Feb. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 793

No. 28928.—24th December, 1910.—Good Inventions Company, of Brooklyn, New York, United States of America, a Corporation (assignees of John Good, deceased, late of Brooklyn, U.S.A.). Combing-machine.

Claims.—(1.) A combing-machine suitable for operation on raw hemp or like fibre, having means for forming a plurality of laps out of bunches of fibre, and operating to feed such laps, in combination with an organization of moving combing-pins adapted for operation simultaneously on each of said laps, and a sliver-delivery head co-operating with said combing-pins to produce a composite sliver from said plurality of laps. (2.) A combing-machine of the kind described, comprising, in combination, fibre-receiving means adapted for forming a plurality of laps of the fibre, feeding-pins adapted to engage and feed said laps, an organization of combing-pins operating simultaneously on each of said laps and adapted to draw the fibres thereof from their engagement with said feeding-pins, and a sliver-delivery head producing a single sliver from the said plurality of laps. (3.) A combing-machine of the kind described, comprising an organization of moving combing-pins adapted for simultaneous operation on a plurality of continuous fibre-laps, in combination with feeding-means co-ordinated with said moving combing-pins to feed such laps in floating position on the points of said combing-pins, and a sliver-delivery head producing a single sliver from said plurality of laps.

[NOTE.—Here follow twenty-six other claims.]

(Specification, £1 10s.)

No. 28954.—6th January, 1911.—George Thomas Cavill, of 46 Dawson Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Electrician. Improvements in change-speed spur and clutch gearing.

Extract from Specification.—According to my invention an intermediate coupler-shaft geared or otherwise connected to the driven element carries upon it a tubular shaft or two or more tubular shafts, each of which tubular shafts has keyed upon it a gear-wheel which engages another gear-wheel through which movement is transmitted to the driven element. This coupler-shaft has keyed or formed upon it a cylindrical collar. Each of the tubular shafts is similarly formed with, or has keyed upon it, a cylindrical collar of the same dimensions as the coupler-shaft collar. Each of these several collars is separately engageable by a one-way automatic clutch of the free-wheel type, rotated by means of another tubular shaft (coaxial with the coupler-shaft) which is directly connected to the driving-shaft, or is formed as a tubular extension of the driving-shaft. The clutch may be slid over the collars longitudinally when its grip has been released in the manner hereinafter to be described, and may be re-engaged at will with any one of said collars and caused to transmit thereto the rotational movement of the driving-shaft. That one of the collars to which the clutch is for the time being so engaged, together with the shaft and gear-wheel to which such collar belongs, are thus rotated at engine speed, the other shafts and their accessory parts running free.

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

(Specification, £1 4s.)

No. 28999.—17th January, 1911.—Bramah Joseph Diplock, of Wheatsheaf Wharf, Crabtree Lane, Fulham, Middlesex, England, Engineer. Improvements in road-vehicles.

Claims.—(1.) Means for causing the carriers to move in a vertical plane parallel to themselves when the feet are descending on to the ground, substantially as described.

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]

(Specification, 4s. 3d.)

No. 29016.—19th January, 1911.—Arthur Alfred Plank, of Mount and Carcoar Streets, Blayney, New South Wales, Australia, Mechanical Engineer. Improvements relating to tires.

Extract from Specification.—It consists of either one or more continuous and partially overlapping spring steel coils, made circular, and having the meeting-ends joined together to form a hoop or ring, which may be sprung into position in the grooved rim, and when in place will have each circlet of the coil at the inner circumferential seating part in close contact with their proximate circlets, thereby preventing (only at that part) any extending movement of the hoop or ring.

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

(Specification, 8s. 9d.)

No. 29019.—19th January, 1911.—Frank Bradford, of 625 Phelan Building, San Francisco, United States of America, Capitalist (assignee of Herbert Nosworthy Roche, of 1203 Buchanan Street, San Francisco aforesaid, Dentist). Electric water-heater.

Claims.—(1.) In a water-heater, the combination of a water-heating chamber having an inlet and an outlet, and electric-heating unit in the chamber, a rotary snap-switch in circuit with the unit, a valve-controlling flow through the outlet, and means for automatically and simultaneously turning the switch when the valve is opened. (2.) In a water-heater, the combination of a water-heating chamber, inlet and discharge connections thereto, an electric heating-unit in the chamber, a rotatable snap-switch in circuit with the heating-unit, and means including a longitudinally movable member associated with the inlet-connection for controlling the water-flow and switch in unison, whereby the switch is turned off and on as the water is turned off and on. (3.) In a water-heater, the combination of a receiver, inlet and discharge connections thereto, a plurality of parallel insulated heating-tubes, a casing within which said tubes are enclosed, high-resistance coils in conjunction with the tubes and within the casing, means for supplying water to the tubes, means to transmit an electric current through the heating-coils, a snap-switch adapted to complete the electric circuit, and means operative in conjunction with the water-supply means whereby the switch is closed when water is admitted to the heater, and opened when the water-supply means is closed, by intermittent rotation of said switch in one direction.

[NOTE.—Here follow nine other claims.]

(Specification, 9s. 6d.)

No. 29025.—20th January, 1911.—Levi Pickering, of Ngakawau, Westport, New Zealand, Miner. An improved clip or grip for attaching trucks and the like to hauling-ropes.

Claims.—(1.) A clip or grip for the purpose indicated, comprising a clip in two parts hinged together and adapted to grip a hauling-rope, a shield adapted to fit over said clip to retain its grip upon the ropes, said shield being attached to the object to be hauled, substantially as set forth.

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]

(Specification, 2s. 3d.)

No. 29033.—24th January, 1911.—William Robert Sykes, of 26 Voltaire Road, Clapham, London S.W., England, Railway-signal and Telegraph Engineer; Charles Joseph Cooke, of “Coningsby,” 72 Compton Road, Winchmore Hill, London N., England, Electrical Engineer; Arthur Henry Johnson, of “Wanganui,” Ashdown Road, Epsom, Surrey, England, Electrical Engineer; George Henry Sykes, of 11 Lessar Avenue, Clapham, London S.W. aforesaid, Electrical Engineer; and McKenzie and Holland, Limited, of 58 Victoria Street, Westminster, London S.W. aforesaid, and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Railway-signal Engineers. Improvements in insulated rail-joints.

Claims.—(1.) In an insulated rail-joint having fish-plates each formed in two parts insulated from one another, and connected together to form one plate by bolts passing through arms extending transversely from said parts, an extension provided on each of said arms, said extensions being adapted to pass under and support the base of the rail, and, further, to allow of the employment of an additional bolt which passes through said extensions.

[NOTE.—Here follow four other claims.]

(Specification, 5s. 9d.)

No. 29035.—24th January, 1911.—Harry Neftali Cahen, of 7 Beaulieu Villas, Finsbury Park, London, England, Engineer. Improvements in means for attaching bows, buckles, and the like to shoes.

Extract from Specification.—I form the hooks or the eyes which are attached to the shoe-upper upon a piece of metal or the like, which is designed to be sewn or riveted to the shoe-upper, and which is formed in two parts hinged together at the middle.

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

(Specification, 3s.)