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the opening of the suction-pipe, a pipe communicating with
the said passage, and a regulating-valve in the said pipe,
substantially as and for the purpose specified. (3.) A pump
provided with a suction-tube, and a valve closing the said
tube thereof, in combination with a tube opening into the
pump above the said valve, and a regulating-valve in the
said tube, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
(4.) In a pump, a base casting, two lugs formed thereon, a
suction-tube, and an air-chamber connected thereto, in com-
bination with a pump-handle pivoted upon the air-chamber,
an agitator sleeved upon the said suction-pipe, and a rod
connected to the said agitator pivoted to the said handle
and passing between the aforesaid lugs, substantially as
and for the purpose specified. (5.) In a pump, a valve-
cage made removable and having a seat in its lower
portion, in combination with a plug closing an open-
ing in the top of the cage, and provided with a seat
similar to the aforesaid seat, and a ball between the said
seats free to move in all directions, substantially as and
for the purpose specified. (6.) In a pump, a base casting
having two passages formed therein, in combination with a
plunger-tube and suction-tube connecting with one passage,
an air-chamber and a discharge-pipe connecting with the
other passage, a valve between the two passages, and a valve
between the first-mentioned passage and the opening of the
suction-pipe, each valve comprising a cage screwed into a
suitable opening, and having an opening in its lower portion
closed by a valve, and a screw-plug closing an opening in the
top of the cage, substantially as and for the purpose speci-
fied. (7.) In a pump, the suction-tube D, in combination
with the strainer N, provided with the ribs i, wire gauze h,
and lugs j, and bent wire k, substantially as and for the
purpose specified. (8.) In a pump, the suction-tube D, in
combination with the strainer N, provided with the wire
gauze h, lugs j, and bent wire k, substantially as and for the
purpose specified. (9.) In a pump, an agitator sleeved upon
the suction-tube and partly split, in combination with an
agitator-rod, having its ends inserted between the parts, and
a clamping-bolt adapted to clamp the parts together, sub-
stantially as and for the purpose specified. (10.) In a pump,
and in combination with the discharge-pipe thereof, a valve
normally held closed by spring-pressure, in combination with
a cam pivoted to the end of the spindle a, and bearing against
the end of the valve-mounting, and two lever-handles con-
nected to the said cam, substantially as and for the purpose
specified. (11.) In a pump, a drip-cap having a sleeve thereon,
in combination with a metal tube secured within the sleeve,
and a bamboo tube surrounding the metal tube, and having its
end inserted in a recess in the drip-cap, substantially as and
for the purpose specified. (12.) In a pump, a metal tube
and a nozzle, in combination with a drip-cap flared down-
ward and outward, secured in position at or about the
junction of the two, substantially as and for the purpose
specified. (13.) In a pump, a nozzle, and a tube to which
the said nozzle is secured, in combination with a drip-cap
having a sleeve thereon, within which the said sleeve
is secured, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
(14.) In a pump, a plunger comprising two parts longitudinally
movable upon one another, and so shaped as to form be-
tween them an external recess, in combination with spring
mechanism tending to draw the parts of the plunger
together, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
(15.) In a pump, a plunger comprising two parts longitudinally
movable upon one another, and so shaped as to form between
them an external recess with bevelled sides, in combination
with spring mechanism tending to draw the parts of the
plunger together, substantially as and for the purpose
specified. (16.) In a pump, a plunger comprising two parts,
made longitudinally movable upon one another, and so
shaped as to form between them an external recess with
bevelled sides, in combination with a spindle rigidly con-
nected to one part of the plunger and extending through
a shouldered hole formed in the other part, a nut upon
the end of the spindle, and a spring upon the spindle
between the nut and the shoulder within the said hole, sub-
stantially as and for the purpose specified. (17.) In a
pump, the combination of the following elements: com-
prising a plunger, the part e' having the sleeve g' formed
thereon, and provided with shoulders i' and j', the part d'
recessed to receive the sleeve g', the nut shaped to engage
the shoulder, and the spring engaging the nut and the
shoulder, each part of the plunger being so shaped as to form
between them an external recess for packing, substantially
as and for the purpose specified. (18.) A pump provided
with a suction-tube, and a valve closing the said tube thereof,
in combination with a tube opening into the pump above the
said valve, and a regulating-valve in the said tube, comprising
a valve-seat, a ball fitting said seat, a cage containing the
said ball, a spring-actuated plug movable within the said
cage and adapted to restrain the lift of the ball, and means
for vertically adjusting the said plug, substantially as and
for the purpose specified. (19.) A pump provided with a
suction-tube, and a valve closing the said tube thereof, in
combination with a tube opening into the pump above the
said valve, and a regulating-valve in the said tube, comprising
a valve-seat, a valve fitting said seat, a cage containing the
said valve, a spring-actuated plug movable within the said
cage and adapted to restrain the lift of the valve, and means
for vertically adjusting the said plug, substantially as and for
the purpose specified. (20.) In a pump, the combination of
a small pipe entering the pump above the lower valve thereof
and a valve located in the said pipe, comprising a valve-seat,
a valve fitting said seat, a cage containing the said valve, a
plug movable within the said cage and adapted to restrain
the lift of the valve, and means for vertically adjusting the
said plug, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
(21.) The combination, with a pump having a valve adapted
to close the inlet-pipe and a valve closing the outlet through
which liquid is forced to the discharge, of a pipe com-
municating with the interior of the pump between the said
valves, and a regulating-valve adapted to control the admis-
sion of liquid through the said pipe, substantially as and for
the purpose specified. (22.) In a pump, a spray-nozzle, com-
prising a casing internally threaded and provided with a
water-inlet in one side thereof and a water-outlet in one end,
in combination with a spindle passing through a suitable
packing in the other end of the casing, and provided with a
square portion and a needle on its end, a nut threaded to
screw loosely within the casing and having a recess formed
therein to fit the squared part on the plunger, and a coil
spring bearing against the head of the spindle and the casing,
substantially as and for the purpose specified. (23.) In a
pump, a spray-nozzle, comprising a casing internally threaded
and provided with a water-inlet in one side thereof and a
water-outlet in one end, in combination with a spindle pro-
vided with a square portion and a needle on its end, a nut
threaded to screw loosely within the casing and having a
recess formed therein to fit the squared part on the plunger,
a washer on the spindle with a bevelled recess, a coil spring
between the washer and the nut, and a coil spring bearing
against the head of the spindle and the casing, substantially
as and for the purpose specified.
(Specification, 12s. ; drawings, 16s.)

No. 11973.—11th September, 1899.—MATTHEW BELK, of
Palmerston North, New Zealand, Engineer. An improved
brand for meat.*
[NOTE.—The title in this case has been altered. (See list Pro-
visional Specifications, Gazette No. 80, of 28th September, 1899.)]

Claims.—(1.) In a brand, the employment of a dome or
cup, domes or cups, cylinder, valve, and a block or blocks,
for the production of raised impressions by means of suc-
tion of air, substantially as illustrated and described and
for the purposes set forth. (2.) In a brand, the arrange-
ment of a dome or cup, domes or cups, cylinder, valve,
and a block or blocks, for the production of raised im-
pressions by means of suction of air, substantially as illus-
trated and described and for the purposes set forth. (3.) A
brand for the production of raised impressions by means of
the suction of air, substantially as illustrated and described
and for the purposes set forth.
(Specification, 5s. 9d. ; drawings, 5s. 6d.)

No. 12159. — 10th November, 1899. — FRANK EUGENE
MUNN, of 326, Fifth Avenue, New York, United States of
America, Manufacturer. Improvements in machines for
wiring blanks.

Description.—My invention relates particularly to the
attachment of wire openers to blanks from which are to be
made, or which are to be attached to, envelopes, wrappers,
boxes, or other articles of paper, cardboard, wood, cloth, or
other readily severable material, by the use of which such
material may be readily cut on a desired opening-line, and
the package formed thereby opened ; and my invention in-
cludes the devising and adaptation of mechanism whereby
such wire may be mechanically attached to the blank with
which it is to be used, in such a manner as to enable the wire
to be used in cutting the blank for opening the package by
pulling on the wire. While wire openers such as I have
above referred to have been heretofore suggested, no me-
chanism, so far as I am aware, has been devised for mechani-
cally attaching them to blanks. I use the term “mechani-
cally attaching” in this specification and the claims to
distinguish from attaching a wire opener to a blank by glue
or other similar material, as in the case of the string openers
applied by such means, for which work machines have been
patented, and by which machines it has been suggested that
wires might be similarly secured. My invention also in-
cludes the organization of a machine wherein the several
operations which require to be performed in connection with
the attachment of the wire opener to the paper may be auto-
matically carried out. Thus it is generally necessary to
apply gum or other adhesive material to the paper blank for