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Claim. "What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the uniting of two helical springs, in the manner described, for the purpose of distending the air-bag of a life preserver, essentially in the manner described herein."

6. For improvements in the machine for Cutting and Crushing Corn Fodder; Rudolph Miller, York, York county, Pennsylvania, October 3.

The cutting part of this machine is similar to a straw cutter with the knives attached diagonally to two heads on a shaft, the fodder being fed up by fluted rollers. The cut pieces pass from the cutting part to a roller armed with teeth which pass between similar teeth in a concave, and are thus crushed.

Claim. "Having thus described the manner in which I construct my machine for cutting and crushing corn fodder, and shown the operation thereof, what I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the manner in which I have arranged and combined the cutting, and the crushing, or rubbing, apparatus, substantially as set forth."

7. For an improvement in the machine for Boring Timber; Thomas J. Russell, Franklin Square, Columbiana county, Ohio, October 3. Claim. "What I claim as my invention, and which I desire to secure by letters patent, is the combination of the racks b, bars c, screw g, and hooks h, for holding the portable frame, containing the boring tool firmly down upon the article to be bored, in the manner set forth, for boring holes at any required angle with facility and accuracy.”

At each end of the machine there is a bar provided with two racks that pass through mortises in the lower sills of the frame of the boring machine, which are provided with springs and dogs to catch in the rack teeth. A screw with a crank handle passes through each sill and swivels in the bar, by means of which the frame of the machine can be elevated and depressed when the bars rest on the timber to be bored, and by means of the racks, any inclination can be given to the frame. In addition to the bars and their appendages there are pendent hooks jointed to the frame, which extend under the timber, so that by turning the screws which elevate the frame, the timber is griped between the bars and the hooks.

8. For a Gathering Hook, for gathering in grass, weeds, &c., in the operation of ploughing, to be covered by the earth; Dudley Hill, East Hartford, Hartford county, Connecticut, October 7.

This is a curved hook, attached to the coulter or beam of a plough, that runs in the opposite furrow and drags all the weeds, grass, &c. which are covered by the earth thrown up by the mould-board that follows.

Claim. "I do not claim as my invention the coulter connected with the hook; but what I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the "gathering hook," as described and contem

plated in this specification, applied to ploughs for gathering in grain, grass, weeds, &c., to turn them under the sod in ploughing."

9. For an improvement in Bedsteads; Isaac Cooper, Johnstown, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, October 7.

This is for an arrangement of springs to distend the sacking, which is attached to four rods placed above, and connected with the rails of the bedstead by springs.

Claim. "What I claim as my invention, and which I desire to secure by letters patent, is the combination and arrangement of the springs and rods with the sacking bottom and rails, as before described."

10. For an improvement in Saddle-trees; Samuel Ringgold, Major U. S. A., Fort McHenry, Baltimore county, Maryland, October 7. The pommel and the cantle of this saddle-tree are each made of two pieces let into, and lapped over each other at the curved part, and extending down to the side bars, which rest on the ribs of the horse, and are separated from each other sufficiently to leave the vertebræ free and untouched. The pommel and cantle are braced by metallic arch pieces riveted to the outer faces, where the pieces of which they are formed lap. The side bars extend back of the cantle, and are there covered by metal plates bent up, and also secured to the cantle. In the claim, the side bars are designated by the letters A A, the pieces forming the cantle by the letters B B, those forming the pommel by the letters C C, the arch pieces by the letters D D, and the metal covering of the extension of the side bars by the letter V.

Claim. "What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the construction of the pommel, by the union of two pieces for the formation of the arch of the pommel, and the construction of the cantle by the union of two pieces for the formation of the arch of the cantle; and the combination of the several constituent parts of the saddle-tree in union with each other, in the manner described in the foregoing specification.

"I claim, also, the combination of the parts A A, B B, C C, D D, and V, of the saddle-tree, in the manner substantially the same as set forth-that is, in such manner as to give to the rider the position and ease as herein set forth; the same giving comfort to the horse, and to the saddle a marked character, by which this saddle may be easily distinguished from all others known."

11. For an improvement in the Nursing Apparatus and BreastShield; Eugene Dudley, New York city, N. Y., October 7.

This improvement consists in making the mouth piece, which enters the infant's mouth, of ivory, rendered flexible by eliminating from the bony material the carbonate and phosphate of lime in the manner well known in the arts.

Claim. "Having thus fully described my invention, I proceed to point out those parts which I deem novel and of new effect. What I claim as new, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the applica

tion of flexible ivory, substantially in the modes, and for the use and purposes set forth."

12. For an improvement in the Lamp for burning Camphine or Turpentine; Christopher West, Baltimore, Maryland, October 7. Two rings are put on the wick tube, one at the bottom, and the other within th of an inch from the top. These rings are equal in thickness, and form a space for the reception of the usual cloth conductor, over which the wick is put, and the space between the wick and the tube above the upper ring forms a receptacle for catching the gum, &c., arising, as it is said, from the burning of camphine or turpentine.'

Claim. "What I claim as my invention, and which I wish to secure by letters patent, consists in the combination of the rings, with the tubes, in the manner and for the purpose above specified."

13. For a machine for Cutting India Rubber into threads or strips suitable for the manufacture of corrugated India rubber goods; Henry G. Tyer, and John Helm, New Brunswick, Middlesex county, New Jersey, October 9.

Claim. "What we do claim in the above described machine, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the use of a series of circular knives running with great speed in water, in connexion with a small grooved roller, each knife working without friction in its separate groove, both turning in the same direction, but with unequal speed -say the knives to the rollers as 100 to 1.

We also claim and desire to secure the use, in connexion with this machine, of another small and smooth roller for the purpose of pressing the sheet in its passage evenly and uniformly on the grooved roller, thereby preventing the clogging of the material, and without which the machine would not be so efficient in action; whereby we cut and divide a sheet of rubber of any desirable length into separate threads perfectly and effectually, without injury to the strength and elasticity of the material; the whole operating substantially as above set forth."

14. For an improvement in the machine for Cutting Bread; Franklin Roys, Berlin, Hartford county, Connecticut, October 9.

This is a modification of the knife used in the shops for cutting. chewing tobacco, one end of which is jointed to a standard and the other guided by sliding in a slot in another standard. The improvement in question is for giving to the knife a drawing cut, by making an elongated hole in the jointed end, which slides on a pin, and having a brace jointed to the back of the knife and the standard-the handle end being guided in the usual manner.

Claim." What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the stud, with the slit to guide the knife perpendicularly, the brace applied to the knife to give the drawing stroke or cut, and the slit in the end of the knife.

15. For an improvement in the apparatus employed in the process of Extracting and Rendering Lard, Tallow, and Oil from Concrete substances, and for refining the same; Ebenezer Wilson, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 9.

The material from which the lard, tallow, &c. is to be rendered, is put, bones and all, into a large vertical cylindrical vessel provided with a safety-valve, mall-hole, &c. A perforated steam pipe from a steam boiler is coiled on the bottom, and about six inches above this there is a perforated false bottom, on which the material to be rendered lies to protect the steam pipe and give free egress to the steam. In the middle, the false and real bottoms are perforated with a hole of sufficient capacity for the discharge of the refuse matter; and around this hole the two bottoms are connected with a tube, to the upper end of which a valve is ground perfectly tight, the valve being provided with a rod extending up through a stuffing box at the top of the tank, to afford the means of opening and closing the valve, and downwards, and provided with a screw at the lower end which takes into a nut to fasten and hold it down. The tank is also provided with a try-cock near the top, and six or more other cocks, placed at equal distances apart from near the false bottom to about the middle of the height, for drawing off the rendered lard, &c., the apertures to these cocks being protected by a strainer.

After the tank has been charged, steam of very high pressure is to be admitted for a sufficient length of time to extract all the lard, tallow, &c., after which it is drawn off, and the refuse discharged through the hole by removing the valve.

Claim. Having fully described the nature of the apparatus which I use, and of the process which I follow, for the rendering of concrete fatty substances, I do hereby declare that I do not make any claim to the rendering of such substances by the introduction of steam into open vessels, in which they are contained-this having been previously done; but what I do claim as constituting my improvement, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the manner set forth of arranging and combining the respective parts of such a vessel: that is to say, I claim in combination the vertical tank, perforated false bottom, and discharging hole-such hole having a cover, to be operated upon in the manner and for the purpose set forth; the said tank being also furnished with a series of cocks, guarded on the interior by a strainer; the whole being so formed and arranged as to attain the proposed end, by means substantially the same with that herein fully made known."

16. For a Wool Combing Machine; Ezra Gould, Paterson, Passaic county, New Jersey, October 9.

In this machine combs are arranged on radial bars attached to the face of a disk-wheel, in such manner as to be parallel with the face of the disk, and at right angles with the radial bars from which they project; and these, in combing, act in conjunction with teeth or combs, radiating from the rim of another wheel, and also carry the fibres around, to receive the action of rotating brushes.

Claim. "What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by letters patent, is arranging the combs, pins, card teeth, or brushes, in rows, radiating from a common centre, and parallel (or nearly so) with the face of a wheel, when attached to the wheel, or to arms projecting from a wheel, or to a plane corresponding to the face of a wheel, or when they are attached to arms simply projecting from a shaft, as herein described. And the employment of a comb, brush, &c, thus constructed, in combination with combs on another wheel, for the purpose and in the manner substantially as described."

17. For an improvement in the Coupling and Stuffing Box for shafts, specially intended for submerged propellers for Ships; R. F. Loper, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 9.

The outer tube of the stuffing box, instead of being permanent, is tapped into a metallic casing surrounding it so as to admit of screwing it over the lapped or other joint of the shaft, so that when this tube is drawn in, the two shafts can be separated, and if desired, the propeller drawn up out of the water, and when screwed out, passes over and prevents the two shafts from being separated.

Claim. "Having thus fully described my improvements, what I claim therein, and what I desire to secure by letters patent, is the before described mode of employing the cylindrical tube for the double purpose of a coupling box and stuffing box, by combining it with the coupled shaft and with the other portions of the stuffing box; by which arrangement much room is saved, and great simplicity attained -all as herein described."

18. For an improvement in the mode of Setting Logs on the carriages of saw mills; John B. Squire, Liberty Township, Crawford county, Ohio, October 9.

The slides on the head and tail blocks, to which the dogs for securing the log are attached, are provided with a toothed rack operated by a hand on one arm of a toggle joint, the other arm being jointed to its appropriate block, which is also provided with what the patentee terms a "driver," one end of which bears against the joint of the toggle, and the other projects beyond the face of the block suiciently far to strike against a rest on the floor of the mill, when the carriage is run back, to force the slide the distance required for the setting of the log.

Claim. "What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the method of moving the slides of the head and tail blocks simultaneously, as the carriage is gigged back, by means of the toggle-joints, combined with the slides to which the log is dogged, and the drivers for operating the toggle-joints in the manner and operated in the way above described for setting both ends of the log simultaneously, whilst the saw is in the groove of the head block.”

19. For an improvement in the machine for Stretching the threads. or strips of India- Rubber, and covering the same with cloth in the

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