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door-frame. A handle is secured to the spring catch-plate,
and when attempt is made to slide the door thereby the
projection is drawn out of engagement with the recess. Upon
the other side of the door is a pivoted handle having a pro-
jection which when the handle is pulled laterally pushes
against the spring catch-plate, thereby withdrawing the pro-
jection from its recess. There may be more than one of the
spring catch-plates, and a latch having two of such members
is illustrated in the drawing.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place
of the claims.]
(Specification, 3s. 3d.)

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No. 28334.—24th August, 1910.—HERBERT TREVOR SHER-
wood, of 12 London Wall, London E.C., England, Manufac-
turer. Improvements in and relating to corsets.

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Claims.—(1.) A corset of the kind referred to, in which
there is secured at one side of each of the slits or incisions
therein a series of tapes or the like, which pass through the
other side of each slit and through a flap secured to an adjust-
ing strap or the like, which is resiliently connected with the
opposite ends of said tapes or the like, and is adjusted to be
secured to the corset at or near the back thereof, substantially
as and for the purpose specified. (2.) The described and
illustrated corset.

(Specification, 2s.)

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No. 28367.—23rd February, 1910.†—WILLIAM DAVID
COOLIDGE, of Schenectady, New York, U.S.A., Physicist.
Tungsten, and the manufacture thereof.

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Claims.—(1.) As a new article of manufacture, permanently
ductile tungsten. (2.) As a new article of manufacture,
ductile tungsten which retains its ductility after having been
subjected to high heating. (3.) A filament of permanently
ductile tungsten. (4.) A body of permanently ductile drawn
tungsten.

[NOTE.—Here follow six other claims.]
(Specification, 7s. 9d.)

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No. 28376.—3rd September, 1910.—ROBERT WLADISLAS
DE MONTALK, of 302 Victoria Arcade, Auckland, New Zea-
land, Architect. An improved peg for surveying and other
purposes.

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Extract from Specification.—I make a peg of concrete cast
in a mould, and, when desired, reinforced with iron or steel
rods or pins, wire, lace wirework, expanded metal, com-
binations of these materials, or otherwise. The peg is made
with a rectangular head, and a stem descending therefrom
is well filleted thereto. In the process of casting, distinctive
marks are made in the head of the peg.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place
of the claims.]
(Specification, 2s. 6d.)

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No. 28378.—5th September, 1910.—CHARLES SYDNEY PEES,
of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Cycle-engineer. Im-
proved latch for gates and the like.

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Claims.—(1.) A latch for gates and the like constructed,
arranged, and operating substantially as specified, and illus-
trated in the drawings. (2.) A latch of the nature indicated,
comprising a latching-lever, a casing within which it is pivoted
a V spring operating upon the end of the latching-lever, and
an operating push-bar, substantially as specified and illustrated.

(Specification, 1s. 6d.)

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No. 28382.—6th September, 1909.†—JAMES BURGESS, of
Farm Road, Cheltenham, Victoria, Commonwealth of Aus-
tralia, Engineer, and JAMES FULTON MUIR, of 6 Park Road,
Middle Park, South Melbourne, Victoria, Commonwealth of
Australia, Engineer. An improved high-pressure filter.

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Claims.—(1.) In a high-pressure filter as described, the
method of preventing undue packing, consisting in pro-
viding superimposed sectional filtering-compartments con-
structed each of perforated division plates, spider frames,

and filtering media, the compartment adjacent to the liquid-
supply inlet consisting of five sections, the intermediate com-
partment and the last compartment of the series comprised
each of three sections, and scouring-chambers interposed
between said compartments and top cover and the bottom
end of filter, as set forth.

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]
(Specification, 7s.)

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No. 28384.—8th March, 1910.†—STEPHEN JAMES COLLINS,
of 19 Erskine Street, Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, Box-
maker. Improved box for butter and other suitable goods.

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Claims.—(1.) In boxes for butter and other suitable goods,
in combination, means for providing for a facile connection
or disconnection of the component parts of a box consisting
of separate boards or plates to form the sides, bottom, and
top of box, and each having overlying battens or strips
secured thereon at one or two of their edges to provide mutual
rests or supports for the others of the said boards or plates,
means for keeping the box in a rigid state during the filling
of same with goods, and means for fastening the lid, sub-
stantially as described. (2.) In boxes for butter and other
suitable goods, in combination, means for providing for
a quick and simple connection or disconnection of the com-
ponent parts of a box consisting of separate boards or plates,
to each of which are attached battens or strips, either at one
or two of their edges, so that they lie flush and transversely
with the end of the respective board or plate, and form mutual
rests or supports for the other boards or plates constituting
the sides, bottom, and top of the box, substantially as de-
scribed. (3.) In boxes for butter and other suitable goods,
in combination, means for keeping the separate side members
of the box in a rigid state when being filled, consisting of a
frame encircling the exterior of the box and forming a re-
movable cramp, substantially as described and illustrated.
(4.) In boxes for butter and other suitable goods, in com-
bination, means for providing ventilation for the box con-
sisting of forming one or more of the sides of open members
in sufficient proportions without impairing the strength of
the box, substantially as illustrated and described. (5.) The
general combination and arrangement of the several parts,
as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 on the drawings, to form a com-
plete box for butter or other suitable goods, substantially
as described.

(Specification, 5s. 6d.)

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No. 28389.—5th September, 1910.—EMIL DEISTER, of
1415 Webster Street, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United
States of America, Mechanic. Ore-concentrators.

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Claims.—(1.) An ore-concentrating table having upon its
working surface a series of conterminous concentrating-sec-
tions differing from one another in relative inclinations and
extending from its head to its foot, over which material being
treated will tend to flow by gravity from a feed-box to a tail-
ings-discharge, and having also a cleaning-up space adjacent
to the concentrates-discharge, conterminous with each of
the concentrating-sections aforesaid and coincident therewith
in elevation upon their conterminal lines, and a source of
power and mechanism to produce transverse oscillating move-
ments of the table to cause the concentrated mineral to
move over the surface in, along, and from each of the con-
centrating-sections to and into the cleaning-up space.

[NOTE.—Here follow ten other claims.]
(Specification, £1 2s.)

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J. C. LEWIS,
Registrar.