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No. 30086. — 25th August, 1911. — DAVID McCRACKEN GILLES, of Wellington, New Zealand, Chief Engineer, R.M.S. “Maitai.” Improved packing-rings.*

Extract from Specification. — I employ one or a plurality of rings which in section have bevel faces and resemble a hollow truncated cone, fitting loosely upon the rod to be packed and axial therewith. Packing-material of any usual kind is placed between the rings. (Specification, 2s. 3d.)

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

No. 30099.—26th August, 1911.—SIDNEY GEORGE SMITH, of Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand, Builder. An improved acetylene-generator.*

Claim. — (1.) In acetylene-generators, the combination with a gas-holder, of a water-tank having a carbide-chamber therein, a trapped pipe extending from the inside of the tank into the carbide-chamber, a gravity valve controlling the inlet into such pipe, a lever pivoted on the water-tank and connected at one end with the gravity valve, and a rod depending from the bell of the gas-holder and overlying the other end of the lever, substantially as specified. (Specification, 3s. 6d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow two other claims.]

No. 30121.—6th September, 1910.†—JAMES JOSEPH SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at 988 Ogden Avenue, New York, United States of America, Contractor. Improvements in stone-cutting saws.

Claim. — (1.) A stone-sawing mechanism wherein a rotary cutting-blade is mounted in a magnetic field and forms at its periphery one pole of a magnet, and wherein a pole, or a series of pole-pieces, of the opposite sign are mounted in proximity to the cutting-edge of said blade, whereby magnetic abrasive particles fed to the saw will be held to the cutting-edge thereof as it travels through the stone. (Specification, 5s. 6d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]

No. 30399. — 24th October, 1911. — PAUL CONSTANTINE WOLF, of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Gaoler. A flower-pot for transplanting purposes.

Extract from Specification. — A container or receptacle for plants constructed from suitable material, adapted to fertilize the earth surrounding the roots of the plants, and to provide a receptacle for plants which will decompose in the earth wherein the plant is transplanted. (Specification, 3s.)

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

No. 30491.—3rd January, 1911.†—JOHN BURGESS, of 21 Kings Hall Road, Beckenham, Kent, England, Gentleman. An improved device for use with pails, baths, and other liquid-containing vessels.

Extract from Specification. — According to the present invention, the device comprises a body-portion, which forms, in conjunction with the wall of the pail or other vessel, a pocket or receptacle, and a lip the ends of which are secured to or integral with the body-portion whilst the middle part lies against the wall upon the opposite side to that on which the body-portion is situated. (Specification, 5s.)

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

No. 30493.—10th November, 1911.—COPEMAN ELECTRIC STOVE COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Michigan, and having its principal offices and place of business located at the City of Flint, County of Genesee, in said State, one of the United States of America, Manufacturers (assignees of Lloyd Groff Copeman, President of the aforesaid company). Improvements in electric stoves.

Claims. — (1.) The combination with a heat-insulated chamber, a heating-unit normally positioned within the lower portion of the chamber, the interior of said chamber and said unit being provided with interengaging portions to permit said unit to be supported in various positions of adjustment in said chamber. . . . (10.) The combination with an electric-cooking apparatus, of a controlling-switch therefor, and mechanism for closing said switch at a predetermined time. . . . (26.) The combination with a closed oven chamber, of a flat electric heater arranged at the bottom thereof, a flat shield above said heater and spaced therefrom, having its edges spaced from the side walls of the oven, for the purpose described. (Specification, 15s. 6d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]

No. 30500.—8th December, 1910.†—HENRY EZEKIEL IRELAND, Vigneron, and FREDERICK CHRISTIAN WERNER KUSCHERT, Vigneron’s Manager, both of Wahgunyah, Victoria, Australia. Improvements in wire-strainers and pulling-devices.

Extract from Specification. — The improvements consist in the employment of rotatable adjustable eccentrically mounted discs, each constituting one jaw of each gripper, and which may be turned when worn so as to present a fresh gripping-surface to the wire, and, in addition, may be partially rotated by one hand to open the jaws. Adjustment is also provided for the forked spring members by providing a series of holes in the gripper-arm into either of which one end of the spring may be inserted so as to adjust the tension of said spring members. A further improvement consists in the provision on each disc of a stop adapted to limit the extent to which the grippers may be opened. (Specification, 5s.)

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

No. 30542.—21st November, 1911.—WILLIAM EBENEZER SHOOBRIDGE, of Bushy Park, Tasmania, Australia, Orchardist and Hop-grower. Improvements in the drying of hops and fruit and ozonizing the same.

Extract from Specification. — Placing the hops or fruit upon a series of perforated trays (preferably of wire netting) connected to endless chains or belts whereby the said trays form travelling floors arranged one above the other, with means for directing currents of heated or dry air through and about the said trays for drying the hops or fruit thereon. (Specification, 3s.)

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

No. 30547. — 21st November, 1910.† — ARTHUR HARRY WRIGHT, of Carlton-Gore Road, Auckland, New Zealand, Commercial Traveller. Improvements in automatically recording postal stamping and other recording machines.

Claims. — (1.) In machines of the class described for automatically registering aggregate values, the combination with discs having numerals representing shillings, pence, and halfpence cut thereon, of mechanism to operate said discs, substantially as described and as illustrated. (2.) In recording-machines of the class described for credit and prepayment systems, discs operated by mechanism as described, and as illustrated in the drawings. (3.) In machines of the class described, pawl-checks permitting movement of the discs in one direction only. (4.) In machines of the class described, automatic locking-device preventing any further markings than the predetermined values. (5.) The general combination and arrangement of parts forming my improvements in automatically recording postal stamping and other recording machines, substantially as described and as illustrated. (Specification, 3s. 6d.)

No. 30562. — 27th November, 1911. — CHARLES COOPER, of Mangatoki, Taranaki, New Zealand, Factory-manager. An improved adjustable pipe-wrench.

Extract from Specification. — A shank has an integrally formed lower jaw, and a socket slidable on the shank has a pivoted upper jaw, which is maintained in operative position by a spring. The edge of the shank has a series of teeth shaped after the manner of a saw, the rearward edge being at right angles to the shank. The teeth of the shank are engaged by teeth projecting from a block fixed within the socket. The socket has a projecting thumb-pressure piece, and a recess which receives a bow spring, the ends of which rest upon the edge of the shank, the spring being secured to the socket by a rivet. (Specification, 4s. 9d.)

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

No. 30624. — 12th December, 1911. — JOHN LLEWELLYN DAVIES, of Christchurch, in the Dominion of New Zealand, Mechanical and Electrical Engineer. Improved standard and bracket for displaying goods in shop-windows and the like.

Extract from Specification. — According to the present invention, the inner vertical edge of the bracket is designed to form a long abutment with the forward edge of the standard, and a forked or bifurcated projection adapted to embrace the two sides of the standard is formed upon the bracket near the upper surface thereof, the securing being effected by means of a pin or screw passing through the two cheeks of such projection and the standard. (Specification, 3s. 6d.)

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

No. 30633.—13th December, 1911.—THOMAS McCORMACK, of Dunedin, in the Dominion of New Zealand, Ironfounder, &c. Improved fire-door for ranges and the like.

Extract from Specification. — A fire-door, or either or both of the two usual doors that are in front of range-fires, with special lugs, and between these all along the lower edge of the door with a projecting apron or hood that covers the usual bell-mouthed opening that is usually under these doors. (Specification, 2s.)

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