1720
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 59

Claims.—(1.) A transformer having a plurality of windings,
each of which comprises electrically connected but physically
separated coils, the electrical connections being such that
the outer coils constitute the inner portions of the circuit,
substantially as described. (2.) A voltage-regulator com-
prising a transformer having a primary winding and two
secondary windings, the latter of which are provided with
spaced leads connected to a switching-device by means of
which the active lengths of said secondary windings may be
varied and alternately connected in circuit. (3.) A voltage-
regulator constructed and operating substantially as de-
scribed with reference to the drawings.
(Specification, 7s. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 16958.—11th September, 1903.—DUGALD MACDONALD
ROBERTSON, of 277, South Belt, Christchurch, Canterbury,
New Zealand, Storeman. An improved totalisator.*

Claims.—(1.) An improved totalisator consisting of the
mechanical parts arranged, combined, and operating sub-
stantially as and for the purposes specified and illustrated.
(2.) For the purpose indicated, in combination, ticket-carry-
ing frames journaled upon a spindle, and means whereby
when any one of said frames is operated for removal of a
ticket therefrom the said spindle is rocked and gear is actu-
ated to release a ball which works indicating-mechanism,
substantially as specified. (3.) For the purpose indicated, in
combination, the ball-releasing apparatus, comprising a verti-
cal tube, an inclined tube conducting balls thereto, a spring-
returned plunger within said vertical tube having a recess to
receive a ball, and means for operating said plunger to deliver
a ball therefrom to the operating-wheel, substantially as
specified. (4.) For the purpose indicated, the combination
of parts comprising the apparatus for operating the units-
indicating drum, comprising the operating-wheel with the
circumferential recess having ten divisions, the escapement
tooth-wheel, the pivoted detent, the shute conveying balls to
the operating-wheel, the arm projecting from the detent into
said shute, and means for maintaining a ball in the recess
for a period, substantially as specified. (5.) For the purpose
indicated, the combination of parts comprising the apparatus
for operating the tens drum, consisting of a counterpoised
pivoted trough, a tube conveying balls thereto, a pivoted tray,
a lever pivotally connected thereto, studs projecting laterally
from the tens drum engaged by said lever for the purpose of
operating said drum when the tray is deflected by the weight
of the balls, and means for stopping the revolution of the
drum, substantially as specified. (6.) For the purpose indi-
cated, the combination of parts comprising the apparatus for
operating the hundreds drum from the tens drum, compris-
ing a bar pivoted upon the tens drum and studs projecting
from the hundreds drum engaged by the end of said bar, and
means for operating said bar whereby it engages with each of
said studs in succession and causes the hundreds drum to re-
volve with the tens drum through one-tenth part of a revolu-
tion, substantially as specified. (7.) For the purpose indi-
cated, the combination and arrangement of parts comprising
the apparatus for operating the thousands and subsequent
drums from a preceding drum, substantially as specified.
(Specification, 9s. ; drawing, 3s.)

No. 16985.—11th September, 1903.—JAMES ROBERTSON, of
Waitati, Otago, New Zealand, Farm-labourer. Tail-grip for
cattle, horses, and the like animals.*

Claims.—(1.) The general construction, arrangement, and
combination of parts composing my tail-grip for cattle,
horses, and the like animals, all substantially as and for the
purposes described. (2.) Tail-grip comprising two handles
kept normally separate by a coiled spring mounted between
them and provided with a curved serrated jaw adapted to lie
within an opposing serrated flanged jaw, said jaws being
kept normally closed by said spring in conjunction with
pivoted forked pieces, one on each handle, the serrations
being made to point towards the handles, substantially as
described.
(Specification, 2s. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 16986.—11th September, 1903.—CHARLES DANIEL
BRENT, of Cromwell, Central Otago, New Zealand, Dredge-
man. Improved hairpin.*

Claim.—A hairpin consisting of two legs joined at one end
and open at the other, an equal-sided triangular dent on one
leg a short distance from the junction of the legs, entering
the space between the legs, and a second similar dent on the
other leg at a distance from the first-mentioned dent sub-
stantially equal to the distance that said first-mentioned
dent is from the junction of the legs, substantially as and
for the purposes set forth.
(Specification, 2s. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17010.—18th September, 1903.—EZRA SMITH, of Gis-
borne, New Zealand, Settler. An improved means for
stopping holes under water in a ship’s hull.*

Claims.—(1.) For the purpose indicated, in combination,
a shield of concave shape having a flange upon its outer
edge, a cross-bar, a bolt passing through said shield, and a
nut upon said bolt by which the shield is clamped against
the side of the ship, substantially as specified and illustrated.
(2.) For the purpose indicated, in combination, the parts ar-
ranged, combined, and operating substantially as and for the
purposes specified, and illustrated in the drawings.
(Specification, 2s. 3d. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17019.—24th September, 1903.—WILLIAM ERNEST
HUGHES, of Queen’s Chambers, Wellington, New Zealand,
Patent Agent (nominee of James Barclay Jackson, of Gis-
borne, New Zealand, Road-overseer). Improved means for
forming the water-tables in roadmaking and other opera-
tions.*

Claims.—(1.) In means for forming water-tables in road-
making and other operations, a frame mounted on running-
wheels, a concave plate secured to the front of such frame
and extending transversely across it, and a cutting-edge upon
the lower edge of such plate, substantially as specified.
(2.) In means for forming water-tables in roadmaking and
other operations, a frame mounted on running-wheels and
provided with a vertical pillar at its front end, a concave
plate secured to such pillar and extending transversely
across the frame, a cutting-edge upon the lower edge of such
plate, and means whereby the front of the frame may be
raised and lowered, substantially as set forth. (3.) In means
for forming water-tables in roadmaking and other opera-
tions, a frame mounted on running-wheels and provided
with a draught bar and beam, and means whereby such bar
may be regulated in height from the ground, in combination
with a concave plate secured in the front of and extending
transversely across the frame, and provided with a sharpened
lower edge, and chains connecting the ends of such plate
with the respective ends of the draught beam, substantially
as specified. (4.) The general arrangement, construction,
and combination of parts in my improved means for form-
ing the water-tables in roadmaking and other operations
as described and explained, as illustrated in the drawings,
and for the several purposes set forth.
(Specification, 3s. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17104.—15th October, 1903.—CARL AUGUST BERGER-
SEN, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Engineer. An im-
proved appliance for raising and lowering window-sashes and
retaining them in any desired position.*

Extract from Specification.—This invention consists in
apparatus enabling window-sashes to be operated by means
of worms mounted in the window-frame engaging with racks
fixed to the sash. Means are also provided for readily insert-
ing the sash after the rack is fixed. By my invention sash-
weights are dispensed with.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in
place of the claims.]
(Specification, 3s. 3d. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17695.—22nd March, 1904.—ALEXANDER ADIASSE-
WICH, of 6, Camden Gardens, Shepherds Bush, London,
England. New method of treating shale-oil and similar
substances.

Claim.—A method of treating shale-oil and the like,
consisting in heating it under pressure, first with dilute
sulphuric acid, then with caustic-alkali solution, and finally
with aluminium-chloride, substantially as described.
(Specification, 4s. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17924.—19th May, 1904.—THE WANGANUI BRUSH-
FACTORY COMPANY, LIMITED, of Wanganui, New Zealand
(assignees of Ernest David Reid, of Wanganui aforesaid,
Company-manager). An improved bottle-brush.

Claim.—The bottle-brush having its bristles cut into the
configuration of a cone, thereby enabling the reversal of the
bristles after they have been passed through the narrow neck
of a bottle.
(Specification, 1s. 3d. ; drawing, 1s.)