SEPT. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2389

shot at and capsized ; (c) a plurality of guards, each provided with a port, preferably one guard and one port at each corner of the table.

(Specification, 5s. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 23597.—16th October, 1907.—UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, of Paterson, New Jersey, United States of America, a corporation duly organized under the laws of said State of New Jersey, carrying on business as Shoe Machinery Manufacturers, and having a place of business at 205 Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America (assignees of Arthur Bates, of Leicester, England, Engineer). Improvements in apparatus for and method of making shoes.*

Claims.—(1.) In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for pulling an upper over a last and means for fastening the upper, of means operating automatically or otherwise and with or without provision for adjustment for reversely moving the upper to a predetermined or other extent between the pulling-means and the last before the upper is fastened. (2.) In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for yieldingly pulling an upper over a last, of adjustable mechanisms operating while the upper is yet held under tension by the yielding pulling-means, for drawing the upper back through a distance determined by the adjustment of said mechanism, and means for securing the upper. (3.) In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for pulling an upper over a last and over the edge of a sole projecting beyond the margin of the last bottom, of means for pressing the upper into the angle formed by the last and the projecting portion of the sole, with or without means comprised in the machine for securing the upper. (4.) In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for pulling an upper over a last and over the edge of a sole projecting beyond the margin of the last bottom, of means for supporting the projecting edge of the sole from displacement while the upper is pulled over it, with or without a member extending between the edge face of the sole and the upper while the upper is being pulled, and with or without means for driving tacks through the upper and into the edge face of the sole. (5.) A machine of the class described, comprising means for working an upper over a last carrying a sole which projects beyond the margin of the last bottom and means for fastening the pulled upper, and having provision for insuring sufficient slack in the upper to allow the upper to be fitted into the angle between the last and the projecting edge of the sole when the shoe is finished.

[NOTE.—Here follow thirty-five other claims.]

(Specification, £1 7s. ; drawing, 3s.)

No. 23633.—23rd October, 1907.—HAROLD ALFRED CORNES, of Auckland, New Zealand, Clerk. A razor-strop attachment to men’s braces.*

Claim.—The combination with a pair of braces of a razor-strop attachment secured to one of the shoulder-straps and adapted to be folded up against such strap or of extending outwards therefrom, substantially as specified.

(Specification, 1s.)

No. 23663.—30th October, 1907.—JOSEPH EDWARD WATTS, of Wallace Street, Wellington, Bootmaker. Improved boot-repairing last and stand, with detachable heel.*

Claims.—(1.) A boot-repairing last having one end adapted to fit narrow boots and another end for wide boots, and a detachable heel adapted to be attached to either end of the last, substantially as set forth. (2.) In a boot-repairing last of the kind claimed in claim 1, a detachable heel having a dovetail capable of fitting dovetailed slots in the ends of the last, substantially as set forth. (3.) A stand for holding a boot-repairing last, consisting of a vertical plate having a jaw at the top into which the narrow part of the last fits, substantially as set forth. (4.) A last of the kind claimed in claim 1, having a slot in its middle part adapted to fit a bootmaker’s pipe, substantially as set forth. (5.) The combination and arrangement of parts comprising the improved boot-repairing last and stand with detachable heel, constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as and for the purposes set forth, and illustrated in the drawing.

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

No. 23715.—14th November, 1907.—UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, of Paterson, New Jersey, United States of America, a Corporation duly organized under the laws of New Jersey, carrying on business as Shoe Machinery Manufacturers, and having a place of business at 205 Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America (assignees of Walter Jackson and Harold Nichols Pochin, both of Leicester, England, Engineers). Improvements in or relating to burnishing-machines.

Claims.—(1.) An edge-setting machine having for the purpose described a cantable vibrating tool constructed and operated in such a manner that the working-face of the tool is in the direction of its vibration, rigidly supported by its operating-devices, with or without being rotatable, or with or without being bodily movable in one or more directions transverse to the direction of vibration. (2.) An edge-setting machine in which the tool is mounted on a member which is movable between cheeks of the oscillating head of the machine. (3.) An edge-setting machine provided with a tool-holder such as covered by claim 1, and means (for example, a slidable rod carrying said tool-holder, and weighted levers for actuating said rod) whereby the said finishing-tool is supported, controlled, and actuated in such a manner that, guided by the sole-edge of the work, it automatically adjusts its position to coincide with the angle or inclination of the said sole-edge and follow the contour of the latter.

[NOTE.—Here follow five other claims.]

(Specification, 14s. 6d. ; drawing, 3s.)

No. 23727.—16th November, 1907.—ERNEST HAYES, of Rough Ridge, Otago, New Zealand, Machinist. A fencing-link.*

Claim.—A fencing-link as set forth and described, with one solid end and one double-spring end, substantially as illustrated in drawing.

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

No. 23854.—23rd December, 1907.—WILLIAM THOMAS JOHNSON, of Lyell Bay Road, Wellington, New Zealand, Contractor. Improved weather-stop for windows.*

Claims.—(1.) A weather-stop for windows, consisting of a strip of sheet-metal bent approximately into the shape of an inverted letter “U,” one side of the stop being longer than the other, the said side being held in a saw-cut formed in the sill from end to end, and the upper part of the stop passing into a slot formed in the sash, substantially as set forth. (2.) A weather-stop for windows, consisting of a strip of sheet-metal bent approximately into the shape of an inverted letter “U,” one side of the stop being longer than the other, means for securing the stop to the sill of the window, and a slot in the sash adapted to receive the upper part of the stop when the window is closed, substantially as set forth.

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

No. 24022.—19th February, 1908.—ANDERS JOHAN ERICSON, of Stocksund, Sweden, Engineer. Improvements in machines for grinding solid bodies.

Claims.—(1.) In machines for grinding or crushing solid bodies, the arrangement of a central chamber with perforated walls, and around the same are placed parts of conical, plane, or other suitable form, and forming between themselves annular spaces for the material to be ground, said spaces communicating with the inside of the central chamber, the parts lying around the receptacle being united to two series moving relatively to each other. (2.) In a machine as indicated in claim 1, the improvement that the one series is stationary while the other rotates. (3.) In a machine as indicated in claim 1, the improvement that both the series rotate in the same or in opposite directions. (4.) In an apparatus as indicated in claim 1, the improvement that the one series is adjustable relatively to the other.

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