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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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No. 17551.—16th February, 1904.—ARTHUR ASHCROFT,
of Auckland, New Zealand, Commercial Traveller. A fuse
fire-lighter for household and other purposes.

Claims.—(1.) In a fire-lighter of the kind specified, the
shaping and fixing of the blocks or pieces of wood for the
purpose set forth, substantially as described and illustrated.
(2.) In a fire-lighter of the kind specified, the fixing of the
blocks or pieces of wood previously dipped in my combustible-
dip composition between the undipped blocks or pieces of
wood, and in combination therewith the tightening-wire
around the same for the purpose set forth, substantially as
described and illustrated. (3.) In a fire-lighter of the kind
specified, in combination with the blocks or pieces of wood
dipped and undipped and wound in between and around the
upright dipped blocks, the yarn or tow for the purpose set
forth, substantially as described and illustrated.
(Specification, 2s. 3d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17560.—24th February, 1904 — WILLIAM ERNEST
HUGHES, of Queen’s Chambers, Wellington, New Zealand,
Patent Agent (nominee of George Westinghouse, of West-
inghouse Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
of America, Manufacturer). Improvements in air-brakes.

Claims.—(1.) A fluid-pressure brake apparatus having a
release-valve device for controlling communication from a
main reservoir of the apparatus to the train-pipe, which
release valve is electrically governed through a circuit con-
trolled by the motorman or engineer, for the purpose speci-
fied. (2.) A fluid-pressure brake apparatus of the kind de-
scribed, in which communication between a main reservoir
and the train-pipe is controlled by a switch operated by the
driver’s brake-valve, substantially as described. (3.) In a
fluid-pressure brake apparatus of the kind described, an
electrically governed release-valve device for controlling
communication between a main reservoir and the train-pipe
constructed and operating substantially as described with
reference to the drawings.
(Specification, 4s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17562.—24th February, 1904.—EUGENE BULLOT,
Blacksmith; WILLIAM EDWARDS, Carpenter; and JOHN
BARRACLOUGH, Engineer, all of Owharoa, New Zealand.
An improved door-holder.

Claims.—(1.) For the purpose indicated, the employment
of a curved metal spring secured to the frame and bearing
upon the upper edge of a door, substantially as specified and
illustrated. (2.) For the purpose indicated, the employment
of a curved metal spring having a projecting end adapted to
be secured to the architrave and an end adapted to be se-
cured beneath the frame of a door, the spring being arranged
to bear upon the upper edge of the door, substantially as
specified and illustrated. (3.) For the purpose indicated, in
combination, a curved metal spring secured to the frame
above a door, and a rubbing-plate secured to the edge of the
door beneath said spring, substantially as specified and illus-
trated.
(Specification, 1s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17563.—24th February, 1904.—ARCHIBALD JOHN
MCPHARLIN, of Whangapoua, Auckland, New Zealand, Gum-
farmcr. An improved receptacle for collecting kauri-gum.

Claims.—(1.) For the purpose indicated, apparatus com-
prising a receptacle having rigid sides, back, and bottom, an
open top, and a front of flexible material, and handles, sub-
stantially as and for the purposes specified and illustrated.
(2.) For the purpose indicated, apparatus consisting of the
parts arranged, combined, and operating substantially as
specified, and illustrated in the drawings.
(Specification, 2s. 3d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17564.—24th February, 1904.—JOSEPH JENNER, of 63,
Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, New
Zealand, Boot-manufacturer. An improved revolving-
cushion heel for boots, shoes, and the like.

Claim.—For the purpose indicated, a disc-shaped-cushion
heel having a sided countersunk washer-plate moulded
within it, a hole being formed through the heel to receive a
screw which secures it to the boot, substantially as specified.
(Specification, 1s. 3d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17565.—24th February, 1904.—JOHN ANDERSON, of
Lichfield Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand,
Engineer. Improved apparatus for truing up the smooth
rollers of flax-stripping machines.

Claims.—(1.) Apparatus for the purpose indicated, consist-
ing of the parts arranged, combined, and operating sub-
stantially as specified and illustrated. (2.) For the purpose
indicated, in combination, the stripping-roller brackets of a
flax-machine, a slide-bed fixed therein, a tool-holder upon
said slide-bed, a nut fixed therein and a screw passing
through the nut for traversing the tool-holder, with means
for revolving the screw, substantially as specified and
illustrated.
(Specification, 1s. 6d.; drawings, 2s)

No. 17569.—25th February, 1904.—FRANCIS WILLIAM
BOYNTON, of Fort Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Printers’
Furnisher. An improved mode of constructing cardboard
boxes.

Claims.—(1.) A box of one sheet of cardboard, cut, scored,
and folded to produce a front, back, bottom, lid, and over-
lapping sides, and also cover-flap pieces integral with the
sides, a cover-flap, lid-flap pieces, a lid-flap and bottom flaps,
substantially as specified. (2.) In the manufacture of a box,
a single sheet of cardboard cut and scored to produce a
front part 37, a back part 38, bottom 39, lid 32, lid-flaps 16,
cover-flap, 14, sides 33, 34, 35, and 36, flaps 30 at the bottom
of sides 35 and 36, and flaps 31 upon the bottoms of sides 33
and 34, and flap-pieces 10, 11, 12, and 13, substantially as
specified and illustrated. (3.) In the manufacture of a card-
board box, flaps integral with the sides projecting inwardly
at right angles therefrom and designed to rest upon the
bottom of the box with the bottom edges of the opposing
sides bearing upon them substantially as specified and illus-
trated. (4.) In the manufacture of a box, a sheet of card-
board cut, scored, folded, and fastened substantially as
specified and illustrated.
(Specification, 3s; drawing, 1s)

No. 17572.—25th February, 1904.—CHARLES WILEY, of 41,
Royal Exchange, Bridge Street, Sydney, New South Wales,
Wool Expert. An improved knife-cleaner.

Claim.—A knife-cleaner consisting of an oblong box (such
as A) strips of indiarubber (such as B and B¹) having indenta-
tions or serrations on the faces thereof, and a tension-screw
such as H, for the purpose and substantially as described,
and as illustrated in the drawings.
(Specification, 1s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17580.—25th February, 1904.—FREDERICK JAMES
CHAPMAN, of Timaru, New Zealand, Engineer. Improved
means for lifting an invalid into or out of a bath, or for other
analogous purposes.

Claims.—(1.) The general arrangement, construction, and
combination of parts constructed and operating in the
manner described for the particular purpose specified.
(2.) In apparatus of the kind indicated, a hollow standard,
and a vertical screw supported in the same, a bevel wheel
having an extension or tailpiece formed integral with said
wheel, an internal thread in the bevel wheel and tailpiece
which meshes with the screw and forms a nut therefor,
means for revolving the bevel wheel, and an arm supported
from the outer end of the screw, said arm having means on
its lower end for supporting a platform horizontally, as de-
scribed, and for the purposes set forth.
(Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17584—23rd February, 1904.—CHAIMSONOVITZ PROSPER
ELIESON, of 4, Rue Halvey, Paris, France, Electrical Engi-
neer. Electric accumulator-plate.

Claims.—(1.) An electric accumulator-plate having a
leading in-and-out conductor and two groups of thin flexible
alternately straight and corrugated lead strips respectively
extending on opposite sides thereof, the said strips being free
at their outer ends, and constructed, proportioned, and
arranged to secure substantially uniform conductivity of the
plate per unit of effective accumulating-area, substantially
as described. (2.) The construction of the electric accumu-
lator-plate of the kind set forth so that the alternate corru-
gated and straight strips are supported so as freely to
separate at their ends and also to expand laterally, whereby
the interstices between said strips may adapt themselves to
varying bulk of the contained active material. (3.) An elec-
tric accumulator-plate of the kind set forth having the con-
nected ends of its constituent strips protected by guards
autogeneously fused thereto. (4.) The process of manufac-
ture of the electric accumulator-plate as described.
(Specification, 5s. 6d.; drawings, 2s.)