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stand, substantially as and for the purposes specified, and as illustrated in the drawings. (2.) A stand for box, flat, and other irons (for laundries, households, factories, and other establishments) having its base extended so as to counter-balance the stand proper, substantially as and for the purposes specified, and as illustrated in the drawings. (3.) A stand for box, flat, and other irons (for laundries, households, factories, and other establishments) comprising a cast-iron or other base having downwardly projecting legs (as C, D) and retaining lugs (as E), the central legs being placed so that the rear portion of the stand can overbalance the front portion, substantially as and for the purposes specified, and as illustrated in the drawings. (4.) The modified form of stand for box, flat, and other irons (for laundries, households, factories, and other establishments) in which the stand is formed with an inclined surface leading up to the horizontal or approximately horizontal base or bed upon which the iron rests, substantially as and for the purposes specified, and as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings. (5.) A stand for box, flat, and other irons (for laundries, households, factories, and other establishments) stamped out of sheet metal and having an extension forming an inclined surface leading up to the main part of the stand, substantially as and for the purposes specified, and as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings. (6.) A stand for box, flat, and other irons (for laundries, households, factories, and other establishments) having an inclined plane or surface leading up to the main part or base of the stand, the whole being woven of wire, substantially as described, and as illustrated in Fig. 7 of the drawings.
(Specification, 5s. 6d.; drawings, 2s.)

No. 20176.—12th October, 1905.—JOSEPH ARTHUR HEAD, of Lyttelton, New Zealand, Royal New Zealand Engineer. An improved combined brush and polishing glove for cleaning stoves and other surfaces.

Claims.—(1.) The general arrangement, construction, and combination of parts constituting my improved combined brush and polishing glove for cleaning stoves and other like surfaces, substantially as described and illustrated. (2.) For the purpose indicated, a glove to the fingers of which is secured a brush and also a soft pad, which latter is kept normally upon the back thereof by a band around the wrist, but adapted to be brought over upon the palm so as to cover the brush and be used as a polisher, as specified and set forth.
(Specification, 2s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 20178.—13th October, 1905.—HENRY ISMAY MORALEE ROSS, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Ventilating-engineer. An improved system of and apparatus for double-current ventilation.

Claims.—(1.) In a double-current system of ventilation, the combination of deflecting-planes on the main body for inducing a current of foul air with an annular chamber having openings fitted with special valves admitting fresh air from facing currents and directing same to the places required to take the place of the foul air extracted, these currents capable of being short-circuited and excessive currents capable of being cut out, all substantially as shown on the drawings and as described and explained. (2.) In a double-current system of ventilation, the combination of fresh-air inlets distributed to various parts of a building, those opposite facing currents automatically opening to admit same while the others automatically shut to oppose the exit of said air-currents which are directed to the parts of said building to be ventilated, with a foul-air cowl and pipes extracting the foul air from the system, said currents capable of being short-circuited or cut out when excessive, all substantially as set forth, and as illustrated in the drawings. (3.) In ventilating buildings, in combination, a frame of automatic valves acting as an inlet for fresh air to be directed where required, with another frame of valves automatically acting as an outlet for the vitiated air, all substantially as shown on the drawings and as described and explained. (4.) In double-current ventilators, in combination with same, distributing-boxes arranged to equalise the flow of the air cut through the gratings by deflecting and contracting the current, all substantially as set forth and as described and explained.
(Specification, 5s.; drawings, 2s.)

No. 20183.—17th October, 1905.—LOUIS PEARCE, of Fremantle, Western Australia, Architect. Anti-nicotine pipe.

Claims.—(1.) In tobacco-pipes, the use of a false bowl as a having a perforated bottom as b, and a nicotine-escape passage as c2, and a foot-spring as c1 for holding the absorbent pad as c in position, substantially as and for the purposes set forth, and as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. (2.) The alternative and separate means for holding the false bowl in position as set forth, and as respectively and separately shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the drawings.
(Specification, 2s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 20184.—17th October, 1905.—RICHARD WINGFIELD STUART, of 95, Elizabeth Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Mining Engineer. A burner for very attenuated petroleum-vapour gas.

Claim.—A burner consisting of a cylindrical shell of any suitable material, wire-gauze discs within the shell enclosing a space filled with suitable non-conducting and incombustible material such as fragments of baked clay, a porcelain plug closing the top end of the cylindrical shell, such plug being perforated with holes to permit of the passage of the gas from below, and an annulus of non-conducting and incombustible material such as asbestos-fibre insertion around the plug, as specified.
(Specification, 2s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 20219.—25th October, 1905.—JOHN CAMERON FRASER, of Coromandel, New Zealand, Engineer. An improved steam-turbine.

Extract from Specification.—In carrying out the invention a circular steam-chest is rigidly mounted upon the shaft to be driven by the turbine. Steam is admitted to such steam-chest through a bore formed longitudinally in the shaft and through ports opening from such bore into the steam-chest. The periphery of the steam-chest is formed of a number of tangentially arranged blades. Surrounding the periphery of the steam-chest are a number of concentric rings of blades or buckets, those of each ring being arranged alternately at opposite angles to that next in order to it. These blades or buckets are attached to disc-plates loosely mounted on the shaft, one on each side of the steam-chest, each ring being fastened to the disc upon the opposite side to that to which the ring next in order to it is fastened. Thus each disc-plate with the rings of blades attached to it will be free to move around the shaft independently of the other. The disc-plates are each attached to a sleeve that loosely surrounds the shaft and extends outwards from the side of the steam-chest. The end of the sleeve is formed with a clutch or friction face, and upon the shaft and adjacent to it is mounted a corresponding sliding clutch adapted to be brought into engagement with the clutch on the sleeve and to be released therefrom. The sliding clutches are made to revolve with the shaft by means of a feather key mounted within it. The disc-plates and rings of buckets are enclosed within a suitable casing provided with an exit for the exhaust steam.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 5s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 20258.—31st October, 1905.—FRANK COTTON, of Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia, Engineer. An improved apparatus for burning liquid fuel in conjunction with steam.

Claims.—(1.) An improved liquid-fuel burner of the class referred to consisting of a mixing-chamber, a check-valve, and a coil retort coupled thereto, and having its free end extending backwards and provided with an outlet nozzle or nozzles, substantially as described, and as illustrated in the drawings. (2.) In a liquid-fuel burner of the class referred to, the combination of a mixing-chamber having steam and oil inlets and means for controlling them, and a check-valve, with a coil retort whose free end extends backwards, and which is provided with an outlet nozzle or nozzles, substantially as described, and as illustrated in the drawings.
(Specification, 2s. 3d.; drawing, 1s.)

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F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.