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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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spindles on which the levers are secured and upon which the pulleys are mounted, springs engaging holes in the catches, and pins around which the springs are coiled, substantially as set forth.

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

No. 22040.—8th November, 1906.—BALTHASAR BOEHM, RICHARD ENTZ, and ALBERT JOSEPH ROST, all of 18 Bridge Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Wire-netting Manufacturers. Improvements in machines for manufacturing wire netting.*

Extract from Specification.—The invention consists essentially in the employment of a mandrel rotatable within a stationary spiral or helix so that when a length of wire is led on to said mandrel and the mandrel rotated the wire is carried against the helix and bent to a shape which is determined by the cross-section of the mandrel. When a length of wire has been so formed, a second length is similarly made and threaded with the first, and so on until the netting is of the required size.

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

(Specification, 4s. ; drawing, 3s.)

No. 22058.—15th November, 1906.—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 Charles Irving Fuller, of Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States of America, Machine-operator). Improvements in or relating to guides for in-seam-sewing machines.*

Claims.—(1.) An in-seam-sewing machine having, in combination, a curved hooked needle, a looper, feed-mechanism including a feed-point, and a guard located in front of the feed-point and connected with the feed-mechanism so as to move laterally in unison with the feed-point into position in front of the needle and looper. (2.) An in-seam-sewing machine having, in combination, a curved hooked needle, a looper, feed-mechanism including a feed-point, a channel guide, and a guard, and screws passing through both the channel guide and the guard and securing them to a portion of the feed-mechanism. (3.) An in-seam-sewing machine having, in combination, sewing instrumentalities including a curved hooked needle and a looper, and a vertically adjustable guard located between the sewing instrumentalities and the portion of the upper projecting from the side of the shoe opposite to that on which the machine is operating. (4.) In an in-seam-sewing machine, a guard constructed and arranged substantially as described, and illustrated in the drawings.

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

No. 22059.—15th November, 1906.—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 Erastus Edwin Winkley, of Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Mechanical Engineer). Improvements in or relating to sewing-machines.*

Claims.—(1.) In a wax-thread shoe-sewing machine comprising a hook-needle and other stitch-forming mechanism, the combination with a spring-pressed auxiliary take-up of a stop-device tending to operate at a certain point in each cycle of operations of the machine, but normally held inoperative by the auxiliary take-up when the latter occupies its normal position at such point in the cycle of operations. (2.) In a wax-thread shoe-sewing machine comprising a hook-needle and other stitch-forming mechanism, the combination with a thread-controlling mechanism (including an auxiliary take-up) of a stop-device normally held inoperative by the auxiliary take-up at certain times during the operation of the machine, and a cam for holding the stop-device inoperative at other times. (3.) In a wax-thread shoe-sewing machine comprising a hook-needle and other stitch-forming mechanism, the combination with a take-up lever and an auxiliary take-up mounted upon it of a lever (such, for example, as 45) tending always to move into the operative range of a cam, but prevented from doing so by the said auxiliary take-up unless the thread slackens or breaks. (4.) In a wax-thread shoe-sewing machine comprising a hook-needle and other stitch-forming mechanism, the combination with an auxiliary take-up of a stop-device (such, for example, as 41) that abuts against and is held inoperative by the said auxiliary take-up during the normal operation of the machine, but which is released thereby and rendered operative when the thread slackens or breaks. (5.) In a wax-thread shoe-sewing machine comprising a hook-needle, and other stitch-forming mechanism, the combination of the parts 37, 41, 43, 45, 47, 48, substantially as described. (6.) In a wax-thread shoe-sewing machine comprising a hook-needle and other stitch-forming mechanism, the stop-device substantially as described, and illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 of the drawings.

(Specification, 12s. 6d. ; drawing, 7s.)

No. 22349.—23rd January, 1907.—JULES GASCARD, of Ballan, Victoria, Australia, Farmer; and ROBERT SHIMMEN, of Ballan, Victoria aforesaid, Carpenter. Improvements in machines for grading and cleaning potatoes, onions, and other products.*

Claims.—(1.) In a grading-machine, a series of continuous screens, differing in their sizes of aperture, each (except the outer one) located inside the circuit of some other, and each being movable in a circuit to convey produce fed thereto (except what passes through it) to a shoot or delivery. (2.) In a grading-machine, a continuous screen composed of a series of cross-slats secured upon the outer side of a series of cords, these slats forming ridges to convey produce, the apertures allowing part of the produce to fall through them, in combination with rollers or the like, and means to turn the rollers and screen. (3.) In combination with the slatted screen the subject of claim 2, one or more irregular or angular rolls adapted to vibrate or jolt the screen as described. (4.) In a grading-machine having a movable continuous screen passing around rollers or the like, connections (as pulleys and belting) whereby one of the rollers will turn an irregular or angular roll to jolt the screen. (5.) In a grading-machine, an outer screen, and within its circuit an inner screen, and a shoot or receiver of the produce which falls upon but does not pass through the said inner screen, and within the circuit of the latter a shoot or receiver to deliver outwards produce passing through the said inner screen. (6.) In a grader, a movable endless screen, and irregular or angular jolting-members as described therefor, and means to adjust the height of the said members to alter the course or circuit of the screen. (7.) In a grader, a movable endless screen, and irregular jolting-members having angles so positioned that when the angle of one raises the screen a flat or non-angular part of another is against the screen. (8.) In a grader having outer and inner screens (of slats and cords) each arranged to carry produce on an upgrade, the combination therewith of canvas shoots as described for the said screens to deliver upon. (9.) In a grader having an outer and an inner screen, and having feeding-means to the outer screen, the combination of all other parts illustrated in Fig. 1 so far as concerns the outer screen. (10.) In a grader having means to feed produce thereto, the combination of all other parts illustrated in Fig. 1 described.

(Specification, 7s. 6d. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 22448.—21st February, 1907.—CLARENCE EDWARD JAMES WILKINSON, care of the Singer Manufacturing Company, of 119 York Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Accountant. Packet-envelope fastener.

Claims.—(1.) The disc or background of the fastener, attached to which are tapering points on each side, substantially as described. (2.) The disc or background of the fastener, attached to which are tapering points on each side projecting sufficiently that when pressed down they almost meet, substantially as described.

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

No. 22568.—20th March, 1907.—HERBERT PINK PEARSON, M.Sc., of 8 Blair Road, Alexandra Park S., Manchester, Lancashire, England, Consulting Chemist. Improvements in hats of straw, palm-leaf, or the like.

Claim.—An improvement in the manufacture of hats of straw, palm-leaf, or the like material whereby the hat either