July 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1993

No. 26732.—14th October, 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, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in said United States of America (assignees of Henry Wallace Winter, of Methuen, in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, Machinist). Improvements in or relating to machines for operating upon soles.*

Claims.—(1.) A machine for operating upon soles, having in combination a stationary tool, a plurality of rotary toothed feeding-sections for advancing a sole against the tool, means for rotating said sections positively in the direction of feed constructed to permit individual forward movement of the sections under the action of the work, and means for pressing the work into engagement with said sections. (2.) A machine of the class described, having in combination a frame, work-feeding means mounted upon the frame, a head detachably secured to the frame and provided with a presser-wheel for holding the work in contact with said feeding-means, and a divided shaft for rotating said wheel, having one of its sections mounted upon the head and a second section mounted upon the frame, and means for detachably connecting said sections.

[NOTE.—Here follow eleven other claims.]

(Specification, 19s.)

No. 26733.—14th October, 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, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in said United States of America (assignees of Arthur Bingham and William Pratt, both of Leicester, in the County of Leicester, England, Engineers). Improvements in or relating to nail-distributing machines.*

Claims.—(1.) In a nail-distributing apparatus, the combination with a nail-inverter comprising a member having a substantially vertical face provided with nail-receiving grooves, and arranged for movement between a position in which the grooves receive nails having their heads pointing in one direction and a position in which the grooves deliver the nails with their heads pointing in the opposite direction, of automatic means for ejecting nails which fail to be properly delivered from the grooves, and a cover member for preventing lateral displacement of the nails within the grooves in their movement toward nail-delivering position. (2.) In a nail-distributing apparatus, the combination with a nail-receiver having nail-receiving pockets, and arranged for movement between a position in which the pockets receive nails and a position in which the pockets deliver nails, of means for ejecting deformed nails failing to be delivered from the pockets, arranged to be rendered operative by the movement of the receiver.

[NOTE.—Here follow eleven other claims.]

(Specification, 8s. 6d.)

No. 26735.—14th October, 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, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in said United States of America (assignees of John Vinton Allen, of Weymouth, in the County of Norfolk and said Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Machinist). Improvements in or relating to machines for rounding or trimming the heel-seats of boots and shoes.*

Claims.—(1.) For a machine for rounding or trimming the heel-seats of boots or shoes, and having a relatively movable work-support and a die adapted to be positioned about the counter portion of a shoe, the arrangement that the cutting-edge of the die and the surface of the work-support are, for the purpose described, inclined to the axis of the die. . . . (3.) In a machine for rounding or trimming the heel-seats of boots or shoes comprising a reciprocatory member for imparting pressure to the die, the provision of means (such, for example, as the parts 15, 16) for adjusting the alignment of the die in relation to the said member.

[NOTE.—Here follow sixteen other claims.]

(Specification, 16s.)

No. 26736.—14th October, 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, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in said United States of America (assignees of John Henry Brown, Engineer, and Joseph Gouldbourn, Engineer, both of Leicester, in the County of Leicester, England). Improvements in or relating to machines for use in the manufacture of boots and shoes.*

Claims.—(1.) For a machine for inserting hob or like nails into boots or shoes, the combination with an edge gauge and a yielding or other rest that engages the tread face of the sole nearer its centre than the line of insertion of the nails, of a disconnectible or other device to maintain a predetermined correlation between the gauge and rest when there is a relative adjustment between them and the nail-inserter to vary the distance from the side of the sole at which the nails are driven.

[NOTE.—Here follow five other claims.]

(Specification, 7s. 6d.)

No. 26867.—5th November, 1909.—ROBERT McGAFFIN, of Hastings, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, Contractor. A mechanical bench-loader for conveying Phormium tenax or New Zealand flax on to bench, or table, or other receptacle, to be fed into stripping-machine.*

Extract from Specification.—According hereto, two corresponding endless chains or belts arranged at an inclination alongside each other at a distance apart to suit the length of the flax-blades pass over sprocket or other pulleys, one pair of which is rotated to give motion to the chains. Battens extend across the chains at intervals, and a number of endless ropes of length approximate to the chains are secured to the underside of the battens. A main and essential feature of the invention lies in arranging the conveyor to deliver part of its load intermittently at the will of the feeder, who may thus regulate the supply of flax to his bench. This is effected by a lever which throws out of operation the driving-gear of the conveyor. This lever is operable by the hand or foot of the feeder, and preferably by means of a rope.

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

(Specification, 4s.)

No. 26868.—5th November, 1909.—ROBERT McGAFFIN, of Hastings, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, Contractor. Flax-mill drain-cleaner and vegetation-loader.*

Claims.—(1.) A flax-mill drain-cleaner and vegetation-loader consisting of the parts constructed, arranged, combined, and operating substantially as herein set forth and illustrated. (2.) For the purpose indicated, the employment of an endless conveyor, and tines projecting therefrom, adapted to travel within the drain, substantially as set forth and illustrated.

(Specification, 2s.)

No. 27174.—19th January, 1910.—RUDOLPH HAMBURGER, of 281 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Merchant (assignee of Henry Temple, of Sydney aforesaid, Commercial Traveller). Improvements in devices for lubricating axles.

Claims.—(1.) The improvements in devices for lubricating axles consisting of a shallow groove in the surface of the axle-spindle extending the full length of the spindle, including its threaded outer end where it is at a higher level than at its inner end, said groove being in communication with an oil-reservoir formed in the screw-cap which secures the axle-box, substantially as described and illustrated. (2.) The improvements in devices for lubricating axles consisting of the combination and arrangement of parts all substantially as described, explained, and as illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 2s.)