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parallel wires, whose ends are turned around the same and secured in the tray, so that when an egg is placed between the looped wires its end shall rest upon the parallel wires, as specified. (2.) In an egg-carrier, in combination, a board forming a tray, parallel wires arranged in pairs thereon and raised above the tray-surface, looped wires erected above the parallel wires and attached thereto, the loops formed by the wires having an inward bend so as to embrace an egg that is placed between them, while the lower part of the egg rests upon the parallel wires, substantially as specified and as shown.
(Specification, 3s. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18547.—1st October, 1904.—ANNIE LOUISA HEWTON, wife of John Overend Hewton, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Baker (nominee of John Overend Hewton aforesaid). Improved sash raiser and lock.

Claims.—(1.) The general construction, arrangement, and combination of parts composing my improved sash raiser and lock, all substantially as and for the purposes described. (2.) Improved sash raiser and lock, comprising in combination a rack substantially L-shaped in cross-section, adapted to be secured to a side rail of the window-sash, and provided with a toothed rib, a slot in the pulley-style to clear said flange, pulleys attached to the ends of the flange to engage against the pulley-style, a flanged bracket with lugs and ribs embracing said toothed rib so as to enable said rack to slide therein, and adapted to be secured to the window-frame, a boss-piece on the back of the bracket forming a journal for a square spindle secured to a scroll disc adapted to engage in said rack, and means for operating said scroll disc, substantially as described. (3.) In apparatus of the class described, a rack to be secured to the side rail of a window-sash having pulleys mounted therein adapted to engage against the pulley-style so as to prevent dropping of the sash, substantially as described.
(Specification, 3s. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18593. — 11th October, 1904. — WILLIAM CHARLES NIXON, Plumber, and MICHAEL JAMES JONES, Architect, both of New Plymouth, New Zealand. An improved check and relieving valve for water, gas, steam, and other pipes and fittings.

Extract from Specification.—Construction: A brass or other metal cylinder (any size) contracted on the inside of the cylinder near the centre, by means of a solid rim or neck, to form a stop for a thrust-block and a seat for a disc, and immediately swelling out in the centre to about one-fourth larger than the inside diameter of the cylinder at either end, which ends are tapped, one to receive tap A and the other the pipe. A brass or other metal disc C is then ground in with a bevelled seat on the swelled side of the rim or neck, and connected by a spindle screwed into a brass or other metal perforated thrust-block B on the other side of the rim or neck.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 1s. 6d. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18611. — 19th October, 1904. — ELLIOTT GEORGE FLETCHER, of Riversdale, 18, London Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, Gentleman. An improved cash-register.

Claims.—(1.) The improved cash-register, consisting in the combination of a vertical case having an inclined forward side or face; an inscribing-opening in said face, a feed-roller mounted in bearings in said case and adapted to receive a web of recording-paper; a second roller arranged below the feed-roller and arranged to receive the paper from said feed-roller after it has passed the inscribing-opening; a spindle mounted in said case to the rear of the lower roller and adapted to be actuated from the outside of the case, and having a pinion meshing with a toothed wheel on said lower roller for giving the necessary motion to said roller; and the pawl arranged to prevent retrograde movement of the said rollers and recording-strips, substantially as described, and illustrated. (2.) The combination with a cash-till and a cash-register of a short spindle revolvably held in bearings in the upper part of the cash-till, the cash-register being fixed upon the upper end of the revolvable spindle, a pinion keyed upon the lower end of the said spindle, a rack carried by the till and arranged to gear with the said pinion, and ball bearings interposed between the cash-register and the cash-till, substantially as specified.
(Specification, 4s. 3d. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18612.—19th October, 1904.—JAMES HARDING, of Pond Farm, Maiden Bradley, near Bath, Somerset, England, Farmer. Improvement in apparatus for making cheese.

Claims.—(1.) In cheese-making apparatus of the type described, the application of a water-chamber interposed between the tub or vessel and the steam chamber, and adapted to prevent the direct heat of the steam acting upon the vessel and its contents, substantially as and for the purpose specified. (2.) In cheese-making apparatus of the kind described, the combination, with a tub or vessel, of the annular water-chamber having an inlet and outlet controlled by cocks; and the annular steam-chamber arranged upon the outer side of said water-chamber, and having a controlled vent and condensation outlet, and a steam-supply pipe communicating with such steam-chamber and circulating around same, said steam-pipe being perforated in that part which is enclosed by the said steam-chamber, substantially as specified, and as illustrated by the drawings.
(Specification, 3s. 6d. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18621.—20th October, 1904.—PETER DAVIS, of Robert Street, Northcote, Victoria, Australia, Carpenter. Improvements in appliances for clothes-straining and transferring from coppers and boilers.

Claims.—(1.) In devices of the class indicated, a clothes-holder and handle-support therefor combined, and constructed substantially as set forth and illustrated. (2.) In devices of the class indicated, the lower pulley-block illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, with or without part Q, substantially as set forth. (3.) In devices of the class indicated, the lower pulley-block, with or without part Q, and the strainer in combination, substantially as set forth. (4.) In devices of the class indicated, the two pulley-blocks, the handle and the rope in combination, as illustrated in Fig. 3, substantially as set forth. (5.) In devices of the class indicated, a strainer with a rack, substantially as set forth. (6.) In devices of the class indicated, the combination of all the parts suspended from pulley E in Fig. 1, substantially as set forth.
(Specification, 3s. 9d. ; drawing, 2s.)

No. 18623.—20th October, 1904.—WILLIAM SPEIRS SIMPSON, of 49, Battersea Park Road, London, England, Civil Engineer. Improved apparatus for propelling bicycles and other vehicles.

Claims.—(1.) In a bicycle or other vehicle, the combination with a rear axle having a traction-wheel, a frame having a supply-tank flexibly connected to the said axle, a driving-motor carried by the frame, means for supporting the frame, means connecting the motor with the traction-wheel. (2.) In a bicycle or other vehicle, the combination with a rear axle having a traction-wheel, a frame flexibly connected to said axle or co-axial therewith, a motor on said frame, means for supporting the frame, means connecting the motor to the traction-wheel, and means for controlling the motor. (3.) In a bicycle or other vehicle, the combination with the rear axle, a frame flexibly connected thereto having a supply-tank, wheels connected to the frame, a driving-motor carried on the frame, a supply-tank in communication with the motor, means connecting the motor with the axle, and means for controlling the motor. (4.) In a bicycle or other vehicle having a rear axle, the combination of a frame flexibly connected thereto, a driving mechanism carried by said frame, means for directly connecting the driving mechanism with the rear axle, and means for controlling the said mechanism. (5.) In a bicycle or other vehicle, the combination with a rear axle, a frame yieldably connected thereto, a motor supported by the frame having connections with the axle for driving the same, arms connected to the frame and pending therefrom, said arms carrying wheels serving as a support for the frame, and hand-operable means for controlling the motor.
(Specification, 3s. 3d. ; drawing, 3s.)

No. 18625. — 20th October, 1904. — UNITED SHOE-MACHINERY COMPANY, of Paterson, 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 John Henry Brown, of 6, Lingfield Street, Leicester, England, Engineer). Improvements in or relating to nailing-machines.

Extracts from Specification.—The main feature of the present invention is a nail-carrier formed as an intermittently rotary, or it may be oscillatory turret, receiving nails into its circumference and delivering them nearer to its axis of rotation by means of a plurality of passages. . . . The nail-receiving throat may serve as a positioning guide for the