APRIL 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1129

Complete Specifications filed after Provisionals.

LIST of complete specifications filed after provisional specifications, from the 19th to the 31st March, 1910, inclusive :—

No. 25961.—A. Parker, printing-machine.
No. 25968.—W. Harvey, cheese-pressure block.
No. 26132.—J. Thomas, hoe-support.
No. 26139.—C. W. Clayton, rubber heel.
No. 26183.—W. J. Roebuck, wire-tightener.
No. 26255.—W. F. Munn, sporting boot.
No. 26672.—F. A. Rich, eye-piece for optical instrument.
No. 26957.—C. E. Honeyfield, milking-machine.
No. 26968.—F. C. Thompson, operating venetian blinds.

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 6th April, 1910.

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. 25784.—5th April, 1909.—LAURANCE HEALEY, of Leeston, near Christchurch, New Zealand, Blacksmith. An improved vehicle-lifting jack.*

Claims.—(1.) A vehicle-lifting jack comprised by a lower member formed with a base piece and with a vertical projection thereon, an upper member formed with a slot extending upwards from its lower end into which the vertical projection of the lower member is fitted and a pivot-pin passed transversely through the vertical projection and through the upper member on both sides thereof, such members being formed with inclined engaging faces on the lower ends of the upper member and the upper face of the base piece and upon the upper end of the vertical projection and top end of the slot, substantially as specified. (2.) The improved vehicle-lifting jack constructed, arranged, and operating, substantially as described and explained, and as illustrated in the drawings.
(Specification, 3s.)

No. 25981.—27th May, 1909.—THOMAS FREDERICK BROWN, of 16 Linda Street, Coburg, Victoria, Australia, Cabinetmaker. Improvements in the construction of metal framework for chairs, couches, sofas, settees, and other like articles of furniture.*

Extract from Specification.—In constructing such articles of furniture according to this invention, the main portion of framework is formed from sheet metal, the design and shape of said frame being stamped or cut from the blank sheet, and then pressed or otherwise formed into a hollow section of any desired shape.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 4s. 6d.)

No. 26005.—1st June, 1909.—JOHN CHARLES TYRRELL, of 384 George Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, Engineer, and CONRAD PETER JENSEN, of 19 Kerr Street, Fitzroy, aforesaid, Manufacturer. Improved means for automatically closing and locking the doors of railway-cars and suchlike vehicles.*

Extract from Specification.—Providing a pair of longitudinal sliding rods underneath the floor of each car, which are connected together between the cars, thus extending throughout the length of the train. Each of these sliding rods is connected to the doors upon its respective side of the car by levers in such manner that when operated in one direction the doors are all unlocked, while when operated in the other direction those doors which are open will be automatically closed, and all of them locked. These sliding rods are operated in their forward movement—that is to say, for closing and locking the doors—by mechanism connected to the rotating axles of the wheels of the vehicle. This mechanism is capable of being thrown in and out of gear by suitable clutches operated from within the guard’s van.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 10s.)

No. 26007.—1st June, 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 Arthur Bates, of Leicester, England, Engineer). Improvements in or relating to the art of making dies.*

Claims.—(1.) The method of making skeleton frame dies, which consists in constructing a rigid frame having an unobstructed centre, a flat pressure receiving edge, and a vertical wall formed with a contour of the shape of the blanks to be cut, conforming flexible cutting-blades to said vertical wall and securing them to the frame.

[NOTE.—Here follow five other claims.]
(Specification, 9s.)

No. 26048.—9th June, 1909.—O. A. MILLER TREEING MACHINE COMPANY, of Portland, in the State of Maine, United States of America, a corporation duly organized under the laws of said State of Maine, carrying on business of Shoe-machinery Manufacturers, and having a place of business at 205 Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America (assignees of John Oertly, of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Machinist; Charles Fredrick Dudley, of Bellevue, Kentucky, United States of America, Machinist; and John Severin Hansen, of Brockton, Massachusetts, aforesaid, Machinist). Improvements in or relating to apparatus for heating tools electrically.*

Claims.—(1.) A treeing-iron having a hollow body-part provided with an opening between its ends and a heating resistance removably supported in said part. (2.) In a treeing-iron having a hollow body-part, the employment of a heating resistance constructed to be interposed between the ends of conductors in said body-part, and provided with inclined surfaces formed to move the conductors outwardly in the insertion of the resistance in working position. (3.) In an electrically heated treeing-iron having a hollow body-part, a heating resistance arranged within said body-part, and a handle extending from said body-part, the employment of a contact upon the outer end of the handle, a conductor in continuous electrical connection with said contact arranged for movement longitudinally of the handle, and formed to enter the cavity of the body-part, and to have engagement with the heating resistance, and means for pressing said conductor yieldingly into engagement with the resistance.

[NOTE.—Here follow sixteen other claims.]
(Specification, £1.)

No. 26119.—23rd June, 1909.—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 or relating to heel-attaching machines.*