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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 83

No. 26480.—26th August, 1909.—THOMAS JAMES McBRIDE, of 136 Papanui Road, Christchurch, New Zealand, Gentleman. Improved puncture-proof pneumatic tire and means for securing same on wheels.

Extract from Specification.—This invention consists of a twin-tube pneumatic tire for vehicle-wheels in which the single tread portion diverges centrally into two wings, each formed with a pair of flanges and adapted to receive a removable air-tube. In order to provide against lateral displacement, and also to assist in anchoring the wings of the tire to the wheel, the felloe-band is provided with a rigid metallic radial rib which projects centrally into the space between the wings of the tire, and is formed with anchoring-grooves. Expansion-spaces are provided inside the tire to permit of sufficient compression of the tubes and tread, and, furthermore, in putting the invention into practice various other minor features are necessary or desirable, and will be referred to.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 9s.)

No. 26590.—15th September, 1909.—KENNETH MURDOCH STEVENS, of Maungatapere, Auckland, New Zealand, Farm Cadet. An automatic releaser for the teat-cups of milking-machines.*

Claims.—(1.) An improved teat-cup releaser comprising a bowl supported by a weighted lever, a valve to which the lever is fitted and operable by the said lever in order to cut off the vacuum to the teat-cups when the bowl rises, and to open the said vacuum when the bowl descends, substantially as set forth. (2.) An improved teat-cup releaser comprising a milk-bowl, a hole or holes in the bottom thereof, a lever supporting the bowl at one end, the other end being weighted, a valve for controlling the vacuum to the teat-cups to which the said lever is fitted, and means for depressing the bowl and opening the valve and retaining the same open when starting, substantially as set forth. (3.) The improved teat-cup releaser as described, combined, constructed, and operating substantially as set forth, and illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 4s.)

No. 26627.—22nd September, 1909.—DAVID AMEY, of “Benacre,” Sale, Victoria, Australia, Farmer. Improvements in reversible ploughs, cultivators, and the like.*

Claims.—(1.) In an implement of the kind indicated, forked standards supporting discs and pivoted to beams or the like, and connected to a bar or framing which is movable as by a clamp or angle plate as described for the simultaneous adjustment of said standards. (2.) In an implement of the kind indicated, the combination with a series of ploughs as set forth, of a series of pivoted standards, and means for simultaneously causing them to take as upright or sloping a position, and more or less forwardly or rearwardly, as desired. (3.) In an implement of the kind indicated, a draught framing (having pivoted converging side arms and a wide frontal curved draught-bar) adapted to be swung as described from side to side when the ploughing-direction is to be changed.

[NOTE.—Here follow eleven other claims.]
(Specification, 9s. 6d.)

No. 26628.—22nd September, 1909.—NICOLAS DMITRIEWITSCH KRASSILNIKOFF, of 34 Angylsky Prosp., St. Petersburg, Russia, Engineer. Improvements in and relating to propelling-apparatuses for ships.

Claims.—(1.) A propelling-device for ships comprising a series of propelling-paddles carried by endless flexible members performing a suitable motion of translation, this propelling-device being characterized in that the propelling-paddles are connected with the flexible members by means of articulations, and are held in a position which is perpendicular to their direction of motion in the water by connecting-links, one of the ends of which is hingedly connected with the paddles, whilst the other is hingedly connected with a member carried by the corresponding flexible member.

[NOTE.—Here follow seven other claims.]
(Specification, 6s. 9d.)

No. 26670.—2nd October, 1909.—PHILIP CHETWOOD WATT, of Palm Grove, Berhampore, Wellington, New Zealand, Builder. Window lock and fastener combined.*

Extract from Specification.—Two slip-bolts; one slips into a plate screwed on to the top sash of the window with holes drilled about 3 in. centres, the other slips into a hole in the pulley-stile. Small rings may be used for holes in top sash and pulley-stile if preferred, which holds the bottom sash solid in position; the top sash may be pulled down any distance desired for ventilation-purposes, and No. 2 bolt holds it solid in position. By means of a spring a pressure is kept on this bolt, which prevents the window from rattling. The key A, with a quarter-turn, moves both bolts, and can be removed, which makes the window burglar-proof; the fastener is reversible.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 1s. 6d.)

No. 26734.—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 Shoemachinery 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 Elmer Phineas Nichols, of Manchester, in the County of Hillsboro and State of New Hampshire, in said United States of America). Improvements in or relating to machines for evening and grading soles and other parts of boots and shoes, and for other allied uses.*

Claims.—(1.) For a machine for evening or grading soles and the like, or for performing both these operations, having means for operating upon leather-pieces fed through the machine, and feeler-mechanism to engage the said pieces and automatically adjust the said means, the arrangement that the said feeler-mechanism comprises a member (such, for example, as the feed-roll 9) that extends across the full width of the leather-piece, and is adapted by the varying thickness of the edges thereof to be moved at either of its ends. . . . (3.) For a machine for evening or grading soles and the like, or for performing both these operations, comprising a feeler-mechanism that engages the stock at its opposite edges, the provision of an equalizing-device to maintain uniform pressure at the said opposite edges. (4.) For a machine for evening or grading soles and the like, or for performing both these operations, a construction of the feeler-mechanism of the kind claimed in preceding claiming clause No. 3, that comprises a feed-roller, yielding connecting posts, and a balanced lever, substantially as described with reference to Fig. 5 of the drawings. . . . (8.) A construction of the device claimed in claiming clause No. 7, which comprises a lost-motion device (such, for example, as the segment 44 and the abutment 47) in the chain of connections between the feeler-mechanism and the operating-means.

[NOTE.—Here follow fifteen other claims.]
(Specification, £2.)

No. 26762.—19th October, 1909.—ANDREW ENG, of Mangaweka, New Zealand, Sawmiller. Improved means of automatically agitating milk or other liquids.*

Claims.—(1.) In means for agitating liquids, an agitating-frame adapted to move up and down within the liquid, a tipping-vessel mounted in vertical guides adapted when full of water to overweigh the agitating-frame and when empty to be overweighed by the frame, a rope suspended over pulleys and connecting the agitating-frame with the tipping-vessel, and means whereby the tipping-vessel may be filled with water when at the top of the guides and may be emptied thereof when at the bottom of the guides, substantially as specified.

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]
(Specification, 4s. 6d.)