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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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which a second rope passes having on each of its ends a crossed-strap hock-hobble, as described and set forth. (2.) The general arrangement, construction, and combination of parts constituting my improved means for preventing a horse from kicking, substantially as described and as illustrated in the drawing.
(Specification, 2s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 20124.—4th October, 1905.—FREDERICK WILLIAM BRITTAN and LOUIS HEPBURN CROSS, both of 2, Pancras Lane, Queen Street, Cheapside, London, England, Merchants. Improvements in devices for securing or locking nuts.

Claims.—(1.) In a locking-device for nuts, an arrangement wherein locking-washers are employed, one or both of which have formed on or fixed in their rear faces one or more sharp pins capable of making their own lodgment in the metal as the nut is tightened, whilst a locking-tongue or pawl-and-ratchet device is arranged to operate between the washers in such a way that there is a minimum of friction between them during the tightening of the nut, but the washers are finally locked securely, substantially as described. (2.) A nut-locking device of the character described wherein one of the washers is provided with a spring plate from which the locking-tongue is formed, whilst the other washer is notched or indented to form an engaging-surface for the tongue, and one or both of the washers are made to engage with the metal of the nut or work-piece by means of sharp pins capable of making their own lodgment, substantially as described. (3.) For use in the nut-locking devices described, a locking-washer formed or provided with sharp pins on one face and notched or indented on the other, substantially as described with reference to Figs. 9 and 10 or 9 and 11 of the drawings. (4.) A modification of the device described in claims 1 and 2 characterized by the lower washer being provided with a nib for use, in the case of fish plate bolts, in place of the sharp pins for holding said washer in place, the other washer being held to the nut by sharp pins, substantially as described. (5.) The combination with a nut-locking device of the character described of a shielding cap or seal adapted to be pierced by the sharp pins in the tightening of the nut and to be torn away when required for giving access to the locking-device without damaging said locking-device in any way, substantially as described. (6.) The nut-locking devices constructed and operating as a whole substantially as described with reference to Figs. 1 to 5, Figs. 6 to 8, and Figs. 12 and 13 of the drawings.
(Specification, 7s. 6d.; drawings, 2s.)

No. 20136.—5th October, 1905.—JOHN THOMAS INNES, of Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, Mechanical Engineer. Improvements in water-feeding and liquid-raising devices for steam boilers and other purposes.

Claims.—(1.) In a device for utilising boiler-steam for purposes as indicated, a valve tank having rotary inlet and outlet steam-valves, a wheel adapted to be turned as the water-level in the tank varies, a striker adapted to be raised by the wheel and to fall by gravity, and means whereby the fall of the striker shall actuate the said steam-valves, substantially as described. (2.) In a device for utilising boiler-steam for purposes as indicated, inlet and outlet rotary steam-valves having each the coned facing with ports therein, the spindle, and the casing having ports and means for actuation of a striker, substantially as described. (3.) In a device for utilising boiler-steam for purposes as indicated, a steam-valve casing having a recess or the like m¹, lug r, port or ports o, recess p, and steam-way q, substantially as described. (4.) In a device for utilising boiler-steam for purposes as indicated, a steam-valve body having a flange face f¹, stop m, port or ports h, chamber i, spindle j, and pin or socket k or l, substantially as described. (5.) In a device for utilising boiler-steam for purposes as indicated, a striker in combination with a striker-wheel having spokes as x and y adapted to raise the said striker and to allow it to fall, substantially as described. (6.) In a device for utilising boiler-steam for purposes as indicated, a valve tank having means for the admission and discharge of steam and of water in combination with a spraying-device, and a water-chamber having a coil or condensing-means for discharged steam, all substantially as described. (7.) In a device for utilising boiler-steam for purposes as indicated, the combination with a valve tank of rotary inlet and outlet steam-valves, the wheel v with striker z, a float having a connection over the wheel to a counterweight, a spraying-means at the top of said tank, a water-chamber e⁴, a coil or the like therein connected to the said steam-outlet, and water inlet and outlet pipes with suitable cocks and check-valves, substantially as described. (8.) In a device for utilising boiler-steam, the combination with a valve tank a, water-chamber e⁴, and air-pressure

chamber E of the described means for supplying steam, water, and spray respectively as aforesaid in the said valve tank, and discharging water as a boiler-feed or as indicated.
(Specification, 8s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 20138.—5th October, 1905.—HARRY EDWARD DADE, of Canaan, Connecticut, United States of America, Gentleman. Improvements in binders.

Extract from Specification.—Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1 to 5 of the drawings, 1 and 2 are the upper and lower strips of the binder, provided with hinged covers 3 and 4; 5 is the back which covers the space between the abutting edges of the upper and lower strips 1 and 2. These parts are preferably made of cast metal. The back is provided with a central rib 6, to which is rigidly secured guides 8 and 9, in which work the slide-rods 10 and 11. Secured to the slide-rod 10 is a cross-head 12, to which and to the respective strips are pivotally connected links 13 and 14. This cross head 12 is shown connected to slide-rod 10 by a screw 15. Rod 11 carries a cross-head 16 secured to it by screw 17. 18 and 19 are links pivotally connected to the ends of the cross-head 16 and to the upper and lower strips 1 and 2 respectively. Rod 10 carries a threaded extension 20, which works in a threaded rotatable tube 21. This tube is journalled at one end in an angled bracket 22 fixed on the rib 6 of the back 5 by screws 23. It is journalled at its other end in a casing 24, which has a tongue 25 fixed to the rib 6 by screws 26. Rod 11 carries a threaded extension 27, similar to the extension 20, and which works in a threaded tube 28, similar to tube 21, and similarly journalled. The ends of these tubes are squared, so as to receive and be operated by a key. These threaded tubes carry intermeshing pinions 29 and 30 located inside of the casing 24. It will be seen that by the arrangement described when either of the threaded tubes 21 or 28 is rotated by the key the other tube is rotated in the opposite direction, so that the rods 10 and 11 move in opposite directions. This causes the cross-heads 12 and 16 to move toward or from each other, according to the direction in which the key is turned. When these cross-heads move toward each other the upper and lower strips 1 and 2 are moved toward each other. When the cross-heads are caused to move from each other the upper and lower strips are moved from each other, the back always maintaining its central position. The cross-heads 12 and 16, with their links, constitute toggles for the movement of the upper and lower strips. The strips 1 and 2 are provided with four fixed telescopic posts 31, 32, 33, and 34 designed to engage holes in the sheets 35.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 11s.; drawings, 3s.)

No. 20141.—5th October, 1905.—MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of New York, one of the United States of America, and having their principal place of business at New York City, in said State of New York (assignees of James McNamara, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Superintendent Machinist). Improvements in monoline composing-machines.

Extract from Specification.—Our invention relates to improvements in monoline composing-machines—that is to say, machines for releasing matrix-bars bearing matrix-characters from a magazine, composing such bars into a line, casting a line of type from such composed line of matrix-bars, and returning such matrix-bars to their respective compartments in the magazine. The invention has for its object to improve the construction and mode of operation of such machines principally in respect of (a) the composing-box and the means for dealing with the matrix-bars in said box, (b) the line-carriage and the elements taking part in the transfer of the composed line of matrix-bars and spacers to the mould in which a cast thereof is to be taken, (c) to improvements in and relating to the mould-carrier and trimming-knife wiper, (d) to the distributing mechanism and means for operating the same. The invention also relates to other improvements which will be developed in the following description of a machine embodying our invention: To the ends stated the invention consists in the new and improved means and arrangement of means, and the mode of operation thereof, set forth and claimed. The several distinct improvements in means, arrangements, and mode of operation are such that one or more thereof may be used in the heretofore known types of monoline machines irrespective of the others, or all the features may be combined in a single machine.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, £1 17s. 6d.; drawings, 16s.)