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having its body-portion formed with an upper concave surface
and provided with a rigid centre-piece connecting the support-
ing legs or feet, in combination with a plunge or house bath,
adapted to sit in and be secured to the upper concave surface
of said stand, in the manner and for the purpose set forth, as
described and illustrated.
(Specification, 2s.)

No. 30853.—9th February, 1912.—WILLIAM JAMES PATER-
SON, of Kingsland, near Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer.
Improvements in rotary milk-releasers.

Extract from Specification.—The most important feature of
the improvements is that the separate releaser-can is done
away with altogether, and the milk and vacuum supplies are
led directly to the stationary casting, so that the milk is
drawn into the distributing-chambers instead of running in by
gravity, the distributing-chambers also acting as releasers to
the milk. The arms connecting the chambers to the revolving
casting are formed with two passages to each chamber, con-
sequently the number of ports in the revolving casting is in-
creased, also means for regulating the speed of the revolu-
tions of the casting are provided, together with means for
preventing it from revolving too far, and also for determining
the quantity of milk each chamber shall carry.
(Specification, 6s. 3d.)

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

No. 30857.—10th February, 1912.—CHARLES MADDREN,
of Christchurch, New Zealand, Rope and Twine Manufacturer.
Improvements relating to machines for balling binder-twine.

Extract from Specification.—In carrying this object into
effect, the construction comprises a lever pivoted at its
upper extremity upon the framework of the machine and
adapted when carried into a certain position to release the
hand-lever controlling the clutch and so permit the latter to
come out of gear with the driving-shaft of the machine. To
enable it to be so operated the said lever is connected at its
reverse end with a horizontal rod slideably mounted at the
required position upon the framework and formed with a
suitable rack. The spindle carrying the winding-mandrill is
produced for the required distance through the bottom of the
gear-box, and is furnished at such lower extremity with a
pinion, adapted when the ball is in the finishing position, to
intermesh with the rack, and so during the last revolution of
the winding to so operate the rod and its lever that the latter
will release the hand-lever in the desired manner.
(Specification, 3s. 6d.)

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

No. 30858.—13th February, 1912.—HANS JERNE, of 145
Farringdon Road, Finsbury, London, England, Manufacturer.
Improvements relating to the conservation of eggs.

Extract from Specification.—According to this invention
there is formed upon the shell of each egg a coating or layer of
a composition that contains a large percentage of camphor,
which, by slow evaporation during storage, maintains around
the egg an antiseptic atmosphere of camphor vapour.
(Specification, 4s.)

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

No. 30859. — 13th February, 1912. — WILFRED LAWSON
BULLOWS, of Long Street Works, Walsall, Stafford, England,
Ironfounder. Improvements relating to wire-strainers or
like stretching or tightening devices, and knotting or tying
appliances employed therewith.

Extract from Specification.—According to the present inven-
tion the lever is forked at the end, to which the members
carrying the grippers are attached, and the ends of the said
members, connected to the forked end of the lever, are suit-
ably shaped or disposed, so that when the apparatus is in
operation they and the lever do not interfere in any way with
the ends of the wires to be acted upon. The invention also
comprises the use of a coupling formed with a pair of apertures
or notches and suitable grooves or channels, so that it can be
slipped over the two adjacent ends of wires.
(Specification, 7s. 3d.)

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

No. 30867.—14th February, 1912. — DAVID ALFVEN, of
Snickaregatan, 7 Stockholm, Sweden, Mechanical Engineer.
Improvements in milking-machines.

Extract from Specification.—This invention resides mainly
in this: that the teat-plates are connected by a lever-system
in pairs after the manner of a balance with variable beam-
arms in which the teat-plates form the scales, the pivot or
pivots of the separate beam-arms of the lever-system being
adjustable in suchwise that the teat-plates can be moved
into and out of operative position by adjustment of these
pivots. This adjustment may be effected by adjusting-arms
or the like, which may form parts of a third balance-system
with variable beam-arms, in which system the pivot for the
beam is mounted on a movable rod or the like, so that on the
one hand all the teat-plates can be brought at once from
operative into inoperative position, and vice versa, and on the
other hand the two pairs of teat-plates can adjust themselves
relatively to one another according to the different total
pressures acting thereon.
(Specification, 8s. 6d.)

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

No. 30869. — 14th February, 1912. — COLIN CHARLES
ROBERTSON, Factory-manager, and ARTHUR MANLEY, both
of Ngaere, Taranaki, New Zealand. Improved milk-cock.

Extract from Specification.—The invention relates to a type
of milk-cock, wherein is employed a curved sliding plate
carried between jaws or cheeks, which are pivoted upon the
main part of the cock, whereby said plate may be adjusted to
regulate the size of opening or to close the outlet through said
cock. In our invention the curved plate is kept upon the
face of the cock by a compression-spring, which is adjustable
by a cap which screws upon an extension from the bridge
between the cheeks.
(Specification, 1s. 9d.)

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

No. 30870.—14th February, 1912.—MALONE’S FASTENER,
LIMITED, a company registered in the State of New South
Wales, Australia, having its office at No. 107 Pitt Street,
Sydney, in the State of New South Wales aforesaid (assignee
of William MacQuarie Malone, of Wandi, Journalist, and
John Thomas O’Neill, of Maitland Street, Storekeeper, both
of Narrabri, in the State of New South Wales aforesaid).
Improvements in fastenings for boots, leggings, gloves, gaiters,
corsets, and the like.

Claims.—(1.) In fastenings of the class set forth, a keeper
having hooks or catches adapted to engage the top of the
runner, substantially as described and explained. (2.) In
fastenings of the class set forth, a keeper of elongated U shape,
having hooks or catches at one end and a resilient bight, or
return, or junction between the limbs or members of the U,
substantially as described and explained. (3.) In fastenings
of the class set forth, a runner consisting of a pull-piece and
hook-pieces conjoined at one of a plurality of bridge-pieces
or strips, substantially as described and explained.
(Specification, 5s. 6d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]

No. 30872. — 14th February, 1912. — WILLIAM HENRY
BLACKHAM, of 59-61 King Street, Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia, Merchant (assignee of Harry Hubert Davey, of
44 William Street, Melbourne aforesaid, Publisher, nominee
of the Modern Canner Company, of Chattanooga, Tennessee,
United States of America, Manufacturers, who are the
assignees of Lilford L. Lawrence, of Bridgeport, Alabama,
United States of America, President of the Modern Canner
Company). Improved apparatus for cooking canned products.

Claim. — (1.) An improved apparatus for cooking canned
products consisting of a heating-chamber, a cooking-chamber
above said heating-chamber, and a hot-air chamber in com-
munication with the heating-chamber and disposed within
the cooking-chamber to provide a water-space.
(Specification, 3s. 6d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow two other claims.]

No. 30874.—14th February, 1912. — JOHN ROSS, Jun., of
Te Pahu, Auckland, New Zealand, Farmer. An improved
froth-preventer for skim-milk and the like.

Extract from Specification.—The milk flows through the
milk-pipe leading from the pump into a suitably shaped
bowl or receptacle, preferably of an elliptical form, but in
doing so it passes a conical-shaped valve normally retained
upon a seating by means of a coil spring upon the spindle
thereof. The fluid as it flows past the valve is thinly spread
in all directions against the sides of the bowl, thus breaking
up any froth that may be contained in the milk or other
liquid.
(Specification, 2s. 3d.)

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

No. 30877.—13th February, 1912.—MICHAEL REINSTEIN,
of 18 Denmark Street, Charing Cross Road, St. Giles, Middle-
sex, London W.C., England, Hairdresser. Improvements in
washable brushes.

Claims.—(1.) Plaiting, interlacing, or braiding tufts or
strands of any length of real or imitation hair, bristles, or
fibre, or like material, with two or more threads of a washable
nature, and sewing or fastening by any other means on to one
or more edges of one or more pieces of washable material used
for towelling or suchlike purpose for the manufacture of
brushes, as described. (2.) The invention relating to com-
pletely washable brushes substantially as described and
explained in the specification and as illustrated in the draw-
ings.
(Specification, 2s.)