68 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 2

No. 20415.—6th December, 1905.—ERNEST GEORGE MARLOW, of Austey Street, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia, Engineer, and FREDERICK CHARLES CONSTABLE, of Perth, Western Australia aforesaid, Merchant. Automatic skimmer for steam-boilers.

Claim.—An appliance of the character described having a bell or funnel mouth as a and a1, which is secured within the boiler b1, said bell-mouth being in connection with a discharge-pipe as b having control or blow-off plugs as c and c1, substantially as and for the purposes explained and as illustrated in the drawings.
(Specification, 2s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 20417.—7th December, 1905.—JOHN HANLON, of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, Press Artist. Improvements in engraving-plates.

Claims.—(1.) In an engraving-plate, the combination—upon a metallic or like back-plate—of a “basic” layer, a “central” layer, and a “surface” layer in the order stated, substantially as and of the materials described. (2.) In an engraving-plate, having a metallic or like back-plate, the employment of a mixture containing kaolin, infusorial earth, and French chalk in combination as described upon a layer composed of kaolin or the like. (3.) In an engraving-plate, having a metallic or like back-plate, the combination of three layers containing substantially the parts aforesaid in substantially the proportions set forth.
(Specification, 2s. 9d.)

No. 20418.—7th December, 1905.—CORNELIUS MAASKANT, residing on the property of the Central South African Railways, Waterval Boven, Transvaal, District Traffic Inspector. Improvements in means for preventing unauthorised access to the contents of railway-trucks and other similar vehicles.

Claims.—(1.) Apparatus of the nature indicated, comprising an electrically operated lock (or locks) fitted to the door (or doors) of the truck or vehicle, switches and a switch-board located inside the truck or vehicle, said switch-board being constructed to provide a plurality of contacts for each switch, conductors from the switches to the lock (or locks), and an electric battery, the terminals of which are adapted to be brought into contact with any of the contacts of the switch-board, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. (2.) Apparatus of the nature indicated and as claimed in the preceding claim in which the battery is constructed with revoluble terminals fitted with conductor-pins which are adapted, after said revoluble terminals have been placed in corresponding positions to the switches on the switch-board, to be passed through holes formed through the truck to make contact with the contacts on the switch-board to close the circuit to release the lock or locks, substantially as described and shown. (3.) In apparatus of the nature indicated, and as claimed in claim 1, the electrically operated lock, consisting of the revoluble catch adapted to engage the spring-catch or bolt in the door, said revoluble catch being provided with pins or projections which are engaged by spring-controlled levers actuated by an armature operated by an electro magnet or magnets, substantially as described and shown. (4.) Apparatus of the nature indicated in which the parts are constructed and arranged to operate in combination, substantially as described in connection with and as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 to 10, or Figs. 2, 3, and 11 of the drawings.
(Specification, 8s.; drawings, 2s.)

No. 20419.—7th December, 1905.—THE BRITISH AMERICAN MACHINERY COMPANY, LIMITED, of 36, Featherstone Street, London, England, Engineers (assignees of Edward Thomas Pollard and Emil Leo Behrmann, both of 36, Featherstone Street, London aforesaid, Engineers). Improvements in machines for making boxes from card or paper and filling them with cigarettes or other articles.

Extract from Specification.—This invention relates to improvements in machines for making boxes or cases from a web of paper or card and filling them with cigarettes or other articles, the paper of a width sufficient to make the box required being drawn off, printed in one or more colours, and then scored and cut by a die which forces it into one of a series of moulds formed transversely across the circumference of an intermittently rotated wheel, in which the box is formed, filled, and closed.
Claims.—(1) In machines for making, filling, and closing card or paper boxes, the paper feed mechanism substantially as described with reference to the drawings. (2.) In machines for making, filling, and closing card or paper boxes, the filling mechanism substantially as described with reference to the drawings. (3.) In machines for making, filling, and closing card or paper boxes, the mechanism for holding back the top of the box to enable the flap to be tucked into the slit in the back, substantially as described with reference to the drawings. (4.) Machines for making, filling, and closing card or paper-boxes, substantially as described and illustrated.
(Specification, 8s. 6d.; drawings, 6s.)

No. 20422.—7th December, 1905.—GEORGE JACKSON HENRY, Jun., of 127, Main Street, San Francisco, California, United States of America, Hydraulic Engineer. Hydraulic nozzle.

Claims.—(1.) A nozzle for hydraulic motors connected to a main line water-supply pipe by a deflectable joint, and being provided with means for varying the cross sectional outlet area of the nozzle, said nozzle having associated therewith with means for deflecting the same to vary the direction of the jet issuing therefrom in accordance with changes in the working load of the motor driven thereby. (2.) A nozzle for hydraulic motors connected to a main line water-supply pipe by a deflectable joint and being provided with means for varying the cross sectional outlet area for the stream issuing therefrom, said nozzle having associated therewith with means for deflecting the same to control the direction of the issuing stream jet in accordance with changes in the working load of the motor driven thereby, and hydraulically actuated means for holding the deflectable nozzle in its adjusted position relative to the motor. (3.) A nozzle for hydraulic motors connected to a main line water-supply pipe by a deflectable joint and being provided with means for controlling the deflection of the nozzle, with associated hydraulically actuated means for holding the nozzle in its adjusted position relative to the motor. (4.) A nozzle for hydraulic motors connected to a main line water-supply pipe by a deflectable joint and being provided with means for receiving the thrust of the nozzle to relieve the bearings of the strain thereof.
(Specification, 5s.; drawings, 1s.)

No. 20424.—7th December, 1905.—FRANK WILLIAM WISE, of 35, Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Agent. Improved apparatus for washing clothes.

Claims.—(1.) In combination with a tank and lid, water-circulators adapted to fit the tank and each consisting of a base having a sloping top, a nozzle rising from the base towards the top of the tank, a sloping end to the base, holes in the sloping end, and means for preventing the flow of water outwardly through the said holes, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. (2.) In apparatus for the purpose set forth, a water circulator consisting of a base having a sloping top, a nozzle rising from the base towards the top of the tank, a sloping end to the base, holes in the sloping end, a flap adapted to close the said holes, and guards for retaining the flap in operative position, substantially as set forth. (3.) The combination and arrangement of parts, comprising the improved apparatus for washing clothes, substantially as and for the purposes set forth, and illustrated in the drawing.
(Specification, 2s. 3d.; drawing, 1s.)

An asterisk (*) denotes the complete specification of an invention for which a provisional specification has been already lodged.

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The date of acceptance of each application is given after the number.

Extracts from the drawings accompanying the foregoing complete specifications appear at the end of this Gazette.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Registrar.

Provisional Specifications accepted.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 10th January, 1906.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under:—
No. 20005.—A. S. Ford, liquid-ejector.
No. 20142.—W. Dempsey, flax stripper.
No. 20195.—O. T. Madeley, metal address-label.
No. 20231.—A. Nathan, milk food.
No. 20245.—H. C. Thomsen, seed-thresher.
No. 20323.—J. Bruce, spring catch.