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manufacture of India-Rubber Shurred Goods; Horace H. Day Jersey city, New Jersey, October 12.

The patentee says "The nature of my invention consists, in combining with rollers constructed with elastic surfaces, certain drums. and other appurtenances with elastic surfaces for stretching threads of india rubber to any given desired length, and the covering of said threads with india rubber cloth on both sides.

Claim." I do not intend to confine myself to any particular number of ruddles, combs, or friction rollers, intending to use as many such as may be necessary to do the work in the most advantageous way. Nor do I limit my claim to any particular contrivance by which to produce unequal speed between the friction and compressing rollers, using any such as will answer the purpose.

"I do not claim the invention of compressing or calender rollers, or the gearing with which they are driven; the same having been in common use in the manufacture of India-rubber, and for other purposes. I do not claim the rollers on which the cloth which is to cover the threads is beamed up or rolled, the same having been in common use in India-rubber and other factories. Nor do I claim the drums, or cog wheels, or bevel wheels, as new in themselves. I do not claim that part of the side frame in immediate contact with the table, and in which the compressing rollers revolve-such part being in common use in India-rubber and other factories. What I now do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by letters patent in the above described machine, is the combining with two compressing rollers, one or more friction drums or rollers, covered with suitable friction material, and combining with these the roller, together with the spool, an elastic band or apron to which the threads of India-rubber are attached. The whole being connected and working together in manner substantially as above set forth and made known."

20. For an improvement in the machine for Cutting Tallow and other articles; Zabria Ellis, Kensington, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, October 12.

On a shaft there is a series of circular knives placed at given distances apart, and on another shaft, parallel thereto, there are angular knives placed at such distances apart as to correspond with, and play between the circular knives, and these two shafts are geared together so as to cause the circular knives to rotate with greater velocity than the angular ones. Scrapers are also placed between the knives composing the two sets to scrape off substances cut by them.

Claim.—“What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the combination of the circular and angular knives, as described; and also, in combination with the same, the scrapers, operating in the manner and for the purposes above set forth."

21. For improvements in the machine or apparatus for Shaping, &c., Hats made of Leather and other substances, and retaining them in shape whilst wet; Randal Fish, New York, N. Y., Oct. 12. Claim. Having thus fully described the nature of the machinery

used by me for forming hats and caps of leather, skins, or other fabric, and shown the manner in which the same operates, I do hereby declare that I do not claim either of the parts taken individually; but what I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by letters patent, is making the spring clamp band conical, that the hat may be sized whilst the band is on; and I also claim this band provided with a screw, or other adjustable clamp, in combination with the bed provided with a groove in which the band lies, and from which it can be withdrawn with the hat whilst clamped around it, as described.

"I also claim the combination of the hoop with the adjustable band for clamping the brim of the hat, to hold it whilst under the operation of the machine, and after it has been removed to admit of sizing, which could not be effected with clamp plates."

22. For an improvement in the Straw Cutler; E. Taylor, Rochester, Monroe county, New York, October 12.

Claim. "I am aware that a shaving or sliding cut has been given to the knife, by attaching each end to a connecting pendulous arm, in the manner of a parallel rule; and therefore I wish it to be understood that I do not claim this as my invention. But what I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the arrangement of the hand lever in combination with the knife, so arranged as to give a parallel sliding or shaving cut, and with the apparatus for feeding the straw, one arm of the hand lever constituting one of the parallel or pendulous arms of the knife, and another arm being provided with a segment mitre-wheel to operate the feeding apparatus as described."

23. For an improvement in the Bureau Bedstead; Henry W. Kingman, New York city, New York, October 12.

Claim.-"I do not claim to have invented any of the parts herein shown, when taken by themselves; but what I do claim, aud desire to secure by letters patent, is the making an article similar to a bureau or other piece of furniture, in the exterior appearance, and fitting the same to open in the parts b, g, h, i, and d, and legs 1 and 2, so as to attain the means of converting the article into a compact bedstead with great convenience, and at a moderate cost, with the several parts constructed and operating substantially as described.”

The piece of furniture resembling a bureau is divided into two parts, the back indicated in the claim by the letter b, and the front indicated by the letter g,-these are hinged to the pedestal of the bureau and fall back and front, the top of the bureau being attached to the back and constituting, when opened, the head of the bedstead.The part designated by letter i resembles a drawer, but conceals the front legs h, to support the front when let down. The legs for the back, are jointed to the back and to a rod 2, which is also jointed to the pedestal in such manner as to throw out the legs when the back is let down, and fold them when thrown up. And the part designated by the letter d, is that part of the bottom of the bed which covers

the pedestal when the bedstead is opened-it is jointed to the front and lays over on to the back, or vice versa; or it may be made in two, jointed to the pedestal, and laid over on to the front and back.

24. For an improvement in Lamps for burning volatile ingredients; Isaiah Jennings, New York city, New York, October 12.

In this lamp the ingredients are placed in a reservoir above the burner and connected with it by a pipe provided with a stop cock like gas burners. The horizontal part of the pipe, between the burner and stop cock, is filled with cotton cloth through which the volatile ingredients have to percolate when the stop cock is open. The horizontal part of the pipe ends in a bulb, from which rises the vertical part of the tube of the burner, and that is filled with a roll of cotton cloth.

The burner has the following peculiarity in its form-"The apertures which constitute the jets for the flame, open into a groove, on the outside; the use of which is to protect the issuing vapor from the action of the ascending current of air always produced by the heat from combustion; this ascending current, when it strikes the gas or vapor, immediately at its issue, has a disturbing influence on the flame, which is effectually corrected by the groove."

Claim. "Having thus fully described the nature of my improvements in the lamp for burning volatile ingredients, what I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the manner of regulating the supply by the combined operation of the filling with cotton cloth, or other similar fibrous substance, in the parts designated, to gether with the packing of wire interposed, and the termination of the supply opening in a cylindrical stopper of straight wire immediately below the burner, as described. I claim, likewise, the employment of the groove in the burner, made in the manner and for the purpose set forth. I do not claim either of the individual parts of the packing embraced in the first claim, but limit my claim to their combination with each other, substantially as set forth."

25. For an improvement in the Winnowing Machine for Cleaning Grain; Calvin O. Guernsey, Russia, Herkimer county, New York, October 12.

There is a lever, for agitating the sieves, connected with them near the upper end, its lower end being connected with the frame by a joint link, and its upper end jointed to the lower end of another lever which has its upper end jointed to an arm of the hopper bottom, that passes through a horizontal slot in the frame. This last lever is jointed to a crank, so that by this connexion of parts, the hopper bottom is agitated horizontally, and the sieves receive an elliptical motion.

Claim. "What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the mode here described, of agitating the sieves by the use of the lever, and the hopper bottom by the use of the other lever, both being attached to, and moved by the crank, the upper sieve partaking of the rotary motion of the crank, and the lower sieve

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having a horizontal motion only; the whole being so arranged as to expose the falling grain or seed to a current of air, from the time it falls from the hopper till it reaches the screen."

26. For an improved method of Supporting the Spine of the Human Body; Lyman Whiton, Troy, Rensselaer county, New York, October 12.

The braces that pass around the arms are designated in the claim by the letter F, these are attached to a piece B which is horizontally elastic and placed between the shoulders. A vertically elastic piece A, connects the piece B with another horizontally elastic piece C, to which the belt is attached, and from this latter piece, on each side, an elastic brace E, connects with each of the arm braces.

Claim. "The upper or top piece I do not claim, nor the middle or centre piece horizontally elastic, nor the brace F; but I do claim the connecting of said top piece B, and said brace F with said horizontally elastic bottom picce C, and said middle piece A, elastic up and down, and down the back, and said elastic braces E E, operating as aforesaid, whether the supporter be made of india-rubber, or any other elastic material."

27. For an improved Air and Water Heater, for Steam Boilers; Zenas C. Robbins, St. Louis, Missouri, October 16.

This is for an arrangement of concentric tubes, forming three concentric departments. The waste steam, passing through the middle one, heats the supply of water on its passage through another of these departments to the boiler, and also the air for the blast, which passes through the third, on its way to the grate.

Claim. "What I claim as new herein, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the combination and arrangement of the air, water, and steam chambers of my improved combined heater, in such a manner that the waste steam from a steam engine shall heat the supply water while passing through the heater on its way to the boiler furnishing said engine with steam; and the air required for combustion in the furnace of said boiler, in its passage through another portion of my improved combined heater, as herein described."

28. For an improvement in the machine for Sweeping Streets; Alexander M. Wilson, Rossville, Richmond county, New York, October 16.

This machine consists of a set of curved brooms, that are moved. around a shaft horizontally, and carry the dirt to one side of the street, and then rise up an inclined plane to deposit it in winrows.

Claim. "Having thus fully described the nature of my improvements on the machine for sweeping streets, what I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the manner in which I have formed and arranged the brooms, and combined them with the other parts of the apparatus, their stocks or heads being curved in the manner set forth, and the system of brooms being made to revolve

horizontally, and to deposit the dirt in regular rows, by raising them in a part of their circuit, as described; the general arrangement and operation of the respective parts of the machine being substantially the same with that herein fully made known."

29. For improvements in the machine for Knitting by Power; Pierre Emanuel Ladrange, Vignory, France, October 16th; to run fourteen years from the 1st of June, 1843, the date of the French Patent.

This is for an entirely new arrangement of the mechanism around a central shaft, so that the machinery weaves or knits an entire circle without seam. The thread is carried continuously around, and the stitches or loops are formed one after another, in succession, around the entire circle.

Claim. "Having now described the invention, and the manner of carrying the same into effect, it is scarcely necessary to point out to any one acquainted with the construction of machines, that the form and construction of this machine admit of considerable variation, and many of the operations may be performed by other mechanical devices; I therefore do not confine myself to the precise arrangement and construction of parts herein shown, nor do I claim the exclusive use of the several parts, except as hereinafter mentioned, unless the said several parts be used in the construction and working of a machine, as hereinbefore described, for producing knitted work or fabrics. But I do claim, 1stly, arranging the hook-billed needles, such as are used in the formation of stocking-net, and all other fabrics netted radially around a circular plate, or disk, or ring, as herein described; 2dly, I claim the sinkers in combination with the comb plate, provided with radial slots through which the sinks pass, and by which they are guided, as herein described; 3dly, I claim the disk in combination with the needles for closing the beaks of the needles preparatory to casting off the old loops over the points of the needles, as described; 4thly, I claim the arrangement of the cam pieces, to throw out the sinkers; and, in combination with these, I claim the pressing pieces and helical springs for forcing back the sinkers, as herein described; 5thly, I claim the method of working the sinkers up and down in the circles, by means of the undulating rib or rail in combination with the sinkers; 6thly, I also claim the combination together of all the elements enumerated in the foregoing claims, whereby I am enabled to knit continuously around a circle, as described."

30. For a method of Directing the Course of Aerostats or Balloons; Muzio Muzzio, Bologna, Italy, October 16th, 1844; to run fourteen. years from the 12th of May, 1842, the date of Letters Patent granted in France.

Claim. "Having thus fully described the manner in which I construct and operate my balloon, or äerostat, I will remark, that I am aware that inclined planes have been applied to äerial machines for the purpose of enabling them to ascend by the resistance of the air;

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