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the pulls by closing, or it may be projected upward vertically cockade-shape, and be made to open out right and left or right or left as may be desired.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]

(Specification, 10s.; drawing, 2s.)

No. 18743.—15th November, 1904.—GEORGE ARCHIBALD LOWRY, of 1124, Monadnock Block, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America, Mechanical Engineer. Improvements in cotton-picking machines.

Extract from Specification.—In carrying out the principles of my invention, I provide, in the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, a machine adapted to be supported upon wheels and to be drawn or propelled through a field, and I arrange on such machine gathering or picking devices to be power actuated or driven, and which are dirigible by attendants or operators carried by or seated on the machine, so as to be directed by the operators to the particular points where the opened bolls of cotton occur on a plant, and associated with such devices I propose to employ means for removing the gathered or picked cotton from the gathering or picking devices, and for delivering the same into suitable receptacles arranged to receive it. In practice I propose to employ a plurality of such picking or gathering mechanisms on each machine, and I arrange the machine to straddle the row of cotton-stalks, whereby the picking or gathering devices may be directed towards opposite sides of the same stalk, or towards different heights or levels, according to the requirements, thereby enabling the opened cotton to be gathered or picked clean. In some instances it may be desired merely to relieve the operators of the exertion and labour of walking through the fields to gather or pick the cotton, as well as the labour of carrying with them as they progress through the field the gathered or picked cotton, while at the same time enabling them to manually gather or pick the crop. In such case the gathering or picking devices are omitted, and a vehicle for transporting the operators is progressed through the field, and in such relation to the cotton-stalks as to enable the operators to gather or pick by hand the opened cotton, but instead of the operators carrying the cotton as gathered or picked, means are provided for conveying the picked cotton from the operators to a suitable receptacle, also carried by the machine, arranged to receive it, such a construction being indicated in Figs. 7, 8, and 9. It is obvious that many specifically different constructions and arrangements of devices and apparatus may be devised for accomplishing these objects and purposes. While, therefore, I have shown and will now describe one construction and arrangement of apparatus embodying the above principles and mode of operation, I desire it to be understood that I do not limit or restrict myself nor the scope of the invention to the specific construction and arrangement of parts shown and now to be described.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]

(Specification, £1 5s.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 18745.—15th November, 1904.—WILLIAM WILLIAMS, of Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, Machinist. Improvements in and relating to chaff-cutters.

Extract from Specification.—This invention relates to chaff-cutting machines, and its object is to provide means whereby the cutters or knives can be sharpened while the machine is in motion, and without stopping its work. This is accomplished by mounting a sharpening-device, such as a piece of hardened steel, a black diamond, a stone, or other material in such a position that as the cutter rotates the bevelled edge or back of the cutter is drawn along against the sharpening-device. The pressure of the sharpening-device upon the cutter-edge is so adjusted that the blade is not worn away rapidly, but is merely kept keen and sharp. At the same time the sharpener removes any gum from the cutters, and straightens out any dents which may be made by sticks or stones in the edge of the cutter.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]

(Specification, 6s.; drawing, 2s.)

No. 18746.—15th November, 1904.—JOSEPH HEDLEY, of Stephens Street, Neerim South, Victoria, Australia, Tinsmith and Plumber. Improvements in the covering of cream or like cans.

Claim.—Improvements in the covering of cream or like cans, consisting of a shell or casing, said casing being in two halves and having a vertical seam on each side, or being in one piece with one vertical seam, an outstanding protruding bead near the top of said can, drop-handles on the can-side, internal protruding corrugations or male half-threads one on each side of the interior of the can, in combination with a cover having a cap-piece, a ventilator in the middle of said cap-piece provided with downwardly converging walls protruding above and below the cover-perforations in said walls above the said cover, a top above said ventilator, a side-piece below the cap-piece, a lip or shoulder around the bottom of said cap-piece, two half-rings attached to said lip or shoulder, each half-ring having a female half-thread therein, and being shallow at one end and deep at the other, drop-rings or handles attached to each side-piece for turning the cover, all as and for the purposes described, and as illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 2s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18753.—16th November, 1904.—CHARLES JACOB HONORE, of Otakeho, New Zealand. An improved milk-cooler.

Claims.—(1.) The improved milk-cooler, the same consisting of a ring of piping adapted to surround a milk-can and provided with perforations upon its inner periphery, such pipe-ring being connected to a water-containing vessel, substantially as specified. (2.) An improved milk-cooler, the same consisting of a ring of piping formed with perforations on its inner periphery and connected to a water-containing vessel, such ring being adapted to surround a milk-can, and being provided with means whereby it may be suspended from the top of the can and be kept at an equal distance from the surface of the can throughout its length, substantially as specified.

(Specification, 2s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18755.—14th November, 1904.—PERCEVAL MANFIELD NEWTON, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Patent Attorney (nominee of Edwin Charles Hiscox, Engineer, and Thomas Louttit Livingston, Gentleman, both of 28, Victoria Street, London, England). Improvements in machinery for washing and drying clothes and other articles of a like nature.

Claims.—(1.) A combined washer and hydro-extractor, constructed, arranged, and operating as shown and described. (2.) In a combined washer and hydro-extractor, the adaptation, in an enclosing casing, of a rotating frame carrying a set of freely rotating cages, as and for the purpose set forth. (3.) In a combined washer and hydro-extractor, a rotating frame for carrying freely rotating cages, having jointed or hinged radial arms, as and for the purpose set forth. (4.) In a combined washer and hydro-extractor, a casing provided with hollow trunnions, whereby it may be tipped in bearings in a suitable framing, and having a passage or passages in the walls thereof, and provided with ball or other bearings for a shaft carrying in any convenient manner sets of cages, as and for the purpose set forth.

(Specification, 4s. 6d.; drawings, 2s.)

An asterisk (*) denotes the complete specification of an invention for which a provisional specification has been already lodged.

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The date of acceptance of each application is given after the number.

Extracts from the drawings accompanying the foregoing complete specifications appear at the end of this Gazette.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

Provisional Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 7th December, 1904.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under:—

No. 18715.—10th November, 1904.—RICHARD FARRAH THOMAS, of “Leadenhall,” Market Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Merchant, and SILAS ALLEN BRADLEY, of Kilmore, Victoria aforesaid, Orchardist. An improved fruit-case.

No. 18716.—10th November, 1904.—JOHN HERRICK, of Kingsland, Auckland, New Zealand, Grocer’s Assistant. Mop-wringing attachment to buckets.

No. 18761.—14th November, 1904.—PERCY ARTHUR SEYMOUR STEPHENS, of Ashburton, New Zealand, Cabinet-maker. Improved machine for polishing or brushing boots and shoes.