JUNE 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1861

No. 29409.—19th April, 1911.—WILLIAM ALEXANDER FRASER, of 366A Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Manufacturers’ Agent (assignee of Andrew Beenie, of 47 Glenferrie Road, Glenferri, near Melbourne aforesaid, Saddler). Improved means for securing horse and cattle rugs.*

Claims.—(1.) In a rug for horses and cattle, a pair of adjustable flank-straps, and an adjustable breast-strap connected at one end to a ring, one of said flank-straps attached to a dee or ring secured to the rug, the other flank-strap provided with detachable means for attaching to a dee or ring upon the opposite flank of the rug, the free end of said breast-strap adapted to be attached to a ring provided with a crossbar securing the two front edges of the rug, a rope or fillet (adjustable for length) attached to each flank, passing through each edge of the rug and around the rear of the animal, a stop being provided upon said rope or fillet between the flank-fastening and edge of the rug, substantially as and for the purposes specified, and as illustrated in the drawings.

[NOTE.—Here follow four other claims.]

(Specification, 4s. 9d.)

No. 29416.—20th April, 1911.—ROBIN EDWARD SHEPPERSON, of Enterprise, Kin Kin, Cooran, Queensland, Australia, Dairyman. An improvement in the teat-cups of milking-machines.

Claim.—An improvement in teat-cups of milking-machines, reinforcing the tube, which may be made of rubber or other suitable material, with two or more springs, as described, and illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 1s. 6d.)

No. 29441.—15th July, 1910.†—JAMES DAVIDSON, of Atchison Street, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Machinist. Improvements in the construction of a sheep-shear joint.

Extract from Specification.—In my invention I combine this improvement of dispensing with a peg-screw in manner stated. I dispense with the axial screw, having both pintles fixed, and construct locking flanges and grooves, and depend upon the complete meshing of the gear, when the jaws are closed, to prevent the dislocation of the joint.

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

(Specification, 2s. 6d.)

No. 29444.—26th April, 1911.—JOHN ALFRED NUTTALL, of Marton, New Zealand, Plumber. An attachment to washing-boards to facilitate the scrubbing of clothes.

Extract from Specification.—The invention consists in a block of wood of convenient width that is made to extend across the width of the washboard and is carried at its ends upon runners attached to side pieces extending up the length of the board and hinged or pivoted at their top ends to the sides of the board. The block may thus be moved up and down the board’s face and caused to rub the clothes laid on the front of the board by grasping it with one or both hands.

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

(Specification, 3s. 6d.)

No. 29451.—27th April, 1911.—THE AUTO ROAD CHART, LIMITED, a company registered under the laws of the State of New South Wales, Australia, and having its registered office at Mutual Life Building, Wynyard Street, Sydney, New South Wales aforesaid, Manufacturers (assignees of Herbert James Cox Taylor, of Watson’s Bay, near Sydney aforesaid, Military Officer). Route-chart and location-indicator for road-vehicles.

Claims.—(1.) A diagram chart for road-route indicators consisting of a long rollable fabric strip having printed thereon a continuous straight band indicating the course of the route, a sinuous line on said band indicating road-curves, short spur-bands branched therefrom indicating cross-roads and junction-roads, and conventional signs indicating road-features, bridges, danger-points, supply-depots, and other places, and scales of linear road-measurements, in combination with mechanism driven from one of the road-wheels for traversing said diagram past a fixed index either forwardly or backwardly in correlation with the movement of the vehicle upon which the indicator is carried.

[NOTE.—Here follow ten other claims.]

(Specification, £1 10s. 6d.)

No. 29457.—28th April, 1911.—JOHN THOMAS WHITTOME, of Parkwood Road, Tavistock, Devon, England, Engineer. Improvements in or relating to road-sweeping machines.

Claims.—(1.) A road-sweeping machine having the brush arranged in front of the collector or container, in which the aperture through which the mud, dust, or the like is projected into the container is arranged in front of the vertical axis of the brush.

[NOTE.—Here follow eight other claims.]

(Specification, 8s. 9d.)

No. 29466.—1st May, 1911.—CHARLES COOPER, of Mangatoki, Taranaki, New Zealand, Factory-manager. Improvements in apparatus for sterilizing skim-milk and whey.

Claims.—(1.) Apparatus for the purpose indicated, comprising a drum and superposed casings, the drum being provided with steam-jets or other heating-means, and the casings being provided with circulating-tubes, the cool milk or whey being heated by outflowing heated milk or whey, and heated milk or whey being cooled by the inflowing milk or whey, substantially as set forth.

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]

(Specification, 3s. 9d.)

No. 29470.—1st May, 1911.—FREDERICK JOHN NORTHCOTT, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Manufacturers’ Agent. Improvements in milk-receiving cans for milking-machines.

Extract from Specification.—The invention consists in dividing a single can into two distinct compartments, and providing each compartment with a gauge-glass extending upwards from its crown, and with a float having a rod fixed to its upper side adapted to project upwards into the gauge-glass. Each compartment is also provided with a pair of port-openings in the top thereof. A valve-plate is provided, and formed with two apertures therein, which are adapted to coincide with the respective port-openings in each compartment. These apertures are provided with nipple or like connections by means of which connections respectively between the vacuum main and the teat-cups may be made. The valve-plate is attached to a handle by means of which it may be moved to fit over the ports of either compartment at will, and thus connect such compartment with the vacuum, in order that the milk may flow into it, and at the same time to uncover the ports of the other compartment in order to admit air thereto. Instead of a single can divided into compartments two separate cans may be employed.

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

(Specification, 5s.)

No. 29480.—1st May, 1911.—CECIL GEORGE MCKELLAR, C.E., Assoc. Mech. Eng., of Christchurch, New Zealand, Consulting Engineer. Improvement in chain-adjustment devices for rear-wheel fitting of cycles.

Extract from Specification.—The construction comprises, briefly, a suitable projection or lug arranged upon the fitting in rear of the slot and extending at right angles to the face of such fitting. The said lug is formed with a downwardly opening slot, adapted to receive the shank of the eye-bolt, which is inserted through the opening and drawn upwards into place, the tightening being effected by means of the nuts which are adapted to bear against the rear face of the lug.

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

(Specification, 3s. 6d.)