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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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No. 17256.—16th November, 1903.—P. AND D. DUNCAN, LIMITED, of Tuam Street, Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineers. Improvements in cultivators.*

Claims.—(1.) In a cultivator in which the tines are carried on a hinged lever or section, a pressure-bar as 4 moved by a lever and rocker-bar and connected to the tine-levers by a spiral bolt and spring as described. (2.) In a cultivator provided with pressure-bars and spiral springs, a bolt to take the spiral spring, having a flat part to fit between the two sides of the tine-lever and a sleeve to slide on the said flat, as and for the purposes described, and illustrated in the drawings.
(Specification, 1s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17257.—16th November, 1903.—P. AND D. DUNCAN, LIMITED, of Tuam Street, Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineers. An improved road-wheel for vehicles.*

Extract from Specification.—Our proposed metal felloe is of such a length as will reach from one spoke to the next only. The ends of felloes shall have recesses formed to receive one-half the spoke-ends. Each felloe forms an arched segment across the space from one spoke to the next. The felloes are attached to the spokes by a coach-screw and washer, a suitable recess being formed to sink the head of coach-screw below the outside of felloe.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 1s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17303.—27th November, 1903.—LEONARD BROWNLOW HORROCKS, of Wellington, New Zealand, Settler. Improvements in vending-machines.*

Extract from Specification.—The machine consists of a wheel of any desired diameter, and formed with any desired number of compartments in its peripheral face, each adapted to hold the goods to be delivered. This wheel is mounted on a central spindle within a semicircular trough or frame that encloses its lower half and contained within a suitable framework. The bottom of the trough or frame is provided with an opening of approximately the same size as the mouth of one of the compartments in the wheel, so that as the compartments travel over the opening the article contained in each one will be free to fall through it on to a tray below. This opening is provided with a sliding-door on its under-side, by means of which it may be closed in order that the wheel may be revolved, without emptying its compartments, to allow of the whole of the compartments being charged. The wheel is provided with means whereby it will be caused to revolve in a forward direction for a complete revolution, and which when the wheel has been revolved in the reverse direction will be placed in tension to again revolve it in a forward direction. The machine is provided with means whereby the delivery-wheel may be allowed to move through a distance of one of its compartments upon depressing and releasing a hand-lever upon the outside of the machine. The operation of such means depends upon the insertion of a coin within a slot to complete a chain of operating mechanism.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 9s.; drawings, 2s.)

No. 17322.—2nd December, 1903.—WALTER JAMES STANDEN of Pleasant Point, South Canterbury, New Zealand, Miller. Device for cutting and tailing lambs.*

Claims.—(1.) A device for cutting and tailing lambs consisting of the parts constituted, arranged, and operating substantially as described. (2.) A device for cutting and tailing lambs consisting of a spring U-shaped handle-piece, with turned-in ends having serrated edges and a knife-blade slidably mounted on one of the sides, substantially as described. (3.) A device for cutting and tailing lambs consisting of a spring U-shaped handle-piece, with turned-in ends having serrated edges, a knife blade slidably mounted on one of the sides, and a curved grip attached to the knife-blade to hold same when extended for use, substantially as described.
(Specification, 1s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17324.—2nd December, 1903.—JOHN CHRISTIE and THOMAS REID CHRISTIE, both of Dunedin, New Zealand, Plumbers (nominees of William Borlase, of North-east Valley, Dunedin aforesaid, Mechanical Engineer). Combined wire cutter, twister, and winder for wire-strainers.*

Extract from Specification.—The lever consists of two flat handles 1 and 2, pivoted near one end 3. One of the flat handles 1 has for its end near the pivot 4 a curved cutting-edge 5 lying close on the other handle 2, which has a U-shaped slot 6 in it, across which slot said cutting-edge 5 works when the handles 1 and 2 are drawn into a closed and coinciding position, so as to cut a wire 7 placed in the slot. The other ends 8 and 9 of the handles are narrowed laterally for an inch or more to provide means for raising the loop of wire off the claw. Square holes 10 and 11 are cut in the handles 1 and 2 near these narrowed pieces, coinciding when the handles are closed, and adapted to fit on and turn the squared end of the axle, and at a short distance behind said square holes are round holes 12 and 13, coinciding when the handles are closed together, and adapted to receive a wire and twist same on the turning of the closed handles round another wire.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 1s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17335.—3rd December, 1903.—ELIAS HENRY NANKIVELL, of Waikouaiti, New Zealand, Farmer. Means for oiling idle pinions and pulleys on a moving shaft.*

Claim.—Means for oiling an idle-pulley on a moving shaft, consisting of a collar for the shaft, provided with an oilway, and secured to the machinery-frame near the idle-pulley, substantially as described.
(Specification, 1s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17374.—12th December, 1903.—JOHN CHRISTIE and THOMAS REID CHRISTIE, both of Dunedin, New Zealand, Plumbers (assignees of William Borlase, of North-east Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand aforesaid, Mechanical Engineers. Improvements in wire-strainers.*

Claims.—(1.) Improvements in wire-strainers, consisting of the improved nose-piece, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. (2.) In a wire-strainer of the class described, a split nose-piece, having two sides connected by a rivet, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
(Specification, 1s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17380.—17th December, 1903.—UNITED SHOW MACHINERY COMPANY, of Paterson, State of New Jersey, United States of America, a corporation duly organized under the laws of said State of New Jersey, and having a place of business at 205, Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America (assignees of George Goddu, of Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts aforesaid, Inventor). Improvements in or relating to loose nailing-machines.*

Extract from Specification.—An important feature of the present invention consists in providing a nailing-machine with a raceway having a plurality of nail-guiding grooves adapted to deliver different kinds of nails from a multipart hopper, combined with means for automatically shifting the raceway during the regular operation of the machine to bring any one of the plurality of raceway-grooves into alignment with the driver-passage in the nose, so that different kinds of nails may be driven. Another feature of the present invention consists in means under the control of the workman for determining when the shifting of the raceway shall take place, and also for determining the direction in which the raceway shall be shifted. Still another feature of the present invention consists in locking the raceway to prevent it from being accidentally shifted. Preferably the raceway-locking mechanism is arranged to be inoperative during a portion of each operation of the machine, to permit the raceway to be shifted if so desired.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 17s.; drawings, 6s.)

No. 17388.—17th December, 1903.—THOMAS CHARLES HEMENT, of Hereford Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, Plumber. Improved method or process of an apparatus for manufacturing sheet-metal piping.*

Claims.—(1.) For the purpose indicated, in combination, a mandrel-block having a longitudinal recess, a revolvably mounted mandrel received by said recess, said mandrel having slots or recesses to receive the edges of the sheet metal to be operated upon, and guide-clips fixed upon the mandrel-block and projecting over the mandrel, substantially as specified and illustrated. (2.) In the manufacture of sheet-metal pipes, apparatus wherein the sheet metal is bent at its opposite edges and also bent into circular section whereby when a pipe is formed said edges form interlocking joints, substantially as specified, and illustrated in the drawing.