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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 53

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 31st 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. 18095.—24th June, 1904.—PATRICK JOSEPH DEVINE, of Bowden Street, Yarragon, Victoria, Australia, Farmer. An improved pig-trough.*

Claims.—(1.) In a pig-trough, a number of stalls arranged lineally one beside the other and of just sufficient width to admit the head of a full-grown pig, and an inclined feed-hopper open at the bottom and situated immediately above the stalls, substantially as set forth and as illustrated. (2.) In a pig-trough, a number of rearwardly inclined hoods secured together above the trough, in combination with a horizontal rod extending through the upper front corners of said hoods, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. (3.) In a pig-trough having partitions and an overhead feed-hopper, a pair of rearwardly inclined hoods bolted to said partitions, and a horizontal rod passed through holes in the front corners of said hoods, and a platform affixed to the front of the trough, all substantially as set forth and as illustrated in the drawings. (4.) In a pig-trough, means for dividing the trough transversely, consisting in a plate, hinged to the front edge of the trough and having a watertight packing on its bottom edge, and a link connecting the plate to a crank-lever, substantially as set forth and illustrated.
(Specification, 3s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18148.—12th July, 1904.—ALBERT WILLIAM COLLETT, CHARLES BERESFORD EDKINS, and EDWARD MARTIN EDKINS, trading as “Collett and Edkins,” of Dannevirke, New Zealand, Engineers, &c. A log-hauling pulley-block.*

Claim.—(1.) In log-hauling pulley-blocks, side pieces secured one on each side of the pulley-cheeks and extending to points above the centre thereof, bars hinged one to each of the side pieces and extending above the periphery of the pulley, a block provided with a shackle hook permanently attached to the top end of one of the hinged bars and adapted to be fastened to and freed from the top end of the other hinged bar, substantially as specified. (2.) The general arrangement, construction, and combination of parts in our log-hauling pulley-block as described and explained, as illustrated in the drawings, and for the several purposes set forth.
(Specification, 2s. 3d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18298.—11th August, 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 Comfort Luscomb Whiting, of Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts aforesaid, Superintendent). Improvements in or relating to moulds or dies for heel-compressing machines.*

Extract from Specification.—The dies which embody our present invention preferably comprise a pressure-plate, follower, breast-plate, and radially moving dies, although the most important feature of our invention has to do with the shape of the follower or heel-seat die, which is provided with means for forming a rounded edge on the heel at the junction of the breast and seat, and so far as this feature of our invention is concerned it is not material what construction or arrangement of the other parts be adopted. The follower is provided at its inner breast end with a lip or downwardly projecting portion for forming a bevel in the breast end of the heel, said lip being provided with an extended part which projects beyond the breast end of the heel and which is curved on its under surface so as to round off the upper edge of the breast where it joins the bevelled portion of the heel. The breast-plate is provided with a recess to receive the extended part of the lip, and as this part projects beyond the breast end of the heel and extends downwardly there is no liability of a roughened projection being formed on the heel at the edge formed by the junction of the breast and bevelled portion of the seat. Another advantage of our improved dies is that they will compress a heel uniformly throughout its body and will form a depression in the seat of the heel without causing a bulge to form on the thread-face of the heel, said depression being provided to receive the portion of the outer sole which is forced outwardly by the shank or stiffener, which is placed between the inner and outer soles of the shoe.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 8s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 18299.—11th August 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 Benjamin Franklin Mayo, of Salem, Essex, Massachusetts aforesaid, Inventor). Improvements in or relating to moulds or dies for heel-compressing machines.*

Extract from Specification.—To prevent the formation of the objectionable projection on the upper edge of the breast of the heel during the compressing operation, there has been devised a follower or mould that is provided with a heel-seat-engaging face and a connected breast-plate, the acting-face of the breast-plate and the heel-seat-engaging face being connected by a curved surface which will round off the upper edge of the breast of the heel or that edge formed by the junction of the seat and breast, and as one continuous surface is thus provided for acting upon both the seat and the breast of the heel there is no possibility of a roughened projection forming at the junction of these two faces. Preferably the portion of the mould which rounds off the upper edge of the breast of the heel is formed with a curved surface which merges into the face that engages the breast of the heel.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 7s.; drawings, 2s.)

No. 18300.—11th August, 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 Thomas Lund, of Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts aforesaid, Foreman). Improvements in or relating to moulds or dies for heel-compressing machines.*

Extract from Specification.—In heel-compressing machines heretofore used the presser-plate, which acts upon the tread-face, the breast-plate, which acts upon the breast, and the radially moving dies, which act upon the sides of the heel, are usually mounted on a cross-head, said cross-head and the follower or heel-seat die being movable relatively to each other in the operation of the dies for compressing a heel, and, as the follower is of the same size and outline as the seat of the heel after it is compressed, the end face of the lip on the follower and the acting-face of the breast-plate pass each other in a substantially shearing action when the dies are brought together. It is practically impossible in machines of this character to keep the acting-face of the breast-plate in exact alignment with the end face of the lip on the follower, and a space is accordingly formed between these two faces into which some of the leather in the heel flows, thereby forming a roughened projection on the upper edge of the breast of the heel at its junction with the bevelled portion of the seat. A heel having a roughened projection of this character is almost as objectionable as one in which the breast end of the seat has not been bevelled, because when the heel is being attached the roughened projection will cut into the shank portion of the sole and make an indentation which will show plainly after the heel has been breasted. To prevent such a roughened projection from forming on the upper edge of the breast of a heel during the compressing operation, we have devised compressing-dies comprising a follower provided with means for rounding the upper edge of the breast of a heel, and co-operating with said follower is a movable breast-plate for moulding the breast-face of the heel. Preferably the follower is provided with connected engaging-faces for acting upon the seat, a portion of the breast, and the upper edge of the breast of the heel, and the movable breast-plate acts upon the remaining portion of the breast and is yieldingly sustained in position with relation to the dies which act upon the sides of the heel.
[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 7s.; drawing, 1s.)