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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 91

No. 28880.—15th December, 1910.—GEORGE WILSON FOTHERGILL, of Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, Mill-manager, and WILLIAM HENRY ROGERS, c/o George Fothergill, Upper Hutt aforesaid, Blacksmith. ▲An improved circular-saw guard.*

Extract from Specification.—A base plate secured to the saw-bench frame and having a sliding plate secured thereon to which the lower end of the guard-plate is hinged. This slide-plate is made capable of movement either across or along the base plate, and may be locked in any position. The upper end of the guard is continued up at a tangent, and is held within a clamp secured to the lower end of a stay-rod extending upwards and fastened to a suitable fixture above. This clamp is made of such a nature that the guard may be moved lengthwise through it so as to position it in relation to distance from the saw-edge, or sideways to adjust it in relation to the saw-blade's surface.

(Specification, 4s. 6d.)

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

No. 28916.—21st December, 1910.—FREDERICK HUDSON, of Horace Street, Victoria, Australia, Builder and Contractor. Improvements in table-top and other connecting-means.*

Claim.—(1.) The combination with rails at right angles to one another of brackets having bases as described, extending each at right angles to its rail, and each with an elongated aperture parallel to the aperture in the other base, the bases being fastened (as by screws) through the said apertures to a shrinkable member (as a table-top). (Specification, 6s.)

[NOTE.—Here follow four other claims.]

No. 28927.—24th December, 1910.—SAMUEL DECIMUS CURRIE, of Te Aroha, New Zealand, Farmer. Improvements in milking-machine teat-cups.*

Claim.—A lining for the teat-cups of milking-machines characterized by being formed of corrugated form in cross-section and with the corrugations extending up the lining to above the level of the teat-point, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

(Specification, 2s. 3d.)

No. 29156.—20th February, 1911.—RICHARD PARKER HILL, of 63 Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Land Agent. An improved method for cleaning water-pipes.*

Extract from Specification.—A scraper having spring-pressed blades is mounted on the end of a rod and projected into the water-main, the rod being adapted to be rotated and projected further into the main as desired by mechanism described.

(Specification, 4s. 9d.)

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

No. 29244.—11th March, 1911.—MICHAEL EARL, of Otaio, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farm Labourer. Improved means for securing plough-skeiths to the plough-beams.

Extract from Specification.—The present invention consists in the use of a plate that is made a fixture upon the beam and extends down it outside face. The plate is formed with a raised central portion on its outside face, and the skeith-shank is arranged to extend up and rest against the raised portion so that it may rock thereon independently of any movement by the plate. Combined with this plate is a clamp of special form, by means of which the skeith-shank is held firmly in position against the plate and the plate held tightly against the beam. When the clamp is slackened the skeith-shank may be tilted in either direction, and then held firmly again in its new position by tightening up the clamp.

(Specification, 4s.)

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

No. 29574.—17th May, 1911.—ALBERT EDWARD YOUNG, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer. Means for folding and wrapping newspapers and the like ready for despatch.*

Claim.—(1.) In a machine for the purpose indicated, the method of folding the newspaper and wrapper preparatory to gumming and sealing, consisting of arranging the newspaper upon edge facing a pair of folding rollers, passing a length of paper to form the wrapper between the face of such newspaper and the rollers, a knife adapted to pass the newspaper and wrapper between said rollers so as to fold such newspaper upon itself for about a third of its height so that the newspaper will lie with its short folded side uppermost within the wrapper and with the ends of such wrapper extending beyond the upper and lower edge of such newspaper, a second knife adapted to descend upon the projecting upper edge of the wrapper and the newspaper and pass such newspaper and wrapper between a second pair of folding-rollers in such a manner as to fold the remaining third upon such

newspaper again, while at the same time placing the portion of the wrapper which was uppermost within the last fold.

(Specification, 13s.)

[NOTE.—Here follow two other claims.]

No. 29723.—14th June, 1911.—SAMUEL LEVY, of 13 King Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Boot-manufacturer. Improved boot or shoe.*

Extract from Specification.—In manufacturing my improved boot, the material is first cut or stamped out substantially as shown in Fig. 1, the sides forming the upper and the front and rear (or toe and heel) of the central portion are then turned upwards and the adjacent edges stitched or closed as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, the strengthening-piece (12) and tongue (13) are then secured in position, and the eyelet holes (14) stamped out to form the completed boot. A strengthening-strip may be stitched on at 15.

(Specification, 2s. 6d.)

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

No. 29791.—29th June, 1911.—ARTHUR BROWNING MASTERS, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Mercer. Means for use in the collection of car fares, and for indicating the car-seats occupied and the fares paid.*

Claims.—(1.) In means for the collection of fares in public conveyances, the combination with the seats, each one of which is adapted to actuate an electric indicator when sat upon, of a slot upon each seat adapted to receive a metallic fare or token, and provided with contact-points upon which the fare or token is held, and an indicator for each seat arranged in electric circuit with the contact-points in the slot, substantially as specified. (2.) In means for the collection of fares in public conveyances, the combination with the seats, each one of which is adapted to actuate an electric indicator when sat upon, of a slot upon each seat adapted to receive a metallic fare or token, and provided with contact-points upon which the fare or token is held, an indicator for each seat arranged in electric circuit with the contact-points in the corresponding slot, means for releasing the fares or tokens from each slot and (or) from all of the slots, and means for resetting the whole of the indicators, substantially as specified. (3.) In the means for the collection of fares in public conveyances described, the combination with the seats, each one of which is adapted to actuate an electric indicator, when sat upon, of a slot upon each seat adapted to receive a metallic fare or token, and provided with contact-points upon which the fare or token is held, an indicator for each seat arranged in electric circuit with the contact-points in the corresponding slots, and a switch arranged in electric circuit with the whole of the indicators, and adapted to close circuits through them, substantially as specified.

(Specification, 10s. 6d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow five other claims.]

No. 30061.—18th August, 1911.—JOHN COURTS, of 3 Dowling Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineer. Improved hose-coupling.

Claim.—(1.) In improved couplings of the kind described, a flexible ring having a flange (14), a groove (16), and a rim (17), adapted to form a watertight joint between two parts of a hose-coupling.

(Specification, 1s. 6d.)

[NOTE.—Here follows one other claim.]

No. 30103.—24th August, 1911.—HARRY JAMES PALIETT, of 547 George Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Manager, Boot-factory. Improved detachable knives and bosses for skiving-machines.

Extract from Specification.—I modify the boss by forming a hollow groove to allow the knife when worn to go further over the feed-roller than is possible at present, thus obtaining more wear from each blade.

(Specification, 3s.)

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

No. 30137.—31st August, 1911.—VIBROCEL COMPANY, LIMITED, a company organized and existing under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, carrying on business as Contractors at Eldon Street House, Eldon Street, London, England (assignees of Francis Gaseoigne Lynde, of “Woodside,” London Road, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, Civil Engineer, and Everard Richard Calthrop, of Eldon Street House aforesaid, Civil Engineer). A new or improved means or the construction of concrete sea-walls, piers, pontoons, floating stages, foundations, and other structures.

Extract from Specification.—In its broadest aspect our invention contemplates a structure for the purposes described composed of vertical hexagonal cells of reinforced vibrated concrete, the whole of the component parts being incorporated and interknitted to form a section or unit.

(Specification, 12s. 6d.)

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