3398

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 83

No. 27950.—23rd June, 1910.—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, in Massachusetts, in said United States of America (the assignees of Andrew Eppler, of Lynn, Essex, and said Massachusetts, Inventor). Improvements in or relating to tack-pulling machines.

Extract from Specification.—Like machines of the prior art, the machine herein disclosed involves, generally speaking, co-operating jaws for pulling the tacks, and an ejector which removes the pulled tack from the tack-pulling jaw and discharges it into a suitably placed hopper, the present invention being directed to improvements in the construction and arrangement of the tack-pulling jaws whereby the tack is seized with a yielding grip and breakage of the jaws due to inequality in the diameters of tacks obviated; another preferable feature of such construction and arrangement being that the tack is given a substantially vertical pull, or pull substantially at right angles to the line of tacks, whereby the objectionable tendency of tacks to wedge between the pulling-jaws is remedied. The present invention is also directed to the ejector and its co-relation to the tack-pulling jaws, whereby the ejector is enabled to act upon a pulled tack close to the point at which it is being pulled, and to discharge it in a direction transverse to the line of tacks, a feature of great importance when it is desired to collect the tacks in a hopper or other receptacle.

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

(Specification, 7s. 3d.)

No. 27951.—28th June, 1909.†—IRA CLYDE BUCKMINSTER, of 8 Pierce Avenue, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America. Improvements in presses.

Extract from Specification.—The operation of the machine is as follows: When the operator has moved the presser-member 6 into operative position over the die, as described, and has depressed the starting-handle 26 to start the pressing operation, the plunger 8 begins to descend to bring the presser-member 6 into contact with the die, and as it descends the thicker parts of the levers 46, or the parts radially more remote from the centre of oscillation of the plunger, engage the rollers 60, thus causing the levers to be moved toward the brake-cylinder 32 and bring the shoes 48 into braking engagement therewith. The turning movement of the plunger will thus be checked, since the levers 46 are prevented from moving in the directions of the oscillation of said plunger by the ears 50 or the ears 52. As the plunger returns to its normal position the levers will be moved radially outward about their pivots by springs 72 confined between lugs upon said levers and co-operating lugs upon the arms of the yoke 44.

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

(Specification, 13s. 6d.)

No. 27994.—25th June, 1910.—HENRY DROUTLEGE, of Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer. An improved teat-cup and milking and vacuum parts connected thereto.

Extract from Specification.—The improvements in this invention are projected for the purpose of providing a more perfect teat-cup that will assimilate closely to the movement of the fingers of the human hand when milking, but more particularly to the intermittent action of a calf’s mouth in sucking, and for more readily and effectively conveying the flow of milk from the cows’ teat to the milk-bucket. The rubber tube is made long enough to turn over the outer case at both ends, a cap is fitted at the top and a cup at the bottom, both of which fit over the turned-over rubber and complete the equipment of the teat-cup, other than the fitting of the pulsator-pipe to the metal connection, which projects outwardly from the case. Two tubes, preferably made of rubber, connect the overhead vacuum-pipe through the pulsator to the teat-cup, one through the hollow cradle and the other through the milk-bucket. A plunger is fitted to within the pulsator-casing, and is connected to the crank-shaft. The connections of these parts and their functions, as well as of the rest of the apparatus, are given in detail.

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

(Specification, 7s.)

No. 28018.—1st July, 1910.—CHARLES COOPER, of Mangatoki, Taranaki, New Zealand, Factory-manager. Improved apparatus for sterilizing skim-milk and whey.*

Extract from Specification.—The inflowing cool milk is utilized to extract the heat from the outflowing milk after sterilization, and conversely the heated milk warms the inflowing milk, thereby effecting a saving in steam used for heating the milk. The apparatus comprises a casing connected to the usual pump employed for pumping skim-milk. This casing rests upon a vessel into which a nozzle projects tangentially and is connected to any suitable steam-supply under pressure. The casing contains a plurality of tubes, assembled at their ends in tube-plates after the manner of a surface condenser. The bottom tube-plate rests upon a mouthpiece which fits within an opening formed in the top of the vessel. Tubes provided in the top of the vessel, and depending thereinto, communicate with the casing outside the mouthpiece, and a draw-off cock is provided in the said vessel.

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

(Specification, 7s.)

No. 28037.—7th July, 1910.—WILLIAM THOMAS COWPERTHWAITE, of Valley Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand, Contractor (assignee of the said William Thomas Cowperthwaite and James William Butterworth, of Grey Lynn, Auckland aforesaid, Patternmaker). Improvements in moulds for making concrete blocks.

Extract from Specification.—The present invention provides improvements as follows: The mould has a false bottom, which is removed with the concrete block upon it, thus preventing damage to the block, and greatly expediting its removal. The bottom of the mould has recesses to enable the workman to pass his hands beneath the false bottom. An adjustable stop is provided to limit the turnover of the front wall when opening the mould, a saving of time being thereby effected. The mould has a removable core for forming a recess in the block, which core is withdrawn before the false bottom is removed.

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

(Specification, 2s. 6d.)

No. 28067.—13th July, 1910.—GEORGE CLAYDON, of Radley, Woolston, Canterbury, New Zealand, Engineer. Improvements in flax-strippers.

Extract from Specification.—Consists in providing raised ribs or stripping-blocks around the circumference of one drum of a stripper. The flax is scraped against the ribs or blocks by blades fixed to diagonal ribs upon the other drum.

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

(Specification, 2s. 6d.)

No. 28082.—15th July, 1910.—JOHN MORRISON, of Kaukapakapa, Auckland, in the Dominion of New Zealand, Farmer. Improved hopper and delivery-vessel for comestibles such as oatmeal, flour, and the like.

Extract from Specification.—According hereto, a rectangular hopper having a bottom inclining from all sides towards the middle is provided with a tubular delivery-chute of flexible material, closable by a spring clip. Meal or the like is delivered from this hopper to a vessel provided with a cap or dome, of a size to contain a convenient amount of the meal, and having a sliding shutter by which the cap may be shut off.

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

(Specification, 2s. 3d.)

No. 28084.—5th August, 1909.†—JAMES ANGUS MUNRO, of 374 Latrobe Street, Melbourne, Manufacturer, and JABEZ BRITTON, of Seville, Blacksmith, both in the Commonwealth of Australia. An improved rope-coupler.

Claim.—In a rope-coupler, a tension-bar A having a coupling-hook at one end and a guide-hook F at the other end, a drum B, guard-stud D, and tension-pin E, substantially as described, and illustrated in the drawing.

(Specification, 1s. 9d.)