May 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1597

No. 21395.—3rd July, 1906.—DUNCAN CAMPBELL McARTHUR, of Belfast, Canterbury, New Zealand, Blacksmith. Improvements in gate-fasteners.*

Claim.—A gate-fastener comprising, in combination, a frame bolted on to the end of the gate, having fitted into the frame a rod on which is a spiral spring, the said rod being operated by a lever at the top of the gate, also having brackets which will suit fastener for desired way of swinging gate, substantially as described.

(Specification, 1s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 21420.—10th July, 1906.—JAMES DOUGALD MCLAURIN, of Pohangina, New Zealand, Carpenter. An improved means of testing bales of wool or hemp for heat or moisture.*

Claim.—An instrument for testing temperature and moisture in wool, hemp, and other substances, comprising, in combination, a tube with or without perforations, and having one end pointed which can be either plain or screwed, a handle or a lever fitted on the other end of the said tube, a thermometer and chemical indicator of moisture both of which are inserted in the said tube, and a rod or tube for the insertion of the said thermometer and moisture-indicator in the first-mentioned tube, substantially as specified, and illustrated in the drawings.

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

No. 21619.—8th August, 1906.—JOHN GEORGE HARRINGTON, Station Employee, and ELMER JOHN BROWN, Station Employee, of Table Top, near Albury, New South Wales, Australia. Improved animal-decaudater.*

Claims.—(1.) An improved animal-decaudater consisting essentially of a slotted bracket and a removable lever knife adapted to be heated, substantially as described and explained. (2.) The combination and arrangement of mechanical parts constituting an improved animal-decaudater, substantially as described and explained, and as illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 2s. 3d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 22250.—29th December, 1905.—JAMES SINCLAIR HEITHERSAY, of South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Gentleman. An improved mechanical perpetual calendar.

[NOTE.—This is an application under section 106 of the Act, the date given being the official date of the application in Australia.]

Claims.—(1.) An improved mechanical perpetual calendar, comprising three plates or discs, D, A, and K, connected by a central pivot; the disc D displaying upon its face the numerals 1 to 31, and having in addition to the central hole for the pivot-pin three openings, E, F, and H; the plate A displaying upon its face the names of the months and the number of days in each, and having in addition to the central hole for the pivot-pin two openings, B and C; the disc K having no openings except that for the central pivot-pin, but displaying upon its face the names of the days of the week repeated three times, and numbers of the years for which the calendar may be used, all arranged substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth. (2.) In an improved mechanical perpetual calendar, a disc D having in addition to the central hole for a pivot-pin three openings E, F, and H, and bearing upon its face the numerals 1 to 31, all substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth. (3.) In an improved mechanical perpetual calendar, the disc D having in addition to the central hole for a pivot-pin three openings E, F, and H, in combination with a plate A having in addition to the central pole for a pivot-pin an opening C of the shape shown, the tongue of the disc D being secured over the tongue of the plate A, all substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

(Specification, 4s.; drawing, 2s.)

No. 22304.—12th January, 1907.—EDWARD GEORGE KENNEDY, of Feilding, New Zealand, Bootmaker and Importer. Improvements in attaching the uppers to the soles of turned boots, shoes, and slippers for foot-wear.

Claim.—The attaching of uppers to the soles of turned boots, shoes, and slippers for foot-wear by placing a narrow strip of leather close to the edge and on top of the upper (when said upper has been lasted over the sole on a metal last in the ordinary way of manufacturing turned boots, shoes, or slippers), and then fastening permanently the said narrow strip of leather and upper to the said sole with metallic tacks or nails, and turning the said boot, shoe, or slipper right side out when the said sole, upper, and strip of leather is attached only by metallic tacks or nails, substantially as described.

(Specification, 1s. 6d.)

No. 22363.—28th January, 1907.—WILLIAM RIGHTER COMINGS, of “Wharncliffe,” Wimbledon Park, Surrey, England, Engineer. Improvements in box-making machines and appliances.

Extract from Specification.—This invention relates to improvements in box-making machines and appliances, as described in the present specification, and illustrated by the drawings that form part of the same. The invention consists essentially of means for folding one or more blanks for making up or covering boxes. The object of the invention is to provide means for rapidly making up or covering boxes, or doing both, which shall accomplish the different stages of the work in their proper sequence, and whereby the parts comprising said means shall be durable, and simple as to arrangement, and readily replaced. According to this invention it is proposed to employ in one form mechanism of substantially the following kind, the description being mainly devoted to automatic means whereby the greatest effect may be produced, but other and simpler means will also be described. The action can be best described when the machine is used for covering a previously made box, lid, or box-body, and from this description the action of making a box only, or of making a box and covering it at the same time, will be readily understood. A folding die or mechanism is provided having hinged or flexible wings adapted to fold the covering-blank up into close-fitting contact with the sides of the box, and afterwards by its continued action turn the covering-material, if desired, round the top edge of the box and fold it into the inside, and fix it there when required. The die working in this way may be termed a “double-acting folding-die,” or “the die,” as it folds the covering-blank of a box up to the sides and corners by its first action. Such a die by suitable modification may also be made triple-acting when it is desired to make or cover a flanged box. In this case, the first action is to fold the covering-blank over the flange and press it into the corner angle between the flange and the box-body. The second action is, as before, to fold up the sides and corners. Then the third action turns the flaps over the edges into the inside of the box. This folding-die is operated by any suitable actuating mechanism in such a manner as to cause the three actions to follow on in sequence, after which during the return movement the die opens out and resumes its original position, so that the completed or covered box can be removed or ejected from the die by hand, or by any suitable mechanical or pneumatic device. When desired the die can be adapted to fold up a single blank into the form of a plain or uncovered box, but its most common and useful function is to cover, with plain or fancy materials, a box-body or blank that has been previously prepared by some other machine or by hand. It is preferred generally to arrange the actuating mechanism of the die so that its several actions are, without intermission, sequences of one continuous motion, but these sections can also be worked in separate stages of intermittent motion where the requirements of special work render it advantageous.

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

(Specification, £1 7s.; drawing, 12s.)

No. 22424.—11th February, 1907.—ARTHUR JOSEPH HALL, of “Strathmore,” Thornleigh, near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Orchardist. An improved scarifier.

Claims.—(1.) In scarifiers, a skeleton body provided with projecting spear-headed tines, as specified. (2.) In scarifiers, a skeleton body provided with projecting spear-headed flat tines, each half of such skeleton body being adapted to rotate independently upon an axial shaft, as set forth. (3.) In scarifiers, a skeleton body consisting of end perforated discs and intermediate notched discs, such discs being mounted upon an axial shaft and tied together by tie-rods so as to revolve as one, a suitable number of longitudinal bars stepped in the end discs and immediately supported by the notched discs, and flat spear-headed tines firmly secured to the longitudinal bars, as and for the purposes specified.

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