of the melting of the snow is effected
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in whit manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
(1) The improvements in snow melting furnaces, substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing
(2) An apparatus for melting snow in which the water from the melted snow is
heated by a system of pipes such as 6 and is pumped on to the snow to accelerate
its melting and in which the heated gases after circulating round the walls of the
melting box are led into the mass of snow, as set forth
Dated this 6th day of May 1895
ROBERT E PHILLIPS, Assoc M Inst E, MI Mech E,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, WC, Associate Agent
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 2nd De.. 1895--Accepted, 18th Jan., 1896
(A) I therefore claim that when my improved vent peg is placed in a cask it is
not necessary to remove it to obtain free vent, because when the cap is partly
unscrewed free vent is secured.
(B) When the cap is screwed home the vent peg is air tight thereby preventing
the contents of the cask getting flat or stale.
(C) If necessary the vent hole can be cleaned with a wire without removal from
the cask.
(D) In case of excessive working of the contents of the cask, the cap only
requires unscrewing to relieve the pressure without removing the vent peg from
the cask.
Dated this Fifth day of September 1895.
JOHN LEADER SEYMOUR,
High Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, Blind Maker.
JOHN LEADER SEYMOUR Blind Maker High Street Saffron Walden Essex
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:—
My invention relates to an improved means of securing free vent from the cask
without removing the vent peg.
It consists of a vent peg made from hard wood or hard wood and metal combined
and is similar in shape to the vent pegs now in use with a difference that it has a
centre hole running through the length of the peg as shewn in my drawings
Figure 2 it has also two holes one at each side of the spiral or worm portion of the
peg see Figure 3 A A. A screw cap is also provided for the worm (Figure 3 or 4)
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page_text: portion of the peg also at the lower portion of the worm B B 1 provide an india
rubber washer which the cap rests upon when screwed home thus making it perfectly
air tight:
Fig. 1. shews peg before placing in cask.
Fig. 2. is specimen of vent peg made from hard wood only.
Fig. 3. shews vent peg when cap is removed AA vent holes B B india rubber
washer.
Fig. 4. Is specimen of hard wood and metal combined C being a metal worm
screwed into the wood portion of the peg and which is supplied with a metal cap.
To obtain vent the cap is unscrewed above the two side holes in the worm, there
is no necessity to remove the cap wholly from the worm as the two small holes at
the side provide a clear passage to ventilate the cask.
I do not confine or restrict myself to any precise measurement as a variation may
occur in the manufactury for small or large casks without any alteration of the
principle of this my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner it is to be performed I declare that what I consider novel
and original and therefore claim is.-
1st. That portion of my invention shewing how vent is obtained and especially
shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4.
2nd. Those parts of the invention namely the screw cap, worm, washer, and
vent holes, and that the ventilating peg being made of wood, also of wood and
metal combined is original.
Dated this 30th day of November 1895.
JOHN LEADER SEYMOUR.