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An Improved Spreader for Gas Lights.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Mar., 1894-Accepted, 12th May, 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Spreader for Gas Lights.
THOMAS BRADSHAW JACK of 20 Linenhall Street Ballymena in the County of
Antrim, Ireland Accountant 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 ordinary gas bracket lights for illuminating purposes,
and has for its object the spreading of the flame to increase the light without.
turning on more gas.
The invention consists in a cap or nipple made of any suitable material preferably
metal and lined with asbestos. This nipple or cap is just a little longer and wider.
than the burner and fits over the burner.
The said caps or nipples are constructed as follows:-I take a short length of
thin tubing and slit it at one end to the extent of from half an inch to an inch
then I flatten this slit end by pinching it together parallel with the slit, round the
said end off to about a semi-circle or more and finally line the opposite end about..
half an inch to an inch deep with asbestos or other fireproof material.
Referring to the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 represents a central section and side elevation respectively of my
invention.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view and Fig. 3 is an illustration shewing the application:
of the invention.
Similar letters in all the views refer to similar parts.
a is the cap or nipple & the lining. c & d show burners without and with my
invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-.
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :―
:
A cap or nipple composed of a short piece of tubing lined and slit as and for the
purpose herein above described.
A New or Improved Puzzle.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Aug., 1894-Accepted, 1st Sept., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Puzzle.
I, JOHN MELROSE ARNOT 10 Park Road Trinity Edinburgh Chemist and
Paper Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner-
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a puzzle and the same is carried out as follows.
Referring to the annexed drawing
Figure 1. is a plan view of my invention.
Figure 2. cross section through line x-y.
"
The base a is.
a is a curved base having the sides 6 and glass cover or top c.
provided with partitions & which form a
66 maze. e are small iron balls which can
move freely in the grooves formed by the partitions d. f is a magnet of a
convenient shape and form.
The object of the puzzle is to get the balls e into the centre depression 9 which
is done by moving the magnet f so as to cause the balls e to move along the grooves.
formed by the partitions d & so cause them to enter the depression 7. If desired
I may form grooves in the base a without the use of the partitions d.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven--
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A puzzle, consisting of a curved base, having grooves and a depression and
forming a box or case with sides & a glass top or cover, in combination with a
series of iron balls which are caused to travel by the influence of a magnet,.
substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 1st day of August 1891
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in Elastic Collar Bearings.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 31st Mar., 1894
CUMI LETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Elastic Collar Bearings.
I REGINALD HADDAN of the Firm of Herbert Haddan & Co. of 18 Buckingham
Street, Strand W.C. London, Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this
invention, a communication to me from abroad by The Aktiebolaget Separator
Company Limited, of Stockholm in the Kingdom of Sweden, and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
The object of the present invention is an elastic collar bearing intended
principally for the shafts of liquid separators, in which the elastically fastened
bearing-ring or bearing-socket, in which the shaft runs, is composed of three or
more parts, so that the different, parts may yield in radial direction independently
of each other. By means of this arrangement a considerably greater yielding is
attained and the bearing will close more lightly to the shaft whereby displacement
of the shaft in the bearing is prevented.
On the annexed drawing a practical forn of construction is illustrated.
The bearing socket, which by aid of an elastic ring bis retained in the bearing
box c, consists of three parts a which in consequence of their arrangement may yield
to a pressure in radial direction.
The shaft at the starting of the separator performs a kind of drunken motion
and thus shows an effort to become displaced and squeezed in the surrounding ring
bearing.
Those inconveniences are avoided in the most effective manner by dividing the
elastically journalled ring bearing in at least three parts or segments, the elastic
axle bearing giving the separator shaft a play without the centre of gravity of the
different parts of the axle-bearing being removed at each revolution.
If, for instance the separator shaft be not exactly centred so that its middle
point describes a circle, the parts of the axle bearing will turn back or give and
permit the shaft to make the corresponding motion, without making after each
revolution a movement in radial direction or partaking in the shaking of the middle
point of the shaft as is the case with a non-divided axle bearing or one divided into
two parts only.
The arrangement of these axle-bearings is of great value, especially for machines
working at a high speed of revolution since in such machines by the shaking
of the shaft in the not divided or only once divided axle-bearing a considerable
pressure is produced in the bearing and by means of the impurities eventually
passing into the bearing and pressed into the surface thereof, a squeezing of the
shaft is produced.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be described I declare that what I
claim is :-
An elastic collar bearing having an elastically fastened bearing-ring or bearing
socket for the shaft, composed of three or more segmental bearing parts in order to
increase the yielding capacity of the collar bearing and to prevent the displacement
of the shaft.
Dated thin 27th day of L
1001
Improvements in Brickmaking Machines and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 1st Dec., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brickmaking Machines and the like.
I JOHN BOND of Harleston, Northampton, Estate Surveyor do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My invention relates to brickmaking machines and the like. In certain classes
of these machines the knives in the pugmill portion are carried on a horizontal shaft.
On the continuation of this shaft is a feeding arrangement consisting of a turn or
part of a turn of an Archimedian screw which forces the kneaded clay out of the
machine and against the first set of cutting wires. After this it passes through the
2nd set when the bricks are brought to shape.
But with these particular machines it is found that when the bricks are burnt a
very large proportion of them are cracked and useless due to coring. According to
my invention I provide a means for preventing the coring of the said bricks in the
course of manufacture in the before mentioned machines.
In carrying my invention into practice I introduce my invention in the brick-
making machine between the Archimedian screw and the wire cutters either (as
shown in Figs. 1. 2. & 3) with the taper bars, or the other form of plate with the
circular holes as shown in Figs. 4 & 5.
These plates which may be called rectifiers will completely cut up the ring
thereby preventing coring.
In order that my invention may be more readily understood I shew same upon
accompanying sheet of illustrative drawing wherein
Figs. 1. 2. & 3 are sectional elevations and plan of one form of rectifier with
taper bars.
Figs. 4 & 5 shew elevation and sectional plan of another form of a rectifier or
plate with circular holes.
Figs. 6 & 7 being a sectional view of a brick making machine & side view
thereof shewing rectifier in position.
These plates or rectifiers are bolted or otherwise fixed in the machine between
the Archimedian screws and the wire cutter.
The clay on passing through the rectifier or plate is completely cut up and all
traces of coring removed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The use of a flat plate with taper bars for the purpose of cutting up the
circular ring of clay in the manufacture of bricks and the like substantially as
described and illustrated by the Figs. 1. 2. & 3 of the accompanying drawings.
2. In brickmaking machines the use of a flat plate with circular holes for the
purpose of cutting up the circular rings of clay in the manufacture of bricks and
the like substantially as described and illustrated by Figures 4 & 5 of the accom-
panying drawings.
Dated this 25th day of August 1894.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 23rd June, 1894

page_text: A ring of rubber or other suitable material q is inserted between the contracting
surfaces of the lower extension of the pan and the mouth of the syphon pipe o to
form a tight joint. Thus the pan will be securely held down onto the pipe c.
It is obvious that by increasing the size of the syphon pipe to form the chamber A,
the excreta will be held longer in water before being allowed to pass into the pipe
system and will consequently be more completely decomposed than has hitherto
been the case. The cover enables easy access to the said chamber for cleaning
purposes, whilst the detention of the excreta in the chamber has no disadvantage
whatever, the downwardly projecting wall between the chamber and the pipe o
completely sealing the closet pan as hitherto. The chamber A is advantageously
provided with supporting feet d.
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 :-
1. In a water closet the combination with the syphon of an enlarged chamber A,
a partition wall between said chamber and the syphon pipe c extending below the
water line of the contents of said chamber, a detachable cover at the top of said
chamber and connection from the upper part of same to the drain pipe system
substantially as described.
2. In combination with the device covered by Claim 1 means for securing the
cover in place on the said chamber and the means of securing the pan to the
top of the syphon pipe c substantially as described and shown and for the purpose
specified.
Dated this 19th day of March 1894.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements relating to the Connection of Centrifugal Bowls with their Shafts.
Year: 1894

page_text: CUMI LEIE DIECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to the Connection of Centrifugal Bowls with
their Shafts.
I, OSSIAN JOHAN ROBERT STRÖM, Civil Engineer, of 19 Storgatan Stockholm,
Sweden, 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:―
With centrifugal bowls, which are solidly connected with the rotating shaft, it
has not been possible however well the balancing might have been made, to retain
the centre of gravity of the bowl with certainty in the axial line of the shaft, but
there have always arisen vibrations in the shaft because on rapid rotation, the bowl
places itself in its right position, with the point of gravity outside the axial line of
the shaft.
The effect of this motion is that the motion of the bowl with relation to the
shaft has caused the shaft, during the rapid rotation the whole time, to be somewhat
bent and this apparently insignificant bending of the shaft has necessitated devices
to avoid overheating of the so called collar bearing.
It has been sought to remedy this inconvenience partly by making the balancing
as careful as possible, partly by placing an elastic ring around the collar bearing,
which admits of the bearing adjusting itself in accordance with the position of the
spindle during the rotation of the bowl.
The heavier the centrifugal bowl is the more necessary will be this clastic
combination between the support and the collar bearing..
By the present invention the vibrations of the shaft are removed by placing an
elastic lining between the shaft and the centrifugal bowl, which permits the bowl
during the rotation to occupy its right position without influencing the bowl shaft.
By placing such an elastic lining between the shaft and the bowl it is not necessary
to adjust the balancing as minutely as hitherto.
The bowl will by this manner of fastening rotate as a balance centrifugal
machine, but the inconveniences, which are always combined with such a bowl, are
avoided.
The elastic lining may be of rubber or any other elastic material. The arrange-
ment is illustrated on the annexed drawing which shows a cross section of a common
centrifugal bowl of the alpha system with part of its shaft. a is the wall of the
bowl, 6 the inlet channel for the milk, c the elastic lining and d the shaft.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
In centrifugal machines which have the bowl solidly connected with the shaft,
the combination with the shaft and bowl of an elastic lining between the shaft and
the centrifugal bowl in order that the bowl may during the rotation occupy its
right position, without influencing the shaft and thus injurious vibrations of the
shaft and the bowl be avoided.
Dated this och 1
T
R. HADDAN,
Of the Firm of Herbert Haddan & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in Lace.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Mar., 1894-Accepted, 28th Apr. 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lace.
I, ROBERT RAFFETY, of 40 Cheapside, London, E.C., Lace Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention is devised with a view to ensure the production of lace which while
possessing the attractive features and general appearance of an all-silk lace, can be
produced at a greatly reduced cost relatively to the latter.
My improvements consist in combining under any of the ordinary and well
known processes of manufacture-along with the silk filaments a certain proportion
of either thread or of cotton according to the particular color or effect desired to
be produced in the lace.
The classes or descriptions of lace to which my improvements are especially
applicable are those known as Torchon, Cluny, Guipure and allied types of lace.
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 improved lace herein described, consisting of a combination of silk and
thread or silk and cotton.
Dated this 20th day of February 1894.
JAMES
STEVENSON,
1, Furnival Street, Holborn, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in Safe Deposits.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 20th Oct. 1894
DIECIFICATION.
Improvements in Safe Deposits.
We, DANIEL ROWLINSON RATCLIFF of 24 Lancaster Gate, Hyde Park,
London, W., Gentleman, and JOHN MASTERMAN HORNER of 15 De Crespigny
Park, Denmark Hill, London, S.E. Safe Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Whereas fixed safe deposits have been known and used for a considerable time
by companies and other associations who require them for use by a number of
persons who each have the sole and entire use of their own particular drawer, there
has never yet been invented a safe deposit of a portable nature which would meet
the requirements of botels and other large houses who wish to use them for their
various customers.
The advantages of our safe deposit are, that it is of a portable nature and can
be set up or removed at pleasure. It has a system of locks to each drawer or
partition of which each customer has the sole control although at the same time the
proprietor of the safe deposit further secures the drawer or partition with his own
additional lock.
We construct our safe deposit in the following manner.
Referring to the drawings lodged herewith there is a strong frame constructed of
steel or suitable material in the ordinary manner marked A. in the drawings and
having the usual strong doors provided with proper locks. Inside this frame A.
are placed a number of small drawers or partitions (a. in the drawings sent here-
with). Each of these small drawers is provided with two locks, one of which is
locked by the proprietor of the safe deposit and until this is unlocked, the other
lock-the key of which is held by the customer-cannot be opened so that a double
safe-guard exists, the customer not being able to open the drawer without the
proprietor's key and the proprietor not being able to open the drawer at all without
the customer's key.
There is great utility in such a safe deposit as this, because it can be placed in
the hall of a hotel or public building and needs no fitting into walls or anything of
that kind and there is consequently no risk of any loss by investing in such a safe
which can be easily sold and removed to another building.
Some such arrangement as this has been long needed as customers at hotels do
not like giving up their valuables entirely to the control of the proprietor and
very often rather than do this they will leave them at their own risk in their
apartments.
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 :-
A portable safe deposit. substantially as above described.
Bottle-stopper.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1894
Bottle-stopper.
I, FELIX ANTON MAQUET, of Bautznerstrasse 28, 1, Dresden N., in the Empire
of Germany, Chemist, 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 bottle-stopper the subject of this invention is one which is applicable
wherever known kinds of stoppers, as porcelain stoppers with india-rubber washers
or the like, cannot, or must not, be used, and where it is necessary to close the
bottle by means of a cork. This stopper also renders the employment of tying
wires over the corks unnecessary in the case of effervescent liquors.
In the annexed drawing the subject of the invention is represented. In this,
Figure 1 a front view shewing the device applied to a bottle;
Figure 2 is a side view of Figure 1 ; and
Figure 3 is a plan.
The apparatus consists of two wire ties a and b of which the upper one, a, has
several turns e, which are bent somewhat downwards, and are laid over the cork d,
This tie a has
thereby preventing same from leaving the mouth of the bottle.
books e at its ends, which fit into eyes formed in the tie b. The latter tie, b, also
bas hooks y at its ends, which fit into and are supported in holes or recesses i
provided in the head h of the bottle. The tie constitutes a lever, bent at obtuse
angles, and possessing a projecting part k at its end for the purpose of manipu-
lation.
In action, by pressing the tie up or down about the hooks the lever action
upon the tie a, is, that it is pressed up or down according as tie b is moved; and
the bent portion or turn e therefore, according to the position of the lever or tie b,
either press the cork into the neck of the bottle and keep it there, or they liberate
it and thereby enable it to be removed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A bottle-stopper comprising a wire tie a and a lever b, of which the tie a is
supported and operated by the lever, such lever being supported and movable in
the head of the bottle; the tie a having bends or turns as e and being adapted to
press upon and keep the cork in the mouth of the bottle, or to release it, according
to the position of tie b: substantially as herein set forth.
Dated thin 9th day of August 1901
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON, Fels. Chart. Inst. P.A.,
15, Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Rulers.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 17th Nov., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Rulers.
I, ANTON BENDA, of 15, Wilson Street, Finsbury, in the County of London,
Importer and Dealer in Oriental Goods, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statemeut
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My invention relates to the manufacture of that class of rulers generally used
by school children and others for uling copy books, exercise books and account
books, as hereinafter described.
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To enable my invention to be understood and carried into practice I will describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which
Figure 118 a plan of a ruler made according to my invention
Figure 2 is a section of the same on the line 2-2, Figure 1.
Figure 3 18 a perspective view of my uler in a reverse position to that shewn in
Figure 1; and,
Figure 4 is a view representing the ruler in use.
My improved ruler is made of a concave-convex or semi-cylindrical shape in
transverse section so that the outer or concave surface may be rolled upon the
paper to be ruled in order to permit of drawing several lines parallel with one
another without shifting the ruler otherwise than by rolling it, while the concave
side serves to receive the ends of the fingers, as shown in Figure 4, to prevent the
same from being inked or from projecting over the sun face of the roller and so
interfering with the proper movement of the pen. This construction of tuler
allows of holding the same more securely than is the case with an ordinary round
roller.
In practice I have found it very advantageous to manufacture my rulers from
the stems of bamboo as it is simply necessary to divide the stenis longitudinally so
as to form two rulers of the requied length, the natural bark serving as the ruling
surface without necessitating planing or polishing.
It will however be obvious that I can make my rulers of any other suitable wood
01 of metal.
The rule may be marked with a scale of measurement. In Figure 2 the scale
is represented in inches for tho sake of illustration.
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 18:-
The manufacture and use of the improved rulers hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 4th day of October 1894.
An Improved Pneumatic Inkstand.
Year: 1894

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Pneumatic Inkstand.
I, JOHANN STIBER, of Tábor, in the Kingdom of Bohemia, and Austrian
Empire, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
The subject of this invention is an inkstand with dipping funnel, in which the
ink is kept at the desired level by a pressure or suction device.
In order that my invention may be the better understood I now proceed to
describe the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the
letters and figures marked thereon. Like letters refer to like parts in the various
figures.
A reservoir a of glass or other suitable material, having a dipping funnel & is
provided with a tape to which is fitted a hollow india rubber ball d. The tap e
is constructed either as a two-way, or as a three-way tap. In the latter case the
interior of the inkstand communicates, according to the position of the plug of the
tap, either with the hollow india rubber ball d or with the outside air through an
orifice in the tap. In case a two-way tap is used, the ball d has a perforation
which is closed by the hand if ink is to be forced up the dipping funnel. When
the ink is to be sucked off the ball d must be first pressed together and the hole
closed afterwards.
The object of this device is to prevent the drying up or spilling of the ink, by
bringing the latter into the dipping funnel only when the inkstand is to be used.
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 :-
:-
An inkstand with dipping funnel in which the level of the ink is regulated by
the action of a suction or pressure device, substantially as described.
Dated this 12th day of November 1894.
FELL & WILDING,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Machinery for Glazing Leather.
Year: 1894

page_text: Improvements in Machinery for Glazing Leather.
I, WILLIAM THOMAS SMITH of 4 Tidal Place Bermondsey Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and, in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The object of this invention is to cause a quieter and smoother action to take
place in connection with the knuckle at the end of a glazing pole or arm during its
return stroke.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrations
Fig. 1 represents a side view of the machine,
Figs. 2 and 3 are the side and front views respectively of the knuckle end of the
arm, and Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the centre of the same.
In Fig. 1 the glazing arm A is attached to an overhead spindle B which is
supported as convenient in hangers or bearings. A connecting rod C is caused to
reciprocate by any usual means and swings the arm or pole A to-and-fro, a roller D
in the knuckle at the bottom end of the arm rubs upon and glazes the leather or
skin which is put over the spring board E mounted upon the bench F. The
glazing is done during the forward stroke only, and in the return stroke the knuckle
flies up as shewn in Fig. 2. The bearing of the knuckle is made up of two side
cheeks or plates G G bolted to the arm A. The knuckle H is pivotted in the
plates G G at the centre J, to which also the connecting rod is attached, and the
side plates and knuckle are so shaped or bevelled that they swing together as one
when moved from right to left, but the knuckle is free to tilt up when moved in
the reverse direction. A roller D, preferably made of glass, is fixed in the lower
end of the knuckle for which purpose there is a loose piece or jaw K which is
tightened onto the roller by the bolt M, a piece of leather N being interposed to
equalise the pressure.
In order to prevent the knuckle from tilting up violently I make it preferably
of heavy material, and in order to give ample bearing at its swinging centre J I
cause it to revolve upon the outside of bosses OO formed upon the inside of the
side plates G G instead of bearing directly upon the pin. An enlarged hole, or
recesses, is made for this purpose in the knuckle into which the said bosses O O are
fitted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The use of the bosses OO formed upon the inside of the side plates G G on
or around which the knuckle swings.
D
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T
Mah 1004
Improved Means for Fastening Together the Ends of Driving Belts.
Year: 1894

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Fastening Together the Ends of Driving Belts.
I, DAVID MICHIE, of San Sebastian Mill, Colombo, Ceylon, at present residing
at Kinloch Villa, Blairgowrie, N.B., Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improved means for fastening together the ends of
driving belts, whereby such belts are caused to present a practically smooth and
unbroken surface to their pulleys, thereby obviating the jerky and unsteady.
movements of driving belts caused by the imperfect belt fasteners at present
in use.
According to iny invention, I bring the inner surfaces of the belt ends together
and clamp such ends between plates or straps drawn towards one another by
screw bolts, the said ends, when the belt is in position, being bent outwardly at
right angles or thereabouts thereto.
In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters refer to corresponding
parts in all the figures:
Fig. 1 is a sectional side elevation, and Fig. 2 is a plan illustrating the
application of my invention to a driving belt. Fig. 3 is a detached view of one
of the clamping plates or straps.
A represents the driving belt, the inner surfaces of the ends A' thereof being
brought together as shewn and clamped between metal plates or straps B by means
of screw bolts C which pass through holes D in the said plates and through the
belt ends. The clamping plates B should be of the same or approximately the
same length as the breadth of the belt, and the number of bolts Cemployed would
of course depend upon the said breadth. When the belt is in position its clamped
ends A are bent outwardly as illustrated and its acting face consequently presents.
a practically smooth and unbroken surface as shewn clearly in Fig. 1.
In a belt fastener constructed and arranged as above described, each part thereof
will take its share of the strain, whether the belt be of uniform or unequal
thickness, the joint cannot therefore change its shape neither can the belt draw
out of the square in working; further, there being no loose part or parts dependent
upon the strain of the belt for its or their hold, danger from belt fastenings in
motion will be reduced to a minimum.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improved means for fastening together the ends of driving belts,
consisting in bringing together the inner surfaces of the belt ends and clamping
the latter between plates or straps B drawn towards one another by screw bolts C,
substantially as and for the purpose described and illustrated.
2. The use in combination of a driving belt having outwardly bent ends A¹, the
clamping plates or straps B embracing the said ends, and the screw bolts C
passing through the plates B and through the belt ends A', substantially as
described and illustrated.
Dated this 13th day of November AD 1894
Improvements in Finishing Tin and Terne Plates.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 13th June, 1896-Accepted, 18th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Finishing Tin and Terne Plates.
I, RICHARD LEWIS, of 2 Windsor Terrace, Pontychin, near Cardiff, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
For the purpose of finishing tin and terne plates I pass the plates through
molten metal and on withdrawing each plate from the metal pot I at once
and whilst the metal on the surface of the plate is still in a fused condition,
plunge the plate into a cooling bath and so suddenly chill and set the coating
metal.
The composition of the cooling liquid may be varied but I prefer to use a
mixture of olive, linseed, petroleum and palm oils. The temperature of the
cooling liquid should be much below the melting point of the coating metal.
Plates which have been imperfectly finished in the ordinary way may be
perfected by the means which I have described.
My invention is especially applicable to terne plates but tin plates may for
some purposes be similarly treated with advantage.
Dated this 14th day of September 1895.
I, RICHARD LEWIS, of 2 Windsor Terrace, Pontychin, near Cardiff, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
For the purpose of finishing tin and terne plates I pass the plates through
molten metal and on withdrawing each plate from the metal pot I at once
and whilst the metal on the surface of the plate is still in a fused condition,
plunge the plate into a cooling bath and so suddenly chill and set the coating
metal.
The composition of the cooling liquid may be varied but I prefer to use a
mixture consisting of equal parts of olive, linseed, petroleum and palm oils. The
temperature of the cooling liquid should be warm but much below the melting
point of the coating metal.
Plates which have been imperfectly finished in the ordinary way may be
perfected by the means which I have described and after such treatment will
have a clear smooth surface.
My invention is especially applicable to terne plates but tin plates may for some
purposes be similarly treated with advantage.
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. Finishing terne and also tin plates by passing them through molten metal

page_text: and at once whilst the metal on the plate is in a fused condition, plunging the
plate into cool liquid whereby the fused metal is immediately solidified.
2. The use in the process set forth in the preceding claim of an oleaginous
composition substantially as described.
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in or connected with Candle-sticks.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1895-Accepted, 8th June, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Candle-sticks.
We, HENRY PEACOCK, Tailor, Tillingham Square, Southminster, Essex,
BENJAMIN HARRIS RODDA, Carpenter, Tillingham Square, Southminster, Essex.
and JOHN KEMP, Postman, Tillingham, Southminster, Essex, do hereby declare
he 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements in candle-sticks, and has for its object a
simple and inexpensive means for preventing the grease from candles from dropping
onto the table, carpet, etc.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicants.
Year: 1895

page_text: My adjustable and folding stand consists of two (or more) U or trough shaped
castings a c, which may if preferred be made of wrought iron or other suitable
material, lying one within the other, and capable of being extended telescope-
wise.
To the upper end of casting c is rivetted or otherwise secured a band d, and to
the lower end of a a similar band b, said bands serving to hold the castings in
position and to guide them when required. A set screw e on band d enables the
portion c to be fixed at any height desired. The casting a is provided at the top
of each of its sides with an ear or extension f, to which the tube clip or sheath is
loosely attached by depending flaps i, one on each side of the clip or sheath,
said flaps having curved guide slots k. Right and left handed screws gg, provided
with heads as shown, pass through the ears ff and slots kk, into a correspondingly
threaded barrel having a nut or thumbscrew h, so that by turning the latter, the
leg of the stand can be set at any required angle or released.
The clip or sheath for gripping the tube of the bicycle consists of two parts,
the upper one m being connected with the other by a hinge l, at the rear, and in
front by means of a screwed bolt o and fly-nut p, and a pad of rubber may be
inserted to prevent friction upon the tube.
The feet t, of tee iron or other suitable metal, are pivotted to a forked sliding
piece qn by pin u, in such a manner that the ribs lie one over the other when
closed. The sliding piece qn is provided with a slot r for receiving a screw s.
Instead of cast irou, I may make my bicycle stand of wood or any other suitable
material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is.
1. In stands or supports for bicycles, the use of two (or more) U or trough
shaped castings or lengths of metal wood or the like such as a and c, provided
with guide bands such as 6 and d, said castings telescoping one within the other
and adjustable by means of a set screw such as e, in combination with ears or
extensions such as f, to which the tube clip or sheath is attached by means of
J
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page_text: flaps such as i, the angle of inclination being capable of regulation by means of
right and left handed screws such as 9 9 passing through slots such as kk actuated
by nut or thumbscrew such as h, and provided with feet such as t t capable
of folding up within the inner sliding piece, the whole arranged and operated in
the manner substantially as herein before described with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
2. The adjustable and folding bicycle stand substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 5th day of June 1895.
STANLEY, POPPLEWELL & Co.,
7 & 8 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Composition of Absorptive Blocks in the Construction of Mineral Oil Lamps, Night Lights, Candles, and Stoves.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1896-Accepted, 1st Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Composition of Absorptive Blocks in the
Construction of Mineral Oil Lamps, Night Lights, Candles, and
Stoves.
I ALFRED FRANCIS PUCKRIDGE of The Mount Upper Clapton in the County
of Middlesex Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The improvements consist first :-In using moulded or powdered charcoal
absorptive blocks as an addition to the four descriptions of absorptive blocks
described and set forth in Lilley's Specification No. 639585.
The manner of making the additional charcoal blocks is as follows
1. I take powdered vegetable or animal charcoal mix the same with water to
form a pasty mass and mould the same by pressure into any required shapes and
then dried thoroughly to be used in the same manner as set forth and described in
the above named patent.
2. The other or second improvement consists in constructing and bringing the
said masses or blocks upwards in one solid piece so as to form an apex (to act for
a similar purpose as an ordinary cotton wick) without the addition of asbestos or
slag wool.
Dated this 26th day of September 1895.
Improvements in the Composition of Absorptive Blocks in the
Construction of Mineral Oil Lamps, Night Lights, Candles, and
Stoves.
I ALFRED FRANCIS PUCKRIDGE of The Mount Upper Clapton in the County
of Middlesex Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The improvement consists first in using moulded or powdered charcoal absorptive
blocks as an addition to the four descriptions of absorptive blocks described and
set forth in Lilley's Specification No. 6395. The manner of making the
additional charcoal blocks is as follows:-
1. I take powdered vegetable or animal charcoal mix the same with water to
form a pasty mass and mould the same by pressure in any required shapes and
then dried thoroughly to be used in the same manner as set forth and described
in the above named patent.
2. The other improvement consists in constructing and bringing the said masses
or blocks upwards in one solid piece so as to form an apex (to act for a similar
purpose as an ordinary cotton wick) without the addition of asbestos or slag

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The use of powdered and compressed or moulded charcoal to be used substantially
in the same way as the blocks described in Patent No. 6395.
Dated this 24th day of June 1896.
ALFRED F. PUCKRIDGE.
Improvements in Apparatus for Vaporising Spirit and the like for Lighting or Heating Purposes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 7th Dec., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Vaporising Spirit and the like for
Lighting or Heating Purposes.
We HERMANN WINDOLFF Merchant of 72 Ritterstrasse Berlin, and Hugo
SCHNEIDER Manufacturer, of 51 Kohlgartenstrasse Reudnitz Leipzig, both in
the Empire of Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :—
This invention for improvements in apparatus for vapourising spirit and the liko
comprises a tube a in which is provided a second tube b closed above and below
like a boiler and widened at . In the second tube terminates the wick tube o for
the vaporising flame whilst the opening and the tubes e extend through the
two tubes a and b. Moreover, the cover of the tube a constitutes a nozzle and
the cover of the tube ba dome g. The tube a is filled with wick up to k' and the
other intermediate space between a and b with kieselguhr, asbestos or the like,
whilst the space between g and h remains free.
To operate the apparatus the vaporising flame fis lighted through the opening d
the gases from the latter escaping through the channels e and being condensed by
the easing i. The flame preliminarily heats the spirit in the wick k until it
commences to be vapourised at the asbestos zone with the largest surface imaginable
and is superheated in the space between 9 and h by the flame continually acting on
the dome g and escapes through the orifice A' of the nozzle.
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 :
1. Apparatus for vaporising spirit consisting of a wick tube having a top cover
provided with contral outlet, a retort arranged within the wick tube and provided
with inlets and outlets extending through the wick tube, and a flame tube with
wick extending into the retort, the whole arranged so that the spirit is first
vaporised and then superheated.
2. Apparatus for vaporising spirit with a vaporising flame arranged centrally
and within the wick tube, which flame by coming in contact with its cover, which
constitutes a dome, vaporises the spirit and superheats the same, whilst the gas
dischargo tubes passing through the cover and wick tube cover, draw off the gases
of the vaporising flame and thus allow it to burn continuously.
3. The improvements in apparatus for vaporising spirit and the like substantially
as described with reference to the drawings.
Dated this 18th day of October 1895.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1895-Accepted, 11th Jan., 1896
The present invention relates to a pen which is adapted both for writing and for
drawing or the like purposes and which retains the fluid (for writing or drawing)
for a much longer time than an ordinary writing pen. This is effected by
arranging in the pen a container which may if desired be divided by wedge-
shaped division or divisions forming a partition or partitions the tongue of said
container (at which point is the outlet therefrom) extending almost up to the point
of the pen.
The improved pen is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which :-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation
Fig. 2 a cross section, and
Fig. 3 is a plan thereof
Figs. 4 & 5 illustrate the metal strips S hereinafter explained.
In an ordinary steel pen there is inserted longitudinally a container B which is
designed to receive the (writing) fluid. When a larger charge of writing fluid
is required the said container is further divided by means of a partition or
partitions which do not touch each other and which have a wedge-shaped or
tapering course in order that the fluid shall be more effectively retained by
capillary action.
The fluid retaining container extends with its free tongue Z up to about two or
three millimetres from the point of the pen and delivers the fluid to the said point
as required.
With this arrangement no blotting or spotting occurs at the commencement of
writing and the writing is always uniform. The point of the pen can be made of
any desired width or very narrow and as flexible as desired to enable the
characters to be produced and the ink to be supplied thereto by slight or heavy
pressure thereon as desired.
The filling or charging of the pen is effected by means of the metal strips S
shown in Figs. 4 & 5.
These strips are passed through all the compartments of the container B and
finally through the slit in the pen. As this also cleans the pen the latter is thus
rendered at once ready for writing after each filling.
As the fluid in the compartments offer but very little surface to the air
evaporation of the fluid is very slow and the pen remains for hours ready for
writing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A pen in which is inserted a container B (which may if desired be divided
by wedge-shaped partitions) whose tongue Z extends almost up to the point of the
pen substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.

page_text: 2. The improved pen for writing and drawing constructed combined and
arranged to act substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 29th day of June 1895.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.