Aug. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1707

in combination with two cables and two hauling-ropes, a pair of carrier-bicycles each having two carrier-wheels and two pulley-wheels supported in a frame constructed and adapted to enable the bicycle to run upon a cable of an incline of preferably 1 in 3, said frame being extended downwards and having portion of its lower members projected and turned outwards to carry a horizontal stop-bed, and having also its side plates on the line of the cable projected and turned outwards to carry another stop-bed, for the purposes set forth, substantially, as described, and illustrated by the drawings. (3.) In appliances for raising, conveying, and discharging material, in combination with two cables and two hauling-ropes, a pair of carrier-bicycles each having its side plates on the line of the cable projected and fitted with a stop-bed adapted to engage with a stop-block on the cable, substantially as described, and illustrated by the drawings. (4.) In appliances for raising, conveying, and discharging material, the combination of (a) two cable-ways supported at an incline of preferably 1 in 3, (b) two hauling-ropes underneath the two cables actuated by two winding-drums, (c) two carrier-bicycles as described, each having two carrier-wheels to run upon the cable-way, and two pulley-wheels to carry the hauling rope, (d) means such as the stop-blocks described for arresting the bicycles on the cables over the point of loading, (e) stop-blocks on the skip-pulleys adapted to engage stops on the bicycle-frames, all substantially as described, and illustrated by drawings. (5.) In the frame of a carrier-bicycle, in appliances for raising, conveying, and discharging material, comprising two cable-ways, two bicycles, and two hauling-ropes, the combination of two side plates of sheet-metal, eight journals of cast-iron with internal bearings of white-metal, a stop-bed at the centre of gravity below the pulley-wheels and a stop-bed on or about the line of the stop-block on the cable, substantially as described, and illustrated by the drawings. (6.) In appliances for raising, conveying, and discharging material, comprising two cable-ways, two bicycles, and two hauling-ropes, the combination of a stop-block such as A7 or A8 on the cable-way, and a stop-bed such as C6 or D6 on the bicycle, substantially as described, and illustrated by the drawings. (7.) In appliances for raising, conveying, and discharging material, the method of raising and hauling material by the arrangement of cables, bicycles, and hauling-ropes attached to two drums, with mechanism for throwing the same in or out of gear or working them together, enabling the loaded skip to be raised from the pit or shaft till it reaches the stop-bed on the carrier-bicycle, when the same hauling-rope draws the bicycle and the loaded skip to the point of discharge over the dump, the weight of the empty skip being utilised through the hauling-ropes and winding-drums to assist in drawing the loaded skip up to and along the inclined cable, substantially as described. (8.) In appliances for raising, conveying, and discharging material, the combination of a pair of carrier bicycles such as described, with mechanism comprising the improved double aerial wireway by means of which the weight of an empty descending skip is utilised to assist in drawing up the loaded skip, substantially as described, and as illustrated by the drawings.
(Specification, 7s.; drawings, 2s.)

No. 13908.—14th August, 1901.—THE AUTOMATOGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED, of 28A, Basinghall Street, London, England (assignees of Ladislaus Emanuel Granichstaedten, of 28A, Basinghall Street, London, aforesaid, Merchant). Improvements in kinematographs.

Claims.—(1.) Positively driving an endless film by means of a sprocket-wheel into a box used solely for storage, in which it lies in loose folds, and from which it is drawn for exposure, substantially as described. (2.) The combination with a continuous feed of a frame moving in guides, and reciprocated by a connecting-rod from the shaft of the continuous-feed mechanism, and a plate provided with pins or the like carried by the frame, and moved into and out of engagement with the film by the action of an arm oscillating with the connecting-rod, substantially as described. (3.) Kinematographs substantially as described, and shown in the drawings.
(Specification, 3s. 6d.; drawings, 5s.)

No. 13911.—14th August, 1901.—REUBEN NICHOLLS, of Auckland, New Zealand, Range-maker. An improved fire-escape and fire-alarm folding ladder.

Claims.—(1.) In a fire-escape and fire-alarm folding ladder as described, rungs or steps placed at regular distances and held to the insides of two side-pieces by bearings fastened thereto, said rungs having their opposite ends of sufficient lengths to be turned on one side-piece immediately under the bearings on same and on the other and opposite side-piece immediately over the bearings on the same, for the purpose set forth, substantially as described and illustrated. (2.) In a fire-escape and fire-alarm, folding ladder as described, side-pieces connected to one another by turnable rungs and adjusted to fold up the one on the other or to open out the one from the other, a catch for holding said side-pieces together when folded up, and a trigger for thrusting out the one side-piece from the other when being opened out, for the purpose set forth, substantially as described and illustrated. (3.) In a fire-escape and fire-alarm folding ladder as described in combination, two side-pieces having rungs or steps placed at regular distances, said rungs being held to the insides of said two side-pieces by bearings fastened thereto, said rungs having their opposite ends of sufficient lengths to be turned on the one side immediately under the bearing on one side-piece and on the other immediately over the bearings on the opposite side-piece, said side-pieces adjusted to fold up the one on the other or to open out the one from the other and said rungs to turn in said movements, a catch for holding said side-pieces together when folded up and lever for operating said catch, a trigger for thrusting out the one side-piece from the other when being opened out, a peg attachment to one of rungs for actuating spring connection to alarm-bell, and said bearings, all for the purpose set forth, substantially as described and illustrated.
(Specification, 4s. 9d.; drawings, 1s.)

No. 13917.—17th August, 1901.—EDWARD ROGERS ATKIN, of Auckland, New Zealand, Coachbuilder. A switchback arrangement for placing in position, displacing, and stowing away the hind seat of buggies, wagons, and other vehicles.

Claims.—(1.) In an arrangement for placing and displacing the hind seat of vehicles as described, the grooves or channels curved with a switchback formation, secured to the inner parts of the sides of the vehicles, and reaching from upper parts of said sides at the rear of vehicle to the framing or sill over the floor thereof beneath front seat, and having slots or openings therein for the purpose set forth, substantially as specified and illustrated. (2.) In an arrangement for placing and displacing the hind seat of vehicles as described, lugs at the ends of brackets, and said brackets suitably fastened to underpart of said hind seat for the purpose set forth, substantially as specified and illustrated. (3.) In an arrangement for placing and displacing the hind seat of vehicles as described in combination, the hind seat of the vehicles having suitably fastened to its underpart brackets with lugs at ends thereof shaped to run in grooves or channels, said grooves or channels curved with a switchback formation secured to inner parts of the sides of the vehicles, and reaching from upper parts of said sides at the rear of vehicle to the framing or sill over the floor thereof beneath front seat, and having slots or openings therein for said lugs to pass therethrough into said grooves or channels and the body and front seat of vehicle, all for the purpose set forth, substantially as specified and illustrated.
(Specification, 3s. 9d.; drawings, 1s.)

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

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Provisional Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 21st August, 1901.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under:—

No. 13871.—31st July, 1901.—ERNEST THOMAS WATTS, of Westport, New Zealand, Hairdresser. An improved hair-pin.

No. 13886.—1st August, 1901.—JOHN CREIGHTON the younger, of Naseby, New Zealand, Trapper. Improvements in traps for catching rats, rabbits, and the like.

No. 13887.—5th August, 1901.—SYDNEY EVELYN WRIGHT, of 39, Featherston Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Cycle Engineer. A bicycle-chain guard.

No. 13890.—19th August, 1901.—THOMAS HOLDEN, of Braemore, Hunter ville, New Zealand, Station-holder. Improved means for securing fencing-droppers to the wires of the fence.

No. 13896.—9th August, 1901.—ALFRED CASS, of Tinwald, Canterbury, New Zealand, Blacksmith. A side-cutting knife for water-race cleaning-plough.