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No. 26976.—1st December, 1909.—JOHN MITCHELL, of Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Architect. Improvements in construction of buildings.

Claims.—(1.) For the purpose indicated, a slab having a rebate and tongue at each end, and bevelled faces extending between the rebates and tongues, substantially as specified. (2.) For the purpose indicated, providing cavities between the ends of slabs for the introduction of vertical reinforcing-rods, the said cavities being formed by providing rebates and tongues upon the ends of the slabs, substantially as specified. (3.) For the purpose indicated, a ferrule made of wire formed into a spiral with open coils, substantially as specified. (4.) For the purpose indicated, joining together the ends of reinforcing-rods by means of a ferrule made of wire formed into a spiral with open coils, and wherein liquid mortar or the like surrounds the rod and enters between the coils, substantially as specified. (5.) For the purpose indicated, forming the angles of buildings by placing blocks at an angle to each other, said blocks having rebates and tongues at their ends wherein a cavity is left between the ends of the blocks for the introduction of the vertical reinforcing-rod.

(Specification, 3s.)

No. 26977.—1st December, 1909.—ERIC BROWN, of Bahnhofsweg, Baden, Switzerland, Engineer. Improvements in turbine installations with two shafts for marine propulsion.

Claim.—A two-shaft turbine installation for marine propulsion, having partially impinged turbine parts in which for normal power the turbines of each shaft work independently of those on the other shaft, whilst additional stages are provided for smaller outputs or powers, which additional stages work in series connection with a portion of the stages for normal power, whilst the remaining stages are in parallel, and the cross-sectional areas for the nozzles are so chosen that the same are with series connection sufficient for the total quantity of steam, and with parallel connection for half the quantity of steam, whereby the total number of additional stages necessary for decreased outputs or powers, as well as the number of manœuvring or cruising devices to be actuated, are reduced, substantially as described.

(Specification, 6s. 6d.)

No. 26980.—2nd December, 1909.—BERNHARD BARON, of 4–8 St. James Place, Aldgate, London E.C., England, Manufacturer. Improved means for charging smoking-pipes.

Extract from Specification.—According to my invention the smoking mixture or tobacco is prepared as usual, and put in a machine which arranges the shreds more or less longitudinally, and in the proper proportions in the case of a mixture, in an outer casing of paper, cardboard, metal foil, or other suitable material, forming a tobacco-packet. This package is cylindrical, and may be open-ended or not, as desired, but it is preferably open-ended. To load the pipe with one of these packets, an apparatus is provided which comprises means for holding the outer casing of the packet in proximity to the pipe-bowl, and, if desired, means for forcing the tobacco from the casing into the pipe.

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

(Specification, 6s. 6d.)

No. 26988.—2nd December, 1909.—HENRY CHARLES GORE, of 134 Princes Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Photographer. Improved method of ornamental lettering on glass.

Claims.—(1.) In designing or lettering on glass, in combination, letters partly cut through a sheet of two thicknesses for retaining any inner portions thereof, this sheet being secured to a printing-board, and covered with a substance for laying on, an opaque background between the letters, printing this background on the glass, and, when dry, applying coloured transparent varnish over the letters, giving them the desired colours, and applying the foil before the said varnish is quite dry, all substantially as shown on the drawing, and as described and as explained. (2.) In designing or lettering on glass, in combination, cutting letters partly through a sheet of two thicknesses where there are inner portions to remain standing out, securing same to a printing-board, applying a coat of opaque material for printing the background between the letters, printing this on a sheet of glass, and applying foil, generally coloured, before the said background is quite dry, all substantially as set forth, and as shown and described.

(Specification, 4s.)

No. 26994.—3rd December, 1909.—ALLAN MACPHERSON, of Mansefield, Newmilns, Ayr, Scotland, Plumber. Improvements in plant for the generation and storage of carburetted petrol and like gas.

Claims.—(1.) Apparatus for generating and storing petrol and like gas, characterized by the arrangement of a carburetting-vessel having an air-passage or pipe fitted with stepped inclined louvre or like plates arranged in a spiral. (2.) Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by the arrangement of the swivelling-pipes 10, 14, vessel 11, and tank 6, for automatically leading petrol or the like on to the louvre plates surrounding the air-passage in the carburetting-vessel. (3.) Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by the arrangement of a dome-shaped bell or bells, each acted upon by a spring or weight, and dipping into a vessel containing mercury or the like, through which last-mentioned vessels project pipes for the passage of gas, the mercury or the like forming a seal. (4.) The described apparatus for generating and storing petrol or like gas.

(Specification, 4s. 6d.)

No. 26999.—22nd December, 1908.—PEREGRINE ELLIOTT GLOUCESTER CUMBERLAND, of 85 Barkly Street, St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia, Inventor. Improved means for preventing the corrosion of the internal parts of boilers due to electro-chemical action.

[NOTE.—This is an application under the International and Inter-colonial Arrangements, the date given being the official date of the application in the United States of America.]

Claim.—(1.) Means for preventing the corrosion of the internal parts of boilers due to electro-chemical action, consisting essentially of rods F supported in insulating sockets G, connected to a bolt J, passing through an insulating plug K, a dynamo M the negative pole of which is connected to the shell of the boiler and to storage batteries S, and the positive pole through an automatic cut-out to the said storage batteries and to the said bolt J through regulating resistances and an ammeter, the said storage batteries being also connected with its negative pole to the shell of the boiler, and with its positive pole to the bolt J and thence to the rods F, substantially as described.

(Specification, 3s.)

No. 27006.—8th December, 1909.—GEORGE EDWARD COLLINS, of Pukehou, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, Manufacturers’ Agent (assignee of Edwin Bedwell, of 2 “The Lawns,” Tuffley Avenue, Gloucester, England. Improved folding-legs and fasteners with locking-clutch applicable to folding tables, stools, and other furniture.

Claims.—(1.) In tables, stools, &c., having folding-legs of the kind described, slotted blocks H screwed and fixed at the corners of top, having legs K which have pivoted centres through blocks to enable them to swing, and are slotted out at L and locked by means of the clutch I, which has slots M, the said slots M of clutch fitting the said slots L of leg, all substantially as described and illustrated. (2.) In tables, stools, &c., of the kind described, having folding-legs, the combination of parts for folding and locking the same, substantially as described in the specification and illustrated in the drawing.

(Specification, 2s. 6d.)

No. 27022.—7th December, 1909.—PERCIVAL FREDERICK NASH, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Carpenter. Improved means for grinding plane-irons and the like.

Claims.—(1.) In a device of the class described, the combination of a cylindrical sharpening-stone mounted between two uprights by ferrules clamped upon their ends, one of such ferrules being secured to the driving-spindle, while the other is provided with a centre hole into which fits a centre point, means provided for removing the stone, and means for holding tools in position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]

(Specification, 4s. 6d.)