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No. 26263.—19th July, 1909.—COURTLAND YOUNG, of Evansford, Victoria, Australia, Farmer. An improved collar for draft animals.*

Claims.—(1.) In an improved collar for draft animals, a divided tubular draftpiece within a casing, protuberances up-standing from the sides of said draftpiece, a wire-rope connection uniting the sides of said draftpiece. (2.) In an improved collar for draft animals, a casing at the front of the collar, an open-topped continuous tubular draftpiece within said casing, the walls of said draftpiece being closed together on the bottom and forming a hinge, holes through the said casing to pass draft-straps, holes through said casing to pass portion of bands containing semicircular elongated grooves to hold D rein-rings, said collar being united by fastenings at its top.

[NOTE.—Here follow six other claims.]

(Specification, 8s.)

No. 26750.—15th October, 1909.—GEORGE ARTHUR FERGUSON, Barrister, and ARCHIBALD BAUMER HAY, Manufacturer, both of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. Improvements in necktie-holders.

Extract from Specification.—The novel arrangement of loops to each side of a central fastener, whereby the tie is removably secured in said loops covering the holder, and said holder is secured to the collar-button.

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

(Specification, 6s.)

No. 26918.—23rd December, 1908.—WALTER WRIGHT, of Stonelaw, 2 Stoke Park, Coventry, England, Managing Director. Improvements in or relating to the road wheels of vehicles.

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

Extract from Specification.—A sleeve is provided with external and internal screw threads which are adapted to engage with corresponding threads on the wheel and hub respectively, the said threads being so arranged relatively to each other that the rotation of the said sleeve in one direction causes the wheel to move axially on the hub so as to be displaced therefrom, whilst rotation in the reverse direction causes the wheel to be drawn into position on the hub. The said screw-threaded sleeve may conveniently be in the form of an extension of the ordinary hub-cap, and a pawl may be provided engaging with suitable teeth formed on the sleeve for locking the same in position.

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

(Specification, 6s.)

No. 27101.—30th December, 1909.—THOMAS EDWARDS, of Webster Street, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, Metallurgist. Improvements in means for and relating to the precipitation of precious metals from solutions.

Claims.—(1.) For extraction of precious metal from solution by charcoal, the parts substantially as described which are illustrated in Fig. 1. (2.) The construction and combination of parts shown in Fig. 3 for the purposes set forth. (3.) The provision in conjunction with a precipitation-box of the kind indicated for the deposition of precious metal upon charcoal from liquid passing the same of an air-main having branches with outlets at compartment bases.

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]

(Specification, 6s.)

No. 27109.—4th January, 1910.—ALEXANDER SYDNEY RAMAGE, of Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States of America, Chemist. Method of recovering iron from ores and preparing iron alloys.

Claims.—(1.) The method of recovering iron from ores which consists in preparing an iron sponge substantially free from carbon and electrolytically refining said sponge. (2.) The method of removing occluded hydrogen from electro-deposited iron which consists in disseminating through the electro-deposited iron in a molten state a reagent capable of oxidizing hydrogen. (3.) The method of removing occluded hydrogen from electro-deposited iron which consists in disseminating through the electro-deposited iron in a molten state a metallic oxide reducible by hydrogen.

[NOTE.—Here follow two other claims.]

(Specification, 5s. 6d.)

No. 27136.—11th January, 1910.—UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, of Paterson, New Jersey, United States of America, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey, and having a place of business at 205 Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America (assignees of Lewis Frederick Weber, a citizen of the United States, residing at 46 Moltke-Allee, Frankfurt, A.M., Prussia, Germany, Merchant). Improvements in or relating to eyeleting-machines.

Claim.—(1.) For a machine for setting fasteners, a presser-foot that comprises two bearing portions either of which may be brought into operative position to enable fasteners to be inserted in a left part or in a right part of an upper.

[NOTE.—Here follow four other claims.]

(Specification, 5s. 6d.)

No. 27150.—16th February, 1909.—WILLIAM BACHMAN CHISOLM, of 21 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Manufacturer. Improvements in preserving wood.

[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.]

Claims.—(1.) The method of treating wood which consists in impregnating its pores with an aqueous solution carrying sulphur in such a form as to deposit free sulphur within its pores. (2.) The method of treating wood which consists in impregnating its pores with an aqueous solution containing (1) sulphur in such form as to be at once deposited as such within the pores of the wood, and (2) combined sulphur of such composition that after its deposit in the pores of the wood it will be gradually converted in part into free sulphur. (3.) The method of treating wood which consists in impregnating it with a hot solution of a calcium-sulphide, said solution carrying sufficient additional sulphur to cause its colour to be a clear claret red.

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]

(Specification, 5s. 6d.)

No. 27151.—11th January, 1910.—MASSEY-HARRIS COMPANY, LIMITED, of 915 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Manufacturers (assignees of Charles McLeod, Manager of the Patent Department of the Massey-Harris Company, Limited, of 915 King Street West aforesaid). Improvements in bearings for rapidly rotating bodies.

Claims.—(1.) A bearing for a spindle supporting a rapidly rotating body in which, in order to secure a yielding effect tending to centre the spindle in its bearing and a frictional resistance to lateral movement of the spindle, a disc is provided encircling the spindle, and displaceable therewith in a direction transverse of the axis of the bearing, and located between a pair of relatively stationary surfaces between which it is frictionally clamped by the action of a spring, the disc and said surfaces being so shaped that the pressure of the spring tends also to maintain the disc in axial alignment with the bearing.

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]

(Specification, 7s. 6d.)

No. 27156.—13th January, 1910.—THE BELL GAS-SAVER COMPANY, LIMITED, an English Joint-stock Company of limited liability, duly incorporated under English laws, of 85 Great College Street, Camden Town, London, England, Manufacturers (assignees of Henry Malcolm Caldwell, of Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, at present residing at 2 Prince of Wales Road, Kentish Town, London, England, Mining Engineer, and Thomas Smith, of 72 Castle Road, Kentish Town aforesaid, Gas Engineer). Improvements in or relating to means for governing or (and) regulating pressure of gas or supply of gas, either with or without an indicator.

Extract from Specification.—The gas-inlet valve is subjected to a pressure constantly tending to open or keep same open and varying according to the degree to which the said valve is open. We also, according to this invention, provide a relief valve (spring or otherwise suitably actuated) which can come into operation to admit gas into the said chamber if and when the said inlet-valve remains shut from any cause—e.g., through excessive pressure occurring in the gas-mains. To this relief-valve we may advantageously