JULY 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1725

THIRD-TERM FEES.

No. 9844.—J. H. Rosenthal, feed-water purifier for steam-generator. 22nd June, 1904.

No. 9854.—Consolidated and McKay Lasting-machine Company, lasting-machine. [S. W. Ladd and R. F. McFelly.] 30th June, 1904.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

Subsequent Proprietors of Letters Patent registered.

[NOTE.—The name of the patentee is given in brackets. The date is that of registration.]

No. 15688.—The Natural Food Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, United States of America, and having its domicile and place of business at Niagara Falls, in said county and State. Biscuit-making machine. [H. D. Perky.] 1st July, 1904.

No. 15856.—Joseph Nathan and Co., Limited, having its registered office at 17, Fenchurch Street, in the City of London, England. Manufacture of sheet-metal cans or boxes. [F. W. Feaver]. 25th June, 1904.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

Request to amend Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 7th July, 1904.

A REQUEST for leave to amend the specification of the undermentioned application for Letters Patent has been received, and is open to public inspection at this office. Any person may, at any time within one month of the date of this Gazette, give me notice in writing of opposition to the amendments. Such notice must set forth the particular grounds of objection, and be in duplicate. A fee of 10s. is payable thereon.

No. 11222.—14th November, 1898.—DONALD DONALD, of Masterton, New Zealand, Sheep-farmer. Improvements in wire-strainers.

The proposed amendments are as follows:—

(1.) To strike out all the present description—i.e., all the matter between the words “statement” and “Having now,” and to insert in place thereof the following : “This invention relates to improvements in wire-strainers by means of which fencing-wires may be strained and held while being secured in the strained condition. In describing the invention reference will be made to the accompanying drawing, which represents, in elevation, a straining-appliance constructed according to my invention. A is a lever in one end of which three holes, about 1 in. apart, are bored, and through these holes are passed the steel spring wires B, B¹, B². These wires are doubled over and their free ends brought towards each other so as thus to give them an outward springy tendency. The wire B² threaded through the centre hole extends outwards upon one side of the lever, while the wires B and B¹ threaded through the other two holes extend outwards upon the other side of the lever. To the ends of these wires are pivoted respectively the steel grippers C, D, E. These grippers are of any approved form, and are so arranged that the inherent inward tendency of their respective springs will serve to keep them in a closed condition. The form of gripper shown in the drawings, however, consists of a pair of metal links K, K¹, that are pivoted together at one end and placed one above the other. The free ends of these links are pivoted to the respective ends of the spring wires B, B¹, B². Upon the top face of the lower link K¹ is pivoted a cam L, formed preferably with a serrated edge. The adjacent face (k) of the top link K is also preferably serrated. The wire is placed in between the cam L and the face (k) of the top link, when the springy tendency of the arms B will cause such wire to be caught and held in the gripper. When a pull in one direction is exerted upon the gripper the cam will be caused to tightly bite upon the wire, but when the motion is reversed the cam will lose its grip, and will thus allow the gripper to move freely along the wire, such gripper then being kept on such wire by means of the spring arms alone. One end of the wire to be strained is held in the gripper E; the other end is passed through the grippers C and D, and is held in place by the tension of their respective springs B, B¹. To take up the slack wire the lever A is pressed towards the gripper D (turning on the wire B² as a pivot), which slides along the wire, then held by the gripper C. This gripper, by reason of the movement of the lever A, is caused to travel in the opposite direction to D, so as thus to draw the wire up towards that held by the gripper E. The lever is then reversed, when the gripper D will draw up the wire, while the gripper C will slide back and obtain a fresh hold. The process is repeated until the wire is sufficiently tight ; it is then spliced to the end held by the gripper E. The lever A may be cut off at the dotted line F, and a slot made in the lever at G, and in place of the lever-handle shown a file H may be used to serve the double purpose of a lever and to cut the wires, such file-handle being made readily removable from and replacement upon the lever. To the end of the file a claw-hammer-head I, with the hole J bored for keying wires, may be riveted, thereby consolidating the whole apparatus necessary for repairing wire fences.”

(2.) To strike out all the words after “I claim is” on page 3 of specification, and to insert instead the following : “(1.) In wire-strainers, in combination, a lever, three double spring arms articulated to one end of such lever at points equidistant apart, the centre one of such arms extending outwards upon one side of the lever, while those on each side of it extend outwards upon the other side of the lever, and grippers pivoted to the free ends of each of such arms, substantially as and for the purposes herein specified. (2.) In wire-straining appliances of the class herein described, a detachable lever-handle provided with file-faces and with a claw-hammer-head on its free end and an eye passing through the head, substantially as and for the purposes herein specified.”

The patentee states : “My reasons for making this amendment are to more particularly explain the nature, construction, and working of the invention, and to limit the scope of the claims to the novel features thereof.”

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

Request for Correction of Clerical Error.

NO. 16889.—A. Thompson, animal-cover (advertised in Supplement to New Zealand Gazette, No. 54, of the 23rd June, 1904). To alter the word “cord,” in line 1 of claim 2, page 2 of specification, to “cover.”

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

Applications for Letters Patent abandoned.

LIST of applications for Letters Patent, with which provisional specifications only have been filed, abandoned (i.e., complete specifications not lodged) from the 23rd June to the 6th July, 1904, inclusive :—

No. 16849.—J. H. E. Hellier, fly-catcher.

No. 16850.—A. M. Legge, bicycle-lock.

No. 16852.—J. S. and W. Ockleston, H. Clark, and A. Dorricott, clay pipes.

No. 16855.—J. S. Reed, milk-cooler.

No. 16856.—R. M. Speirs, H. L. Wilson, and A. Rountree, socket for broom-handle.

No. 16858.—M. Kimbel, non-refillable bottle.

No. 16860.—P. Castle and R. Dawson, burner (S. A. Rosenthal).

No. 16867.—J. B. Mack, toy (T. Incrocci).

No. 16872.—C. P. Pratt, threshing-machine.

No. 16875.—A. C. Baird, engine-silencer.

No. 16876.—J. H. Fuller, writing-desk, &c.

No. 16877.—R. Jenkinson, flower-pot.

No. 16880.—M. Kimbel, venetian-blind.

No. 16881.—A. Campbell, dustproof attachment for watches.

No. 16882.—K. Nunneley, bedstead.

No. 16883.—G. Dempster, envelope-fastener.

No. 16884.—E. F. H. Gaye, cuff-fastener.

No. 16890.—J. R. Park, stencil-plate (A. J. Park).

No. 16891.—J. F. Gray, lighting fires.

No. 16894.—R. W. de Montalk, treating sewage.

No. 16901.—G. W. Grimmer, spark-arrester.

No. 16902.—W. Jacobsen, music-leaf turner.

No. 16903.—J. Lockhead, gripping-device.

No. 16905.—A. Ashcroft and S. Clark, tramway-seat.

No. 16906.—J. Baird, window-gear.

No. 16908.—G. Seymour, subsoiling attachment to plough.

No. 16910.—C. Hanlon, milking-apparatus.

No. 16911.—T. H. Longshaw and W. J. Adams, latch-lock for door.

No. 16914.—A. H. Krause, cement and cement bricks.

No. 16917.—F. G. Semb and W. Kilgour, self-regulating windmill.

No. 16918.—A. Dale, spreader for trace-chain.

No. 16919.—S. C. Parlour and J. M. Clifford, flax-drum.

No. 16920.—T. Dawes, bath-salt.

No. 16922.—W. McLeod, spreader for leading-chain.