Nov. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2497

No. 17156.—29th October, 1903.—EDWARD GARLAND ABELL, of 159, Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Registered Patent Agent. Improved holder for window-sashes.

Claims.—(1.) In a window-holder, the combination with a pair of window sashes and jambs, of a holder a pivoted to jamb centrally or above or below the meeting-rails of said sashes, and having pivot, eye, or loop ends to suit similar eye plates or pins or bolts affixed to styles of top and bottom sashes, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth. (2.) In a window-holder, a in combination with a pair of window sashes and jambs, also pins e1 and e2 affixed to backs of styles of top and bottom sashes to work with or without rollers on same in grooves of window-jambs, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
(Specification, 1s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17165.—21st October, 1903.—WALTER RIDDELL, Dunedin, New Zealand, Manager, Dairy Factory. Improved tare beam scales.

Claims.—(1.) In balances or beam scales, the combination with said beam scale’s arm of a graduated arm carrying a sliding weight for obtaining the tare or weight of any case or the like independently of the weight of the contents of same, all substantially as shown on the drawing and as described and explained. (2.) In beam scales using dead weights in combination, an ordinary beam scales A A¹ B¹, furnished with an extra arm C, on which a weight D can be adjusted by a screw D¹ and wheel D³, said arm graduated for the purpose of taring independently of the ordinary weighing, all substantially as set forth. (3.) In weighing beam scales, in combination with scales furnished with means of taring by a graduated arm, weight, and means of adjustment, a rising and falling platform for supporting the weighing-scale during the moving on or off same of the empty or full case, all substantially as set forth, and as illustrated in the drawing.
(Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawings, 1s.)

No. 17167.—29th October, 1903.—RUSSELL GROSVENOR WARRINGTON, of Hawera, New Zealand, Farmer. Improved clamping apparatus for securing milk-tins within a cart, and for other like purposes.

Claims.—(1.) For the purpose indicated, apparatus comprising the parts arranged, combined, and operating substantially as specified, and illustrated in the drawings. (2.) For the purpose indicated, in combination, a flexible band, a bracket adapted to be secured to the rail of a cart and having a hook to receive a chain-link attached to the end of said band, a link at the opposite end of said band, and a lever pivoted upon a bracket secured upon the rail of the vehicle, said lever having an extension, substantially as and for the purposes specified and illustrated. (3.) For the purpose indicated, a flexible band, means for securing one end thereof to the side of the vehicle, a link at the other end of said band, and a lever pivoted upon a bracket adapted to receive said link and having an integral projection, substantially as specified and illustrated.
(Specification, 2s. 3d.; drawings, 2s.)

No. 17173.—26th October, 1903.—HARRY ARMAND BAUX, of Albert Buildings, Albert Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer. A starching-machine for starching shirts.

Claims.—(1.) A starching-machine for starching shirts, consisting of the parts arranged, combined, and operating, substantially as specified, and illustrated in the drawings. (2.) In brass or wood box containing a brass frame, said frame containing a number of plain or corrugated wood, metal, or hard-rubber rollers, two guide-rails, for said frame to travel on, one perforated steam-pipe, one outlet, two valves, one valve connected to steam-pipe, one valve connected to outlet-pipe, with lid, tray, wings, and brackets, substantially as and for the purposes specified, and illustrated in the drawings. (3.) In box supported on frame and legs, said frame supporting a gearing for transmitting a reciprocating movement, said gearing consisting of an eccentric, an eccentric bow strap with guides mounted on bearings thereof of a transversely arranged shaft connected to eccentric, and of one or more pulleys mounted on such shaft, such shaft mounted in bearings on said frame, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. (4.) A machine for starching shirts, the interior containing a brass frame containing a number of small metal, hard-rubber, or wooded rubbers, that move horizontally and reciprocate in the box, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. (5.) A stancher, consisting of a metal or wood box, the interior containing a brass frame, said frame moving horizontally in guide-rails set in bottom of said box, said brass frame receiving a reciprocating movement from gearing situated outside of said box, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. (6.) Two holders or boxes made of metal or wood, or part metal and part wood, in two parts, with handles, said boxes to be hinged together at one end and fastened with catches at the other end thereof, with an adjustable support at each bottom corner thereof, said boxes to be of square, oblong shape with an opening in the bottom, said opening to be lined with rubber strips set in grooves, said grooves to be in the walls of opening of said box, said boxes to be made so as to open in two parts for holding shirts while being starched, all combined and arranged, substantially as specified, and illustrated in the drawing.
(Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawings, 4s.)

No. 17187.—4th November, 1903.—GEORGE JONES ATKINS, of the Laboratory, Ruskin Road, Tottenham, Middlesex, England, Metallurgical Chemist. Improvements in or connected with the pole or electrodes of electrolytic apparatus and the like.

Claims.—(1.) In electrolytic apparatus having a carbon or other analogous pole or electrode, a sheet-metal conductor b for conveying the electric current to the carbon or other analogous pole or electrode c, and a conducting but waterproof substratum f interposed between the said conductor b and the pole or electrode c for the purpose of isolating the said conductor b from the electrolyte, while establishing and maintaining electric connection between the said conductor b and the pole or electrode c, substantially as described. (2.) In a pole or electrode for electrolytic or the like apparatus constructed in accordance with the first claiming clause hereof, the employment of a waterproof conducting substratum f interposed between the sheet-metal conductor b and the carbon or other analogous pole or electrode c, said substratum being composed of finely-divided carbon combined with non-oxidizable oil or the like, substantially as described. (3.) For preventing the disintegration of carbon or other analogous poles or electrodes of electrolytic or the like apparatus, the process, which consists in impregnating or saturating the material of such poles or electrodes with an oxidizable oil which is impermeable to the electrolyte, and to which oil is added or not, as may be preferred, finely divided carbon, such as lamp-black, for example, substantially as described.
(Specification, 6s. 6d.; drawings, 1s.)

No. 17189.—4th November, 1903.—MEREDITH ROBERTS GREEN, of May Terrace, Kensington Park, South Australia, Commercial Traveller. An improved device to prevent the fraudulent refilling of bottles.

Claims.—(1.) In an improved device to prevent the fraudulent refilling of bottles, a cylindrical or oval-shaped thimble provided with two separate valves arranged to act in conjunction with each other respectively for the passage of the liquid and the passage of the air, both valves being weighted, substantially as described. (2.) In an improved device to prevent the fraudulent refilling of bottles, wherein a thimble containing two valves is used, the application and use of two tubes or equivalents thereof for separating the valves, said tubes being so arranged that they cause the effective inlet and outlet of the valves to be upon different levels. (3.) In an improved device to prevent the fraudulent refilling of bottles, a thimble containing two valves, said valves being arranged upon different levels, and two tubes or equivalents thereof mounted or formed above said valves, substantially as described. (4.) In an improved device to prevent the fraudulent refilling of bottles, wherein a thimble containing two valves is used, the application and use of a single weight so suspended by flexible wires or cords as to be operative upon both valves. (5.) In an improved device to prevent the fraudulent refilling of bottles, wherein a thimble containing two valves is used, an extension-frame arranged below the thimble, and a ring (preferably internally bevelled) for regulating the position of a weight, arranged as and for the purposes set forth. (6.) The specified improved device to prevent the fraudulent refilling of bottles, comprising the several parts arranged together, substantially as described and illustrated, as and for the purposes set forth as a combination of parts.
(Specification, 5s.; drawings, 1s.)

No. 17191.—4th November, 1903.—WILLIAM JOHN CUMMINGS, Machinist, HERBERT GEORGE CUMMINGS, Cooper, both of 1383, Richards Street, Vancouver, ROBERT CHAM-