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IMPROVEMENTS IN FENCING
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Samuel Bayliss at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 1st November 1879.
SAMUEL BAYLISS, of the Firm of Bayliss, Jones, and Bayliss, of Wolverhampton,
in the County of Stafford, Iron Fencing Manufacturers. "IMPROVEMENTS IN
FENCING."
This Invention relates to an arrangement for securing the horizontal bars and
wires to the standards or uprights of fencing, and consists in forming the said
standards or uprights of angle, curved, or channel section, and fixing the said
standards or uprights with the hollow part facing the horizontal bars or wires.
The said horizontal bars or wires are then drawn tightly up and secured in position
against the standards or uprights by means of bolts hooked, or otherwise shaped,
at one end to hold the bar or wire, and drawn through the backs of the uprights by
means of nuts or cotters; or the said bolts may be attached to the uprights by any
suitable means.
A bar or wire is thus held back to an upright by pressure exerted by a bolt at
an intermediate point between the bearings of the said bar or wire against the said
upright.
A NEW OR IMPROVED APPARATUS OR MACHINE FOR CUTTING EGGS
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Leonce Pierre Othon at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 8th May 1879.
LEONCE PIERRE OTHON, Civil Engineer, of 32, King's Road, Highbury, in the
County of Middlesex. "A NEW OR IMPROVED APPARATUS OR MACHINE FOR
CUTTING EGGS."
This machine according to one arrangement is provided with two metal or other
plates, one on the other, but with sufficient space between them for the working to
and fro of a knife. The two plates have an aperture in them, preferably round, and
sufficiently large to admit the egg which has to be cut. A steel or other knife
works between the two plates. The knife is held by a rod or cord of metal or other
material sufficiently long for the machine and the handle or frame. In the latter
there is a helical or other spring, or of india rubber, the object of which is to operate
the knife in order to push it forward between the plates, and it may get directly
on the rod or on the knife. By pulling the rod or cord the spring is brought back
and the aperture intended to receive the egg is opened. The apparatus is kept in
this position, or as it were "cocked" ready for action, by a detent or catch. To set
off the apparatus and to cut the head off the egg the latter is placed in aperture,
the detent released, and the spring forces the knife along quietly, thus cutting
the egg
According to another arrangement the handle is dispensed with by fixing spring
inside or between the plates. One plate may sometimes be dispensed with, and
sometimes both the plates themselves, the handle only and spring being used;
the knife should then be protected by a metal disc, but even this may, if desired,
be dispensed with.
IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR BRACELETS, CHAINS, SCARF-SLIDES, AND OTHER ARTICLES OF JEWELLERY, APPLICABLE ALSO AS A FASTENING FOR CARD CASES, PURSES, AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Bettridge Hill at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 6th September 1879.
JOHN BETTRIDGE HILL, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Jeweller.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR BRACELETS, CHAINS, SCARF-SLIDES, AND OTHER
ARTICLES OF JEWELLERY, APPLICABLE ALSO AS A FASTENING FOR CARD CASES,
PURSES, AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES."
This Invention refers to an improved snap fastening, which is illustrated in the
annexed Drawings, and shewn attached to a portion of a bracelet, Figures 1, 2, 3, 4,
shew the meeting parts of a bracelet, Figures 5 and 6 sections through the same
on an enlarged scale; (a) is the part of the bracelet to which the snap is attached;
this snap consists of a bar or tube (b) opened as at (c), to which bar or tube is
attached a small nib (d); this bar or tube acts as a hinge pin, on the one part of
the bracelet, being capable of partially turning round on its bearings; (e) is a
tongue piece attached to the corresponding part of the bracelet; this tongue piece
is notched twice at (f) (g), so that when the parts are brought together as seen in
Figure 4, the first notch (f) catches the lower edge (h), and the second notch (g)
the upper edge (i) of the bar or tube (b), and thus secures the parts together,
drawing back the nib (d), releases the bar or tube (b) from the tongue piece (e) by
throwing up the edges (h and i).
From the foregoing description, in its application to bracelets, the adaptation of
this fastening to the other articles named in the title will be readily seen.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PORTABLE BREWING AND OTHER SET PANS
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Yeadon at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 1st February 1879.
JOHN YEADON, of Thackley, in the County of York, Mason and Bricklayer.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN PORTABLE BREWING AND OTHER SET PANS."
The object of my Invention is to arrange set pans in such a manner that the
same are portable, and can be used for brewing, domestic or other purposes.
I accomplish my object in the following manner :-I construct a frame which
can be mounted on wheels or rest upon supports as required; in this frame is fixed
the fire grate, and at the top of the said frame I place a casing of brick or other
nonconducting and fire resisting material; the inside bottom portion of this casing
is contracted and arranged for the reception of the fire; at the top of this contracted
portion is placed the set pan, and the heat from the fire in its travel to the chimney
passes through an opening formed in the contracted part before mentioned, and is
prevented from passing direct to the chimney by means of a midfeather which I
place in a vertical or angular direction between the set pan and the before mentioned
casing in such a position that the heat has to pass round the set pan before getting
to the chimney, and thus I am enabled to utilise the heat after it has left the fire.
At the top of the pan I fix a funnel that is connected with the chimney in such
a manner that the steam rising from the pan is conducted into the chimney.
CERTAIN LMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Cocker and Horatio Cocker at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 21st January 1879.
JAMES COCKER, of Oldham, in the County of Lancaster, Mill Manager, and
HORATIO COCKER, of the same Place, Mill Operative. " CERTAIN LMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING."
"
Our Invention relates to the winding on motion of mules and twiners for
spinning and doubling, and it consists in an improved combination of machinery for
winding the yarn tight on the nose of the cop to prevent snarls.
To the screw forming part of the ordinary copping motion is attached a toothed
pulley, which by means of a toothed chain gives motion to a shaft on which is a
worm gearing into a wheel fixed to the same shaft as a cylindrical or conical scroll,
or a plain cone or drum may be used. To this scroll or to the cone or drum is
fixed one end of a chain, the other end of which is connected to the ordinary
winding chain of the quadrant forming part of the mule or twiner. By this means
as tho scroll revolves slowly it tightens the winding chain when the carriage is
nearly in, thereby causing the spindles to revolve quicker at that point, to tighten
the yarn and prevent snarls.
The shaft of the scroll or the cone or drum may be driven direct from the cop-
ping motion screw.
MENTS IN INTRODUCING AND HEATING THE FEED-WATER OF STEAM BOILERS, AND IN EXTRACTING AIR FROM SAME BEFORE INTRODUCTION
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John M'Neil at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 8th October 1879.
JOHN MCNEIL, of Greenwich, in the County of Kent, Engineer. "IMPROVE
MENTS IN INTRODUCING AND HEATING THE FEED-WATER OF STEAM BOILERS, AND
IN EXTRACTING AIR FROM SAME BEFORE INTRODUCTION,"
This Invention relates to improvements in introducing and heating the feed
water of steam boilers, and in extracting air from same before introduction.
According to my Invention the feed water for the boiler issues from a vertical
pipe into a vessel, a cylinder surrounding the same concentrically with an annular
space between the two, the said pipe not reaching quite to the top of the said
vessel, and entering same at the bottom by a tight joint. Within the cylinder, and
above the open mouth of the pipe from which the feed-water is forced, are one, two,
or more splash plates, formed preferably of a series of inclined parallel plates, so
that the water rising vertically strikes against these plates and is thus, as it were,
broken up, and returns by running down the inner surface of the said cylinder to
the lower end thereof, where it is conveyed by suitable pipes to the boiler. On the
top of the said cylinder is an air valve, loaded to a suitable pressure, by which air
disengaged from the water in the cylinder escapes. The pipe conveying the water
to the boiler enters (by preference) low down, and thence makes one or more
complete coils round the inner surface of the boiler, though by preference not in
contact therewith; the end then dips down into the water. At or near this end
the pipe is enlarged and perforated with holes fore and aft. By this means the
velocity of the water is lessened before passing out, and thus, and by the
arrangement of holes, the feed water will quietly mix with the water of the boiler
instead of being forced through at a high velocity, as is usually the case. The coil
or coils of piping within the boiler ensures the feed-water being heated, and at the
same time causes a circulation of the water of the boiler.
IMPROVEMENTS IN COUNTER SUPPORTS FOR BOOTS AND SHOES
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Robert Lake at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 16th April 1879. A communication
from abroad by Samuel Bailey and Collins Weage, both of Chicago, Illinois,
United States of America.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN COUNTER SUPPORTS FOR
BOOTS AND SHOES." [A communication from abroad by Samuel Bailey and Collins
Weage, both of Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.]
This Invention relates to counter supports for boots and shoes.
I provide two plates of metal formed to fit the sides of the counter between the
two layers of leather, and the sides of these plates are rounded down at their ends,
and are placed between the heel and side seams so as to bring the inside of the
counter even and smooth; the lower parts thereof are brought under the insole, so
that they may be secured by the pegs or nails which hold the heels in place.
I am aware that single heel plates of metal have been heretofore placed at the
rear of the counters and between the layers of the leather; but the improvement
comprising the employment of two plates according to the present Invention permits
a free action of the heel of the wearer of a boot or shoe, and allows a lateral move-
ment of an easy nature, and a counter so provided cannot injure or cramp the heel
as is the case when this tender part of the foot is enclosed by unyielding material.
Furthermore, one object of this Invention is to prevent boots and shoes from
"running over" at the sides of the heels, which cannot be prevented by the sole
use of leather.
On each side of the back seam or stitching and between the seams I place the
said counter stay or support, which is made of soft iron or spring brass formed to
correspond to the contour of the counter, so far as it extends, the lower part thereof
extending under the insole in order that the pegs or nails which hold the heel in
place may hold the support in position. In the manufacture of the stiffeners sizes
are selected to conform to the numbers of boots or shoes; and to attain uniformity
in the construction dies for each sized stiffener should be employed. In practice,
except for very heavy work, No. 18 sheet metal will answer the purpose, and be
easy for the heel of the wearer, as it will spring and permit of a free lateral
movement.
IMPROVEMENTS IN FIRE LIGHTERS FOR LOCOMOTIVES AND OTHER STEAM ENGINE FURNACES, AND FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Ambroise Edouard Labayle at the
Othce of the Commissioners of Patents on the 24th December 1879.
AMBROISE ÉDOUARD LABAYLE, Manufacturer, of Mont-de Marsan (Landes), in
Fiance. "IMPROVEMENTS IN FIRE LIGHTERS FOR LOCOMOTIVES AND OTHER STEAM
ENGINE FURNACES, AND FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES."
This Invention relates to certain improvements in fire lighters for locomotives
and other steam engine furnaces, and for domestic purposes, the object being to
effect economy by utilization of inexpensive material, and produce fire lighters of
greater inflammability than hitherto.
First. I take fir cones and open and dry the same, so that the spines stand out
from each other as far as possible, and these are then dipped into clear or black
coal tar or resinous liquid which impregnates the fibres and covers the cones as
with a varnish, which will serve when ignited to inflame them and give great
vivacity to the fire. Again, 1 employ a composition of clear or black tar of liquid
consistency and mix therewith saw-dust, leaves of fir-tree, shavings, chopped straw,
fallen leaves, rubbish of textile materials, and ashes to a coherent and compact mass
which will be formed into balls or bricks according to the industrial application.
These lighters may be employed to light up by the strength and vivacity of their
flame the hardest coals in the fire-boxes of locomotives within the shortest space of
time, and by the economy, the force of combustion, the comparatively small bulk of
the lighters when manufactured, and the abundance of the primitive matters great
commercial advantages are obtained.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED FOR PROPELLING STEAM VESSELS, SUCH IM- PROVEMENTS BEING ALSO APPLICABLE AS AN AUXILIARY MEANS FOR IMPARTING MOTION TO SAILING VESSELS
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Daniel Henry Sisson at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 7th March 1879.
DANIEL HENRY SISSON, of Goole, in the County of York.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE MEANS OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED FOR PROPELLING STEAM VESSELS, SUCH IM-
PROVEMENTS BEING ALSO APPLICABLE AS AN AUXILIARY MEANS FOR IMPARTING
MOTION TO SAILING VESSELS."
My Invention consists of a propeller wheel so arranged that it can be easily
repaired and is compact and consequently of great advantage on a ship, it dispenses
with the ordinary "paddle" wheel, and by its application the cover or paddle box
may be much reduced in size compared with the paddle box of ordinary construction.
Further, by using this propeller wheel a greater speed of the piston is obtained,
which increases the indicated horse power of the engines; consequently what are
known as paddle steamers will be able to run with the same power as screw
steamers and at a much cheaper rate than when ordinary paddles are employed.
The propeller wheel consists of two or more twisted blades, the number of such
blades varying in accordance with the construction, speed, or purpose for which the
vessel is employed.
"
"
The propeller wheel may, when preferred, be fitted direct on to or hung on rods
or arms which may be carried on the driving shaft of the engine, from which shaft
a rotary motion is given to the propeller wheel by means of chains, ropes, elastic
bands, or through the medium of cranks or eccentrics, or their equivalents.
By being hung on rods as above described the propeller wheel always keeps
itself sufficiently immersed in the water and automatically adapts itself to the
various positions of the vessel caused by the loading, unloading, rolling, and other
circumstances to which the vessel is liable.
My arrangement of propeller wheel can be employed as an auxiliary power and
may be so applied that it can be "unshipped" in a very few minutes; and on vessels
where steam winches are employed the required motion may be obtained therefrom
for the propeller wheel.
PROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR AFFORDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PASSENGERS AND OFFICIALS IN RAILWAY TRAINS."
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Hogg at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 10th March 1879.
"IM-
THOMAS HOGG, of 88, Long Lane, Bermondsey, in the County of Surrey.
PROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR AFFORDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PASSENGERS
AND OFFICIALS IN RAILWAY TRAINS."
My Invention relates to improvements in railway train danger signals and
communications enabling the guard of a train to communicate with the driver at all
times and under all circumstances, also enabling any passenger to do the same.
For this purpose I propose to fix in the guard's van and also in each carriage or
compartment of the train, say, underneath the seat or other convenient place, a
bellows or air accumulator or its equivalent, to the outlet of which is fixed a pipe
or tube which runs from or is in connection with each bellows or air accumulator,
and joins a main pipe or tube which runs the whole length of the train, each car-
riage being connected or coupled together by means of an elastic tube with suitable
screws and nuts or junctions. A lever or any other suitable mechanical arrange-
ment is connected to each bellows or air accumulator so that it can be depressed at
the pleasure of the guard or any passenger, and thereby give instant communication
to the driver of the train by blowing a whistle or reed. There are two taps in each
compartment, one immediately close to the lever which is always turned off, so that
by the motion of the carriage the bellows or air accumulator may not unnecessarily
be brought into action; the second tap which is placed at the top of the inside of
the carriage is always, or should be, turned on.
In connection with this apparatus I propose to couple or connect each carriage
with a small chain which is attached to or placed over a small lever and connected
with an alarm bell, so that in the event of any part of the train becoming discon-
nected from the other part the chain would slip off the lever and cause the alarm
bell to ring. On this signal any passenger would be instructed to turn off the upper
tap in his compartment, turning on the lower tap and depressing the lever of the
bellows or air accumulator, which causes the air to rush through the tube or pipe
and so gives notice to the driver. The guard or driver could also at pleasure
communicate with each other by means of agreed signals.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF VITREOUS AND GLAZED SURFACES FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Herbert John Haddan at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 11th February 1879. A communi-
cation from abroad by William Gibson, of Washington City, United States of
America.
HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of the Firm of Herbert and Company, Solicitors of
Patents, of 67, Strand, in the City of Westminster, Civil Engineer. "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF VITREOUS AND GLAZED SURFACES FOR DECORATIVE
PURPOSES." A communication from abroad by William Gibson, of Washington
City, United States of America.
The Invention consists in the means and process for crystallizing the surface of
glass, enamelled ware &c., in order to produce new ornamental effects. The
substance used for this purpose is obtained by melting in a strong fire 50 parts of
flint or lead glass with 20 parts of silicious sand, 10 parts of litharge, and 10 parts
of calcined bones, and adding to this compound two parts of calcined flint powder.
The mixture so obtained is ground in water, afterwards mixed with a suitable
binding substance, such as milk, subsequently spread over the whole surface of the
glass, and finally vitrified in the muffle or furnace in the manner usually applied by
glass stainers. The sheets of glass thus coated are then heated in an oven in order
to expand the particles of the coating on the surface and the glass itself, after
which the whole is coated with a strong solution of gelatine, gum, or any suitable
paste. By allowing the latter to dry and harden and to be removed by heat in
any convenient manner a crystalline effect is produced over the whole surface of
the glass. The proportions of the materials used may be slightly varied, and some
of the components replaced by their equivalents. Various colours can be obtained
by the admixture of white oxide of tin, or purple oxide of cobalt, or the oxides of
chrome or iron, or any other suitable substance, and this paint may be applied to
such parts of the glass only which shall be crystallized.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PICKING ARMS' EMPLOYED IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Littlewood at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 15th May 1879.
CHARLES LITTLEWOOD, of Newsome, near Huddersfield, in the County of York.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN PICKING ARMS' EMPLOYED IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING."
This Invention is intended to supersede and dispense with the leather picking
arms employed in looms for weaving woollen and other heavy goods, and the
improvements consist in making such picking arms partly of leather and partly of
steel or other suitable metal. We propose to make each end of the picking arm of
leather, and the intermediate part of a blade of metal.
The metal is connected to the leather ends by means of a socket or other stud,
so as to allow for the free movement of the parts so connected.
AN IMPROVED METHOD OF VENTILATING THE INTERIOR OF BEDS AND SLEEPING COUCHES
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George O'Brien at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 18th December 1879.
GEORGE O'BRIEN, of Fitzroy Square, Regent's Park, in the County of Middlesex.
"AN IMPROVED METHOD OF VENTILATING THE INTERIOR OF BEDS AND SLEEPING
COUCHES."
This Invention consists of an improved method of ventilating the interior of beds
and sleeping couches. Under ordinary circumstances the said interior, that is to say,
the space between the coverlets and the mattresses, is almost entirely closed, and
the body of the person occupying the bed or couch is thereby deprived of fresh air,
and is left immersed in the carbonic acid gas and aqueous vapours which aro exhaled
through the skin. The only opening through which it is possible for the said
exhalations to escape being at the upper part near the mouth of the occupant they are
continually drawn into the lungs, causing manifold diseases. By the employment
of the improved method forming the subject of this Invention the above
disadvantages are entirely avoided.
Instead of allowing the said exhalations to remain in the bed or to escape by the
opening at the upper part thereof, as above stated, I allow the same to escape
through a tube or pipe, one end of the same, which is open, being placed within the
interior of the bed or couch, either at the foot or any other suitable part thereof.
The said tube or pipe, which is constructed of any suitable material, may be of an
oval, polygonal, or circular section, but I prefer to employ a tube or pipe of the last
mentioned form having a diameter of about two inches when the bed or couch is
occupied by one person only. The pipe or tube is arranged longitudinally or trans-
versely, and either above, under, through, or on one side of the mattress or by the
side of the occupant. The tube or pipe may be continued to any desired length,
and the end thereof opposite to that which opens into the interior of the bed or
couch may be placed in any desired position or situation, however I prefer to place
the tube or pipe under the first or upper mattress or through the under one, and to
arrange it horizontally and longitudinally or transversely, the same having elbow
joints near the ends, one of the latter being turned up so as to open into the interior
of the bed or couch and the other continued as may be desired. In all cases the
said tube or pipe should be so arranged as to admit of the edges of the coverlets
being secured in an air tight manner. If the continuation of the tubo or pipe be
exposed it should be covered with some warm or non-conducting material.
The essential feature of this Invention consists in utilising the extreme mobility
of the atmospheric air and the higher temperature and consequent expansion of the
heated exhalations in the bed, the above described tube or pipe acting as a syphon
to draw off the said exhalations.
A NEW OR IMPROVED APPLIANCE OR GUARD FOR RIFLE BARRELS FOR PROTECTING THE HAND FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT THEREOF AFTER RAPID OR CONTINUOUS FIRING
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Denton Abel at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 23rd August 1879. A communication
from abroad by Francis Morley, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding 1st Battalion
the Buffs, of Meerut, in the Indian Empire.
CHARLES DENTON ABEL, of No. 28, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in
the County of Middlesex. "A NEW OR IMPROVED APPLIANCE OR GUARD FOR
RIFLE BARRELS FOR PROTECTING THE HAND FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT THEREOF
AFTER RAPID OR CONTINUOUS FIRING." [A communication from abroad by
Francis Morley, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding 1st Battalion the Buffs, of
Meerut, in the Indian Empire.]
The barrels of the Martini-Henry and other rifles become so heated after rapid
or continuous firing as to burn the hand holding the same. According to the
present Invention this inconvenience is obviated by fitting upon the exposed part
of the barrel, between the body and the lower band, a covering or casing of wood,
horn, ebonite, papier maché, or other suitable bad conductor of heat, hollowed so as
to fit the barrel, and rounded off externally so as to be conveniently grasped, the
said casing or guard being made of sufficient thickness to prevent its splitting
and to enable the rifle to be grasped powerfully at all times without feeling the
heat inconveniently.
For securing the said guard to the rifle the fore end is cut away, so as to fit
under the lower band which is slightly enlarged to admit it, the rear end being
held down by a thin steel stirrup that is secured to the stock by a pin passing
through each end thereof. The guard has also a slot cut in it of the exact size of
the back sight block, so that when seated in its place it is held steady by the block
fitting into the slot.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF AND METHOD OF PROPELLING HIGH SPEED TORPEDO AND OTHER SMALL BOATS
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Donaldson at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 2nd December 1879.
JAMES DONALDSON, Engineer, 198, Claughton Road, Birkenhead, County of
Cheshire. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF AND METHOD OF PROPELLING
HIGH SPEED TORPEDO AND OTHER SMALL BOATS."
The usual mode of constructing iron, steel, or other composition torpedo or other
small boats is adopted, but in my improvements fixed girders, arched super-
structures, or detachable trussed pole or poles inay be used, being carried beyond
the stern, forming a prolongation of the vessel above the water line, to which is
attached mechanically or otherwise a solid or flexible shaft, having at its outer end
a screw propeller attached, which being carried beyond the disturbed water gives
to the boat an increased speed by working in solid water, not to be obtained when
working in disturbed water close to the boat's hull, or subject to the bye-wash
round the lines of the stern.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN SHUTTLES FOR WEAVING
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Barker Stansfield and Isaac Grindrod
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th August 1879.
BARKER STANSFIELD, Loom Jobber and ISAAC GRINDROD, Watch Maker, both of
Rochdale, in the County of Lancaster. "AN IMPROVEMENT IN SHUTTLES FOR
WEAVING."
Our Invention has for its object to ensure the formation of a firm, regular, fine
selvedge to silk, cotton, woollen, linen, and other fabrics, and it consists in making
the eye of the shuttle, i.e., the hole through which the weft passes, of a spiral, screw,
or serpentine form, in order that it shall produce the necessary drag or tension on
the weft thread in its passage through the eye to accomplish the desired object.
This form of eye allows perfect freedom for the passage of the weft, and at same
time prevents all snarling or curling of the weft when delivered from the shuttle
eye, whereas the straight hole or eye heretofore used allows too much freedom to
the thread, causing the formation of a bad selvedge.
The spiral or serpentine eye or hole of our Invention would be formed in
earthenware or other easily moulded material, which is fixed in the sides and
bottom of the shuttle in the ordinary way.
IMPROVEMENTS IN CASES FOR CIGARS, CIGARETTES, AND OTHER ARTICLES."
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Joseph Klapka at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 10th October 1879.
CHARLES JOSEPH KLAPKA, of Red Lion Street, in the County of Middlesex.
IMPROVEMENTS IN CASES FOR CIGARS, CIGARETTES, AND OTHER ARTICLES."
My Invention relates to cigar, cigarette, card, and other similar cases, and has
for its object to afford greater protection from damage in the case of cigars and
cigarettes, and to enable these or other contents to be more readily placed in and
withdrawn from the case.
The case is of the usual rectangular form, and is provided with one or two lids
formed by dividing the front side transversely at the middle of its length, each lid
consisting of one half of the front side of the case, being made separate from the
rest or body portion, hinged to the back thereof at the end, and acted on by an
india-rubber or other spring, by which the lid when unfastened is thrown open to
give access to the contents.
When the case has one lid only the other portion of the front is rigid, and the
lid is secured by means of any kind of purse fastening, but when both portions are
lids they are secured by a sliding band which covers the junction of the lids, and is
loosely connected to the back of the case so as to admit of its being moved along
the case in either direction to uncover the one or other lid entirely, and allow it
to be thrown open by its spring.
PROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF STUDS AND SOLITAIRES
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry Griffith at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 16th May 1879.
HENRY GRIFFITH, junior, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick.
PROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF STUDS AND SOLITAIRES."
"IM-
This Invention consists in so constructing the stud or solitaire, that whatever
size the back plate or disc and head may be, it can be placed in position in
the shirt or other article of dress without in any way creasing or otherwise
deranging the same, whilst the loss of the stud or solitaire from slipping through
the hole, or from any other cause, is entirely prevented.
The back plate or disc is constructed of any desired size in the ordinary manner,
and has connected therewith a hollow T shaped shank, the interior of which is
provided with a screw thread; to the upper part of the said shank is attached a
small disc or collar. The head or front part of the stud, which is made of any
required size and material, has a screw spindle at the back thereof for the purpose
of screwing into the before described hollow-shank.
When it is desired to place the stud or solitaire in position, for instance, in a
shirt front where the two holes or apertures are at right angles to each other, the
head is detached from the remainder by unscrewing the same. The sinal disc or
collar on the shank and the head of the latter are then passed from the back
through the first hole or aperture, the edges of which will rest against the rounded
portion of the shank. The other part of the latter having been brought into a line
coinciding with the length of the second hole or aperture, the edges of which are
caused to rest against the same by passing the small disc or collar through, the said
disc or collar tends to retain that part of the stud or solitaire to which it is
connected in position till the head is screwed in as above described, during which
operation the remainder of the stud or solitaire is prevented from turning by the
Tshape of the shank.
IMPROVED MEANS AND APPARATUS FOR LUBRICATING 5 SHAFTS, AXLES, AND BEARINGS
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Horatio Myer at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 1st July 1879.
HORATIO MYER, of 124, Vauxhall Walk, in the County of Surrey, Iron and Brass
Bedstead Manufacturer. "IMPROVED MEANS AND APPARATUS FOR LUBRICATING
5 SHAFTS, AXLES, AND BEARINGS.”
This Invention relates to improved means and apparatus for lubricating shafts,
axles, and bearings, and consists in grooving the bearing or other support for a
shaft or axle and in connecting with said groove (or grooves) a passage leading to
the outside of the bearing where it has a turned up end or mouth by which oil or
other liquid lubricant can be supplied to the groove. On the shaft or axle where
the groove is situate, I attach a pin or stud or studs which at each rotation of the
shaft passes through the oil and takes up sufficient to maintain a regular lubrication
without waste.
IMPROVEMENTS IN BEDSTEADS
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Albert Bagenal Target at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 26th September 1879.
CHARLES ALBERT BAGENAL TARGET, of Oxford Terrace, Bath, in the County of
Somerset, Engineer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN BEDSTEADS."
My Invention has for its object to simplify the construction of bedsteads, and to
lessen the liability to harbour insects.
For these purposes I dispense with slats or laths and combine a chain or woven
metal mattress with a bedstead frame proper, and means for adjusting the tension
of the metallic mattress.
In carrying out my Invention according to one arrangement, one end of the
mattress is fixed permanently to the rail at the corresponding end of the bedstead
proper, the other end of the mattress is fixed to a bar of angle or channel iorn,
whose ends or portions thereof rest on the sides of the bed, and two or more holes
tapped in this angle or channel iron are fitted with screw bolts passing through the
end frame of the bedstead, which screw bolts attach the mattress to the bedstead
frame proper, and serve to adjust the tension.
In camp bedsteads folding at or near the centre the same system may be adopted,
ties of hoop or other iron may be attached from the bottoms of the centre legs to
the side rails at or near the ends; the tie bars may advantageously be of the same
length as the half side of the bedstead, and be attached thereto with buttons
working in slots and be fixed to the centre legs with buttons and slots, similar to
those used for the attachment of the slats or laths of iron in bedsteads; this forms
an inverted king truss, and permits the full tension to be brought on the mattress
which is fixed as before described to the ends of the camp bedstead.
IMPROVEMENTS IN GLAZING ROLLERS
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Edward Thomas Hughes at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 21st August 1879. A com-
munication from abroad by Messrs. Schröder and Company, Leipzig,
Germany, Manufacturers.
EDWARD THOMAS HUGHES, of the Firm of Hughes and Son, Patent Agents, 123,
Chancery Lane, London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN GLAZING ROLLERS." A communi-
cation from abroad by Messrs. Schröder and Company, Leipzig, Germany,
Manufacturers.
This Invention relates to improvements in rollers for glazing paper, and consists
in the combination of an ordinary case-hardened iron roller with an elastic counter-
roller which is surrounded by a hollow case-hardened iron cylindrical roller of suit-
able thickness.
This elastic counter roller is constructed in the following manner :-To one end
of a round iron bar is fixed a disc of iron or other material beyond which projects
a portion of the end of the bar, so as to form the pivot of the elastic roller;
the iron bar is then surrounded with discs of paper or elastic board till the
whole iron bar is surrounded therewith. On the opposite end of the iron bar is
then adjusted a second disc of iron or other suitable material, which is forced by
hydraulic or other pressure against the surrounding discs of paper, thereby forcing
this elastic mass between the two discs of iron when the second disc of iron is
made fast to the iron bar.
By turning, or in any other manner, a sufficient quantity is cut from the elastic
mass so that the first placed disc slightly projects beyond it, whilst the second disc
being of an inferior diameter is level with the surrounding dises of paper, thus
giving passage to a hollow roller of case-bardened iron, well turned and polished
on its exterior surface. This hollow roller is applied till it touches the first disc of
iron, the projecting periphery of which retains it to. its place. For preventing
lateral movement of the hollow roller a third disc of iron or other material of the
same diameter as the first placed disc is applied against it and against the second
placed disc, so that the hollow cylinder is held firmly by the first placed and the
third disc.
The second roller working against this elastic roller is solid and of case-
hardened iron well turned and polished, in such a manner that when the two
rollers are in contact no space occurs between them.
The hollow cylinder or roller may play so as to be free to turn round the elastic
roller of paper discs.
PROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS EMPLOYED FOR PRODUCING THE ELECTRIC LIGHT."
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard Comings Thompson at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 24th April 1879.
RICHARD COMINGS THOMPSON, of Herne Hill, in the County of Surrey.
PROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS EMPLOYED FOR PRODUCING THE ELECTRIC LIGHT."
"
IM-
My Invention relates to the electrodes used in the production of the electric
light, and consists in the employment either in a dry powdered, or in a moistened
and plastic state, of the carbon or carbonaceous material or composition usually
made into solid pencils or sticks of carbon for the purpose. One advantage of my
Invention is that the supply of the carbon may thus be made practically con-
tinuous, instead of requiring frequent renewal as when stick carbons are used.
The powdered or plastic substance is contained within tubes which may be
arranged and operated in any convenient way, as now practised with solid sticks of
carbon. The tubes are preferably made of metal, and the carbon or composition is
contained within them and fed up to the point required by any suitable mechanism,
and the plastic carbon as it is expressed from the tubes is first baked by the heat
of the current into a solid stick and then consumed. The tubes may however be
made of solid carbon which would waste away or be consumed along with the
powdered or plastic material contained within them, in which case they would be
fed up or advanced towards one another as the carbon is consumed by any con-
venient and well known form of regulator. Or the powdered or plastic substance
may be fed through the tubes at a different rate, and by different means than that
by which the tubular carbons are operated. By giving the tubular carbons a
suitable downward inclination towards one another, the powdered substance may
be made to flow down through them in a continuous steady stream by gravity
only.
In preparing the carbon when used in a plastic condition I first reduce the
carbon and other material to powder, and mix therewith oil, syrup, or other
suitable liquid.
IM- PROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR PRINTING
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert Barlow at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 18th February 1879.
ROBERT BARLOW, of Bredbury, near Stockport, in the County of Chester. "IM-
PROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR PRINTING."
This Invention relates to the construction of self-acting machinery or apparatus
for printing "hat-tips," tickets, or such other small articles in gold, silver, or other
metal.
Upon a suitable frame I mount a table which is capable of moving to and fro
horizontally upon slides, and also of rising and falling in a vertical direction. On
this table is a pad, on which the silk or other material to be printed is laid. Above
this in a cross head supported by pillars I mount the block carrier, which is
capable of being adjusted vertically by means of a screw, and has a dovetail groove
on its lower face, in which the block is placed. The block carrier is also provided
with suitable gas jets for keeping the block heated.
On the driving shaft of the machine is a toothed pinion driving a similar wheel
mounted on a stud on the frame. At the back of this wheel is a stud or projection,
which (as the wheel revolves) catches hold of a lever keyed upon the end of a
shaft and gives a partial revolution to this shaft. Keyed on the latter are two
cams or eccentrics, which raise the table up to the block to give the impression.
The to and fro motion of the table is effected by means of a stud fixed in a face
plate, and carrying a bowl working inside a forked frame attached to the under-
side of the table.
This bowl working between the forks as the face plate revolves gives a to and
fro motion to the table, with a pause or dwell at each end.
The operation of printing is as follows:-The machine is attended by two boys.
Whilst one of them removes the heated blocks, presses it on to a piece of gold or
other metal leaf (which adheres to it), and then replaces it in the block carrier; the
other boy lays a piece of silk or other material (prepared with a composition which
becomes adhesive when heated) on the pad. The table then immediately recedes
under the block, and is raised by the cams to give the pressure.
It then falls again and is moved forward to its original position, when the
operation proceeds as before; the changing of the silk or other material, and the
charging of the block with gold or other metal leaf taking place during one
"dwell" of the table, and the impression being given during the other "dwell."
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OR MODE OF ATTACHING DOOR 'KNOBS TO THEIR SPINDLES
Year: 1879

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James May Farnol at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 2nd September 1879.
JAMES MAY FARNOL, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Brassfounder.
'IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OR MODE OF ATTACHING DOOR 'KNOBS TO THEIR
SPINDLES."
The objects of my Invention are fully explained in the title. I first provide an
ordinary spindle having holes or grooves therein of the usual kind. To this spindle
I permanently affix by any suitable means one of the handles desired to be used.
I next provide the knob which is to be attached to the spindle by my improved
method. This is for the most part similar to an ordinary knob, except that the
neck is made longer. Near the end of this neck I insert a hole which is to receive
the bit or stud hereinafter described.
This bit is of a T shape, but its top side is made to a suitable curve so that it
may work within the rose next hereinafter described. I construct the rose with a
hollow recess at its back sufficiently large to allow the said bit or stud to partly
revolve within it when the respective parts are in their proper positions.
I place a small plate of iron (or other metal) of any desired shape under the said
rose to take the wear from the door.
When it is desired to attach my improved knob to its spindle it is accomplished
as follows:-
The spindle with its one knob affixed is passed through the door and lock, the
iron plate is then passed over it, the loose knob is put upon the spindle having
the rose drawn over its neck, the T bit or stud is placed through the hole in the
neck of the knob and takes into one of the holes or grooves in the spindle; the rose
is then secured to the door. in any convenient manner with its grooves over the
said stud (and thus prevents its coming out) and the knob is secure.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF TABLES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF FURNITURE
Year: 1879

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Watson at the Office of the
Cominissioners of Patents on the 23rd December 1879.
JOHN WATSON, of Sunderland, in the County of Durham. "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE CONSTRUCTION OF TABLES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF FURNITURE."
My Inver ion has for its object improvements in articles of furniture such, for
example, as cables, chairs, and forms or seats, so that same can with facility be
opened and closed up at will, and when closed will not occupy more than thickness
of flap or flaps and leg.
In carrying out my Invention I adopt mainly the following arrangements, taking
as an example a table:-
The centre portion of the table consists of a fixed strip or board, preferably
about the width of one of the legs of the table. To this portion is hinged flap or
flaps, which form the surface of the table. The frame carrying each leg of the
table is fixed free or swivelled to the said centre portion.
When the table is to be opened the flaps are turned up and each leg brought to
its position under the flap, and by means of a set or thumb screw or other
contrivance each leg is fastened to the flap. For large tables the frame carrying
each leg is provided with a slide, so that the same with the slide can be drawn out
to the required extent.
When the table is to be closed all that is required is to unscrew the frames
carrying the legs, and same are turned back under the fixed portion and the flaps
turned down; the table will then only occupy in width about that of the fixed
portion and the leg.
For strengthening or further supporting the legs brackets may be used fixed to
the frame carrying each leg which are turned outwards when the table is opened,
and these can, if desired, be fixed by thumb and set screw to the table.
Similar arrangements of construction are used for other articles of furniture as
will be evident, the main point being that the furniture can by these arrangements
be closed into space occupying about the thickness of the log and flap or flaps.