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lengthy travel of such conveyor-band within such chamber,
substantially as and for the purposes described. (2.) The
combination referred to in claim 1 hereof, with the addition
of a steam-charged chamber located at the outlet from the
hot-air chamber, through which the conveyor-band passes on
its travel after leaving the hot-air chamber, substantially as
and for the purposes described.

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

No. 24232.—8th April, 1908.—JOHN ROBERT KENT, of
Somerfield Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand,
Designer of Boot and Shoe Uppers. Improvements in shoes
and slippers.*

Claims.—(1.) The improvement in the shaping of the uppers
of shoes and the like consisting in cutting the material whereby
a fastening strap or straps and abutments therefor are pro-
duced integrally with the material, substantially as specified
and illustrated. (2.) The improvements in the uppers of
shoes and the like consisting in forming fastening-straps and
abutments integrally with the uppers, substantially as specified
and illustrated in the drawing.

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

No. 24281.—16th April, 1908.—MICHAEL HIGGINS, of
Mercer, Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer. Improved appa-
ratus for detecting and signalling escape of air in air-brakes.*

Extract from Specification.—The invention comprises a
cylinder fitted with a piston and rod, which is operatively
connected to a signal preferably consisting of a lamp or lamps
provided with coloured discs. The cylinder is connected by
a pipe near its front end to an air-reservoir, a non-return
valve being fitted to the pipe, and the same end of the cylinder
is connected by another pipe either to the first-mentioned
pipe or directly to the air-reservoir. The piston-rod extends
through the back end of the cylinder, and is connected to the
signalling-apparatus, consisting preferably of cranks and rods,
for operating the before-mentioned discs. The back end of
the cylinder is connected to the train-pipe or air-pressure
pipe running throughout the length of the train.

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

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

No. 24286.—21st April, 1908.—NEHEMIAH GUTHRIDGE, of
263 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
Merchant (assignee of William Legrand Card, of Denver,
Colorado, United States of America, Mining Engineer). Im-
provements in sizing-classifiers.*

Claim.—In a sizing-classifier, the combination of a launder
portion having a bottom of tapering cross-section, an ex-
pansion-chamber, an adjustable dividing-jetty arranged in
the expansion-chamber, and a settling-chamber with which
the expansion-chamber communicates through its slotted
bottom.

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

No. 24325.—30th April, 1908.—UNITED SHOE MACHINERY
COMPANY, of Paterson, in the State of 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, in the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts, in said United States of America (assignees of Ronald
Francis McFeely, of Beverly, in the County of Essex and said
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Inventor). Improvements
in or relating to machines for use in the manufacture of boots
and shoes.*

Claims.—(1.) In a machine of the class described, the com-
bination with automatically actuated means for pulling over
an upper, of means for working the upper into lasted position
about the toe of the shoe. (2.) In a machine of the class
described, the combination with automatically actuated
means for pulling over an upper, of manually controlled
means for wiping the upper into lasted position. (3.) In a
machine of the class described, the combination with auto-
matically actuated means for gripping and pulling an upper
simultaneously at a plurality of points in one operation, of
manually controlled means for wiping the pulled upper into
lasted position. (4.) In a machine of the class described,
the combination with automatically actuated means for
gripping and pulling an upper simultaneously at a plurality
of points, of means for wiping the upper into lasted position.
(5.) In a machine of the class described, the combination
with automatically operated means for gripping an upper
and pulling it on a last, of wipers, and means for actuating
the wipers to work the pulled upper into lasted position:

[NOTE.—Here follow 153 other claims.]

(Specification, £3 10s. ; drawing, 11s.)

No. 24326.—30th April, 1908.—UNITED SHOE MACHINERY
COMPANY, of Paterson, in the State of New Jersey, United
States of America, a corporation duly organized under the
laws of the said State of New Jersey, carrying on business
as Shoe-machinery Manufacturers, and having a place of
business at 205 Lincoln Street, Boston, in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, in said United States of America (assignees
of Ronald Francis McFeely, of Beverly, in the County of
Essex and said Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Inventor).
Improvements in or relating to machines for use in the
manufacture of boots and shoes.*

Claims.—(1.) In a machine of the class described, the com-
bination with means for pulling over a shoe, of automatically
operated means for lasting the shoe. (2.) In a machine
of the class described, the combination with means for pulling
over a shoe, of automatically operated means for lasting the
entire toe portion of the shoe in a single operation. (3.) In
a machine of the class described, the combination with means
for pulling over a shoe, of means actuated automatically for
working the upper into lasted position at a plurality of points
in the same operation of the machine. (4.) In a machine of
the class described, the combination with means for pulling
over a shoe, of automatically operated means for working
the shoe-upper into lasted position, and means for securing
the upper in lasted position. (5.) In a machine of the class
described, the combination with means for pulling over a
shoe, of automatically operated mechanism for lasting and
securing the upper.

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

(Specification, £1 14s. ; drawing, 5s.)

No. 24328.—30th April, 1908.—UNITED SHOE MACHINERY
COMPANY, of Paterson, in the State of 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, in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, in said United States of America (assignees of
Arthur Bates, of Leicester, England, Engineer). Improve-
ments in or relating to machines for use in the manufacture
of boots and shoes.*

Claims.—(1.) In a machine of the class described, the com-
bination with pincers and mechanism for actuating them to
pull an upper, of additional means for regulating the rate at
which the pincers are moved during such actuation. (2.) In
a machine of the class described, the combination with pincers
and mechanism for actuating them to pull an upper, of addi-
tional means arranged for adjustment to regulate the rate at
which the pincers are moved during such actuation. (3.) In a
machine of the class described, the combination with pincers
and mechanism for yieldingly actuating the pincers to pull
an upper, of means for retarding the pulling movement, for
the purpose described.

[NOTE.—Here follow sixteen other claims.]

(Specification, 12s. 6d. ; drawing, 1s.)

No. 24329.—30th April, 1908.—UNITED SHOE MACHINERY
COMPANY, of Paterson, in the State of 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, in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, in said United States of America (assignees
of George Goddu, of Winchester, in the County of Middlesex
and said Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Inventor). Im-
provements in or relating to machines for inserting fasteners
or the like.*

Claims.—(1.) In a machine for inserting loose fasteners
or the like, having an awl arranged to feed the work, the
employment, in combination, of a fastener-receiving throat
normally located within the path of the work-feeding move-