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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 42

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1905.

COMPLETE specifications relating to the undermentioned applications for Letters Patent have been accepted, and are open to public inspection at this office. Any person may, at any time within two months from the date of this Gazette, give me notice in writing of opposition to the grant of any such patent. Such notice must set forth the particular grounds of objection, and be in duplicate. A fee of 10s. is payable thereon.

No. 18129.—6th July, 1904.—ROBERT GARNHAM, of Wellington, New Zealand, Painter. Improved valves for use in connection with water-cisterns.*

Claims.—(1.) A flushing-valve for water-cisterns, consisting of a flat valve hinged at one side in slotted lugs so as to adapt itself accurately to the valve-seat, substantially as described, and illustrated in the drawings. (2.) A ball-float valve for water-cisterns, constructed as described, and illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings. (3.) A stopcock constructed substantially as described, and illustrated in Fig. 5. (4.) A combined stopcock and ball-float valve, constructed substantially as described, and illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.
(Specification, 4s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18138.—7th July, 1904.—CARL GUSTAV JOHANSON, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Storekeeper. An improved combined grubbing and transplanting tool.*

[NOTE.—The title in this case has been altered. (See list of provisional specifications, Gazette No. 66, of the 4th August, 1904.)]

Claims.—(1.) The improved grubber and transplanting-tool substantially as described, and operating in the manner and for the purposes set forth. (2.) A grubbing-tool comprising, in combination, a pair of spades placed in opposite positions to each other, a stout bar as 4 secured transversely to the back of each spade-blade, and links, having their lower edges sharpened, that connect the spades together across their side edges, secured on the bars’ ends by loosely riveting said ends to the links, as described and for the purpose explained. (3.) A grubbing-tool comprising a pair of spades, and shafts on the same, placed opposite each other and connected together by links placed across the sides thereof, bars that are riveted across the backs of the spade-blades, said bars having their ends formed as rivets to which the links are loosely secured, a lever as 5 on one spade-shaft and a shorter lever on the other spade-shaft, said shorter lever articulating with the first lever, as described, and for the purposes specified. (4.) A grubbing-tool comprised by two spades, and shafts or handles on the same, placed opposite to each other, and connected together by links whose ends are secured to the spades on each side thereof.
(Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18150.—12th July, 1904.—BERNARD FRANCIS DUNN, of Auckland, New Zealand, Cabinetmaker. Improved means for use in tightening wire mattresses.*

Claim.—The improved means for use in tightening wire mattresses consisting of tapered rollers placed between the wire mattress and the mattress-framing, substantially as described.
(Specification, 1s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18180.—19th July, 1904.—ISABELLA WILLIAMS, of 42, Somerville Road, Yarraville, Victoria, Australia, Music-teacher. Improved parlour game.*

Claims.—(1.) A scoring-board, with three tunes thereon, which tunes are either in staff notation or tonic sol-fa, and the notes and dots of said tunes are used as counters to said game, and illustrated on plan as Fig. 1. (2.) Receptacles, attached or detached, all the same size, or ranging from large to small, six of which have one of the following notes on: Semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, demisemiquaver, and one a dot, illustrated on plan as Fig. 2. (3.) A hook whereby each of the said receptacles can be attached, illustrated on plan as Fig. 4 and letter C. (4.) All the receptacles fitting in each other.
(Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18223.—25th July, 1904.—ALEXANDER SPEDEN, of Timaru, New Zealand, Carpenter. An improved lock for doors.*

Extract from Specification.—My improved lock consists of a casing in which is the usual bolt, but according to my invention the bolt is shot by a rearwardly placed spring after the lock has been properly disposed for releasing the bolt. Upon the inner face of the bolt-chamber are a number of—preferably three—hollow bosses each having an opening cut in its periphery by means of which a corresponding pin upon the bolt may enter a hollow boss or cup placed relatively to the pin. The openings are arbitrarily placed, and a suitable box key is provided that is inserted from the outside of the door, and that takes on to the heads of the bosses for the purpose of turning them round so as to make all the openings point in the same direction for the purpose of permitting the bolt to be shot.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 5s.; drawing, 2s.)

No. 18601.—17th October, 1904.—ALFRED LAUNCHLOT JAMES TAIT, of 1, Balmain Street, Richmond, Victoria, Australia, Inventor. A method or process of and improved apparatus for treating and dressing flax and other fibres.*

Claims.—(1.) The method of treating flax consisting in subjecting it to the action of squeezing-rollers with water or liquid spray, and then subjecting it to the action of friction-rubbers with or without water, substantially as described. (2.) The method of treating flax consisting in first removing the green bulk flax or envelope from the fibre by squeezing action, then a gentle blow, then subjecting it to squeezing-rollers with water or liquid spray, and finally treating it with rubbing appliances with or without water or liquid, substantially as described. (3.) The method of treating flax consisting in subjecting it to the action of, first, squeezing rollers with water or liquid spray, then friction-rubbers with liquid spray, then a drying process, and finally friction-rubbers without liquid, substantially as described. (4.) Stripping apparatus comprised of rollers set in pairs, the top roller of the first pair being fluted annularly, and those of the second pair laterally, a slide plate beneath the rollers, a cushion beneath the slide plate, and a slide block supporting the cushion and slide plate, a toothed wheel engaging with the slide plate, means for moving the block back and forward, and means for giving rotary motion to the toothed wheel and rollers, substantially as and for the purposes described. (5.) Stripping apparatus comprised of rollers set in pairs, the top roller of the first pair being fluted annularly, a sliding plate with bevel edge beneath the rollers, a toothed wheel engaging with the slide plate, a cushion beneath the slide plate, a slide block supporting the cushion and slide plate and having pins that project into slots in the slide plate, a spring bearing against back of slide plate, screw rods for adjusting the position of slide block, a supporting fixed block carried by the frame of machine, and means for giving rotary motion to the toothed wheel and rollers, substantially as and for the purposes described. (6.) Apparatus comprising an endless band, rollers set in pairs, one above and one beneath the band, means for the supply of water or liquid on to the band, and means for supporting and giving motion to the endless band, substantially as and for the purposes described. (7.) Apparatus comprising an endless band carried by large rollers, small rollers set in pairs in a receptacle, one above and one beneath the band, the top rollers being plain fluted or corrugated, means for supplying a spray of liquid on to the band, a drawing-tank beneath the rollers, and means for giving motion to the travelling-band substantially as and for the purposes described. (8.) Scutching apparatus comprising an endless travelling-band, rubbers arranged to travel along or across the band, and means for raising and lowering the rubbers, substantially as and for the purposes described. (9.) Scutching apparatus comprising an endless travelling-band carried by rollers mounted on framing and supported on tables, rubbers arranged to travel along or across the band, means for raising or lowering the rubbers, a gripping-plate and means for raising and lowering same from or on to the band, substantially as and for the purposes described. (10.) Scutching apparatus comprising an endless travelling-band carried by rollers, rubbers carried by sprocket chains on sprocket-wheels set on spindles that are hung from pivoted bars, means for raising and lowering the spindles and means for driving same, means for supplying water or liquid to the band and for draining same off, substantially as and for the purposes described. (11.) Scutching apparatus comprising an endless travelling-band, tables supporting same, rubbers on sprocket-chains arranged in series back and forward alternately, a gripping-plate to each series of rubbers, means for supplying water or liquid to the band, a drying-box