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humidity within the desired limits, so as to avoid undue drying of the meat, substantially as set forth. (2.) The improved method of treating meat, with the object of retaining its prime condition and freshness of appearance, which consists in raising the temperature of the surfaces of the meat when it is received into the chilled chambers to about 40° to 50° Fah., and disinfecting the said surfaces with atomised or vapourised formaldehyde introduced into the chamber containing the meat by a stream of circulating air; then removing all traces of unused formaldehyde by driving through the chamber a stream of dried and sterilised air; then circulating the air in the chilling-chambers so as to sterilise it and dry it, and maintain the humidity within the desired limits, so as to avoid undue drying of the meat, substantially as set forth. (3.) The combination with a chilling-chamber provided with power-driven refrigerating means adapted to chill the meat therein of an apparatus comprising means for forcing dried and sterilised atmospheric air through the chamber to an outlet, means for circulating, drying, and sterilising the air of the chamber, means for heating the circulating air and for charging it with vapourised or atomised formaldehyde, and humidity-indicating and alarm devices, said apparatus being adapted to (a) heat the surfaces of the chilled meat, (b) disinfect the meat with warm air charged with formaldehyde, (c) remove all unused formaldehyde, (d) circulate, sterilise, and dry the chilled air of the chamber and maintain the humidity thereof within the desired limits, substantially as described. (4.) The combination and arrangement of parts forming the improved apparatus for treating chilled beef, substantially as described, and illustrated in the drawing.

(Specifications, 13s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 21835.—27th September, 1906.—UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, of Paterson, in the 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, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the said United States of America (assignees of Thomas Briggs, of Leicester, England, Engineer). Improvements in or relating to machines for inserting fastenings.

Extract from Specification.—In this class of machine, when an awl is used to pierce and then feed the stock, the preferable timing of the moving parts is as follows: The awl first descends and penetrates the stock, the head carrying the awl is then moved laterally so that the stock is fed forward, a fastening is then separated in any convenient manner from the supply in one of the guides and later placed in position to be driven, the awl is then withdrawn and carried to its initial position by the return movement of the head, and upon the driver reaching a position over the hole pierced by the awl it descends and inserts the fastening then beneath it. With such a cycle of operations, to change from one kind of fastening to another the relative movement between the guides and receiver should occur at a time which will not interfere with the separation of the fastening, and which will give sufficient time for such separation. With this object in view, according to the present invention, this is accomplished by utilising the movement of the awl or driver, either of which moves in proper timed relation to the movement of the fastening separator, to control the final or acting movement of the setting-device and to thereby effect a relative movement between the guides and receiver without interference with the separation of the fastening. As herein shown, a setting-device is first set by the operator, and the movement thus begun manually is completed mechanically by the device being thereafter engaged by a moving member connected to the awl or driver-bars or their actuating-mechanisms. The moving member is preferably mounted yieldingly, thus providing against breakage of parts should the setting-device not be correctly set when initially moved by the operator. The initial movement of the setting-device by the operator determines when the relative change in the positions of the guides and receiver is to occur, and the direction and amount of movement of the manually controllable means determines the nature of the change—that is, which particular kind of fastening from the various sources of supply is to be used. Means is also provided so that a proper amount of lost motion is present in the connections between the manually operable means and the relatively movable parts, whereby the manual setting by the operator may be accomplished without involving any movement of the relatively movable parts, and vice versa—that is, the movement between the guides and receiver is controlled entirely by the engagement of the automatically moving member with the setting-device.

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

(Specification, 15s. 6d.; drawings, 8s.)

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No. 21839.—25th September, 1906.—CHARLES FREDERICK GRIFFITHS, of Ponsonby, in the City of Auckland, New Zealand, Solicitor. An improved vibrating-apparatus for distributing soot, dust, and lime, or other pulverised material.

Claims.—(1.) In the improved vibrating-apparatus specified, the combination of the can or canister having a cap or lid screwed thereon and a flanged bottom with a handle fitted with a rod connected to a band fastened round said can or canister by a thumb screw for the purpose set forth, as described and illustrated. (2.) In the improved vibrating-apparatus covered by claim 1, the rod partly rigid and partly flexible fitted to the handle and connected to the band fastened round the can or canister for the purpose set forth, as described and illustrated.

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

No. 21849.—1st October, 1906.—JOHN HENRY HICKMAN and JOHN WHITELAW, both of 33B Lorne Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Cabinetmaker and Carver respectively. An improved show-case in combination with doors.

Extract from Specification.—Our invention relates to improvements in show-cases, as a combined show-case and door, to consist of shaped glass panel or panels so fitted to door as to form a show-case in connection with the door.

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

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

No. 21850.—1st October, 1906.—JOHN HENRY HICKMAN and JOHN WHITELAW, both of 33B Lorne Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Cabinetmaker and Carver respectively. An improved show-case.

Extracts from Specification.—Our invention relates to improvements in show-case construction, consisting of an efficient manner of construction whereby wood or metal bars are not used. . . . In carrying out our invention we fit together glasses E F to E G (Fig. 2) as shown in drawings, by grinding, cutting, bending, and fitting one to the other, letters E² being groove in glass (Fig. 2), and W being wood back or bottom (Figs. 1 and 2), and E being glass (Fig. 1), substantially as described.

[NOTE.—The above extracts from the specification are inserted in place of the claim.]

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

No. 21854.—2nd October, 1906.—THOMAS SPENCER JAMES, of 16 Edith Road, Peckham, London, England, Engineer. Improvements in internal-combustion engines.

Claims.—(1.) An internal-combustion engine in which the products of combustion are completely expelled from the firing-chamber after the explosion stroke by the forward movement of the cylinder, the cylinder remaining stationary during the compression and firing-strokes, substantially as described. (2.) An internal-combustion engine in which the cylinder is carried by arms or side-plates which are capable of oscillation about fixed pivots and which abut on the frame in their rearmost position, and are oscillated during the exhaust and suction strokes, and remain stationary during the compression and firing strokes, for the purposes specified. (3.) An internal-combustion engine in which the cylinder is furnished with trunnions mounted to oscillate in arms or side-plates which themselves oscillate about fixed pivots during the exhaust and suction strokes, and which are controlled by cams, the piston being connected directly to the crank without the intervention of a connecting-rod, substantially as described. (4.) An internal-combustion engine in which the cylinder is moved up and down or to and fro under the control of actuating-cams during the exhaust and suction strokes for the purpose of expelling the spent gases, but remains stationary during the compression and firing strokes. (5.) The internal-combustion engine claimed in claims 2 and 3 constructed with hollow trunnions or arms to serve respectively as inlet and exhaust passages, and operating in conjunction with ways in the frame in the manner and for the purpose substantially as described. (6.) The oscillating arms or side-plates carrying the cylinder and constructed to form in conjunction with the engine-frame abutments to take the thrust due to the explosion, substantially as described. (7.) The reversing-cam operated by a pin and inclined slot or its equivalent, substantially as and for the purpose described. (8.) An internal-combustion engine constructed substantially as described with reference to the drawings.

(Specification, 7s. 6d.; drawings, 2s.)