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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
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Contents: (Illustrated articles are marked with an asterisk.)
*Improvement in Hulling and Cleansing Hominy
Nitro Glycerin
*Hisert's Adjustable Cultivator Tooth
Remedy for Cold Feet in City Cars
Getting Your Money Back
Patent Claims
Pending Applications for Reissues
The Last Number of Volume XVII
Commencement of a New Volume
A Change at the Patent Office
Obituary
How to Make Intelligent Workmen--Go and Do Likewise
The SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN as a Medium of Business
*Hunt's Improved Steam Packing Piston
The Iron Clads at Sea
*Improvement in Hand Drills
*Improved Method of Securing Cutters on Boring Bars
Tides and Their Causes
The Great Hoosac Tunnel
Horse-hair Snakes--Wonderful Transformation
Man Proposes, but God Disposes
Extraordinary Effects of an Earthquake
Recent American and Foreign Patents
Answers to Correspondents
Business and Personal
Manufacturing, Mining, and Railroad Items
Patent Office Decision
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Improvement in Hulling and Cleansing Hominy.
Many of our readers well remember when "hulled corn" was a standing
winter dish. This was corn or maize the kernels of which were denuded
of their "hulls" by the chemical action of alkalies, which, however,
impaired the sweetness of the food. Hominy is corn deprived of the
hulls by mechanical means leaving the corn with all its original flavor
unimpaired. Hominy is a favorite dish throughout the country, but is not
always entirely free from particles of the outer skin of the kernels.
The mill shown in perspective in the engraving is intended to obviate
this objection.
[Illustration: DONALDSON'S PATENT HOMINY MILL.]
The corn is placed in the hopper, A, from which it is fed to the hulling
cylinder contained in the case, B. The hulling machinery is driven by
a belt on the pulley, C, the other end of the shaft of which carries
a pinion which gives motion to the gear wheel, D. This, by means of a
pinion on the shaft of the blower, E, drives the fans of the blower. On
the other, or front end of the shaft which carries the gear, D, is a
bevel gear by which another bevel gear and worm is turned. The worm
rotates the worm gear, F, in two opposite arms of which are slots that
carry pins projecting inwards, which may be moved toward or away from
the center. This gear wheel turns free on the shaft that carries the
pulley, C, and is intended for opening, by means of the pins in the
arms and levers, a cover in the bottom of the hopper and a valve in the
bottom of the hulling cylinder. Coiled or bent springs return these
levers or valves to place when the pin which moves them has passed.
A wrist-pin on the gear, D, forms a crank which is connected to a bar
at the rear end of the sieves, G, pivoted to an arm at H, by which the
sieves have a shaking or reciprocating motion as the machine operates.
The blower drives out the hulls and the motion of the sieves with their
inclined position insure access of the air to every portion of the
hominy.
It will be noticed that the connection of all the parts is absolute. The
motion of the sieves, the speed of the blower, and the action of the
inlet hopper valve and the delivery hulling valve are always exactly
proportioned to the speed of the hulling cylinder, whether fast or slow.
The upper or feed valve opens upward and has a downward projecting lip
that shuts into a recess in its seat which insures security against
leakage from the hopper to the hulling cylinder during the intervals of
its being raised; a great advantage in hominy making, as no grain ought
to get into the batch until that in the cylinder is done.
Patented Oct. 15, 1867, by John Donaldson, who may be addressed for
further information at Rockford, Ill.
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Nitro-Glycerin.
Professor Doremus of this city was called as a witness at the inquest
upon the bodies of the unfortunate persons killed by the recent
explosion at Bergen, N.J. The Professor having previously analyzed some
of the explosive mixture, testified as follows:--"I have subjected it
to chemical analysis, and find it to correspond to the formula C_{6},
H_{3}, O_{3}, and NO_{5}; it is well made nitro-glycerin; the substance
freezes at about 46; it is made to decompose in a very peculiar way; on
moistening paper with it it burns with rapidity; it does not explode
when red-hot copper is placed in it; we tried it with the most intense
heat--we can produce with a galvanic battery with two hundred cells
holding a gallon and a half each; some nitro-glycerin was placed in a
cup and connected with one of the poles of the battery; through a pencil
of gas carbon the other poles of the battery were connected with the
glycerin, no explosion ensued; but when the point touched the britannia
vessel the nitro-glycerin took fire, a portion burning and the rest
scattering about; this is as severe a test as we can submit it to in the
way of heat under the pressure of the air; we therefore would conclude
that nitro-glycerin carried about exposed cannot explode, even if you
drop a coal of fire into it; if the liquid is confined, or is under
pressure, then an explosion will ensue; if paper be moistened with
it and put on an anvil and a smart blow given with a hammer, a sharp
detonation ensues; if gunpowder or the fulminates of mercury, silver or
gun-cotton be ignited in a vacuum by a galvanic battery, none of them
will explode; if any gas be introduced so as to produce a gentle
pressure during the decomposition, then a rapid evolution of gases will
result; the results of decomposition in a vacuum differ from those under
atmospheric pressure or when they are burnt in a pistol, musket,
a cannon, or in a mine; where we have little or no pressure it is
difficult to get these substances to burn rapidly; nitro-glycerin is
more difficult to explode than powder; in many respects it resembles
gun-cotton which is made in a similar way; if gun-cotton be immersed
in the proto-chloride of iron it turns into common cotton; the
same experiment was tried with nitro-glycerin by mixing it with
proto-chloride of iron, and it reverted into common glycerin; there
are four well known varieties of gun-cotton made by employing acids of
different strengths; they differ in chemical composition and properties,
as well as in their explosive qualities; the late Minister of War in
Austria in 1862 stated to me that he had ordered four hundred cannon for
gun-cotton, and six months after he stated that he had ordered all
the cannon to be changed and adapted to powder, in consequence of
spontaneous combustions; much less is known of nitro-glycerin than of
gun-cotton, and probably several varieties of this article may be formed
as of gun cotton; this would explain cases of spontaneous explosion; if
the nitro-glycerin is not carefully washed to get rid of the acid, a
gradual decomposition will ensue, producing gases, which, if the vessel
be closed, will explode; my opinion is that nitro-glycerin should be
used in the most careful hands; do not think I would put it in the hands
of a common laborer for blasting purposes; it is less dangerous in a
frozen than a liquid state; I think concussion would explode frozen
nitro-glycerin.
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HISERT'S ADJUSTABLE CULTIVATOR TOOTH.
The object of the device exhibited in the engraving is to allow the
teeth of a cultivator to turn slightly and avoid obstructions, while
they will follow at all times the line of draft, so that in turning the
cultivator there is no risk of breaking the teeth or their shanks, or
of overturning the implement. The cultivator blade, A, may be of any
desired form, and it is secured to the curved shank, B, which is pivoted
by a bolt to the beam, C. On the under or lower side of the beam is an
iron plate, D, having a projecting socket, E, which is the stud or pin
on which the eye of the shank turns. A bolt passing through the socket
and beam holds the shank in place. Farmers will readily perceive the
advantages of this device. It may be applied to any or all of the
different cultivators now in use. Patented Sept 3, 1867, by B.F. Hisert
who may be addressed for rights to make or sell at Norton Hill, Green
Co., N.Y., or address G.W. King, Scoharie, N.Y.
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Remedy for Cold Feet in City Cars.
"Riding down town these cold mornings in the horse cars, the unpleasant
sensation of chilled feet reminds us of the plan adopted in France and
other parts of Europe to keep the feet of car passengers warm. This is
accomplished by inserting a flattened iron tube along the bottom of the
car lengthwise in the center, between the rows of seats. This tube is
raised a little above the floor level of the car to afford a rest for
the feet, yet, not enough to make a stumbling block. When the car leaves
the depot this tube is filled with hot water from a boiler kept heated
for the purpose, and this water retains its heat and gives a pleasant
warmth to the feet of the passengers and the car generally, for about
two hours, after which the tube is refilled at a convenient station on
the road. In the case of our city cars this might easily be done, and be
a cheap and exceedingly comfortable improvement."--_Evening Post_.
It should be understood that the French cars are arranged with small
compartments like stage coaches, and the passengers sit face to face,
with the warming tube above described under their feet. One tube
for every six persons. We should be glad, indeed, to see this plan
introduced here. But it is not to be expected that our city railroad
companies will do anything for the comfort of their passsengers, while
without such trouble they continue to reap rich harvests. Very likely
the idea of loading a lot of hot water upon their cars, for passengers
to stand upon, would strike them as a good joke. Their poor, broken
down, spavined horses, could not stand any additional load.
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Getting Your Money Back.
The French are a curious people and one of the novelties of Parisian
enterprises is a large warehouse, in which are sold, at retail, all
manner of goods, from a diamond necklace to a shoe brush. The purchaser,
having paid the price, receives not only the goods, but a bond for the
whole amount of his purchase money, payable, after thirty years, and
guaranteed by the Credit Foncier and other moneyed corporations. The
prices charged are said to be no greater than in any other retail shops.
This is really eating your cake in order to keep it; the more you
spend the richer you will be; indeed it sets at defiance the whole of
Franklin's code of proverbs, and proves "Poor Richard" a silly fellow.
Imagine Jones lecturing his wife on her economy, and reproaching her for
a spirit of saving, "My dear, if you had bought this camel's hair shawl
thirty years ago, it would now be a source of income to us; if you
had not been so close we should now be wealthy." Smith acquires an
independence by giving his children an expensive education, and sees in
every new dress or costly jewel which his growing daughters wear, a new
mine of wealth for himself. If he can only persuade them to spend money
enough he is sure of a support in his old age.
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A GIGANTIC BRIDGE.--A suspension bridge is to be erected by M. Oudry,
engineer, over the Straits of Messina, Sicily, from Point Pezzo, on the
Calabrian Coast. It is to consist of four spans of 3,281 feet each,
elevated about 150 feet above high-water level, so that the largest
ships may pass under. The proposed Roebling bridge over the East River,
between New York and Brooklyn, is to have a single span of 1,600 feet.
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The through mails to the West now go in iron-bound boxes instead of
leathern bags. Each box, tightly packed, contains about eight hundred
letters.
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The first steam vessel used in Great Britain was called the _Comet_, and
built by Henry Bell in 1812. It was thirty tuns burden.
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71,836.--MACHINE FOR NOTCHING KNITTING NEEDLES.--W. Aiken, Franklin,
N.H.
I claim 1st, The improved machine, substantially as described, for
effecting the several operations of notching, slotting, boring, and
burring a knitting machine needle blank, in the order and manner as
explained.
2d, Also, the combination of one or more vibratory clamps, Y, the cam,
E, and the two burrs or cutters, q r, for forming the notches in the
needle blank such clamp or clamps, cam and cutters being provided with
mechanism for operating them, substantially as described.
3d, Also the combination of one or more vibratory clamps Y, the cam, E,
the two burrs or cutter wheels, q r, and the slotting burr or cutters,
s, provided with mechanism for operating them substantially as
explained,
4th, Also, the combination of one or more rotary clamps, Y, the cam,
E, the burrs or cutter wheels, q r s, and the drill, u, provided with
mechanism for operating them, substantially as set forth.
5th, Also, the combination of one or more vibrating clamps, the burring
cutter, t, the drill, u, and the slotting cutter, s, arranged and
provided with mechanism for operating, substantially as explained.
71,837.--TEA AND COFFEE POT.--Alfred Arnold, Tenafly, N.J.
I claim 1st, In a tea or coffee boiler, the base, D, so constructed and
adapted, relatively to the other parts, that an oscillating motion will
be imparted to the vessel by process of ebullition, substantially as
shown and described.
2d, In combination with the base or heating-surface, D, the chambers, b
b', and diaphragm, E, or their equivalents, substantially as arranged
and described, and for the purposes shown.
71,838.--TOOL FOR SIZING LAMP CHIMNEYS.--Lewis J. Atwood, (assignor to
himself and Holmes, Booth and Haydens), Waterbury, Conn.
I claim the adjustable sizing and shaping-jaws employed, substantially
as specified, in the manufacture of glass lamp chimneys and similar
articles.
71,839.--MODE OF PREVENTING THE UNTWISTING OF THE ENDS OF WIRE ROPE
BANDS.--Arthur Barbarin, New Orleans, La.
I claim a wire rope band, in which the ends of the several wires
composing the same are soldered together, substantially as herein
described and shown in the accompanying drawings, and for the purposes
set forth.
71,840.--SPRING-BED BOTTOM.--Alonzo B. Baty, Binghamton, N.Y.
I claim the construction and application of the bracket, B, in
combination with the bail or pendant, C, the springs, D D, transverse
pieces, F F, and slats, A A, all being constructed substantially as
herein described and represented, for the purpose set forth.
71,841.--HORSE-RAKE.--H.L. Beach, Montrose, Pa., assignor to Beach Wheel
Horse-Rake Manufacturing Company, N.Y.
I claim 1st, The teeth heads, N, constructed and operating substantially
as described.
2d, In combination with the teeth heads, N, the teeth, Q, substantially
as described.
3d, The arms, K, and teeth heads, N, combined and operating
substantially as set forth.
4th, The cleaners, M, teeth heads, N, and teeth, Q, when combined for
the purposes indicated.
5th, The blocks, f, pins, c, sliding bar, E, and lever, G, when combined
for the purposes set forth.
6th, The hooks, i i, and pins, j, secured in the axle for the purpose
shown.
7th, The washers, P, combined with the teeth and teeth heads,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
71,842.--APPARATUS FOR LIGHTING STREET GAS-LAMPS.--J. W. Beard, St.
Johns, New Brunswick.
I claim the combination of the hook, F, and the perforated cap, E, with
the lamp, D', to be affixed on a pole or staff, as set forth.
Also, the combination of the curved or hooked arms, c c, with the key,
k, of the cock of the burner, and their arrangement with respect, to the
opening in the bottom of the lantern, as explained.
Also, the combination of the socket tube, e, with the lamp, D', its
hook, F, and perforated cap, E.
Also the combination of the receiving tube, f, and bayonet connection,
g, with the socket tube, e, the lamp, D', its hook and perforated cap,
as described.
71,843.--CALIPER AND T-SQUARE.--Joseph Bennor, Philadelphia, Pa.
I claim the rule, a, stand, c, slide, m, legs, p and q, marker, u,
cutter, w, with their several described appendages, all combined in the
manner and for the purpose substantially as shown and described.
71,844.--REFRIGERATOR.--Ferdinand Borchard, Detroit, Mich.
I claim 1st, A refrigerator which is provided with movable racks, H,
within cooling chambers which are arranged beneath an ice chamber,
B, constructed with inclined walls, a a a, a drip pan, D, and an
ice-supporting rack, c, substantially as and for the purposes described.
2d, Providing the movable racks, with sliding brackets, I, which are so
applied as to serve as supports for the outer ends of the racks when
drawn partially out of their respective apartments, substantially as
described.
71,845.--CONSTRUCTION OF METAL SALVERS.--George Brabrook, (assignor to
Reed and Barton), Taunton, Mass.
I claim the arrangement and combination of the metallic ring and cap
molding together, and with the waiter or salver, in manner substantially
as and for the purpose specified.
Also, as a new or improved manufacture, a waiter or salver of britannia
metal, having a metallic strengthening-ring and cap molding combined and
arranged with its body in manner as specified.
71,846.--MANUFACTURE OF SHOES, ETC.--M.L. Brett, Warren, Ohio.
I claim the construction of a seamless shoe, etc., by felting, in the
manner set forth, as a new article of manufacture.
71,847.--CONSTRUCTION OF SCOOPS.--Theo. C. Bromley, Fort Howard, Wis.
I claim the cone-shaped back and the circular raised brace.
71,848.--WATER-RESERVOIR FOR EXTENSION-TOP STOVE.--Chas. H. Buck, St
Louis, Mo.
I claim 1st, the boiler, D, constructed with a depression in its rear
side, in combination with a stove made with the extended top, A, and
with a stovepipe, C, which is entirely independent of the boiler, but
still is partly enclosed by the boiler, in the manner and for the
purpose described.
2d, The boiler, D. with its depression in its rear side made wholly
independent of the pipe, C, but capable of enclosing a portion of said
pipe, and of being removed without disturbing the pipe, as herein
described and shown.
71,849.--JOURNAL-BOX.--T.F. Burgess, Lowell, Mass.
I claim the drips, e e, and conducting holes, d d, in combination with
the recesses, b b, when arranged to operate substantially as described
and for the purposes fully set forth.
71,850.--HAY ELEVATOR.--E.H. Carpenter, Dexter, Mich.
I claim 1st, In combination with a cable, A, frame, F, wheels, G,
sheave, E, and rope, C, the disengaging device, consisting of a collar,
M, stop, L, and vertical catch, K, enclosing the cable, A, and rope, C,
and operated substantially as described.
2d, The combination of the frame, F, rope, C, collar, M, stop, L, catch,
K, and valves, H, cams, I, and lever, l', said parts being constructed
and the whole arranged substantially as set forth.
71,831.--STEAM GENERATOR.--C.E. Case, Xenia, Ohio.
I claim the metal cup, G, constructed and arranged substantially upon
the principle and in the manner herein set forth.
71,852.--LOOM FOR WEAVING PALM-LEAF, ETC.--Geo. W. Chandler, (assignor
to himself and Lysander F. Thompson), Fitchburg, Mass.
I claim 1st, The hinged holder, G, substantially as and for the purposes
set forth.
2d, The combination of the hinged fingers, c c, with the ribs, b b b,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
3d, The combination of the adjustable weight, G', with the bottom of the
holder, for the purposes set forth.
4th, The combination with the hinged fingers, c c, of the hinged
holding-piece, G", substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
5th, The fingered stop or guard piece, h', with the holder, G
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
6th, The combination, with the stand or plate, h, of the grooved hinged
flap, i, for supporting the guard or stop piece, h'.
7th, The combination with the ribbed holder, G, of the guide piece, s,
as and for the purposes set forth.
The combination of the feed arm, m, with the slide-piece, n, and lever,
26, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
9th, the combination with lever, 26, of the adjustable ears, 27 27, for
the purposes stated.
10, The combination with slide piece, n, and table, L, of the connecting
piece, 21, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
11th, The combination with the slotted slide piece, M", and connecting
piece, 21, of the double shouldered bolts, 18 18, substantially as and
for the purposes set forth.
12th, The combination with the curved lever, M, and the slide piece, M",
of the bent levers, M' M', substantially as and for the purposes set
forth.
13th, The combination with the arm, 70, and notched bar, w, of the
sping-pawl, t, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
14th, Mechanism for separating the pieces of material to be fed,
constructed and combined for operation substantially as described, and
as shown in fig. 7, of the accompanying drawings.
15th, The combination with a loom for weaving palm-leaf and other cloth,
of a push-finger, 41, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
16th, The combination with the stem of the push finger, 41, of
the catch-piece, 42, lever, 44, and operating springs, 43 and 46,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
17th, The combination with the slide, n, of the projection or dog, 47,
for releasing lever, 46, from the catch-piece, 42, as set forth.
18th, The combination with the hinged table, L, of the mechanism for
separating and feeding the material, substantially as set forth.
19th, The combination with the stationary bed, L", and stand, 72, of the
hinged table, L, and catch, o, substantially as set forth.
20th, The combination and relative arrangement with the table, L, bed,
L", and holder, G, of the evener knives, 12 and 14, as shown and set
forth.
21st, The combination with the bridge piece, 50, of the hinged dog, 52,
and bell-spring, 53, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
22d, The combination and relative arrangement of mechanism,
substantially such as is shown and described for communicating the
proper motions to the feed arms, S, from lever, K.
23d, The combination with a loom for weaving palm-leaf of mechanism
substantially such as shown and described for stopping the loom, as set
forth.
71,853.--PITMAN COUPLING.--G. W. Clark, Manchester, Ind.
I claim the arrangement of forked pitman, A G G', bolt, H, screw shanked
hook, D, and nuts, F F', or their equivalents, substantially as and for
the purpose set forth.
71,854.--MACHINE FOR MAKING LEVEES.--Ernest Comeaux, Bayou Goula, La.
I claim 1st, The endless apron in combination with the hinged adjustable
frame, K, operating as described for elevating the earth used in making
levees, in the manner and for the purpose set forth.
2d, The combination of the endless apron, F, chains, H, slats, J, and
adjustable supporting-frame, K, and standards, L, as herein described
for the purpose set forth.
3d, The above in combination with the spur-wheels, C and B, and the
endless chain, D, as herein described for the purpose set forth.
72,855.--CONSTRUCTION OF ROOF.--M. De K. Cutts, Richmond, Va.
I claim 1st, A tobacco drying house which is provided with a sectional
hinged roof in combination with frames, A, which support the tobacco
leaves while being dried and cured substantially as described,
2d, The supporting posts, G, in combination with hinged sections, B B',
elevating devices, and supporting frames, constructed and arranged in
such manner that the leaves of tobacco upon said frames can be exposed
to the action of the sun and air at pleasure substantially as described.
71,856.--CAR BRAKE.--Shadrach Davis, Dartmouth, Mass.
I claim a car brake, consisting of the broad connecting bar, C1, which
rests on pivots, F1, working in slots, and has the brake-shoes movable
fixed to it, the whole combined as described, operated by the bar,
I2, and screw rod, H2, and by contact with the wheels as and for the
purposes set forth.
71,857.--FEEDER FOR GRAIN MILL.--Michael Decamp, South Bend, Ind.
I claim 1st, The combination of the device, D, bridge ring-bearing, a b,
feeder, c, and collar, e, substantially as described,
2d, The toothed eccentric, J, in combination with lever, G, and collar,
e, substantially as described.
71,858.--PAINTER'S EASEL.--Paul Deschause, New York city.
I claim 1st, The extensible legs, consisting of the hinged legs, a, and
their extension sliding parts, b, made and arranged substantially as
described.
2d, Also the combination of the legs with the toggle-brace, c c,
substantially as described.
3d, Also, the extensible rest, composed of the fixed part, e, and the
sliding part, d, in combination with the fixed and movable clamps, f g,
substantially as described.
71,859.--GUIDE FOR SAW IN SAW MILLS.--Hiram P. Dillingham, Norwalk,
Ohio.
I claim the plates, A and A', guides, B B', and C and C', the whole
constructed substantially as described, and operating as and for the
purposes set forth.
71,860.--PRODUCING CALCIUM MAGNESIUM LIGHT.--Chas. A. Dresser, New York
city. George A. Dresser, Trustee;
I claim the preparation of dolomite, native or artificial substantially
as and for the purpose described.
71,861.--CALENDAR ATTACHMENT TO INKSTAND.--Sam'l. R. Dummer, New York
city.
I claim 1st, An inkstand, etc., constructed with a series of shoulders
or rests, B, whether one or more and one above another, in combination
with the rings, C, and plate or frame, D, or their respective
equivalents substantially as and for the purpose described.
2d, In combination with the above, the two tubes, H M, and plunger, O,
as herein set forth for the purpose specified.
71,862.--PLANING MACHINE FOR WOOD.--G. B. Durkee and W. H. Murray,
(assignor to themselves and I. T. Safford), Chicago, Ill.
We claim 1st, The employment of two separately adjustable cutter heads
in a single machine, so that the axis of one cutter may be at the angle
of the other at a different angle, and both cutters operating at the
same time upon the same board, substantially as specified.
2d, The crossheads, C, cutter-heads, E, screws, D and G, in combination
with the standards, B, constructed and operating substantially as
specified.
71,863.--SELF-ADJUSTING RELAY MAGNET.--J. M. Fairchild, (assignor to
himself, J. K. Bundy, and J. M. Townsend), New Haven, Ct.
I claim the arrangement of the head, C, combined with the magnet so
as to be self-adjusting in relation to the armature, substantially as
herein set forth.
71,864.--CORN CAKE CUTTER.--Leonard Felker, Tewksbury, Mass.
I claim the rotating cylinder i, with its cutters, i'i', in combination
with the rotating cylinder, f, with the stationary knives, f'f', and
adjustable finishers, g g, when arranged to operate substantially as
described and set
2d, The pressure rotating cylinder, f, with stationary knives, f'f', and
adjustable finishers, g g, substantially as described and set forth.
3d, The clearer, m, in combination with the rotating cutters, i'i', as
described.
4th, The adjustable stands, d d, and lever, p, in combination with the
table, b', and weight, o, when arranged to operate substantially as
described.
71,865.--MEASURING FAUCET.--Elisha Fitzgerald, N. Y. city.
I claim the combination of a four way cock with a receptacle having a
movable partition operated by the water, substantially as described,
for the purpose of limiting and determining the amount of water to be
discharged, as specified.
Also, in combination with the above, the dial and pointer, to indicate
the amount of water discharged, as described.
71,866.--TWEER.--Charles C. Forncrook, Hermitage, N. Y.
I claim the combination of the valve, d, adjustable bridge, g, chamber,
B, and tweer, A, arranged and operating substantially in the manner and
for the purpose set forth.
71,867.--COTTON TIE.--John H. Fraley, New Orleans, La.
I claim the combination of the buckles, A and B, when they are
constructed and united as described, with the ends of hoop iron, when
bent into the form of hooks, as and for the purpose set forth.
71,868.--BRIDGE.--John Glass, George P. Schneider, and William B.
Rezner, Cleveland. Ohio.
We claim, 1st, The tubular flanged sections, A B, as arranged in
combination with the diaphragm, C, for the purpose and in the manner
substantially as set forth.
2d, The tubular arch, as constructed, with sections, A B C, in
combination with the foot block, I, provided with a flange or boss, K,
when arranged in the manner as and for the purpose set forth.
71,869.--OIL CUP.--John H. Gomer, New York city.
I claim the combination of the cap, B, with its screw flange, b, and
case, A, provided with suitable tube, C, in the manner and for the
purpose herein specified.
71,870.--PEAT MACHINE.--George D. Goodrich, Chicago, Ill.
I claim, 1st, The adjustable bearing for the shaft, B, composed of
two or more segments, r, constructed and operating substantially as
described.
2d, The separate troughs, I, located below the tempering mill, when
more than one expelling screw is employed, so as to give each screw a
separate and independent action, substantially as specified.
3d, The cutter or knife, F, for cutting the material into suitable
lengths in a peat machine having a continuous discharge from the
expelling mill, substantially as specified.
4th, Closing the mouth of the die by an adjustable intermittent stop or
knife, when so arranged that the movements can be varied with respect to
the movements of the other operating parts of the machine, substantially
as specified.
5th, The double slotted plate or wheel, K, provided with the sockets, h,
and pins, i, for the purpose of adjusting the movements of the cutter
stop or knife, F, substantially as described.
6th, The combination of the separate troughs, I, expelling screws, H,
and cutter stop, F, with a tempering mill, substantially as specified.
71,871.--RATCHET BED KEY.--William M. Gray, Brooklyn, N. Y.
I claim the bed key constructed and arranged as above described, as a
new article of manufacture.
71,872.--MODE OF PREVENTING THE EXPLOSION OF LAMPS.--Cyrus P. Grosvenor,
McGrawville, N.Y.
I claim the application to lamps or heaters, using coal oils, alcohol,
or other explosive substances, of such a burner as will supply the
vacuum made in the reservoir by the combustion with nitrogen gas, the
burner being constructed as herein described, or in any other form
substantially the same, and which will produce the intended effect.
71,873.--CAR-AXLE BOX.--Joseph Harris, Dorchester, Mass.
I claim, 1st, The roller guides, i, with detached radial joints,
substantially as described.
2d, In combination with the system of rollers and box, g, the
construction of the axle, with its extension, e, and shoulder, d, as and
for the purpose set forth.
71,874.--WASHING MACHINE.--Job H. Haskell (assignor to himself and
Horace Taplin), Lowell, Mass.
I claim the general construction and combination of all the parts,
consisting of the cylinder, G, series of yielding rollers, a, roller
stands, k, spring bars, f, levers or arms, m, spring bar, D, transverse
bar, R, rod, O, and the box, the whole arranged to operate substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
71,875.--HORSE RAKE.--John V. Hawkey (assignor to himself and Israel T.
Sheffler), Greensburg, Pa.
I claim, 1st, A rake shaft or head, arranged outside of the periphery of
the wheels, projecting laterally beyond them, and so jointed that its
sections can be folded vertically upon the carrying frame without
detaching any of the parts of the rake, substantially as described.
2d, An axially turning rake-shaft, so jointed that its outer sections
can be folded inwards without detaching any of its parts.
3d, The combination of the inner fixed section of the rake shaft with
the outer vertically folding sections, projecting beyond the wheels,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
4th, The combination, substantially as described, with a jointed rake
shaft, of hinges allowing the sections to fold vertically, and a locking
device to hold them rigidly when unfolded.
5th, The arrangement as described, of the top pins, m, on the folding
sections, to secure them in position when folded up.
6th, The combination in a horse rake, of an axially turning folding rake
shaft, with a rock shaft controlled by a handle on the driver's platform
to raise and lower the teeth.
7th, The arrangement, in a horse rake, of an axially turning jointed
rake shaft, mounted on the rear end of the thills, and supported on two
wheels mounted on independent axles.
71,876.--APPARATUS FOR DRAINING SUGAR.--James B. Hill, Allegheny City,
Pa.
I claim the combination and arrangement of the hopper, C, provided with
valve, d, case, B, screen, R, distributing drum, P, distributor, f,
provided with valve, i, scraper, S, chute h, and pipe, t, the whole
being constructed, arranged, and operating substantially in the manner
herein described, and for the purpose set forth.
71,877.--CENTRIFUGAL MACHINE FOR DRAINING SUGAR.--James B. Hill,
Allegheny City, Pa.
I claim the use of a fan when used in combination with the shield,
m, distributor, f, screen, R, case, B, hopper, C, and scraper, S,
constructed, arranged, and operating, substantially in the manner herein
described, and for the purpose set forth.
71,878.--CARD HOLDER.--Samuel L. Hill, Brooklyn, N.Y.
I claim, in combination with a back or support, the use or employment
of any number of strips when the same shall be constructed and combined
substantially as shown for the purpose specified.
71,879.--FISHING LINE SWIVEL.--Martin Hiltz, Gloucester, Mass.
I claim the improved swivel, as made with the screw bolt, D, and the nut
chamber, e, arranged and combined, as explained, with the parts, A B C,
constructed and applied together as specified.
61,880.--IMPLEMENT FOR LIGHTING GAS.--Thomas W. Houchin, Morrisania,
N.Y.
I claim, 1st, Placing a receiver, A, at the lower end of a tube, B, for
the purposes fully described.
2d, The combination of a receiver, A, tubes, B, and wick chamber, C,
when the same shall be constructed substantially as described, for the
purposes set forth.
71,881.--CORN-POPPER.--J. W. Howe, and J. K. Barton, Worcester, Mass.
We claim, 1st, The combination of the twisted wires, a a a' a', with
the handle, B, and receptacle, A, substantially as and for the purposes
described.
2d, The combination of the wires, a' a', with handle, B, receptacle, A,
and cover of the same, as and for the purposes described.
3d, The combination of the wires, a a a' a', with each other,
receptacle, A, and cover of same, as shown and described.
71,882.--COPY BOOK.--Benj. G. Howes, Worcester, Mass.
I claim the copy book, constructed substantially as described.
71,883.--PETROLEUM GAS BURNER.--G. A. Hyver, New Orleans, La.
I claim, 1st, The combination of the pipe, D, when filled with finely
broken charcoal, with the concentric or annular chamber, F, the latter
being provided with pipes, b, extending upwardly into the cup furnace or
heat retort, H, as and for the purpose substantially as set forth.
2d, The combination of the pipe, D, when filled with finely broken
charcoal, the concentric or annular chamber, F, pipes, b, and pipe, d,
with the gas pipe, c, when the latter is provided with the valve, J, for
regulating the flow of gas, as and for the purpose described.
3d, The gas pipe, c, when constructed and arranged with relation to the
chamber, F, and one of the pipes, b, as described, in combination with
the valve, J, for the purpose set forth.
4th, The combination of the concentric or annular chamber, F, and
pipes, b, with the cup furnace or heat retort, H, when the latter is
constructed as described, and shown upon the drawings, and occupies the
relation to the former herein set forth, for the purpose set forth.
5th, The pipe, d, in combination with one of the pipes, b, for the
purpose of affording a light for illuminating purposes, as herein
described.
71,884.--SHAFT COUPLING.--John Keesey, Chester, Pa.
I claim the combination of the box, hub, or shell, B, reverse
wedge-shaped blocks, C C', and bolts, D D', with their nuts, E E', or
the equivalents of these devices, arranged for operation together,
substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.
71,885.--CLAMP SCREW.--Charles L Kingsley (assignor to Charles Parker),
Meriden, Conn.
I claim the nut, E, formed with the seats, F, and the lever, G, formed
with the trunnions, I, so as to be combined and operate in the manner
and for the purpose described.
71,886.--MACHINE FOR BENDING WOOD.--Joseph Klahr, Bernville, assignor to
himself, W.R. Weand, C.H. Zink, and James J. Wagenhorst, Philadelphia,
Pa.
I claim, 1st, The formers, F F', with their arms, p p', levers, k k',
and catches, q, or their equivalents, in combination with the clamps, G,
the whole being constructed and operating substantially as and for the
purpose described.
2d, The combination of the above, the weighted levers, D D', and the
links, l.
3d, The adjustable plates, B B', with their shoulders, c, operating in
combination with the formers, and their projections, q, substantially as
and for the purpose described.
71,887.--OIL CAN.--George Alvan Knowlton, Natick, Mass.
I claim, 1st, The stoppers, D and I, retracted from their respective
orifices by a single trigger, H h', and provided with two springs, G J,
to insure the effective closure of both said orifices, substantially as
described.
2d, In a valved oil can, constructed as above specified, the arrangement
of the trigger, H h', obliquely on the upper side of the handle, A', as
and for the purpose set forth.
71,888.--FENCE.--Ira Lackey, Lebanon, Ohio.
I claim the combination of the sills, A, braces, C, and hooks or loops,
i j, with the grooved posts, a c, of the panels, when the parts are
constructed and arranged to form a detachable and portable fence, in the
manner and for the purpose specified.
71,889.--BUTTER DISH.--Nathan Lawrence (assignor to Reed and Barton),
Taunton, Mass.
I claim the arrangement and combination of the friction spring with the
cover and vase, the journal and the bearing to extend entirely around
the said journal, as specified.
71,890.--HARVESTER RAKE.--Edward J. Leyburn, Lexington, Va.
I claim, 1st, Connecting the rake arm, E', to a loose collar, c, on reel
shaft, B, by means of a pivot, d', carrying an arm, f, in combination
with the jointed connecting rod, h, substantially as described.
2d, The arresting plate, G2, in combination with the rake pivot,
d', arm, f, and collar, c, and connecting rod, h, substantially as
described.
3d, The cam plate, G G1, in combination with the rake pivot, d', loose
collar, c, and connecting rod, h, substantially as described.
4th, The anti-friction roller, i, applied to the arm, f, of the rake
pivot, in combination with the arresting plate, G2, substantially as
described.
5th, Connecting the arm, f, which is in the rake pivot, d, to the reel
shaft or reel arm thereof, by means of a rod, h, and universal joint,
h', substantially as described.
6th, The application of a weight, g, to an arm, f, of the rake pivot,
when said arm is upon a loose collar, c, and arranged to operate
substantially as described.
71,891.--WASHING MACHINE.--Reuben Lighthall, Brooklyn, N.Y.
I claim the detachable holder, A, with the set screw, B, in combination
with the slotted lever, D, and the rollers, F F', and the cam, H, as and
for the purpose set forth.
71,892.--PROCESS FOR RENDERING PAPER, CLOTH, AND THE LIKE, FIRE AND
WATER PROOF.--Robert O. Lowrey, Salem, N.Y.
I claim the process, substantially as herein described, of treating
fibrous and other materials for rendering them fire and water proof.
71,893.--COMPOSITION OF MATTER FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF WATER PROOF PAPER
AND OTHER ARTICLES.--Robert O. Lowrey, Salem, N.Y.
I claim, 1st, The new compound or composition of matter, produced by the
treatment of vegetable fiber, substantially as described.
2d, The process herein described of treating vegetable fiber for
producing a new compound, substantially as set forth.
71,894.--STREET SWEEPER.--Robert Y. McConnell and Geo. Pringle,
Rochester, N.Y.
We claim, 1st, The pinions, a, of the counter shaft, s, combined with
carrier wheels, W, of street sweepers, by suitable sliding clutches, c,
all arranged substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose
of equalizing the strength and efficiency of those portions of the
machine.
2d, The broom shaft, b, and the counter shaft, s, arranged substantially
as shown, being held by means of the adjustable rigid straps, y, for the
purposes set forth.
3d, The spring clutches, c, governed by means of the hand lever, D,
connecting rod, f, lever, k, and the counter inclined planes, m, all
arranged and operating substantially in the manner and for the purposes
set forth.
71,895.--UTERINE SUPPORTER.--Frederick Meriwether, Tamola, Miss.
I claim the combination, as described, of the spring, E, composed of
copper or other soft metal, with the pessary, for the purposes set
forth.
Also, the combination, substantially as described, of the pelvic spring,
the vertically adjustable bar and set screw, the soft metal spring, E,
the pessary pillar, F, and the pessary, for the purposes specified.
71,896.--RAILROAD SIGNAL.--Abraham S. Miller (assignor to himself, J.P.
James, and Charles Folsom), Zanesfield, Ohio.
I claim, 1st, The combination of the trigger, E, and rock shaft, F
f, with a railroad signal and suitable intermediate connections, so
arranged that the contact of the train with said trigger shall throw the
signal into its conspicuous position, substantially as described.
2d, The arrangement of the trigger, E, rock shaft, F f, arm, H, link, I,
lever, G, wire, J, eccentric lever, L, catch, M, and shaft, B, signal,
A, and weight, B', or its equivalent (P P1 P2 Q), substantially as and
for the purpose specified.
3d, The arrangement of the trigger, E', rock shaft, F' f', arm, H',
and rod or other suitable connection, N, all arranged and operating
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
4th, The combination, with the disk or signal, A, of the reflecting
plate, a substantially as and for the object stated.
71,897.--SPINNING WHEEL.--Henry Miller, Ronald Township, Mich.
I claim the arrangement of the adjustable and hinged rods and levers,
constructed as herein described, for connecting the rocking treadle with
the hinged spindle arm, so that the operator, by the foot, may move the
spindle arm out or in at pleasure, as set forth and represented.
71,898.--BOOTS AND SHOES.--Charles Mole, Pembroke Terrace, Regent's
Park, London, England.
I claim the manufacture of a movable boot heel in two parts, to be
adjusted in different positions by means of a single central projection
taking into a single slot hole or countersunk part, and secured in
position by means of a central screw or pin, whether such projection and
hole or countersunk part be square or many sided, and no matter what the
shape of these sides, so that the shape of the projection and that of
the hole which is to receive it be identical, the whole substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated on the annexed sheet of drawing.
71,899.--WATER COOLER AND REFRIGERTOR.--Alfred Murden and Henry L.
Cooper (assignors to themselves and Fiancis Warner), New Haven, Conn.
We claim the arrangement of the cylinder, A, and outer cylinder, C, so
as to form a water space, D, and combined with covers, E and G, so as to
form a chamber, F, above the water space, D and ice cylinder, A, so that
the cover, E, forms the bottom of and the cover, G, the top of the said
chamber, in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.
71,900.--CONSTRUCTION OF STAMPED SHEET METAL KETTLES.--Frederic G.
Niedringhaus and William F. Niedringhaus, St. Louis, Mo.
We claim the spout of a kettle when formed by pressure from the bottom
and top plate of the kettle, when constructed substantially as shown and
specified.
71,901.--BREAST STRAP SLIDE.--O.B. North (assignor to O.B. North & Co.),
New Haven, Conn.
I claim, 1st, The arrangement of the hinged tongue, E, upon the plate,
A, so as to cover the ring, substantially in the manner herein set
forth.
2d, Constructing the hook or projection, D, upon the inside of the
plate, by forming an opening, d, through the plate, substantially as and
for the purpose herein set forth.
71,902.--SNOW PLOW.--Abel Nutting, Quincy, Mass
I claim the rotary plow, arranged to operate substantially as set forth.
Also, in combination with such a plow, inclines, or shares, fixed, with
respect to the frame by which they are supported, substantially as
described.
71,903.--STEAM GENERATOR.--Isaac R. Oakford, Philadelphia. Pa.
I claim a steam generator, composed of a series of cylindrical boilers,
of round ends, provided with openings for steam and water, and arranged
in a vertical and inclined position, in the manner and for the purpose
above set forth and described.
71,904.--CASTER FOR FURNITURE.--P.B. O'Brien and Wm. E. Sparks, New
Haven, Conn., assignors to P.B. O'Brien.
We claim the arrangement of the spring, a, in the spindle, B,
and combined with the socket, C, so as to operate in the manner
substantially as described.
71,905.--RAILWAY FROG.--Staats N. Park, Bloomsbury, N.J.
I claim, 1st, So constructing the frogs of railways that the frog plate
and the rail or track sections, guard rails, and frog point are separate
from each other, and so that the rail sections and guard rails and frog
point can be inserted in or attached to and detached from the frog
plate, for the uses and purposes set forth.
2d, So constructing the frogs of railways or the frog plate, that the
track rails of any railway can be extended upon and combined with such
frog plate to form the track or rail section of the frog, substantially
as and for the purposes set forth.
71,906.--HARVESTER.--Henry W. Pell, Rome, N.Y.
I claim. 1st, The carriage, C, supported at both ends on wheels or
rollers, cc, running on a guide way, S, substantially as and for the
purposes specified.
2d, The rib or groove joint between the friction rollers and guideway,
to sustain the lateral pressure, as set forth.
3d, The clevis pin or whiffletree bolt, B, attached to the center of the
carriage, C.
4th, The independent attachment of the draught clevis to the whiffletree
bolt to permit the independent oscillation of the whiffletree without
affecting the clevis.
71,907.--MEDICAL COMPOUND.--M. Perl, New Orleans, La.
I claim the medical compound herein described, when made by the process
and composed of the ingredients herein specified, in the proportions
stated, for the purpose set forth.
71,908.--MACHINERY FOR SHAVING AND SLOTTING SCREWS.--Elijah S. Pierce,
Hartford, Conn.
I claim, 1st, The combination of the cam, M, the sliding frame, Y, the
spindle, A, the pulley, P, the clamp, C, the spring, S, and the rest, R,
or their equivalents, with a shaving tool, and one or more nicking saws,
substantially as herein specified.
2d, The combination of the sliding frame, Y, the spindle, A, and
the clamping device, C, with a shaving tool and one or more saws,
substantially as described, for the purpose of shaving, nicking, and
turning screw blanks or other similar articles, while held in the same
jaws.
71,909.--DOUBLE SCREW.--Elijah S. Pierce, Hartford, Ct.
I claim the double screw herein described and shown, as a new article of
manufacture.
71,910.--APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING MEATS, FISH, POULTRY, AND OTHER
PERISHABLE ARTICLES.--Charles F. Pike, Piovidence, R.I.
I claim, 1st, Constructing a tubular ice box, with holes or openings in
the tubes or pipes, at or near the bottom, to let the air out into the
chamber, F, and slots or openings into the ice receptacle, reservoir, or
depository, near the top, and so get the combined and double purpose
of radiation, conduction, and internal circulation of the air in
the chamber, F, substantially as and for the purposes set forth and
described in the drawing and specification hereunto annexed, without
confining myself to any particular form, size, or shape of the pipes
or tubes, whether they be vertical or horizontal, round, square, oval,
oblong, or in any other form, neither do I confine myself to any
particular form of ice receptacle, reservoir, or depository.
2d, The perforating or making slots, holes, or openings in the tubes
or pipes, near the bottom, for the purposes set forth and described,
howsoever the same may be made, whether used in connection with the
ice receptacle, reservoir, or depository, as described, or without
the openings in the ice receptacle, reservoir, or depository, for the
purpose of the rotating of the air.
3d, The ice receptacle, reservoir, or depository, with its openings to
let the air into and on to the ice in this ice receptacle, reservoir, or
depository, for the purpose of taking off the moisture in the preserving
room, at or near its top, whether the tubes connected to the bottom of
this ice receptacle, reservoir, or depository, are perforated or not,
or whether the ice receptacle reservoir, or depository, is removed
altogether, and the tops or collars of the tubes or pipes are
perforated.
4th, The ice box, receptacle, reservoir, or depository, A, as described,
pipes or tubes, B C D L, pan, E H, room, F, substantially as described
and set forth, with their appendages.
71,911.--MULTIPLYING REFLECTORS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA.--D.W.S. Rawson,
Peru, Ill.
I claim, 1st, The reflector box, A, the doors and shade wings, B B, the
bars, C C, the non-reflecting division, D D, surrounding and between
the several mirrors, the base board, F, and the slide board, G, and the
double pivot, H, when used for the purposes herein described.
2d, The use of the lever for the purpose of adjusting the reflectors.
3d, The moving of the reflectors with the slide, G. to produce more than
one set of impressions on the same plate, or an equivalent movement.
71,912.--CAR SPRING.--Wm. F. Ray, Fort Wayne, Ind.
I claim a series of reflexed springs, so constructed that the bows slide
into each other, the whole being adjustable so as to regulate the amount
of elasticity, as described.
71,913.--LAMP BURNER.--Henry Read, Providence, R I.
I claim the skeleton bottom, B, in combination with the perforated
cylinder, C, and cone, D, when constructed and arranged substantially as
described and for the purpose specified.
71,914.--APPARATUS FOR TAMING WILD ANIMALS.--Peter R. Sanderson,
Caledonia, N Y.
I claim the construction and use of a circingle strap, as described,
with the sheaves, A A A A, and their attachments to said circingle, and
the slipping straps, B B B B, and rope, C, when arranged substantially
as described for the purpose specified.
Also, the combination of the above parts, A A, etc., B B, etc, and C,
with any harness, arranged substantially as described for the purpose
designed.
71,915.--JOURNAL BOX.--Wm. Sherburne, Charlestown, Mass.
I claim, 1st, The bolt, E, constructed as and for the purposes above
described.
2d, The bolt, E, in combination with the jaw, m, and oil box, B,
substantially and for the purpose above specified.
71,916.--HORSE AND CATTLE POKE.--Nelson Sylvester, Weymouth, Ohio.
I claim, 1st, The head, B, cross bar, E, in combination with the
springs, F, and spikes, a, for the purpose and in the manner
substantially as set forth.
2d, The cross bar, E, as arranged in relation to the yoke, C, and in
combination with the poke, A, in the manner as and for the purpose
specified.
71,917.--CORN PLANTER.--Frank J. Smiley, Marshall, Mich.
I claim, 1st, In combination with a wheeled machine for planting corn
or other seed at regular intervals, a "perambulator," substantially as
described, when hung concentrically to a revolving seed cylinder, C, and
operated in connection therewith, substantially in the manner and for
the purpose herein in specified.
2d, When operated in connectin with a revolving seed cylinder, the
arrangement and combination of the dropping tubes, t, and their
attachments with the tappet pins, T, and receiving basins, K, for
dropping and conveying the seed to the furrowers, substantially as set
forth.
3d, The pendant gage-bars, h, in combination with the gage plates, g,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
71,918.--WHIP RACK.--Charles A. Smith, Philadelphia, Pa.
I claim a whip rack composed of metal or other inelastic material, and
furnished with a series of divisions or apartments, with a hinged
tongue or flap in each, and suitable openings in each apartment for the
insertion and retention of a whip, substantially as described.
71,919.--METHOD OF HARDENING AND BLEACHING ARTICLES MADE OF SOAPSTONE,
TALC, ETC.--Henry Julius Smith, Boston, Mass., assignor to Joseph C.
Wightman, Newtonville, N. Y.
I claim, 1st, The heating in a closed vessel, and in contact with
carbon, the above described substances, or articles formed therefrom,
for the purpose of hardening and toughening the same, substantially as
above described.
2d, The removal, either before or after the hardening process, of
impurities producing discoloration, by the action of a bath of melted
chloride or sodium, or other chemical compound operating in like manner.
71,920.--HANDLE FOR TEA AND COFFEE POTS.--Enos E. Stow, Plantsville, Ct.
I claim a handle, as made hollow or tubular, and provided with openings
in or through it, that when applied to a pot or vessel, warm or heated
air may be caused to pass into and through and out of such handle,
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
71,921.--AERIAL CARRIAGE AND WAY.--Daniel Towse, Pittsburg, Pa.
I claim the combination of the endless wire rope or ropes, A A, pulleys,
T T T' T", and piers, B B B' B", with the suspended carriages, H H H H,
arranged and operating as specified.
71,922.--AERIAL CARRIAGE AND WAY.--Daniel Towse, Pittsburg, Pa.
I claim the combination of the wire ropes, A A, piers, B B B B, reel, F,
and rope, P, with the carriage, H, arranged and operating in the manner
set forth.
71,923.--AERIAL CARRIAGE AND WAY.--Daniel Towse, Pittsburg. Pa.
I claim the combination of the two aerial ways, A A' A" A'", the drum,
C, with the carriages, H H, and ropes, f f, constructed and operating as
specified.
71,924.--ATTACHMENT TO THE REGULATORS QF WATCHES--Wm. B. Tucker,
Hillsboro, Ohio.
I claim the combination of the screw-arbor, c, and the toothed segment,
e, with the regulating lever, d, and the scale base plate, a b,
substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.
71,925.--BILLIARD CUE TIP.--Joseph A. Veazie, Boston, Mass.
I claim the new or improved composition, substantially as described, in
which ground leather is an important constituent.
Also, the combination of a layer of such composition and one or more
layers or strata of leather or caoutchouc, or both, such being for the
formation of cue tips, as explained.
71,926.--CAR SPRING.--Richard Vose, New York city.
I claim a volute spring, formed or constructed of a coiled metallic bar,
whose thickness is greater transversely upon one edge thereof than at
any other point therein, substantially as and for the purpose herein set
forth.
71,927.--APPARATUS FOR TURNING ON GAS.--W.P. Wage [assignor to himself
and M. Clarke], Barre Centre, N.Y.
I claim, 1st, The cylinder, E, and the piston, F, in combination with
the lever, D, or their equivalent, operated by the means and in the
manner and for the purpose specified.
2d, Lighting gas by electricity, in combination with the apparatus above
described for turning on gas, as shown and described.
71,928.--HORSE HAY FORK.--George H. Waldo, Prattsburg, N.Y.
I claim the tines, b b, bail, f f, curved holding tine, I, spring, J,
pulley, l, rope, k, all constructed and operated substantially as herein
set forth.
91,929.--MACHINE FOR ROLLING LEATHER.--J.H. Walker, Worcester, Mass.
I claim, 1st, The combination of the horizontal way, G, slide, H,
and roll, b, with tables, K and M, and treadle operating device,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2d, The combination, with the pieces, C C, of the truss rods, E E,
bridge, F, way, G, and slide, H, substantially as and for the purposes
set forth.
71,930.--FERTILIZER AND CORN PLANTER COMBINED.--Samuel H. Wallize,
Washingtonville, Pa.
I claim the arrangement of the devices, slide, G, and roller, D, as
connected and operating together, with the crank, F, so as to drop the
guano and corn through a single spout, to prevent choking, as herein
described.
71,931.--WASHING MACHINE.--D.T. Ward, Cardington, O.
I claim, 1st, The segmental or convex washboard, E, actuated by levers,
D, in combination with the reciprocating washboard, F, and connecting
arms, H, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.
2d, In combination therewith, the spring, j, rod, k, and slots, I,
arranged and operating substantially as described.
3d, The gate, p, in combination with the horizontal reciprocating
washboard, F, and tub, A, arranged and operating substantially as and
for the purpose set forth.
71,932.--CORN PLANTER.--John R. Weber, Bourbon, Ind.
I claim, 1st, The springs, m, on the shaft, e, in combination with the
dropping cylinders, k, as and for the purpose described.
2d, The combination of the foot board, c', forked lever, d" m",
connecting rods, e", and cross piece, h", arranged and operating as
explained.
3d, The combination of the frame, B, elbow levers, m', connecting rods,
n' s', arms, o' t', and shafts, r' u', as and for the purpose set forth.
4th, The combination of the transverse shaft, v, sliding bar, s, hook,
r, pins, o, block, n, and dropping cylinders, k, substantially as
described.
5th, The combination of the crank, w, arm, x a', spring, b, and sliding
bar, s, arranged and operating as set forth.
6th, The combination of the lever, a", shaft, v, pinion, e', and spring,
e"', when used independently, or in connection with the frame, B,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
71,933.--BED BOTTOM.--David S. Williams, Coldwater, Mich.
I claim the combination of the loop, A, rods, B, spring band, C,
rods, D, webbing, E, slats, F, wires or equivalent, G, in the manner
described.
71,934.--INSTRUMENT FOR ADMINISTRATION OF ANAESTHETICS.--Osborn Wilson,
Aurora, Ill.
I claim, 1st, The construction of an instrument with inhaling and
exhaling tubes, provided with valves, working automatically and
alternately in opening and closing the tubes by the respiration of the
patient, substantially in the manner and for the purposes as herein
specified.
2d, Providing the instrument with a spring valve and air tube for
regulating the administration of nitrous oxide and other anaesthetics,
substantially in the manner and for the purposes as herein specified.
3d, The construction and arrangement of stock, A, mouth piece, B,
inhaling and exhaling tubes, C' C, plate, D, air tube, E', valve, E,
spiral spring, b, valves, c c, rods, d d, fulcra, e e, arm, f, and rod,
g, substantially in the manner and for the purposes as herein specified.
71,935.--CIDER MILL AND PRESS.--Martin Winger, Ephrata, Pa.
I claim, 1st, A series of press boxes, D, with perforated sides and
an external cogged flange, d, all connected in the form of a wheel
revolving horizontally, with its cross-arms, N, secured centrally to
a vertical shaft, L, in combination with the bearing, M, and step, O,
sustained on a framework, A B B', all arranged substantially in the
manner and for the purpose specified.
2d, With the revolving press boxes, D, the press block and central
upright, K, E, pulley, G, guides, F, arms, e, in combination with the
inclined planes, H and R, all arranged and operating substantially in
the manner and for the purpose specified.
3d, In combination with the revolving box wheel, D D N N, and pressing
arrangement, the hinged drop bottom, Q, in combination with a series of
rollers or pulleys, P, or their equivalents, for the purpose and in the
manner shown and described.
4th. In combination with my horizontal box wheel, the arrangement of the
gearing and mill hopper, X, and crushers, W V, pinions, Y S, on shaft,
all combined substantially m the manner specified.
5th, In combination with an apple mill, a cider press, with a series of
presses in a horizontal revolving wheel, substantially as and for the
purposes specified.
71,936.--CURB FOR WATER WHEEL.--Albert Winton, Chambersburg, Pa.
I claim, 1st, The serpentine or double curved chute gates, O O, when
formed with surfaces tapering or sloping from their centers towards
their ends, and so arranged, relative to intermediately situated
diaphragms or plates, r r, that one of the tapering ends of said chute
gates, O O, shall project beyond the circumferences of the rims, a a c
e, and extend so as to enter slots, or between the prongs of fork-like
arms, K L K L, to be operated in the manner and for the purpose
substantially as described.
2d, The annular adjustable rim, or ring, i i, provided with the
fork-like arms, K L K L, and with the moving lever or crank, m, and
the fulcrum pin, h, all arranged to operate the chute gates, O O,
substantially as shown and described.
71,937.--HARVESTER.--James Winters and Charles C. Gapen, Lacon, Ill.
We claim the skeleton frame, A, or its equivalent, provided with an
adjustable clevis, and attached to the end of the tongue, or reaping and
mowing machines, substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein
described and represented.
71,938.--SASH TOP.--Orson E. Woodbury, Madison, Wis.
I claim, 1st, The cam, slotted at H D I, forming bearings at either
extremity for the screw or other support, when the cam is operating
against the catch, C, at the points, F or O, all as described and for
the purpose specified.
2d, The catch, C, with the spikes, G G, constructed and used as and for
the purposes hereinbefore named.
71,939.--PEAT AND BRICK MACHINE.--Charles D. Wrightington, Fairhaven,
and Benjamin P. Rider, Boston, Mass.
We claim, 1st, In combination with the mold wheel having the series or
sets of molds in it, a series of plungers revolving with said wheel
and operated in succession by the eccentric journal and frame, Q,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
2d, Also in combination with a mold wheel having a series of cogs
interposed by a series of concave stops, blanks or abutments upon
its periphery, a drive wheel having cogs and a blank surface on its
perimeter so that the mold wheel may be moved, stopped and locked by
said drive wheel which has a continuous movement, substantially as and
for the purpose described.
3d, Also the location and arrangement of the cam over and around the
blank on the perimeter of the drive wheel so that while the mold wheel
is stopped and locked by said drive wheel which continues its movement
said drive wheel shall operate the pushers to discharge the pressed
bricks or blocks from the molds, substantially as described.
71,940.--.TOY.--Derrick Adams, Lansingburg, N.Y.
I claim an automatic toy having the legs of the horse and the head
and arm of the driver actuated by mechanical devices, in manner
substantially as herein described and for the purposes as set forth.
71,941.--EAVES TROUGH FASTENING.--Philip Ahn, Brandon Vt.
I claim the bolt, c, combined with the elastic strap, e, substantially
as and for the purpose described.
71,942.--INFLATING RUBBER BALLS.--Henry A. Alden, Fishkill, N.Y.,
assignor to the New York Rubber Company.
I claim the application to rubber balls or other hollow articles
requiring to be distended by inflation of the combined bulb and tube,
substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein shown and set
forth.
71,943.--REAMER.--Charles Allardice, Cohoes, N.Y.
I claim, 1st, A shank, A, formed substantially as described in
combination with the cutters, B, and nut or screw ring, O, the whole
operating as set forth.
2d, In combination with the shank, A, cutters, B, and nut, C, the nut,
e, bolt, g, and washer, g', formed as described and employed for the
purposes specified.
71,944.--BOLT ATTACHMENT TO DOOR LOCK.--William H. Andrews [assignor to
Burton Mallory], New Haven, Conn.
I claim the bolt, E, constructed arranged within the lock case in
combination with the follower, F, constructed with a cam, I, and spring,
H, so as to hold the bolt securely in both its locked and unlocked
position, substantially in the manner herein set forth.
71,945.--MECHANISM FOR PRESENTING PALM LEAF TO LOOMS.--Isaac Angell,
Malden, Mass.
I claim for employment in connection with a loom for weaving with palm
leaf or similar weft a mechanism substantially as set forth which
automatically presents in succession the entering ends of single pieces
of weft in such position with relation to the cross sectional form of
each that each piece will be carried into the shed or web flatwise.
Also the mechanism for effecting the elevation and release of the weft,
substantially as described.
Also the plate, d, with its rectangular perforations and the gate or
slide for clamping a single piece of weft projecting through the plate,
substantially as shown and described.
Also a mechanism substantially as set forth for "knocking off" the weft
raising mechanism when a piece of weft is presented.
71,946.--BLACKBOARD FOR SCHOOLS.--William Arroquuier, Worcester, Mass.
I claim covering the plaster, B, with a coating, C, composed of the
ingredients named and applied in the manner above described whereby the
proper color and roughness are obtained as set forth.
71,947.--MODE OF OPERATING SWELL IN MELODEONS.--C.E. Bacon [assignor to
himself. George A Prince and Calvin F.S. Thomas], Buffalo, N.Y.
I claim the arrangement of the swell pedals side by side with the
bellows pedals and contiguous to and parallel therewith, for the purpose
and substantially as described.
71,948.--MATERIALS FOR TRANSMITTING HEAT.--William C. Baker, New York
city.
I claim the employment of salted water, glycerin, or their equivalents,
to prevent freezing in transmitting and diffusing heat through ordinary
pipes, tubes or radiators for the purpose of warming and ventilating
railroad cars, public vehicles and buildings, substantially as herein
described.
71,949.--LAMP BURNER.--George E. Baldwin (assignor to E. Miller & Co.),
West Meriden, Conn.
I claim the arrangement of the auxiliary or ventilating tube, E, with
the wick tube, B, combined with a solid partition, F, in the base of the
burner so as to form a close chamber around the tubes and wick adjuster,
substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.
71,950.--AUTOMATIC TOOTH PLUGGER.--Burr Bannister and George F. Green,
Kalamazoo, Mich.
We claim, 1st, The combination of an engine operated by means of
compressed air with a tooth plugger for the purpose set forth and
described.
2d, The lock, F, in connection with spring, 1, operated by cross head of
piston rod, in the manner and for the purpose specified.
71,951.--CAR COUPLING.--William F. Barlow (assignor to himself, James
Bower and W.A. Jackson), Monmouth, Ill.
I claim, 1st, The catch, C, slotted draw head, A, and weight, X,
combined as described and for the purpose set forth.
2d, The rods, M N and H, and elbow, K, combined as described and
operating in combination with the elements of the first claim arranged
substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
3d, The weight, X, arranged as described for the purpose set forth.
71,952.--HARVESTER RAKE.--John Barnes, Rockford, Ill.
I claim 1st, The inclined serrations, h h h, on the face of the rake
head for the purpose of compacting the gavel.
2d, A compressor or supplementary rake pivoted to the rake handle and
moving parallel to the rake head, substantially as described.
3d, The combination substantially as described of an automatic rake, a
compresser and an interposed spring for the purpose set forth.
4th The combination substantially as described of a reel revolving
continuously on a horizontal shaft a rake mounted on the same shaft [on
trunnions arranged diagonally to the shaft], and a shipping device by
which the rake may be thrown into gear between any two of the beaters of
the reel and by which it may automatically be thrown out of gear at the
end of its stroke.
5th, The combination substantially as described of the inclined rake
handle with the trunnions or pivots revolving on the reel shaft, and
arranged diagonally thereto.
6th, The combination substantially as described of the rake handle
pivoted on trunnions diagonal to the reel shaft and the friction roller
with a guide vertical below the axis of the rake and deflected both
horizontally and laterally above that axis, as and for the purpose set
forth.
7th, The combination substantially as described of the rake handle
and shipping lever whereby the rake throws itself out of gear after
discharging the gavel.
8th, The combination substantially as described of a rake mounted on
trunnions revolving on a horizontal axis in a fixed relation to the
guide which controls the movements of the rake with a revolving reel
having an endwise movement on the same axis whereby the rake can be
thrown out of gear by moving the reel endwise without stopping the reel.
71,953.--TRY SQUARE AND BEVEL.--Samuel N. Batchelder, Prairie du Chien,
Wis.
I claim, 1st, The blade B, pivoted within the stock, A, and provided
with a hooked projection, e, by means of which and the hook slide, D,
the blade, B, may be set and held at any desired angle, substantially as
described and for the purpose specified.
2d, The hook slide, D, with the thumb screw, E, arranged and operating
substantially as shown and described for the purposes set forth.
3d, The spiral spring, F, in combination with a combined try square and
bevel, substantially as described.
71,954.--PLATE LIFTER.--David B Beaty, Aurora, Ind., assignor to himself
and James Lamb.
I claim the curved wires, B B B, having hooks at their lower ends and
connected to a handle, A, said handle being provided with a wire loop
formed into a spring which connects to the wires, B, so that by pressing
upon this spring, C, the wires, B, are caused to separate and release
the plate, all constructed as specified.
71,955.--SUSPENSION BRIDGE.--Charles Bender, N.Y. city.
I claim, 1st, The construction and arrangement of one or more yielding
joints connecting the beams or trusses of stiffened suspension bridges,
substantially as herein described.
2d, The attachment of the ends of the cables or chains at or near the
first or shore piers to the longitudinal beams or trusses of stiffened
suspension bridges, substantially as set forth.
3d The means and method by which the ends of the beams or trusses of
stiffened suspension bridges are secured to the shore piers by vertical
anchorage and the arrangement of suitable joints, v, in said anchors,
substantially for the purpose described.
4th, The means and method employed to reduce the side motion by
attaching the longitudinal beams or trusses of stiffened suspension
bridges to the central piers sidewise said attachment being on one pier
perfectly immovable in any horizontal direction while at the other
piers allowance is made for the variations of the length of the beams
substantially as set forth and described.
71,956.--FOLDING TRUNK.--O.K. Bernbaum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
I claim the folding ends in combination with the hinged sectional back
and front for the purposes herein fully described.
71,957.--SOFA BEDSTEAD.--Charles H. Berry, East Somerville, Mass.
I claim the combination of the lower position, a, the seat, b, and
head, d, and the hinged or movable panel, e, in a sofa or lounge,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
71,958.--CHURN.--Thomas Bisbing, Buckstown, Pa.
I claim the combination of the removable frame, B, sliding frame, C,
ratchet bar, G, and pinion wheel, H, with each other, with the body,
A, of the churn, and with the dasher shaft, I, substantially as herein
shown and described and for the purpose set forth.
71,959.--HAT-FELTING MACHINE.--Job W. Blackham, Brooklyn, N.Y.
I claim, 1st, The duplicate series of rolls, b and bN', and rubbers, C
and CN' or their equivalent, with their water pans, N N', and jets of
hot water or steam, as represented, arranged to operate together in the
manner and for the purpose herein specified.
2d, Mounting the reciprocating rubber over the bed of rolls so as to
allow of its ascent and descent by means of springs, substantially as
and for the purpose herein specified.
71,960.--BUILDERS' SCAFFOLD.--John E Bliss, Oxford, Ind.
I claim the combination of the right angled pivoted frame, A, and
adjustable sliding bars, B and D, with each other, substantially as
herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth.
71,961.--SUBSTITUTE FOR MILK FOR CATTLE.--Rufus K. Blodgett, near
Fulton, Ill.
I claim, 1st The use of white or blue clay, when used for the purpose
above specified.
2d, The combination of flour, catechu and clay, when mixed and used for
the purposes above set forth.
71,962.--FIRE LADDER.--Johan Blomgren, Galesburg, Ill.
I claim, 1st, The stuffing coil, O, inserted into the lower port of
the tube H H', and forced up or down in the tube by the cog wheel, M,
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2d, The basket, R, in combination with a fire escape having the hinged
side, T, and the adjusting rod, S, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
3d, The construction of the stuffig coil, O, substantially as and for
the purpose specified.
71,963.--SAFETY GUN LOCK.--Charles Bowlen, Milwaukee, Wis.
I claim tumbler, F, with its pin, G, in combination with dog, H, with
its slot, I, substantially as and for the purpose described.
71,964.--VENTILATOR FOR BUILDINGS.--Thomas Boyd, Cambridgeport, Mass.
I claim, 1st, The combination of the chamber, A, with or without the
lenses, B, cone, C, and rods, D, constructed and arranged to operate
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2d, The combination of the oscillating cap, K, and elastic pads, I,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3d, The arrangement of the chamber, A, cone, C, pipes E and H, and
cones, G and K, substantially as set forth.
71,965.--DOOR LATCH.--Purmort Bradford (assignor to Sargent & Co.), New
Haven, Conn.
I claim the construction of the latch bolt with the pivot bearings, a
and b, upon opposite sides combined with a single central pivot upon the
plate so as to be adjustable for a right or left-hand door and the said
plate constructed with a slot through which the latch is operated, in
the manner herein set forth.
71,966.--PLOW.--Harvey Briggs, Smithland, Ky.
I claim, 1st, Forming the land side, mold board frame and upper
and lower strengthening floors, b1 and b2, solid in one piece B,
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set
forth.
2d, The combination of the conical rollers, D, and their boxing frame,
H, with the mold board frame, B, substantially as herein shown and
described and for the purpose set forth.
3d, Forming the boxing frame, H, in two parts, substantially as herein
shown and described and for the purpose set forth.
4th, forming an oil trench or channel, J, in the boxing frame, II
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set
forth.
5th, The combination of the elastic washers or packing, I, with the
journals and bearings of the rollers and wheels, substantially as herein
shown and described and for the purpose set forth.
6th, The combination of the adjustable friction wheel, F, and stationary
friction wheel, E, with the solid hand side and mold board frame, B,
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set
forth.
7th, The combination of the vertical flanged friction roller, G, with
the land side of the plow, substantially as herein shown and described
and for the purpose set forth.
71,967.--PIANO STOOL.--Josua Briggs, Peterboro, N.H.
I claim, in combination with the pillar and feet, the socket block, m,
having recesses formed with side lips or flanges, o, to fit into groves,
q, in the feet and bottom seats, p, between which and the shoulder on
the pillar the feet are securely continued, substantially as described.
Also the center piece, w', fitting upon and covering the screw bolt and
nut which confine the pillar to the base, substantially as shown and
described.
Also constructing the socket block, m, with a center socket, t, into
which the tail piece of the pillar fits and is confined, substantially
as described.
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