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up-going side of each disc is always freed of accumulations. The furrow-wheels may be employed in a trailing situation or be utilised in a reverse or forward position, as preferred. The discs, further, are retained in a state of perfect rigidity with the plough-framework, the taking-up of any slackening or looseness being speedily accomplished.

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

(Specification, 17s. 6d. ; drawing, 2s.)

No. 24589.—1st July, 1908.—WILLIAM HARDWICK, of 18 Avon Terrace, York, Western Australia, Australia, and JOHN EDWARD HARDWICK, of 169 Royal Street, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Manufacturing Saddlers. Metal-framed horse-collar.

Extract from Specification.—The object of this invention is to construct a horse or other animal collar with a metal frame, rim, or fore-wale, formed in two halves, and which may be secured to the collar by means of stitches or rivets. The use of this invention thereby provides an immovable metal frame or foundation, and so prevents the spreading or alteration in the form of the collar when in use, so that it permanently retains the original shape. The metal rim is so adapted and arranged that it acts and does duty as a hames, and when placed in a reverse position it forms a groove or channel in which the ordinary and separate hames may be placed. A further feature of this invention is that two halves forming the fore-wale rim, or rim and hames, are hinged at their bottom junction, and made with a stop or limit formation so as to prevent the collar from being forced or opened outwards to an injurious extent. The rim is preferably made of a rectangular section; but it may be of an open channel or T or U section.

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

(Specification, 4s. 3d. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 24590.—1st July, 1908.—JOHN MCLAREN, of North Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, Business Manager. An improved soft metal-headed nail.

Extract from Specification.—This invention consists of a soft metal-head twisted-shank nail, which will be used mainly for securing corrugated iron or other similar material where it is desirable that a close-fitting joint be made between the metal sheet and the underside of head, and without injuring or indenting said material, also the use of a soft metal head mitigates the effect of an overdriving blow. The twisted shank may either be formed from angular-sectioned twisted wire, cut with a point in suitable lengths and then have its upper part prepared to receive the soft metal head, or it may be formed from angular-sectioned straight wire, which would also be cut with a point in suitable lengths, and be prepared to secure the soft metal head, and either twisted before or after the soft metal head has been formed upon the said shank.

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

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

No. 24591.—12th July, 1907.—FRANK ROWLEY, of Fernilee, Whaley Bridge, Chester, England, Managing Director. Improvements in tennis and similar playing-balls.

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

Claims.—(1.) The improved manufacture of tennis and like playing-balls, which consists, first, in forming a fabric-restraining shell of shaped segments sewn together; second, lining the shell with indiarubber; third, inflating the ball, and then coating it externally with indiarubber, and finally vulcanising the ball in a mould, substantially as described. (2.) An improved tennis and like playing-ball, comprising an internal indiarubber shell, an outer shell formed of fabric segments stitched together and cemented to the indiarubber shell, and an outermost shell or covering of indiarubber cemented to the fabric shell, the outermost shell being applied after the ball has been inflated, so that it remains in an unstretched condition, substantially as described. (3.) The improved tennis and like playing-ball, constructed substantially as described.

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

No. 24592.—1st July, 1908.—CARL JULIUS ALEXANDER GOTTLEB, Manager of St. Paul’s Kirkeplads, 9 Aarhus, Denmark. Improvements in condensers or vapourisers.

Extract from Specification.—At condensers or vapourisers of the double-tube system it has often been felt as a deficiency that the inner tube was not surrounded by the outer tube at the curves uniting the inner straight tubes, so that the surface of the said inner tube was not utilised to its full extent, while difficulties would arise in connection with the cleaning of the water-tubes, whether the latter were the inner or the outer tubes. The present invention aims at meeting these deficiencies by shaping the outer tube so as both to surround the inner tube entirely, and to render the cleaning very easy.

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

(Specification, 4s. 6d. ; drawing, 2s.)

No. 24601.—2nd July, 1908.—JAMES TIFFEN, of Makikihi, Otago, New Zealand, Chaff-cutter. Improvements in chaff-cutters.

Claim.—In combination with the feed-roller and comb of a chaff-cutter, of a revolvably mounted clearing-roller provided with a series of collars, said collars fitting between the teeth of the comb and the teeth of the feed-roller, substantially as specified and illustrated in the drawing.

[NOTE.—Here follows one other claim.]

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

No. 24610.—29th June, 1908.—HAROLD MORGAN, of Roxburgh, New Zealand, Mechanical Engineer. Improved pontoons for supporting current motors and the like.

Extract from Specification.—The principle of my invention may be broadly described by considering two supporting iron or steel tubular floats bound by regular curves. The shape of the section of the said floats need not be circular or elliptical, as a D-shaped section would act equally as well. A bow is formed on each float, for the purpose of giving the least possible resistance in a current. The floats are secured to a framework or platform suitably braced in such a position that a parallel space of sufficient width is provided to permit a current wheel or motor being supported therein and actuated by a current.

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

(Specification, 4s. 6d. ; drawing, 5s.)

No. 24611.—27th June, 1908.—WALLACE ROGNETTA POND, of Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States of America, Druggist, and WALTER RANDOLPH HALL, of No. 1542 California Street, San Francisco, California aforesaid, Druggist (nominees of Edmund Morse Pond, of Rutland, Vermont, United States of America, Physician). Improvements in medicated tampon.

Claims.—(1.) A medicated tampon comprising a soluble casing, a body of medicated material carried thereby, and an expansible filling for the casing, a portion of the filling protruding from one end of the casing. (2.) A medicated tampon comprising a soluble casing, a body of medicated material carried thereby in the shape of a plug inserted in one end of the casing, and an expansible fibrous filling for the casing protruding from the other end of the casing.

[NOTE.—Here follow five other claims.]

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

No. 24612.—4th July, 1908.—HARRY EDWARD JONES, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Cycle Agent. Improved means for securing a bicycle-pump to the frame of the machine.

Claims.—(1.) Means for securing a bicycle-pump, consisting of the parts constructed, arranged, combined, and operating substantially as specified and illustrated in the drawing.