Mar. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 955

No. 28961.—4th January, 1911.—CHARLES ERNEST PLAYER, of Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand, Medical Practitioner. Improvements in mats and the like to prevent them slipping on smooth surfaces such as polished floors.*

Claim.—The combination with a mat or the like, of pieces or lengths of rubber or rubber-coated material, secured to the underneath surface of the mat, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

(Specification, 2s. 3d.)

No. 28983.—10th January, 1911.—ROBERT WHITELEY COLLINSON, of the Laurels, 49 Mount Pleasant, Norwich, Norfolk, England, Chemist, and CLIFFORD WHITELEY COLLINSON, of Kirklands Cottage, Kirklands Road, Baildon, York, England, Wool-buyer. Improved compositions for marking sheep and other animals.

Extract from Specification.—By the present invention the fatty matter, grease, or fatty acid which forms the basis of the mark is rendered soluble in water by the addition to it, or to the water in which it is to be dissolved, of a small amount of alkali (preferably ammonia) in solution.

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

(Specification, 3s. 6d.)

No. 29051.—26th January, 1911.—JESSE MEAD, of Eltham, New Zealand, Fitter. Improved means for use in receiving and delivering the milk from milking-machine installations.

Extract from Specification.—The invention consists in providing an airtight can of suitable shape and capacity, the upper end of which is arranged in the line of the vacuum milk-pipe and having an outlet-pipe for the milk arranged to extend upwards from near the bottom inside of the can and outwards through the side thereof at a proper distance from the bottom. The milk entering the can will, when the level reaches the top bend of this outlet-pipe, overflow through the pipe, and will continue to overflow as fresh milk enters the can. In order to insure of this outflow against the action of the vacuum in the can, an air-pipe is provided and arranged to allow air to enter the can at a point below the level of the milk permanently retained therein. Sufficient air-pressure to relieve the action of the vacuum on the milk itself will thus enter through this pipe.

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

(Specification, 4s.)

No. 29074.—1st February, 1911.—MONOTYPE MACHINE (COLONIAL PATENTS) SYNDICATE, LIMITED, of 43 Fetter Lane, London, E.C., England (assignees of Frank Hinman Pierpont, of Salfords, Horley, Surrey, England, Engineer, and the Lanston Monotype Corporation, Limited, of 43 and 43A Fetter Lane aforesaid). Improvements in or relating to type-casting machines.

Extract from Specification.—This invention relates to type-casting machines in which the matrices are individually and removably applied and clamped to the casting-machine. To enable the machine to produce low quads or spaces, the mould is provided with a divided mould-blade, with two mould-blades, or with other form of cut-off mechanism for adjusting the mould-cavity, controlled through the matrix-clamping mechanism. The chief object of the present invention is to provide improved mechanism controlled through the matrix-clamping mechanism for adjusting the mould, and also to provide mechanism whereby the movement or lift of the clamping-mechanism can be varied readily or adjusted in accordance with the requirements of the matrices in use. According to the present invention, two levers pivoted intermediate of their ends to stationery supports have their power-ends connected, one to the driving and the other to the driven member of the matrix-clamping mechanism, and their weight-ends connected, one to a member controlling or adjusting the cut-off blade and the other to an actuator or striker for determining the operative position of or direction of operation of the controlling-member. The driving and driven members of the matrix-clamping mechanism have, as hitherto, a spring disposed between them through which the pressure applied to the driving-member is transmitted to the driven member, and, according to the present invention, the upward movement of the driven member is controlled by the weight-end of the lever connected to the driving-member coming in contact with the weight-end of the lever connected to the driven member. To enable the extent of upward movement of the driven member, and, therefore, the centring-pin, to be varied or adjusted, an adjustable block or screw is interposed between the weight-ends of the two levers; or the fulcrum of one of the levers may be adjustable.

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

(Specification, 15s.)

No. 29078.—2nd March, 1910.†—HARRISON HENRY EATON, of 59 Lovett Street, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Inventor. Improvements in presses.

Claims.—(1.) A machine of the class described having, in combination, a bed, a presser-member laterally movable over the bed in either direction into operative positions over different parts of said bed, and movable toward and away from the bed to effect a pressing operation, and means for yieldingly checking the lateral movement of the presser-member as it comes from either direction into any selected operative position over the bed. . . . (20.) In a machine of the class described, a post, a presser-member carried by said post, bearings for said post in which it is arranged to reciprocate along its longitudinal axis and also to turn about said axis, a contractible brake-ring confined upon said post for reciprocating movement therewith, and means for holding said ring from turning movement with said post, constructed and arranged to contract the ring to check the turning movement of the post as said post moves in one direction along its axis.

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

(Specification, £1 9s. 3d.)

No. 29080.—1st February, 1911.—JOHN KAVENEY, of Ashburton, New Zealand, Labourer. Improved point-protector for hat-pins.

Extract from Specification.—According to my invention, the protector-knob is in two parts, one of them having a bell mouth to receive the pin, which passes through a spring clip secured in a circular groove in the second part and enters a piece of cork or the like.

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

(Specification, 1s. 3d.)

No. 29093.—1st February, 1911.—THE EXPANDED METAL COMPANY, LIMITED, of York Mansion, York Street, Westminster, England, Manufacturers (assignees of HARRY SALMON, of York Mansion aforesaid, Works-manager. Improvements in the manufacture of expanded metal and in apparatus therefor.

Extract from Specification.—According to this invention, expanded metal is made by first forming in a sheet as is usual parallel longitudinal rows of slits, the junctions between the ends of the slits of each row being between the slits of adjacent rows. The strips or strands so formed are, according to this invention, turned in pairs all in the same direction out of the plane of the sheet, one strip being turned up and the adjacent one down, provision is, however, made so that every other row of junctions is turned as little as possible, the sheet is then expanded, the mesh in its final condition being square or diamond-shaped as desired. The strips may be turned out of the plane of the sheet by means of conical rolls having surfaces set all in the same direction out of the plane of the sheet and having recesses at the points of contact with the junctions.

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

(Specification, 3s. 3d.)