Mar. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 699

No. 17885.—5th May, 1904.—EDWARD CORNWALL-COOK, of Barrington Place, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, Mechanic. An improved bell-sounding instrument for punching, classifying, and recording tickets.*

Extract from Specification.—The cycle of operations with my invention is as follows: A first-class or full fare having to be registered, the conductor takes the instrument in the right hand and the ticket to be perforated in his left. He then places the said ticket within the mouth of the instrument, and in so doing pushes back the check-block K and the frail spring M. This enables the main operating-lever E to be depressed. As this lever is depressed the punch Q passes through the ticket and the punching falls down through the lower jaw and through the pivoted diverting-tube straight to the middle chamber in the magazine. As the lever descends it depresses the outer end of the middle diverting-link. The stud P1 on the diverting-lever controlled by this link forces the tangential arm and pawl J1 partially round. This causes the outer numbering-ring C1 to rotate one-tenth, and if the instrument was at zero to show through the observation window the numeral one (1). On the rotation of the outer ring a striker W1 catches the stud X5 in the bottom of the sleeve and thereby partially rotates the sleeve X1. The arm B3 holding the hammer C3 is thereby moved back from the bell, and when the striker W1 has passed the stud X5 the said arm recovers itself and the hammer strikes the bell. Directly this occurs the operator removes his thumb from the main operating-lever and the spring G replaces the lever in its normal position, as seen in Fig. 1. The check-block also passes beneath the web. Should a second- or third-class fare be taken the conductor pulls or pushes the finger-ring A1. One of the springs B1 on either side of the diverting-fork lever Y is thus compressed, and one of diverting-links V1 thus depressed at E4 under the web F of the main operating-lever E. It is held there for an instant whilst the main operating-lever E is depressed, and the punching thereby falls through the lower jaw and the diverting-tube and is conveyed to one of the side chambers of the magazine.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 9s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 17923.—19th May, 1904.—UNITED SHOE 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 Frederick Lyman Alley, of 83, Clarence Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Australasian Manager of the said Company). Improvements in or relating to skiving-machines.*

Extract from Specification.—One feature of the invention relates to the pressure-roll itself, and contemplates the provision of a pressure-roll comprising a rigid portion of less width than the width of the die with which the roll is to co-operate, and a yielding portion on each side of the rigid portion. This roll is so arranged with relation to the die that the rigid portion bears upon the centre of a blank passed between the die and pressure-roll, while the yielding portions bear upon the edges of the blank. The rigid portion thus acts to force the blank into the die and seat it firmly against the bottom of the die, and also co-operates with the die in feeding the blank so that the greater part of the strain to which the pressure-roll is subjected is taken by the rigid portion of the roll. The yielding portions of the roll on each side of the rigid portion allow the blank to bend longitudinally of the roll, so that the blank is accurately fitted into the die and held in proper position to be skived by the skiving-knife. The yielding action of the portions of the roll on each side of the rigid portion is preferably secured by providing these portions with yielding surfaces, so that the roll is provided with a rigid surface of less width than the width of the die and with a yielding surface on each side of the rigid surface. Two forms of the pressure-roll will be hereinafter more specifically described. In one form the yielding surfaces on each side of the rigid portion of the roll are of rubber, which allows the edges of the blank to be imbedded therein when the blank is forced into the die. In the second form of the roll yielding metallic surfaces replace the surface of rubber just described. In the skiving-machine in which the present invention has been embodied, the die is formed in a roll which rotates with the pressure-roll. Machines of this type have been provided with an end gage mounted to move radially in the die-roll. This end gage merely determines the position of the entering end of the blank with relation to the die, and a feature of the present invention contemplates providing a gage mounted to move radially in the die-roll, which not only determines the position of the end of the blank, but also the position of the side of the blank with relation to the die. This gage consists of a radially movable end gage and a side gage mounted upon the end gage. By the use of this gage the position of the blank can be accurately determined, and no mechanism for moving the gage is required other than that which has heretofore been employed for moving the end gage. In connection with this end and side gage, a stationary edge gage for the rear end of the blank is also preferably used, whereby the position of the entire blank with relation to the die is easily and accurately determined as the blank is fed into the machine by the operator. Other features of the present invention consist in certain constructions and arrangements of parts described and claimed, which tend to simplify and improve the construction and operation of the machine and render it more compact and convenient of operation, the advantages of which constructions and arrangements will be obvious to those skilled in the art from the more detailed description.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 12s.; drawings, 5s.)

No. 18843.—5th December, 1904.—ANDREW DAHL, of Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia, Contractor. An improved rotary tine harrow.

Claim.—A rectangular wooden frame, transverse bars mounted on the same, such bars being adapted to rotate, radial tines mounted upon the bars and alternating with the tines on the next adjacent bar or bars, as and for the purposes specified.
(Specification, 2s. 3d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 19052.—9th February, 1905.—JOHN FRANCIS OHMER, of 26, East First Street, Dayton, Ohio, United States of America, Manufacturer. Improvements in ticket issuing and recording machines.

Extract from Specification.—In a broad sense, my improved machine comprises mechanism by means of which one ticket or transfer only at a time can be issued, and for each ticket or transfer issued a record is made thereof at the same time. In addition to the means for accomplishing the above results, the improvements comprise mechanism by which a printed record may be taken to show the number of tickets or transfers issued for any given period of time—for example, such as the number issued on any one trip, for any one day, or for a longer period of time. My improvements further relate to means for issuing a variety of tickets or transfers from a single machine, and at the same time for registering separately each class, or for making a record of all classes on one counting-mechanism, and by means of especially devised tickets or transfers the number which has been issued in each class might be determined from one counting-mechanism. A further object of the invention is to provide for the conductor convenient means for issuing transfers or tickets to passengers so that the same may be issued by him with the use of one hand only, leaving the other hand for the collection of fares, or for other purposes. The improvements are adapted to one or any number of different kinds and denominations of tickets or transfers, or for the use of both combined in the same machine by means of groups of ticket-issuing devices and recording-devices assembled together so that each separate group can issue its respective ticket or transfer, and at the same time the operation of any one group will simultaneously operate its own counting-wheels, a set of total-counting wheels, and also a set of printing-wheels. Two or more tickets or transfer-issuing devices may be grouped together with one total register or counter only, or with one total-printing counter only, in which case the issuing of tickets or transfers from any specific device in the group will actuate the total-registering counter only, or the total-printing counter only, or both of them at the same time if both are mounted with one ticket- or transfer-issuing device, or if mounted with two or more ticket- or transfer-issuing devices grouped together. It may be stated that the printing-device is employed as a means for taking statements from the machine at given periods to show the number of tickets or transfers issued, the time they were issued, and other data. The tickets used are previously printed, and consecutively numbered when placed in the machine.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 17s.; drawings, 3s.)