Nov. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2847

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1909.

COMPLETE specifications relating to the undermentioned applications for Letters Patent have been accepted, and are open to public inspection at this office. Any person may, at any time within two months from the date of this Gazette, give me notice in writing of opposition to the grant of any such patent. Such notice must set forth the particular grounds of objection, and be in duplicate. A fee of 10s. is payable thereon.

The copies of claims and extracts from the specifications and drawings are merely intended to give some further indication of the invention than is disclosed in the title, and the complete specifications and drawings should be referred to for a description of the invention.

No. 25075.—12th October, 1908.—WILLIAM PETER SWAN MACGREGOR, of Wendonside, Farmer, and EDWARD CRICHTON REID, of Ravensbourne, Engineer, both in the Dominion of New Zealand. Improvements in wire-strainers.*

Extract from Specification.—A leading feature of the invention is a piece of wire provided with oblong loops at each end, the wire being bent to a suitable shape for the purpose of embracing the reel called a retaining-staple.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 4s.)

No. 25225.—17th November, 1908.—FRANCIS OWEN, of Taumarunui, New Zealand, Plumber. An improved oven-shelf.*

Claims.—(1.) In oven-shelves, a stand provided with a bored bush in its upper side, and a shelf having a boss secured to the centre of its underside and formed with a downward extension fitting into the bore of the bush and adapted to rotate therein, substantially as specified. (2.) The improved oven-shelf constructed and operating substantially as described, and as illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 2s.)

No. 25236.—18th November, 1908.—ALEXANDER WALKER REID, of Miranda Street, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand, Engineer. Improved vacuum pump for milking-machines.*

Claims.—(1.) A vacuum pump of the kind described, comprising in combination a base having an inlet, a cylinder secured to the base, integrally cast brackets upon the cylinder, plummer-blocks secured to the brackets, a crank-shaft journalled in the plummer blocks, a trunk plunger fitting the cylinder and connected to the crank by a connecting-rod, and a plate having a central hole and secured to the plunger, a leather disc valve secured to the plunger by the said plate and having holes around the hole in the plate, as set forth. . . .

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]
(Specification, 3s. 6d.)

No. 25395.—29th December, 1908.—WALTER SEIFERT, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Flax-miller. Improved means for use in the treatment of flax and like fibres.*

Extract from Specification.—I wish it to be understood, therefore, that I do not claim the exclusive right to spray flax after stripping, as such is not my invention, but that my invention consists in the spraying of such flax after stripping, and while hung upon horizontal poles or the like, for a comparatively great length of time, so that the whole of the colouring matter, and the red stain usually found in the butt ends of the blades, is washed out.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 4s.)

No. 25413.—7th January, 1909.—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 Shoemachinery Manufacturers, and having a place of business at 205 Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America (assignees of Augustus Amos Ball, jun., of Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts aforesaid, Draftsman). Improvements in or relating to sole-moulding, sole-laying, sole-levelling, or other sole-pressing or like machines.*

Claims.—(1.) In a sole-pressing machine having a reciprocating head on which a moulding-form moves transversely, a lever mounted on the head for imparting transverse movements to the form, and a device connected, through a cam-slot and pin or otherwise, with the lever to actuate it by the relative movement between the head and device produced in the reciprocation of the head. (2.) In a sole-pressing machine having a reciprocating head on which a moulding-form moves transversely, a device (for example, 14) which is not only mounted on that head and movable to effect the transverse motion of the moulding-form occurring relatively to said device and to the co-operating form, but is provided with an actuator (for example, 18) consisting of a positively-moved element of a pressure-applying toggle. (3.) In a sole-pressing machine, the mechanism substantially as described with reference to the drawings for moving a moulding-form transversely upon a reciprocating head.

(Specification, 8s.)

No. 25414.—7th January, 1909.—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, Massachusetts, United States of America (assignees of Edward Neale Preble, of Beverly, Massachusetts aforesaid, Foreman). Improvements in or relating to pressure-applying machines for use in the manufacture of boots and shoes.*

Claims.—(1.) For a sole-pressing machine having in combination upper and lower sole moulding-forms, a heel-gauge, and a sole-gripping device mounted in fixed position (for example, with the aid of devices such as 21, 23) with relation to the lower form, but independently thereof so as to permit the independent removal of the lower form or of the heel-gauge with the sole-gripper. . . . (5.) For a sole-pressing machine, the combination with a support (for example, 36) which is maintained always at a constant level with relation to one of the forms, of a heel-gauge mounted upon said support and adjustable to different levels so as to adapt it for use with forms of different heights and devices (for example, 39 and 40), which act to hold the gauge in adjusted position, but which are constructed to yield readily when pressure is exerted upon the gauge by the operator in changing the adjustment. . . .

[NOTE.—Here follow five other claims.]
(Specification, 15s.)

No. 25415.—7th January, 1909.—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, Massachusetts, United States of America (assignees of Walter Otis Wheeler, of Worcester, Massachusetts aforesaid, Engineer; Erastus Edwin Winkley, of Lynn, Massachusetts aforesaid, Mechanical Engineer; and John Clark Smith, of Lynn aforesaid, Roadman). Improvements in or relating to lasting and like machines.*

Claims.—(1.) In a shoe-lasting machine, pincer-jaws for seizing the stock, means for imparting an overdraw movement or an updraw and overdraw movement to said pincer-jaws, and means for rotating said pincer-jaws about an axis extending in the general direction of the overdraw movement. . . . (5.) In a shoe-lasting machine having grippers and mechanism for causing them to grip an upper, combined with means for relatively actuating the grippers and the last to updraw and overdraw the upper, and mechanism for turning the grippers about two axes extending in the general direction of the updrawing and overdrawing movements respectively. . . .

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]
(Specification, 12s. 6d.)