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operator. Attached to the hose of the pump is a tube, in the end of which is a branch from which radiate other pipes on which are the atomizers. The pump can thus be operated to supply the mixture to two rows at a time; but as the rows or drills are not always the same distance apart, it is clear that a pump that is suitable for spraying one field might not be convenient to use in another. It is to overcome this difficulty that I have devised my invention, which consists in constructing the branch so that the radiating pipes may swivel therein. It will therefore be possible to use the apparatus upon rows whose width may vary.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]

(Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 20368.—23rd November, 1905.—ARTHUR WILLIAM LOONE, of Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia, Storekeeper (assignee of Walter Kilworth, of Scottsdale aforesaid, Saddler). An improved bicycle toe-clip, to be used on cycles and the like.*

Claim.—In a toe-clip for cycles and the like, a piece of leather or suchlike material, such as A, cut in such a manner so as to form straps or tongues, such as B, such leather portion having therein slits or holes, such as C, for the insertion therethrough of the straps or tongues in the manner described and as illustrated in the drawings for the purpose set forth.

(Specification, 3s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 20383.—28th November, 1905.—WILLIAM NICOL, of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand, Labourer. Improved apparatus for removing coal and the like from railway-trucks.

Claims.—(1.) In apparatus for the purpose indicated, a shaft mounted in bearings attached to a frame, a tumbler fixed to a sleeve mounted slidably upon and revolving with the said shaft, a ladder pivoted at its upper end to said sleeve, a rope attached to each side of the ladder, and pulleys over which the said ropes pass, substantially as set forth. (2.) Apparatus for the purpose indicated, comprising a staging erected over a railway-line, rails secured to the top of the staging, a framing mounted upon wheels running on the said rails, a shaft mounted in bearings attached to the frame, a tumbler fixed to a sleeve mounted slidably upon and revolving with the said shaft, a ladder pivoted at its upper end to said sleeve, a rope attached to each side of the ladder, pulleys over which the said ropes pass, a tumbler mounted upon the lower end of the ladder, a chain of buckets surrounding the ladder and its tumblers, means for raising and lowering the bottom end of the ladder, a dumping plate upon which coal is delivered from the buckets, a conveyor upon which coal is delivered from the dumping plate, and means for operating the conveyor, substantially as set forth. (3.) The combination and arrangements of parts comprising the improved apparatus for removing coal and the like from railway-trucks, substantially as and for the purposes specified and as illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 4s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 20402.—29th November, 1905.—JOHN ANDERSON and JAMES DEWAR HUNTER, both of Moray Place, Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineers and Brassfounders. Improvements in liquid measuring.

Claims.—(1.) In a liquid-measuring machine, the combination of the revolving body and buckets of said machine, of known capacity, with a small regulating-tank for automatically regulating the supply and delivering the liquid to the said buckets at a uniform pressure by the action of the special valve and ball float, and also determining the quantity delivered by setting the adjustable registering-wheel, which is capable of being altered so as to register to the right or to the left as found most convenient, said registering-wheel automatically cutting off the supply when the quantity for which it has been set has been passed to the said buckets, all substantially as set forth and as shown on the drawing. (2.) In a liquid-measuring machine, the combination of a machine consisting of a set of revolving buckets regulated by a lever pressing on a stepped cam so as to bring bucket by bucket to the proper position for filling, the supply being automatically and uniformly controlled by a direct-acting special valve and ball float, and the liquid being automatically cut off when the amount for which the registering-wheel was set for has passed to the machine, all substantially as described and as explained and as illustrated in the drawing.

(Specification, 4s. 6d.; drawings, 1s.)

No. 20412.—6th December, 1905.—MARINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, of San Francisco, California, United States of America (assignees of John David Murray, of San Francisco aforesaid). Improvements in sand-blast apparatus.

Claims.—(1.) Sand-blast apparatus, consisting of a receiver enclosing a sand-hopper, air-pipes connected so as to establish an air pressure in the receiver and also in the hopper when desired, a sand-valve in the bottom of the hopper which can be operated from the outside, a sand-ejector in the receiver beneath the hopper communicating with the latter by means of said valve, and flexible pipes leading from said sand-ejector and said receiver, respectively, and communicating with the nozzle. (2.) In sand-blast apparatus, a nozzle for discharging air and sand, which nozzle has a central passage for air and an oblique passage for sand, and a cock for regulating the discharge of sand through the sand passage, the said nozzle being connected by flexible pipes with means for supplying air and sand. (3.) In sand-blast apparatus, a nozzle for discharging air and sand, said nozzle being provided with removable tips which are lined with elastic material on their surfaces which are exposed to the abrasive action of sand.

(Specification, 4s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 20413.—6th December, 1905.—ALFRED HARRINGTON, of Harrison Road, Leicester, England, Boot-finisher, and WILLIAM SPIERS, of “XL” Engineering Works, Queen Street, Leicester aforesaid, Engineer. Improvements in or relating to boot and shoe machinery.

Extract from Specification.—A machine constructed in accordance with this invention comprises a holder or carrier for the boot and mechanism for automatically presenting or holding the boot to the operating-tool and guiding it thereagainst so that it is maintained in constant contact with the tool until the operation is completed, when the operator removes the boot and inserts another in its place. The holder or carrier is constructed in such a manner that the boot is gripped or clamped thereby, and can be instantly released and placed in position in the shortest possible time. The carrier is supported and moved in relation to the finishing-tool in both a longitudinal and lateral direction, the longitudinal movement taking each side of the boot past the tool, and the lateral movement causing the toe of the boot to pass the tool. This compound movement is effected by means of two slides, whose movements are in a horizontal plane at right angles to each other derived from suitable intermediate mechanism between them and the driving-shaft, the said slides having counterweights and springs, or equivalent means arranged in connection therewith to insure the boot being held with sufficient pressure against the tool to overcome the resistance offered by the movement of the tool. The tool by which the finishing operation is effected may, if it be a circular tool, be carried on the end of a rotating or reciprocating vertical spindle having a constant position in relation to the carrier, and be operated from gearing between it and the driving-shaft if a continuous rotary motion is required, or by a crank and connecting mechanism with the driving-shaft if a reciprocating movement of the tool is preferable. The said two slides, by which the boot and its carrier or holder are carried, are operated by the following mechanism: The upper slide which actually carries the boot-holder is actuated by a series of levers and connecting-rods or equivalent operated from a crank on a wormwheel driven by a worm on the driving-shaft. The lower slide or carriage in which the upper slide fits receives its lateral motion from a lever operated directly from a driven shaft.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]

(Specification, 13s.; drawings, 4s.)

No. 20414.—6th December, 1905.—ALFRED HENRY MCNEIL, of 54, Thornby Road, Clapton, London, England, Engineer. Improvements in electric fire-alarms and thermo-indicators.

Extract from Specification.—In carrying out this invention the thermal strip is fixed on projections from a base-box, and a plunger attached to the strip passes through a hole gland or flexible diaphragm into the box. The contacts are carried by an insulating base fixed in the box, one contact being a flat spring arranged in the path of the insulated end of the plunger, and the other a brass plate carrying an adjustable contact screw and a fixed dial. The electrical leads are led into the box through glands or the like and connected to the contacts. The box is closed by a removable lid suitably packed.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]

(Specification, 3s. 6d.; drawings, 1s.)