Nov. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2109

portions together upon the pipe, a packing-ring carried by each of said plates, a coupling-sleeve for surrounding the meeting ends of two pipe-sections adapted to engage said packing-rings, and coupling-devices for drawing said plates together, substantially as described. (5.) A pipe-coupling comprising among its members a pair of coupling-plates, each being provided with laterally extending portions, a sleeve portion for surrounding a pipe provided with laterally extending flanges uniting said sleeve portion and said laterally extending portions, packing-rings carried by said plates, a coupling-sleeve adapted to engage said packing-rings and to enclose the meeting ends of two pipe-sections, and coupling-devices for engaging the laterally extending portions of said plates and drawing said plates together, substantially as described. (6.) A pipe-coupling comprising among its members a pair of coupling-plates each provided with laterally extending portions, a sleeve portion adapted to engage a pipe-section, and lateral flanges connecting said sleeve portion and said laterally extending portions, said plates being each formed in two parts, divided in a plane passing through said flange and parallel with the faces thereof, clamping-devices for engaging said flanges, for clamping the sleeve portion upon a pipe-section, the coupling-sleeve, packing-rings interposed between said sleeve and said plates, and coupling-devices engaging the laterally extending portions of said plates for drawing them together, substantially as described. (7.) A pipe-coupling comprising among its members a pair of coupling-plates, each plate being composed of two parts provided each with a laterally extending portion, a semicylindrical sleeve portion for engaging a pipe-section, and flanges connecting the sleeve portion and said laterally extending portions, said plates having each a central packing-recess, packing-rings for said recesses provided each with an annular groove, a coupling-sleeve provided with annular end-portions wedge-shaped in cross-section for engaging the grooves of the packing-ring, and coupling-bolts passing through the said laterally extending portions of said plates for drawing said plates together, substantially as described.
(Specification, 8s. 3d.; drawings, 15s. 6d.)

No. 12124.—27th October, 1899.—LANSTON MONOTYPE MACHINE COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Virginia, United States of America, and having its principal place of business at Washington, Columbia, United States of America (assignee of Tolbert Lanston, of 1101 O Street, North-west, Washington aforesaid, Gentleman). Improvements in machines for preparing the perforated record-strips of type-forming machines.

The present invention relates generically to improvements in controllable perforating mechanisms, and specifically to the class of manually-controlled or keyboard punching-machines, such, for example, as those employed in connection with the Lanston monotype and similar systems, for the production or preparation of perforated record-strips or controllers, the latter being utilised to govern or control other mechanisms, such as type-making machinery, in the production of printing-characters.

Although numerous features of the invention are applicable to other styles and varieties of perforating-machines, several improvements are shown as embodied in a perforating-machine designed to accomplish the same class of work and adapted to the same system as the perforating-machine forming the subject of Letters Patent No. 10005, dated the 18th of October, 1897—that is to say, this machine, like that of the patent referred to, is specially organized to produce a perforated record-strip or controller for governing a type-making machine, the perforations representing, by their number and relative arrangement, the characters, spaces, justification-adjustments, &c.

While the said points of similarity exist between the patented apparatus and the present invention, by the present improvements the mechanisms for accomplishing the desired ends are greatly simplified, and, while such mechanisms are controlled by the operator, the labour of controlling the same is materially reduced by the employment of intermediate-power mechanism (in the present machine, compressed air), and generally more accurate and complete results are attained, particularly with respect to the justification-indications, the machine indicating to the operator exactly which justification-keys are to be struck in order to produce a record for a completely-justified line, thereby eliminating all necessity for mental calculation and the consequent liability of error.

Generally speaking, while the mechanism is an organized whole, designed for accomplishing a unitary result embodied in the record-strip or controller, yet, for the purposes of detail description and the more ready understanding of the mechanical elements organized to produce such result, the mechanism may be divided into groups, such as, first, the paper-feeding mechanism for advancing the strip or ribbon at regular intervals, and holding it in position to receive the punches; second, the designating or punching mechanism, by means of which the appropriate designations or perforations are made in the record-strip, said perforations being properly distributed and combined so as to represent and control the production of the separate types, points, spaces, &c., pertaining to the selected font, while certain other perforations control the setting of the justifying mechanism to vary the thickness of the bodies (preferably only certain selected bodies, as space-type) set-ways, and to inaugurate the movement of the galley mechanism at the completion of each line; third, the keyboard or finger mechanism, operating either mediately or immediately upon other mechanisms to control their movements; fourth, the justifying-indicator for indicating to the operator the appropriate justification-keys to be operated to make perforations for a properly justified line; fifth, a line-indicator for indicating the length of line, the number of units occupied by the designated characters, and the number of units remaining unfilled in a line; and, sixth, the resetting mechanism for restoring the parts, particularly the indicating mechanism, to the zero point, ready for subsequent operations.

[NOTE.—The number (sixty-three) and length of the claims in this case preclude them from being printed, and the foregoing general description is inserted instead.]
(Specification, £3 5s.; drawings, £9.)

No. 12126.—26th October, 1899.—WILLIAM STOCK, Mechanical Engineer, and ROBERT WILLIAMS, Ironmonger, both of Hastings, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. A device or appliance for cooling or keeping at an equably cool temperature ale and other malt liquors.

Claim.—The device or appliance described and illustrated in the drawing for cooling or keeping at an equably cool temperature ale and other malt liquors drawn through beer-engines—that is to say, a cistern in which the pump-barrel or pump-barrels of the beer-engine or beer-engines is or are immersed, the said cistern being furnished with means for maintaining a continuous stream of cold water through it, essentially as described.
(Specification, 3s. 3d.; drawings, 6s.)

No. 12127.—28th October, 1899.—EDWARD HARNETT, of St. Peter’s Cottage, Usk Road, Battersea, London, England, Engineer. Improvements in the application of springs to cycles.

Claims.—(1.) In rear-driving cycles, suspending the front wheel in an independent fork, said fork being connected by means of springs to an outer fork, which latter is connected to the front fork of the machine, in combination with slides and guides, as set forth. (2.) In rear-driving bicycles, suspending the driving-wheel in an independent fork, said fork being connected to the frame of the machine, by means of springs in combination with slides and guides, as set forth. (3.) In front-driving bicycles, suspending the rear wheel in an independent fork, said fork being connected to the frame of the machine, by means of springs in combination with slides and guides, as set forth.
(Specification, 3s. 9d.; drawings, 8s.)

No. 12128.—28th October, 1899.—JAMES GODMAN RODGERS, of 94, North Limestone Street, Springfield, Ohio, United States of America, Manufacturer. Improvements in and relating to the manufacture of rubber vehicle-tires.

Claims.—(1.) The method of manufacturing rubber vehicle-tires consisting in forming a bottom portion and stretching and securing it in position on the rim, and moulding a tread-portion so that when it is compressed in position on the bottom portion the parts will conform to each other. (2.) A rubber vehicle-tire comprising a rim, a bottom portion secured thereto and held in a stretched condition, and a tread-portion secured to the bottom portion and held under longitudinal compression. (3.) A rubber vehicle-tire comprising a rim, a bottom portion of relatively hard rubber stretched and secured in position therein, and a tread-portion of relatively soft rubber formed and moulded so that when it is compressed it will fit, and may be secured in position on the bottom portion. (4.) A rubber vehicle-tire comprising a channelled bottom portion and means for securing it to the rim in a stretched condition, and a tread-portion and means for securing it to the bottom portion in a compressed condition. (5.) The combination with a rim, of a rubber tire comprising two portions, the bottom portion fitting the rim and being stretched thereon, and the tread-portion provided with a continuous non-extensible retaining-wire, said tread-section extending beyond the rim, and having its sides inclined inwardly from the side flanges of the rim, substantially as described.
(Specification, 5s. 6d.; drawings, 5s. 6d.)