MAY 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1575

No. 24276.—14th April, 1908.—CHARLES ERNEST PAGE, of Heathcote, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Timber-merchant. Improvements in devices for preventing horses from running away with vehicles.

Claims.—(1.) In a strap or the like passing round the spokes of a wheel for the purpose described, and wherein one end of the strap or the like is attached to a vehicle and the other end to the reins of a horse, the employment of a plate attached to the middle part of the strap or the like, and adapted to clip a spoke of the wheel, as set forth. (2.) The combination and arrangement of parts comprising the improvements in devices for preventing horses from running away with vehicles, substantially as and for the purposes set forth and illustrated in the drawing.

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

No. 24280.—16th April, 1908.—MAURICE GEORGE NEWBOULD, of Coote Road, Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, Electrician. Improved automatic cut-out for electrical conductors.*

Claims.—(1.) In electric tramways, a method of cutting off the current in a broken trolly-wire, consisting in taking off two independent currents from the trolly-wires, passing said currents through electro-magnetic apparatus wherein equilibrium is maintained by the flow of both of the currents and whereby cessation of flow of one of the currents, by the breakage of the trolly-wire, causes the remaining current to operate a circuit-breaker which cuts off the current to the broken trolly-wire, substantially as specified. (2.) In electric tramways, the employment in combination for the purpose indicated of two shunt-wires, each taking an independent current from the trolly-wires, two electro-magnetic coils, one in electrical connection with the first of said shunt-wires and the other coil in connection with the other shunt-wire, a circuit-breaker adapted to cut off current to the trolly-wire, and means for operating the circuit-breaker when the current to one of the coils is cut off by the breakage of a trolly-wire, substantially as specified and illustrated. (3.) In electrical tramways, the employment in combination for the purpose indicated of two shunt-wires, each taking an independent current from the trolly-wires, two electro-magnetic coils, one in electrical connection with one of said shunt-wires, and the other in electrical connection with the other shunt-wire, a core passing through the coils, two pivoted levers pivotally connected to said core, contact-pieces, one for each of said levers, and adapted to be engaged thereby, and circuit-breakers, one connected to each of said contact-pieces, adapted to cut off current in the trolly-wires, substantially as specified and illustrated.

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

No. 24291.—14th April, 1908.—JOHN DEMPSEY, of 6 St. Paul’s Terrace, Cavendish Square, Belfast, Ireland, Clerk. A machine for filling breadstuff into or on an oven.

Claims.—(1.) A machine for filling breadstuff into or on an oven, having a hinged adjustable board for carrying the breadstuff mounted on or forming part of a longitudinally moving framework supported on a rotatable framing, substantially as described. (2.) A machine for filling breadstuff into or on an oven, comprising, in combination, a turntable, a rotatable framing supported on the turntable, rollers and guides on the framing supporting a longitudinally moving framework, having connected thereto an arrangement of adjustable rods to which is movably secured a hinged board for carrying the breadstuff, and capable of being raised or lowered by means of a cord or its equivalent, substantially as described. (3.) In a machine such as described for filling breadstuff into or on an oven, a hinged board (G) for carrying the breadstuff having a sliding bar (w) working in guides (X), provided with stop-pieces (Y) for limiting the movement of the bar, the arrangement being such that when the board is raised or tilted on its hinges the sliding bar moves downwards over the surface of the board, substantially as described with reference to Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawings. (4.) In a machine such as described for filling breadstuff into or on an oven, a hinged board for carrying the breadstuff made with a removable portion which is capable of being secured in place or detached, substantially as described. (5.) In a machine such as described for filling breadstuff into or on an oven, spring mechanism for tilting the hinged board carrying the breadstuff, and cord or tumbler mechanism or its equivalent for retaining the board in the horizontal position, substantially as described with reference to Fig. 7 of the drawings. (6.) The construction and general arrangement or combination of parts of a machine for filling breadstuff into or on an oven, substantially as described and shown on the drawings.

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

No. 24307.—27th April, 1908.—NICOLA ASTRELLA, of Wellington, New Zealand, Modeller. A device for preventing the displacement of bed-clothes by the occupant of a bed.

Claim.—A device for holding bed-clothes in position, the same consisting of a suitable spring in tension of the required length, one end of which is attached to the bed-clothes, while the other end is secured to the bed-post, substantially as described and explained, and for the purpose indicated.

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

No. 24308.—27th April, 1908.—JOHN STRASSMEYER, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Cabinetmaker. Improved manner of attaching the side-rails of wooden bedsteads to the bed-posts.

Claim.—In wooden bedsteads, the improved means whereby the side-rails may be secured to the bed-posts and readily taken apart, substantially as described and illustrated.

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

No. 24312.—28th April, 1908.—EDWARD CHARLES EVELYN MILLS, of Wellington, New Zealand, Merchant; PETER HEYES, of Wellington, aforesaid, Commissioner of Taxes; and WILLIAM JOSEPH NAPIER, of Auckland, New Zealand, Barrister (assignees of Robert James Dickie, Postal Clerk, and John Henry Brown, Photographer, both of Wellington, aforesaid.) Improvements in machines for automatically vending stamps, tickets, and the like.

Claims.—(1.) In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a stamp-feeding drum having laterally projecting pins, of a weight raised by the insertion of a coin into the apparatus, and means for connecting the weight to the drum, as set forth. (2.) In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a stamp-feeding drum having laterally projecting pins, of a weight fixed to an arm of a rocking-shaft, another arm fixed to the said shaft and located in the coin-insertion slot, and means for connecting the weight to the drum, as set forth. (3.) In apparatus of the class described, in combination, a stamp-feeding drum and shaft, pins projecting laterally from the end of the drum, an arm pivoted on the drum-shaft, a spring-controlled pawl pivoted to the said arm and engaging the drum-pins, a weight fixed to an arm of a rocking-shaft, another arm fixed to said rocking-shaft, and located in the coin-insertion slot, and connecting-means between the weight and drum, as set forth. (4.) In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a stamp-feeding drum, of a double-ended pallet, gearing connecting the pallet drum, and means for liberating the pallet so that it will rotate a half rotation for each coin introduced into the machine, as set forth. (5.) In apparatus of the class described, the employment of a bracket whereon the weight set forth in claim 1 is arrested in its fall prior to the motion of the pallet set forth in claim 4 being arrested, as set forth. (6.) In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a stamp-feeding drum, of a double-ended pallet, a bifurcation upon each end of the pallet, gearing connecting the pallet and the drum, and means for liberating the pallet so that it will rotate a half rotation when two successive coins are introduced into the machine, as set forth. (7.) In apparatus of the class described, a stamp-feeding drum free on its shaft, a disc secured to the shaft, screws passing through slots in the end of the drum and screwing into the disc, whereby the drum may be adjusted relatively to the disc, as set forth. (8.) In apparatus for the purpose described, the combination with a stamp-feeding drum, of a director having teeth entering circumferential grooves in the drum, as set forth. (9.) In apparatus for the purpose described, in combination, a stamp-feeding drum, a grooved cover upon the drum, integral snibs at the rear of and projecting legs at the front of the cover for holding the cover in position, a spring catch engaging a shoulder at the front of the cover, a spring bearing upon the top of the cover, as set forth. (10.) In a cover as set forth in claim 9, the employment of a row of teeth upon the front thereof for tearing off stamps, as set forth. (11.) In apparatus of the class described, a circular weight around which a band of stamps is