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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 102

No. 13644.—23rd May, 1901.—UNIVERSAL MACHINE COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of New Jersey, United States of America (assignees of William Henry Butler, of 25, Madison Avenue, New York, United States of America, Manufacturer). Improvements in machines for making and filling boxes.

Claims.—(1.) A machine for making boxes out of blanks characterized by a folder having two faces—one face adapted to engage with the forward flap of a box to turn it up, and the other face adapted to engage with the upper part of the rear flap to turn it down upon the box—and means for moving the folder to cause it to engage successively with the forward and rear flaps. (2.) The machine of claim 1, means for imparting a sudden downward movement to the folder to break the flap along the upper edge of the front face of the box, substantially as described. (3.) A machine for making boxes out of blanks characterized by a rotary cam for imparting to a folder its movements for turning the forward flap back upon the box, for breaking the flap along the upper edge of the front face of the box, and for turning the rear flap down upon the box, substantially as described. (4.) A device for squaring a flattened shell characterized by a trough, along which the flattened shell is adapted to be moved, provided with converging walls so as to compress the flattened shell laterally, one wall having a portion sloping upward and outward. (5.) A machine for filling shells characterized by a magazine for shells, a plate for feeding a shell out from the magazine to the point where it is to be filled and for supporting said shell, means for moving the plate forward to feed a shell, a catch for seizing and holding the plate in its forward position, and means for disengaging the catch and for retracting the plate with suddenness, whereby the filled shell will not be retracted with the plate. (6.) A device for packing oval cigarettes into boxes with their longer diameters vertical, characterized by a trough for each cigarette of a width at one end substantially equal to the length of the longer diameter of the cigarettes, and narrowing in width toward its other end to a width substantially equal to the length of the shorter diameter of the cigarettes, whereby, as the cigarettes pass through the trough, they will be arranged with their longer diameters vertical. (7.) The device of claim 6, characterized by having one of its sides sloping upward. (8.) A device for filling a box with two layers of cigarettes, characterized by means for feeding a layer or set of cigarettes into the box, devices for feeding forward a strip of suitable material, cutting off a card therefrom, and placing the card in the box over the said layer of cigarettes, and means for feeding a second layer or set of cigarettes upon said card, whereby two layers of cigarettes can be packed in a box one over the other. (9.) A device for scoring strips, characterized by a longitudinal scorer and a transverse scorer, separate from and independent of each other, and means for aligning and feeding the strip to each scorer separate and independent of the means for aligning and feeding the strip to the other scorer, whereby the strip may be scored both longitudinally and transversely as desired, without interference by either scorer with the work of the other. (10.) A device for scoring strips, characterized by a reciprocating frame provided with catches for engaging with and feeding forward the strip when the frame moves in one direction, means for pressing down the strip in front of the catches, means for aligning the strip, scoring-wheels connected to the reciprocating frame and adapted to score the strip longitudinally when the frame moves in the other direction, and a gripper for holding the strip stationary during the scoring operation, whereby the strip is fed and scored longitudinally with certainty and precision. (11.) A magazine for oval cigarettes, having its bottom corrugated, each corrugation being of substantially the curve of the lower side of an oval cigarette when lying with its longer diameter horizontal. (12.) A machine for packing cigarettes or similar articles into boxes, characterized by a magazine for the cigarettes provided with vertically movable partitions to jostle the cigarettes and arrange them in proper position to be fed out of the magazine into the box.
(Specification, £1 6s. ; drawings, 11s.)

No. 13843.—24th July, 1901.—GEORGE DAVIS, of 38, Margravine Gardens, West Kensington, London, England, Electrical Engineer. Improved system of distribution and collection of current for electric traction.

Claims.—(1.) A pair of trolleys for the purposes described, each consisting of a main and a supplemental contact connected together by an arm, such arms being so bent or shaped that, on meeting, the arm of the one trolley passes wholly without or wholly within the arm of the other, as set forth. (2.) In combination with a pair of trolleys such as claimed in the 1st claim, the employment of pick-up bridges or their equivalents on each of the main contacts of the trolleys, or each of the supplemental contacts of the trolleys, as set forth. (3.) Trolleys of the type claimed in the 1st claim, constructed so as to be interchangeable and capable of being worked on either of two overhead conductors, substantially as described. (4.) A trolley consisting of a framework adapted to run on one of two parallel conductors, a bridge or bow on the framework as and for the purpose specified, and a detachable arm adapted to rest on the other conductor capable of being attached to the framework so as to pass under or over the like arm of a similar trolley and of passing over and along the bridge of such trolley, for the purpose specified, (5.) A trolley consisting of a bridge or framework mounted on wheels adapted to run on one of two conductors, a detachable arm adapted to be attached rigidly to insulated sockets in higher or lower positions carried by the framework and to slide on and in contact with the other conductor, so that, on meeting another similar trolley running on the same conductors in the opposite direction, the arms of each trolley are raised and pass over the bridges of the respective trolleys, the trolleys pivoting on the conductors. (6.) The improved means for conveying current from two overhead conductors whereby the same conductors can be used at the same time for outgoing and incoming trolleys travelling in opposite directions by constructing the trolleys substantially as described so as to pass one another in opposite directions on the conductors.
(Specification, 7s. ; drawings, 6s.)

No. 13951.—29th August, 1901.—CHARLES E. PATRIC, of Springfield, Ohio, United States of America. Distributers for grain-drills.

Claims.—(1.) An arrangement in a feed-distributor of the distributing-wheel, having a carrying-flange and a central web, with an outer casing covering the outer periphery of the wheel, and means for driving the wheel from the periphery so as to leave the side of the wheel and carrying-flange exposed, except where it passes through a measuring-channel. (2.) The arrangement with the feed-distributing wheel having the carrying-flange and outer casing covering the periphery of the wheel, the casing being cut away to expose the side of the wheel and flange except for a housing which extends over a portion of the flange to form a measuring- and discharge-channel, substantially as specified. (3.) The arrangement in a feed-distributor of a distributing-wheel having a laterally extending flange on each side, and an outer casing covering the outer periphery of the wheel, but cut away so as to expose the respective flanges on opposite sides of the wheel except for a housing which forms a measuring-channel and discharge-opening over the flange, and a central support on one side of the wheel only, and means for driving the wheel from its periphery. (4.) The arrangement of the distributor-wheel having the laterally extending flanges on each side, and the casing covering the periphery of the wheel wide open at each side to expose the carrying-flange, in connection with the housing which forms the measuring-channel and discharge, the distributing-wheel having teeth on its periphery engaging with the driving-pinion. (5.) The arrangement of the distributing-wheel with the carrying-flange, and the casing having the periphery chambered to cover the periphery of the wheel and open at the sides to expose the flange, a housing forming a measuring-channel and discharge, and a closed conduit leading from said housing. (6.) The arrangement with the distributing-wheel and the carrying-flange, and the casing covering the periphery of the wheel but open at the side as described, in connection with the inclined removable shields which form inclined chutes to direct the grain to one side of the distributing-wheel. (7.) The arrangement with the distributing-wheel and flanges, the wheel being provided with teeth on its outer periphery, in connection with the pinions for driving said distributing-wheel, and means for throwing the pinions into and out of gear independent of the other pinions of the series. (8.) The arrangement with the distributing-wheel having a carrying-flange, a casing in which said wheel is mounted having an annular flange the inner periphery of which is adjacent to the carrying-flange on said wheel, a housing forming a part of said casing and projecting over a portion of the carrying-flange to form a measuring-channel, said casing being otherwise open at the side to leave the entire carrying-flange exposed except where it passes through said housing, and to permit the grain to move laterally into the carrying-wheel, substantially as specified.
(Specification, 5s. ; drawings, 2s.)

No. 14039.—24th September, 1901.—THE RENFREW CRUSHER COMPANY (LIMITED), of 19, St. Swithin’s Lane, London, England (assignees of Johannes Christiaan Wegerif, of Rawreth Rectory, Battlesbridge, Essex, England, Civil Engineer). Improvements in roller mills for crushing and grinding.