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IMPROVEMENTS IN COUPLINGS FOR CONTINUOUS BRAKES
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Frank Wirth at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 5th October 1883. A communication from
Cornelius Roeland van Ruyven a person resident at Deventer in the Kingdom
of Holland.
FRANK WIRTH, of the Firm of Wirth and Company, Patent Solicitors, at
Frankfort on the Main, in the Empire of Germany, "IMPROVEMENTS IN COUPLINGS
FOR CONTINUOUS BRAKES (a communication to me from Cornelius Roeland van
Ruyven, a person resident at Deventer, in the Kingdom of Holland,)
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In apparatus constructed according to this Invention, which relates to certain
improvements in couplings for continuous brakes, the couplings forming the
connection of the main brake pipe between any two vehicles are similarly formed
as hereinafter described, and the couplings are united to the vehicles by means of
a hose in any usual manner.
The couplings are each formed with a case provided with a cap, and they are
formed with corresponding projections and recesses which interlock with each
other and connect the couplings together, and with elastic packing rings for
ensuring an airtight closure between the couplings.
The present improvements have more particular reference to the means of
making the couplings automatically warning, and for this purpose each coupling is
provided with a cock formed with a groove or grooves in communication with a
passage made in, and leading to an air chamber formed within, the coupling.
Each such air chamber is fitted with a plug or whistle and warning or alarm
contrivance formed with a brass body, a spindle and valve, and surrounding spring.
In uniting the couplings, the said projections, through the intervention of pivotted
levers, cause the said valves to overcome the resistence of their springs and open
from their seatings; and so long as one of the said cocks remains closed the
warning contrivance will operate and air from the said chamber will escape
through the opened valve and communicating holes or the whistle.
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page_text: The said cocks are provided with locking handles formed with projecting tenons
and controlling springs; which prevent the opening of the couplings and closing of
the cocks. If, however, the couplings become separated by a pull, the said tenons.
and springs will allow of the said handles being drawn away, and the couplings
can be disconnected while the cocks remain open thus allowing air to escape and 5
apply the brakes. The cocks require to be closed before the disjunction by
separating their handles in the proper direction.
AN IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SPRAY WITH AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT TO SUIT VARYING PRESSURES SAID SPRAY BEING USEFUL FOR VENTILATING AND OTHER PURPOSES
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry Brooks and Richard Mestern
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 4th October 1883.
HENRY BROOKS of 7 Little Somerset Street Aldgate Engineer, and RICHARD
MESTERN of 15 Gower Place Euston Square in the County of Middlesex Engineer
"AN IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SPRAY WITH
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT TO SUIT VARYING PRESSURES SAID SPRAY BEING USEFUL
FOR VENTILATING AND OTHER PURPOSES
"
The object of this Invention is to so construct or arrange an apparatus from
which water can issue in a circular sheet and then be dashed against the sides of a
tube as spray with sufficient force as to form a vacuum and a suction within said
tube for ventilating purposes.
The valve is controlled by a spring the power or force of which can be set by a
screw nut as to limit the opening to suit varying pressures.
According to our Invention we form a bulbed or other shaped end on or attach
one to a water supply pipe. Within this bulb is a cross bar having a hole in its
centre through which the spindle of the valve is passed and is held in position by
a screw nut. Between this cross bar and another cross bar which is loose and
capable of turning round if desired, we arrange a spiral or helical spring.
The lower part of the spindle carries the valve of conical shape which fits a
coned surface at the lower end of the bulb so that the water may pass through and
be projected in a circular sheet-like form from the opening. The spindle is
continued below the valve and a many bladed rotator or "screw" is fitted loosely
thereon, the rotator being held to the spindle by a nut or other device.
The blades of the rotator are in the path of the sheet of water and are rotated
by it with sufficient force to break up the sheet and be distributed by them as
very fine spray against the inner side of the tube within which the apparatus is
centrally arranged.
The spring ensures the valve being kept closed when no water is passing and it
can be so set as to permit of the valve opening to any desired extent due to
pressure exerted.
AN IMPROVED METHOD OF COATING OR COVERING BUILDINGS, CLOTHING OR OTHER ARTICLES OR OBJECTS TO AFFORD PROTECTION FROM HEAT WHICH INVENTION IS ALSO APPLICABLE FOR THE PROTECTION OF SHIPS' BOTTOMS FROM FOULING AND OF TIMBER FROM INSECTS
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Henry Feilding and Albert
Nathan Jonsen at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the
29th November 1883.
THOMAS HENRY FEILDING, artist and ALBERT NATHAN JONSEN, gentleman, both
of Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales "AN IMPROVED METHOD OF
COATING OR COVERING BUILDINGS, CLOTHING OR OTHER ARTICLES OR OBJECTS TO
AFFORD PROTECTION FROM HEAT WHICH INVENTION IS ALSO APPLICABLE FOR THE
PROTECTION OF SHIPS' BOTTOMS FROM FOULING AND OF TIMBER FROM INSECTS
"
This invention is designed for the purpose of protecting houses, sheds and every
kind of building or premises and also the human body and animals, from radiant
heat; protecting ships' bottoms from fouling; and, timber against the ravages of
the white ant or other insects. The said invention consists in the application of a
thin bright metallic coating or covering to the article to be protected. This coating
or covering may be applied in the form of metallic foil or leaf in such a manner as
to be brought into immediate contact with the surface to which it is desired that it
should be applied, and may be fastened thereto by the means of any adhesive
mixture; or the metal may be deposited thereon from a solution which afterwards
could be brightened by burnishing or otherwise. When our invention is employed
for the protection of the human body or of animals the metallic coating will be
applied to the clothing or coverings. The metallic substance or solution may be
made of any metal or any alloy or combination of metals. The advantages are
obvious from what is above stated, viz:-perfect protection from radiant heat in
every case in which the invention is sufficiently applied; the preservation of timber
from the ravages of the white ant or other insect; and the prevention of fouling of
ships' bottoms
IMPROVEMENTS IN PENCIL CASES
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Denton Abel at the Office of
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the Commissioners of Patents on the 5th November 1883. Communicated to
him from abroad by Friedrich Froescheis of Nüremberg in the German
Empire
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CHARLES DENTON ABEL of N° 28 Southampton Buildings Chancery Lane in
the County of Middlesex "IMPROVEMENTS IN PENCIL CASES Communicated to
me from abroad by Friedrich Froescheis of Nüremberg in the German Empire
These improvements relate to pencil cases in which a stick of graphite or other
marking material is held by spring claws that can be opened by external pressure.
According to one arrangement for this purpose the graphite or other stick is
placed in a small tube of corresponding size in which the graphite can slide freely.
The mouth of the tube is formed with a projecting rim or bead and behind this
is a pair of bent metal pieces constituting claws are made to bear as a fulcrum,
the front ends of the claws being serrated and formed so as to grasp the graphite,
while their rear ends or tails are bowed outwards and have between them and the
tube springs which tend to press them outwards so as to cause the claws at the
other ends to grasp.
Over the small tube is fitted an outer tube, having a trumpet mouth embracing
the tails of the claws, and surrounding the outer tube is a casing of wood or other
material, which has at its front end a metal nozzle enclosing the claws and the
projecting graphite stick, the point only of which protrudes therefrom. The nozzle
has a bollow formed upon it with which it embraces the fulcrum of the claws and
thus holds them in place. The before mentioned outer tube has fixed to its rear end
a hollow cap fitting loosely over the rear end of the wood casing. Thus, when it is
required to propel the graphite stick farther beyond the jaws, it is released from
the grasp of the latter by pushing the cap and with it the outer tube slightly
forward, whereby the trumpet mouth of the tube is made to depress the tails of
the claws so as to move these away from the graphite, whereupon this can be
propelled forward by a jerk. On now releasing the cap and outer tube the bowed
form of the tails of the spring claws will cause these to force the tube and cap
back into their original position and the claws will again grasp the graphite For
securely holding the claws upon the inner tube, they may be formed with hollows
embracing the flange or bead on the tube and with projecting studs on each side
which are clamped together by small rings.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PIPES FOR SMOKING TOBACCO
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Joseph Koppel at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 30th August 1883.
JOSEPH KOPPEL, of Leytonstone, in the county of Essex, Doctor of Philosophy
"IMPROVEMENTS IN PIPES FOR SMOKING TOBACCO
»
This invention relates to improvements in pipes for smoking tobacco the object
of the improvements, being to reduce the development of nicotine to a minimum
and deprive the small amount that may be formed in the pipe of its injurious
properties and disagreeable odour and flavour thus rendering the smoking of the
pipe less injurious and more pleasant to the smoker; also to avoid waste of the
tobacco.
In carrying out my invention I provide the pipe at any suitable point between
the bowl and the mouthpiece with an opening or openings having a suitable cover
or covers or plug or plugs fitting air tight over or in the said opening or openings
whereby if, whilst the pipe is being smoked the cover or covers or plug or plugs be
occasionally raised or removed from the opening or openings (which operation can
be easily and quickly effected) the chemical formation of the nicotine which
ordinarily takes place during the smoking of the pipe will be interrupted by the
occasional admission of air to the stem to such an extent that during the smoking
of a single pipe of tobacco the amount of nicotine (if any) which is developed is
so inconsiderable as to have no injurious or disagreeable effect upon the smoker.
The pipe will also retain the pleasant odour of the tobacco and be free from the
foul smell so frequent in pipes of ordinary construction. By my improvements
also the whole of the tobacco in the pipe can be consumed, and thus the waste
usually resulting from the smoker having to eject the moist unsmoked portion of
the tobacco which is saturated with nicotine and therefore unfit for consumption,
is avoided.
IMPROVEMENTS IN "VENT-SPILES' FOR CASKS AND OTHER RECEPTACLES CONTAINING BEER AND SIMILAR LIQUIDS
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard Cogswell Elsworth at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 11th September 1883.
"
RICHARD COGSWELL ELSWORTH, of Carlisle, in the County of Cumberland,
"IMPROVEMENTS IN "VENT-SPILES' FOR CASKS AND OTHER RECEPTACLES CONTAINING
BEER AND SIMILAR LIQUIDS,"
"
"
This Invention, which relates to the construction of "vent-spiles more
especially applicable for casks containing beer, has for its object to regulate
automatically the escape of the gas when the liquor is in active fermentation and
the inflow of air when the liquid is being drawn off; and to preserve the liquid in
a bright sparkling condition.
The Invention consists of a casting of brass or other metal or material, the lower
part consisting of a central hollow plug preferably tapered, the extremity of which
is placed in a hole prepared in the bung of the cask; the upper part of the said
plug being formed with two branches each provided with a ball valve preferably of
india rubber and valve casing constituting air inlet and gas outlet valves, the valve
casings or boxes being provided with moveable or screwed caps.-The central plug
or spile being passed through the bung, if the liquor is in active fermentation, the
gas generated escapes by the central plug and raising the ball in the outlet valve
casing passes off to the exterior, the valve box or casing being provided with a
screw to regulate the play of the valve and prevent loss when the fermentation
within the cask is violent.-When the cask has been tapped and the liquid is being
drawn off, the ball of the inlet or lower valve casing of the apparatus is lifted by the
atmospheric pressure caused by the vacuum tending to be formed within the cask
and the necessary amount of air allowed to flow upwards into the branch of the
apparatus and downwards through the central plug into the cask.-In order to
keep the apparatus clear of hop seeds and other particles I provide the channel of
the plug with a sieve or filtering medium.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SECONDARY BATTERIES
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Roger Tatham of Rochdale in the County of Lancaster
Engineer and Alfred Hollings of Salford in the same County Engineer for an
Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN SECONDARY BATTERIES
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left. by the said Roger Tatham and Alfred
Hollings at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 10th April
1883.
ROGER TATHAM of Rochdale in the County of Lancaster Engineer, and ALFRED
HOLLINGS of Salford in the same County Engineer.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN
SECONDARY BATTERIES.
"
•
The invention relates to frames or supports of novel and improved construction
for retaining the active material used in secondary batteries in position and is
specially applicable for use with the mixture or compound of metallic material and
paper pulp for which we obtained Her Majestys British Letters Patent number 4809
of the year 1882.
The invention consists essentially in constructing frames or supports of grooved
or channelled strips or bars of lead or other suitable metal preferably perforated
and corrugated combined together so as to surround and enclose the plate of active
material.
Under one modification the strips or bars are arranged horizontally and are
connected at the ends with vertical supports.
Under a second modification The strips or bars are bent backwards and forwards
serpentine fashion.
Under a third modification the strips or bars are formed into a rectangular
form.
It will be understood that the strips or bars may be formed into frames in
many ways and that the active material is placed in position when in a plastic
condition.

page_text: Third. Frames for secondary batteries of channelled perforated metal bars or
strips substantially as herein setforth.
Fourth. Frames of secondary batteries of channelled corrugated and perforated
metal bars or strips substantially as herein setforth.
In Witness Whereof I the said Roger Tatham have hereunto set my hand and
seal this ninth day of October in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty three.
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR INCREASING THE VENTILATION IN CHIMNEYS AND IN MINES AND OTHER PLACES REQUIRING TO BE VENTILATED
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Jacob Davies at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 28th July 1883.
JACOB DAVIES of Llanfyllin in the County of Montgomery
" IMPROVED
APPARATUS FOR INCREASING THE VENTILATION IN CHIMNEYS AND IN MINES AND
OTHER PLACES REQUIRING TO BE VENTILATED
"7
The object of this invention is to increase the draught in chimneys, mines shafts
and other places requiring ventilation.
In the chimney or shaft I mount a series of revolving fans of the construction
hereinafter described
Theso fans will be set in motion (gently at first) by the natural draught in the
chimney or shaft, and it will be found that their velocity will gradually increaso
and that the ventilation or draught in the said chimney or shaft will be so greatly
accelerated that combustion will be rendered more perfect, smoke almost, if not
entirely, prevented, and the interior surface of the chimney will be kept free from
soot and will not require to be swept or otherwise cleaned.
Each fan is made by preference with threo longitudinal vanos placed parallel to
the axis the breadth of the vane being somewhat less than half the depth of the
chimney or shaft from front to back; and the length thereof being about an inch
or two less than the breadth of the said chimney or flue.
The fans are mounted upon horizontal axles or pivots carried by bearings in or
on which the axles or pivots can revolve freely the said bearings being fixed to
the sides of the chimney or shaft. The diameter and length of the fan is such as
will almost fill up the area of the chimney or shaft leaving a space of an inch
or two all round.
The larger the number of fans employed, the greater will bo the increase or
acceleration of the draught or ventilation, the number thereof being regulated
according to the height of the chimney or shaft and the velocity of the draught
or ventilation required.
IMPROVEMENTS IN BREECH LOADING FIRE ARMS.
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Blakely at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 1st February 1883.
WILLIAM BLAKELY of Bournemouth in the County of Hants IMPROVEMENTS IN
BREECH LOADING FIRE ARMS.
My Invention relates to improvements in breech loading fire arms and consists in
a combined longitudinal sliding motion and swivelling side motion of the barrels
the two motions being performed independently. The longitudinal sliding motion
is produced by means of an eccentric upon the axis upon which the barrels pivot,
whereby the cartridges will be more easily and effectually pushed home in the act
of closing the breech and consequently tighter fitting cartridges may be used and a
more perfect gas tight joint made than has heretofore been possible in guns which
are closed by a swivelling side motion alone.
The eccentric is so arranged and combined with the pivot and the latter is so
connected with the barrels and the lever handle by which they are operated that
in the act of unclosing the breech a longitudinal forward motion is first imparted
to the barrels whereby they are separated a short distance from the face of the
standing breech and afterwards a swivelling side motion whereby the breech end
of the barrel is completely unclosed. In closing the breech these motions are
performed in the opposite order.
In combination with this longitudinal sliding motion of the barrels I provide a
stud with a head on the underside of the barrel which engages and works in an
undercut slot of suitable shape in the breech and holds the barrel down in position
and I also provide projections on the face of the standing breech to form a stop or
guide for the breech in its longitudinal motion and likewise projections corre-
sponding to and fitting in the breech end of the barrel which force the cartridges
quite home in their chambers therein.
IMPROVEMENTS IN DEVICES FOR LACING GLOVES
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Alexander Melville Clark at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 30th May 1883. Cominunicated
to him from abroad by William Fowler Foster of the City, County and State
of New York, United States of America
"
ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK of the firm of A. M. and W. Clark of 53 Chancery
Lane in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of Patent Agents
"IMPROVEMENTS IN DEVICES FOR LACING GLOVES [communicated to him from
abroad by William Fowler Foster of the City, County and State of New York,
United States of America]
The object of this Invention is to provide a lacing device, and attach it to the
glove and combine it with a lacing in such manner that the device will not be
likely to catch in ordinary articles of clothing or present any rough surfaces, to
which the lacing may be readily applied, and which will be adapted to bind the
lacing and prevent its becoming disengaged from the device or slipping thereon in
ordinary use. For the purpose of thus binding the lacing I propose by this device
to utilize the elasticity of the glove material and the friction of its upper surface
by causing the lacing to rest between the head of the lacing device and the
material of the glove, which material is so confined under the head that in order to
find entrance into the laced position the lacing-cord necessarily compresses the
glove material. The lacing device (of which there are a number set alternately at
each side of the wrist opening of the glove) consists of a stud with a flat head
rounded at the edges and a tubular neck or shank and it is secured by upsetting
the end of the neck over a washer at back a tape being usually interposed between
the washer and the leather. This washer is preferably of the same size as the
head of the stud and the distance between the head and washer should be such,
having regard to the thickness of the leather and tape (if any) and the size of the
lacing, that when the lace is passed beneath the head it shall be caused to compress
and embed itself in the leather sufficiently to prevent the lace slipping. The lacing
is attached at one end to the end one of these studs and is passed in a zigzag
direction around each succeeding one crossing the opening of the glove between
each pass, its free end being secured by simply passing it beneath the last stud
which should grip it tighter, than the rest and is prevented from slipping by a
bead or head at the end of the lace
IMPROVEMENTS IN HYDRAULIC ENGINES, OR MOTORS WORKED BY MEANS OF LIQUID UNDER PRESSURE
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Charles Etchells at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 6th February 1883.
JOHN CHARLES ETCHELLS of Chester, in the county of Chester "IMPROVEMENTS
IN HYDRAULIC ENGINES, OR MOTORS WORKED BY MEANS OF LIQUID UNDER
PRESSURE"
The improvements are specially adapted for engines in which the motive power
is Hydraulic Pressure; and consist in the engine using the motive water only in
proportion to the power developed; that is to say, given an engine working up to
its full load and developing a given power with a certain consumption of water;
then, the engine will only consume about one-half the quantity of water, when only
one-half the power is developed.
It has hitherto been considered impossible to work a hydraulic engine with a
variable cut off as unlike steam, liquids are not expansive and hence a vacuum
would be formed on the wrong side of the piston and the engine would come to a
stand I prefer to employ a governor to work the valves by means of a variable
cam and levers and use such a large fly wheel or other regulator that the engine
is brought through that portion of the stroke in which no fresh water is used, and
past the dead points.
The engine can be single acting with a ram or double acting with a piston
having an annular face always open to the water forming the source of power,
the other face being of about twice the area of the annular one. Or it can have
two equal or unequal annular faces or even be rotary. The valves regulate the
entrance and exit of the water and are preferably so arranged that one shall open
a little before the other and so cause a vacuum or back pressure as the case may be
which will assist the other to open.
These improvements can be applied to existing engines and to various types and
the valves can be so arranged as to cut off the entrance of water to one or, in
some engines, to both sides of the piston alternately or instead of cutting off the
supply can be made to cut off the exhaust and cause the engine to pump back
water already used into the inlet pipe.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF TRAMWAYS AND OF APPARATUS TO BE USED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Edwin Frederick Roberts at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 7th March 1883.
"
EDWIN FREDERICK ROBERTS of 'Romanoff," Woodberry Down Stoke
Newington in the County of Middlesex Esquire "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF TRAMWAYS AND OF APPARATUS TO BE USED IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH
"
The object of my Invention is improvements in the construction of tramways.
and of apparatus to be used in connection therewith.
According to my Invention I employ a horizontal drum or pulley rotating in a
terminal tank, small depositing tanks are placed at intervals along a main trough
or line for the deposition of extraneous substances.
I fit separate lengths of the main trough together by expansion joints and I
employ an improved apparatus by which the rope is gripped to enable the Car to
be propelled. It consists of a vertical bar or bars the upper part of which is
attached to the floor of the Car, the lower part having a hook formed thereat and
at each end horizontally is fixed a roller running freely in bearings.
A nipping appliance moves vertically in grooves in the vertical bar and the
lower part has a hollow formed for its whole length which corresponds to the
outside diameter of the rope. By the lowering of the appliance and using force by
a screw or a lever it is made to grip the rope between itself and the upper surface
of the hook. By this means the Car is attached to the rope and is propelled there-
with.
Other rollers are supported in bearings cast on the sides of the main trough
at suitable intervals apart to carry the slack of the propelling rope
IMPROVEMENTS IN BRAKES FOR WAGGONS, CARTS, OR OTHER VEHICLES
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard Heaton at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 29th January 1883.
RICHARD HEATON of Blackburn in the County of Lancaster. Blacksmith
"IMPROVEMENTS IN BRAKES FOR WAGGONS, CARTS, OR OTHER VEHICLES"
This invention consists of an improved construction and combination of parts
constituting the improved brake which is designed for and applied to the boss or
nave of the wheel, so as to retard rotation with the least amount of weight push or
strain on the horse.
Brakes constructed according to this my invention comprise a brake block or
blocks of wood secured to an iron rim the latter is by lugs pins and connecting
links attached to an arm or projecting part of a hand lever, the fulcrum of the
latter being a pin attached to an iron strap or supporting piece under the body of
the vehicle
On the brake lever being applied the connecting links cause the wooden block or
blocks to grip two sides or surfaces of the boss or nave of the wheel which is
provided with an iron rim or covering as a brake surface.
AN IMPROVED APPARATUS
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Friedrich Carl Glaser of Berlin in the Empire of Germany
Engineer and Patent Agent for an Invention of "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS
" A communication to him
FOR CATCHING SOOT FROM SMOKE IN CHIMNIES
by Carl Albrecht Petzold a person residing at Berlin in the Empire of
Germany.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said Friedrich Carl Glaser at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 2nd May 1883.
FRIEDRICH CARL GLASER of Berlin in the Empire of Germany Engineer and
Patent Agent.
"AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR CATCHING SOOT FROM SMOKE IN
CHIMNIES a communication to me by Carl Albrecht Petzold a person residing at
Berlin in the Empire of Germany.
"
This Invention relates to an improved apparatus for catching soot from smoke
in chimnies, which is shewn on the accompanying Drawings Fig. 1 shewing an
elevation, Fig. 2 a vertical section, Fig. 3 a sectional plan, and Fig. 4 a plan thereof.
It consists of two vertical cylindrical tubes of equal diameter, one situated above
the other, as shewn at a and b, of which the lower one reaches down into the top
of the chimney, and serves at the same time to fix the apparatus thereon. In the
space between the two tubes is a tube of less diameter c, suspended from a
transverse bearer fixed to the casing, and having attached by straps to its lower
end an inverted cone g reaching down into the tube a. Upon the outer surface
of c is furthermore fixed a conical shield d between the upper end of which and
the lower end of b a space is left. As the smoke issues from the chimney and rises
through the cylinder a the central portion thereof strikes against the inverted
cone g and particles of soot carried along with it are thrown off sideways thereby
and fall into the annular space surrounding a, while the purified smoke escapes
through the cylinder c. The outer part of the body of the smoke, on the other hand,
strikes against the conical shield d and the soot being also thrown off sideways
thereby, the smoke escapes through the annular space between the cylinders band c.
The soot falls on to the inclined bottom of the surrounding annular space, and can
be removed from time to time through the opening at f, which is ordinarily closed
both by an outer hinged door and an inner slide.

page_text: Having thus described the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed as communicated to me by my correspondent, I claim :—
In apparatus for catching soot from smoke, the combination with the tube a of
the tube c of smaller diameter with cone g, and conical shield d arranged and
operating substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
In Witness whereof I the said Friedrich Carl Glaser have hereunto set my
hand and seal this twenty eighth day of April in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.
FRIEDRICH CARL GLASER. (L.S.)
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SHIPS AND SAILING VESSELS, AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SAILS THEREOF, AND THE EXPULSION OF BILGE OR LEAKAGE WATER THEREFROM
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Weston at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 4th May 1883.
GEORGE WESTON, of Flat Street, Sheffield, in the County of York, Machinist
" IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SHIPS AND SAILING VESSELS, AND THE
MANAGEMENT OF THE SAILS THEREOF, AND THE EXPULSION OF BILGE OR LEAKAGE
WATER THEREFROM
"
I construct the floating portion of said vessels of a series of iron tubes held fast
in position by girders placed crosswise on the same. The longitudinal tubes are
placed parallel to each other and about the distance apart of their own dimensions;
the tubes to be rectangular in form in cross section and parallel lengthwise except each
end which must be pointed vertically and divided by partitions into a number of
compartments. For the purpose of supporting the masts and for providing suitable
conditions for the working of the sails on my plan I fix poles in suitable places and
tie them together at the top to form what I term a scaffolding in the midst of
which the masts are placed loose in socket so that they may turn on their pivots
with the sails fixed to arms thereon, such arms to vary in projection from the
mast so that there be a preponderance of surface of sail on one side of the mast.
Or using the same scaffolding I make the masts fast and round the outside but
loose thereon I place a casing or tube to which are fixed the arms holding the
sails as before mentioned with the same conditions. Under the arms fixed either
upon the masts or the casings placed thereon I fasten wheels grooved on the
periphery for the reception of a rope by which to move or retain them in any
position required, said rope to be wrapped round each wheel or pulley so that all
by the movement of the rope will be moved simultaneously. Or I fasten (in place
of the wheels) fast arms with which to control the position of the sails and with
a bolt put through said arms into rings or tables fixed underneath hold the same.
or let them (the sails) at liberty by withdrawing said bolt, or an equivalent
mechanical contrivance for effecting the same purpose. For the purpose of clearing
the tubes of bilge or leakage water I take any available mechanical power and
compress air and convey it by pipes to the several compartments in the floating
tubes.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ORNAMENTATION OF POTTERY OR EARTHENWARE
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Bevington at the Office of
the "Commissioners of Patents on the 27th June 1883.
THOMAS BEVINGTON of Hanley in the County of Stafford, Manufacturer.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ORNAMENTATION OF POTTERY OR EARTHENWARE,"
The pottery or earthenware article is first cast or moulded to the desired form
aided by hand manipulation or otherwise and then whilst in a moist or somewhat
moist condition it is sprinkled or coated wholly or partially with raw or calcined
felspar or other suitable mineral or fragments of fired pottery ware so as to admit
of the desired quantity of such spar or matter adhering to the clay I then give the
article the usual biscuit firing and then glaze and firo again, I then give at the
parts desired such gold or bronze or other ornamentation as may be suited to the
particular design in view.
The application of the spar or matter in fragments to the articles is aided by
passing that material through various grades or sizes of mesh sieves so that the
operator may apply the material in various parts of the design in sizes of grain to
taste whilst by the same means the dust may be separated.
By these means I am enabled to obtain effects of a highly ornamental character
combined with good wearing and enduring qualities
AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR CLEANING THE BOWLS AND STEMS OR TUBES OF TOBACCO PIPÉS
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Harold Emery of Burslem in the county of Stafford,
Commercial traveller for an Invention of AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR
CLEANING THE BOWLS AND STEMS OR TUBES OF TOBACCO PIPÉS
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Harold Emery at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 2nd May 1883.
HAROLD EMERY of Burslem in the County of Stafford, Commercial traveller
AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR CLEANING THE BOWLS AND STEMS OR TUBES OF
TOBACCO PIPES
In carrying out the Invention I take a wire either in coil or otherwise or any
other suitable support and coat it with a mixture of Charcoal and Saltpetre or
other similar deflagrating substance in form by preference of an inverted cone.
The apex of the cone is then coated with a similar igniting composition to that
used in the case of Lucifer matches: the whole bolted or otherwise attached to a
bevelled cap or plug. This cap or plug may be made of Cork, Wood, Papier maché
Indiarubber or other suitable material
This apparatus is ignited by simple friction and thrust firmly into the bowl of
the pipe when the gas set free by combustion forcibly ejects the accumulated oil
or other substance through the stem or tube of the pipe

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Harold Emery in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 30th October
1883.
HAROLD EMERY of Burslem in the County of Stafford Commercial Traveller
"AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR CLEANING THE BOWLS AND STEMS OR TUBES OF
TOBACCO PIPES
"
In carrying out the invention I take a wire either in coil or otherwise or any
other suitable support and coat it with a mixture of charcoal and saltpetre or other
The apex
similar deflagrating substance in form by preference of an inverted cone.
of the cone is coated with a similar igniting composition to that used in the case of
lucifer matches: the whole bolted or otherwise attached to a bevelled cap or plug.
This cap or plug may be made of cork, wood, papier machie, indiarubber or other
suitable material.
This apparatus is ignited by simple friction and thrust firmly into the bowl of
the pipe when the gas set free by combustion forcibly ejects the accumulated oil or
other substance through the stem of the pipe.
In witness whereof I the said Harold Emery have hereunto set my hand and
seal this Fourth day of October One thousand eight hundred and eighty three.
HAROLD EMERY (L.S.)
IMPROVEMENTS IN COUPLINGS AND UNIONS
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Samuel Roberts of 7 Roscarbury Villas Chandos Road
Tunbridge Wells in the County of Kent for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS
IN COUPLINGS AND UNIONS
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said Samuel Roberts at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th October 1883.
SAMUEL ROBERTS of 7 Roscarbury Villas Chandos Road Tunbridge Wells in
the County of Kent IMPROVEMENTS IN COUPLINGS AND UNIONS
This Invention consists in an improved mode of coupling or uniting Hose, Pipes,
Tubes, Railway Carriages, Wagons, Engines and for other like purposes and by the
use of my Invention a simplicity of action is secured doing away with the use of a
spanner wrench or any means ordinarily required and combining in itself all the
requisites for thoroughly completing the union for whatever purpose or object it
may be applied and this may be accomplished as readily in the dark as in full
day light or by the aid of a lamp, there being no screw or thread to adjust. And
in order that my invention may be clearly and readily understood I refer to the
accompanying drawings shewing the invention and to the letters of reference shewn
thereon like figures referring to like parts throughout.
Fig 1 is a view of the union complete, a a being the two flanges to be united
attached to tube g upon one flange are fixed the two studs c c having cuts or slots
as seen in Fig. 2, Holes are formed in the other flange as in Fig: 3. shewn at ce
Fig 4 shews front view of flange a having the studs cc. Fig 5 is the wedge plate
which is passed over the studs cc when the two flanges are placed together and
upon the wedge plate being turned slightly the union is completely effected.—
Fig: 6 is a front view of the other flange having a band of rubber d or other
similar material so as to thoroughly close the pipe hose or other object to be
united-On Fig 5 ff shews holes to take wedge pins and h h are sloping cuts in
the plate to close up tightly in the corresponding grooves or cuts in the studs c c

page_text: Having thus described and ascertained the nature and object of this my
invention, What I claim and desire to be secured to me by Letters Patent is the
said invention for an improved coupling or union for hose pipe tube and other
purposes in the manner hereinbefore described and as shewn in the accompanying
drawings or any mere modification thereof
In Witness whereof I the said Samuel Roberts have hereunto set my hand and
scal this 25th day of October One thousand eight hundred and eighty three.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF NECKTIES AND COLLARS
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry Gillbee Stiffe at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th May 1883.
HENRY GILLBEE STIFFE, of 154 Alexandra Road, South Hampstead, in the
County of Middlesex. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF NECKTIES AND
COLLARS."
The object of my said Invention is to provide a Combined Collar and Necktie ;
which Combination forms a Superior and convenient article of dress.
In the Manufacture of my said Invention, I combine ordinary Linen or other
Collars with Neckties, in such a manner that when the Collar is buttoned to the
Shirt Collar, round the neck of the Wearer, with a tie united thereto, the ends of
the latter can be formed into bows, knots, or otherwise adjusted. The tie and
Collar then bear a similar appearance to ordinary Collars and ties, placed separately
round the neck, the band of the collar forming part of the Necktie.
This combination of tie and collar also possesses the superiority over ordinary
loose ties, that the tie cannot shift round the neck of the wearer, as the tie is held
in its correct position by its attachment to or union with the Collar.
It is obvious that the style form and materials of the Collar and Necktie may
be very much varied to suit the taste of the wearer, as in the case of ordinary
articles of the same nature.
In the manufacture of fancy Neckties combined with Collars, in accordance with
my said Invention, I sometimes make them of one material, fancy or otherwise, so
that when they are made up they are practically one in appearance, as well as in
fact. In other Cases they are so formed as to have the appearance of two separate
articles although in fact the Collar and Tie are one as before described.
By forming the above of materials capable of being washed, the operation is
confined to the one article instead of two as at present is the Case with separate
articles. .
In the case of a stand-up Collar the tie consists of a continuation of the band,
but in the Case of a turn down Collar, it may consist either of a continuation of
the band or of two pieces sewed on to the band under the Collar.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SLEEVE LINKS ALSO ADAPTED TO SOLITAIRES, STUDS BUTTONS AND OTHER DRESS FASTENERS OF A LIKE NATURE
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William John Jordan at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 12th January 1883.
WILLIAM JOHN JORDAN 31 Alwyne Rd Canonbury London. N
IMPROVEMENTS
IN SLEEVE LINKS ALSO ADAPTED TO SOLITAIRES, STUDS BUTTONS AND OTHER
DRESS FASTENERS OF A LIKE NATURE
A slide made of inetal or other suitable substance being placed lengthways on the
inside of link, one end being attached to the side of link and the other end to a
certain distance beyond the centre which will cause the strain on link when
fastened to be central; a loop or link, which I call transverse link, being attached
transversely to the connecting link, runs on the slide, thereby permitting, when the
transverse link is at the side, the whole of link to be inserted through the button
hole without dragging through the connecting link or the loop catching like those
now in use the slide being rounded off to facilitate the passage through the button
hole. To keep the transverse link in centro of link I use a spring, various springs
may be made for this purpose, by preference I use one made of metal in the shape
of a hook the straight end being attached to the central end of slide and the other
end free under the slide
I claim for my invention increased facility in the fastening of links, the reduction
of strain on links and in the wearing out of button holes, and the crumpling
of cuffs.
AN IMPROVED COLLAR FOR HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by David Gaussen at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 14th March 1883.
DAVID GAUSSEN of Broughton Hall Lechlade in the County of Gloucester
Esquire "AN IMPROVED COLLAR FOR HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS"
My Invention is for improved Collars for Horses and other Animals made of a
Steel plate, or Steel Plates, or other metallic substances " Grooved," or otherwise
united, and cut or stamped to a pattern approximating to those now commonly used
in England. The whole or any part of this new Collar may or may not be covered
with leather or such like material, or the whole or any part may or may not be
covered with Mr Gaussen's Patented Corrugated India rubber (N° 3377. of 1880) or
the whole or any part may, or may not be Enamelled or japanned black or any
other Color desired.
The traces will be coupled to the Collar by means of spring hooks or otherwise
and the Collar will also have attached to it turrets for Reins, which are now usually
attached to the hames used over horse Collars.
The advantages of this new Collar are, Economy of Cost, lightness, and elasticity,
Economy of time and labour to Servants, greater comfort, and immunity from
sore shoulders to the Animals drawing in them.
A NEW OR IMPROVED APPARATUS TO BE USED FOR COOLING OR VENTILATING HAY RICKS AND OTHER RICKS
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Harper Baylies at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 7th July 1883.
WILLIAM HARPER BAYLIES of Welford in the County of Gloucester Farmer
"A NEW OR IMPROVED APPARATUS TO BE USED FOR COOLING OR VENTILATING
HAY RICKS AND OTHER RICKS
»
My new or improved apparatus for cooling or ventilating hay ricks and other
ricks consists essentially of a perforated tube open at top and made preferably of
iron. The tube is perforated throughout its whole length by a series of perforations.
a short distance apart. The lower end of the perforated tube is provided with a
conical point preferably of steel. or with a screw or dart cutting blade for
penetrating the rick with which the apparatus is to be used. The perforated
tube is provided with a moveable handle for inserting the tube into and extracting.
it from the rick-This handle is so constructed that it can be fixed at any distance
on the tube to facilitate the insertion of the said tube into and its withdrawal
from the rick.
-
In using the apparatus it is inserted into the rick at that part which requires
to be cooled or ventilated the said apparatus being thrust into the rick from the
top thereof by pressure upon the handle or by pressing and rotating the said
handle, the point or screw or dart blade at the bottom of the apparatus causing
it readily to penetrate the rick. The apparatus thus thrust into the rick
constitutes a temporary air channel or passage into which the hot air from the
rick enters by the perforations the hot air collecting in the apparatus being
conducted to the open top thereof where it escapes into the atmosphere. After
the rick has been sufficiently cooled or ventilated by drawing therefrom the
accumulated hot air the apparatus is withdrawn.
In a small rick one apparatus is sufficient to efficiently ventilate it but for large
ricks two or more may be used.
A thermometer may passed down the ventilating tube in the rick from time
to ascertain the temperature of that part of the rick into which the said tube is
inserted.