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.
Also making the screw spindle removable from the seat, substantially as
set forth.
71,968.--PLOW.--T.E.C. Brinly, Louisville, Ky.
I claim, 1st, The mode of attaching the beam, D, to the plows by a
socket, C, connected with the land side by braces, B B, substantially as
set forth.
2d, The combination of the socket, C, constructed with diagonal flanges,
C', the handles, and the beam, substantially as set forth.
71,969.--COMBINED SHOVEL AND SIFTER.--Stephen P. Brooks (assignor to
himself and Benjamin Woodward), Somerville, Mass.
I claim the within-described combined shovel and sifter, constructed and
operating substantially as set forth.
71,970.--SEAT AND DESK.--A.H. Brown, May's Landing, N.J.
I claim the hinged brace, J, passing through the guides, M, upon the
inside of the ends, B, of the seat and hinged to the outer edge of the
folding desk, H, all arranged as described whereby the gravity of the
brace, J, as the desk is raised causes the L-shaped notch, L, to fit and
catch in the guide, M, to hold the said desk raised, for the purpose
specified.
71,971.--GRAIN FORK.--E G. Bullis, Manchester, Iowa, assignor to Charles
J. Riggs, same place, and said Riggs assignor to D E. Lyon, Dubuque,
Iowa.
I claim, 1st, The combination of a band-cutting device with a pitching
fork, substantially as and for the purposes described.
2d, The combination of the rearwardly-extended parts of the tines, C,
the cross head, B, grooved bars, E, sliding cutter, F, and springs, L,
with each other, substantially as herein shown and described and for the
purpose set forth.
3d, The combination of the pivoted or jointed bars, G H I, with
the sliding cutter, F, shank, J, of the fork head and handle, A,
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set
forth.
71,972.--SEED PLANTER.--Matthew S. Burdick. Milton, Wis., assignor for
himself and John M. May.
I claim, 1st, Thumb screw, I, in combination with part, H, and seed cup
bar, D, when constructed, connected together and used substantially as
and for the purposes described.
3d, Seed-cup bar, E, or its equivalent, when combined with seed-cup bar,
D, in the same planting machine so that corn and pumpkin seed and other
flat seeds, as squash and melon seeds, may be planted at one operation,
substantially as described.
3d, Spring, O, or its equivalent, attached to and combined with seed-cup
bar, E, substantially as and for the purposes described.
4th, Jaws or points, F and G, provided with partitions, h and h, for the
purpose of dividing the seed, when used in combination with parts, A and
A' B and E and N, substantially as described.
5th, A general arrangement and combination of legs or bars, A and A',
hoppers, B and C, seed-cup bars, D and E, covering, N, and jaws, F and
G, when constructed, connected together and used substantially as and
for the purposes described.
71,973.--PULLEY BLOCK.--John A. Burnap, Albany, N. Y.
I claim the arrangement of the frame, E, and pulley, F, through the eye
of which is inserted the frame, A, having a series of rollers, a a, the
whole constructed and used substantially as specified.
71,974.--SADIRON.--Jesse S. Butterfield and Joseph A. Reed,
Philadelphia, Pa.
We claim, 1st, The steadying, pin, d", in combination with the sectors,
d"' d"', on the guard-plate, d', the said parts being constructed and
arranged to operate in connection with the planes, a"' a"', on the
projection, a', substantially as and for the purpose described.
2d, The projection, a', on the base, A B, with its two opposite sectors
or inclined planes, a" a", constructed and arranged to receive and
hold down the inward ends, c" c", of the feet of the handle, C D,
substantially as described and set forth.
3d, The projecting ends, c" c", of the handle, C D, constructed and
arranged to operate in combination with the spaces, b' b', and planes,
a" a", substantially as and for the purpose described.
71,975.--PRUNING SHEAR.--Seth P. Carpenter, Milford, Mass.
I claim the new or improved manufacture of pruning shears, as
hereinbefore described, that is, as composed of the blades, a b, the
lever, C, the long shank, B, the lever, D, the open handles, C C', the
arm, f, and the rod, g, arranged and combined in manner, and for the
purpose, and to operate substantially as specified.
71,976.--WASHSTAND AND CLOTHES DRYER.--Frances H. Carrier, Bridgeport,
Conn.
I claim, 1st, The combination of the clothes drying apparatus with the
washbasin, when they are constructed, arranged, and fitted for use
substantially as herein described and set forth.
2d, The combination of the cups, b c d, or their equivalents, with the
wash basin, when they are constructed, arranged, and fitted for use as a
toilet apparatus, substantially as herein described and set forth.
71,977.--SPICE CASE.--John T. Carter and John Park. Lowell Mass.
We claim, 1st, The cups or boxes, c c, when arranged to operate
substantially as described, and for the purposes fully set forth.
2d, The springs, k k, in combination with the cups or boxes, c c, for
the purpose described and set forth.
3d, The combination and arrangement of the case, a, with its feet, d d
d, handle, e, loop, f, and shelves, b b b b, cups or boxes, c c, and
spring, k k, all for the purposes substantially as described and set
forth.
71,978.--APPARATUS FOR PAINTING OR GRAINING PAILS, ETC.--Jonathan
Carter, Winchendon, Mass.
I claim, 1st, The combination of the flexible painting or die printing
roll with the supplying roller, for painting, graining, ornamenting
pails, or other tapering articles.
2d, The mechanism for holding and revolving the pail, when mounted on a
bench or table, in combination with the movable printing or die roll,
operating substantially in the manner as and for the purposes set forth.
3d, Casting graining or other ornamental configurations on conical rolls
so as to form a continuous body, for the purposes herein described.
4th, Making die or printing conical rolls in sections, and securing
them to the staves so as to change their position for making a greater
variety of ornamental designs for graining and ornamenting hollow ware,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
5th, Applying a smooth coat or body of paint or varnish with a flexible
roller to pails, tubs, or other articles of hollow ware, substantially
in the manner herein set forth.
71,979.--SAWYERS' RULE.--Thos. Carter, Louisville, Ky.
I claim, 1st, A scale so constructed and adjusted that any two of the
three quantities of the thickness of the planks, the diameter of the
log, and the number of the planks cut or to be cut from the log being
given, the third of said quantities is read off from the scale in the
manner substantially as above set forth and described.
2d, A scale exhibiting the number of turns to be given to the screws of
the log carriage for cutting plank or boards of any desired thickness.
71,980.--CAST METAL CASE FOR SPRING BALANCE.--John Chatillon, New York
city.
I claim a cast metal case for spring balances, when provided with a
perforated or slotted upper head for the reception to the pin, b,
and when made substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and
described.
71,981.--VACUUM GRAIN DRYER.--Geo. Clark, Buffalo, N.Y.
I claim, 1st, the three essential features or parts: the air tight
grain chamber, the radiations heating pipes or floors, and the
vacuum-producing apparatus, combined and operating substantially as
herein set forth.
2d, the arrangement of the steam heating pipes within the grain chamber,
substantially as set forth.
3d, The graduated gage vessel, H, arranged as and for the purpose set
forth.
71,982.--DOOH LATCH.--Francis Clymer, Galion, Ohio.
I claim the mode of attaching a combined latch and hasp, B, and staple,
F, to doors, by means of slots, I and H, so as to permit the adjustment
of the same substantially as set forth.
71,983.--CLAMP.--Geo. H. Coo and Geo. H. Snow, New Haven, Conn.
We claim the herein described clamp, consisting of the head, C, upon one
arm of the body, [Transcribers note: illegible letter], the opposite
arm, provided with a corresponding foot, and the said head having
arranged therein levers, D, and combined with a screw, B, so as to
operate to clamp between the screw and the foot, substantially as set
forth.
71,984.--BOAT DETACHING TACKLE.--David L. Cohen, Pensacola. Fla.
I claim the combination of the notched bars, a a, with the grooved
blocks, B B, the sliding blocks, C, pitman, D D', and lever, F,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
71,985.--APPARATUS FOR ELEVATING WATER.--J.R. Cole, Keaton Station,
Tenn.
I claim, 1st, The combination of the chamber, F, provided with the short
pipes, p p', and the pipes, p", with the pumps, G H, and the chambers, C
D E, substantially as and for the purposes described.
2d, The combination and arrangement, for the purpose described, of the
chambers, C D E F, pipes, p p' p", P P' P", and pumps, G H, the latter
working alternately, so as to maintain a constant pressure upon the
water in the chambers, substantially in the manner specified.
71,986.--TACK HAMMER.--Thomas A. Conklin, New Britain. Conn.
I claim, as a new article of manufacture, a tack hammer, constructed
in the manner and With the characteristics herein specified, for the
purposes set forth.
71,987.--FLOOR CLAMP.--Wm. Conner and C. W. Mitchell, Wilmington, Del.
We claim the combination of the frame, a, with the screws, b and d d,
with the wedge blocks, e e, wedges, f f, and plates i i, constructed and
arranged, as herein described, to operate as a clamp for clamping ship
timber, flooring, and other carpenters' work.
71,988.--BUTTON.--Geo. Cooke, Winchester, Mass.
I claim a button or stud, its shank attached by means of a disk formed
concave, and subsequently compressed, substantially as described.
71,989.--HARVESTER.--Francis C. Coppage, Terre Haute, Ind.
I claim 1st, The combination of the double or alternate step wheel, E,
having the inclined steps, e e e, with the two stepping-dogs, D D',
and the springs, x x, when the said parts are constructed and arrange
substantially in the manner and for the purposes described.
2d, The combination and arrangement of the adjusting rod, n o", with the
cylindrical sleeve, O', the sleeve or slide, O"', the post, P, and the
reel, O"', in such a manner that while the post P, supports the reel,
the elevation of the latter is adjusted by the compound rod, n o",
substantially as and for the purposes specified.
3d, The rod, H, having the crank, h, and the worm, h', in combination
with the worm segment, i, the shaft, I, the winding arm or segment, i',
and the chain, K, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
71,990.--MACHINE FOR STRETCHING CLOTH.--A.C. Corpe, Stafford, Conn.
I claim, 1st, The two gear clamps, B B, composed each of two wheels, a
a', one placed above the other, and the upper wheels arranged so as to
be capable of adjustment, both vertically and laterally, substantially
as shown and described.
2d, The arrangement of gearing, as shown, in connection with the gear
clamps, B B, and roller, C, whereby an equal movement of the clamps is
insured, substantially as shown and described.
3d, The supplemental frame, E, provided with the roller, D, upon which
the cloth is wound, in connection with the gearing, k u, clutch, o,
driving pulley, m, and shaft, l, all arranged substantially as shown and
described.
71,991.--ROLLER FOR DRESSING.--Benjamin R. Cotton, Lewiston, Me.
I claim as an improved dresser roll, a stone roll covered with the
surfacing metal, or metal composition, substantially as set forth.
Also, the method of surfacing a roll by placing around or over a central
roll a metal frame as a base upon which to cement the surface metal, and
the surfacing such frame, substantially as set forth.
71,992.--WAGON LOCK.--James A. Counts, Indianapolis, Iowa. I claim the
catch, g, the bands, h h, the spring, the bar, e, lever, k, for the
purposes set forth and described.
71,993.--HAME TUG.--Jas. C. Covert, Townsendville, N. Y.
I claim, 1st, The metallic hames tug, A, provided with the V-shaped
openings, C, having inclined sides, and the tongues, D, adapted to
receive the V-shaped block, O, formed upon the block, N, of the trace
strap and block, O, held in place by means of the pin upon the spring
lever stop, Q, fitting in the groove, P, in the end of tongue, D, of the
hame tug, as herein described for the purpose specified.
2d, The hame clip, fastened by bolts to the hame tug, substantially as
herein described and for the purpose specified.
3d, The block, N, upon the trace strap, when provided with the V-shaped
block, C, and the spring lever, Q, as herein described for the purpose
specified.
71,994.--HARVESTER RAKE.--James. S. Crump, Williamsburg, Mo.
I claim, 1st, The curved eccentric arm, I, applied to the rock shaft, E,
and operated in the manner and for the purpose described.
2d, The swinging lever, M, or its equivalent, in combination with the
curved eccentric arm for operating the platform, as described.
3d, The arrangement of one or more springs in combination with the
curved eccentric arm, I, for the purpose set forth.
4th, The manner of adjusting the hight of the swinging platform upon the
supporting arms and uprights, as described.
5th, The adjustable cant or deflecting boards, C, in combination with
the swinging platform, as described.
71,995.--WASHING MACHINE.--S.W. Curtiss, Sugar Grove, Pa.
I claim an improved washing machine, consisting box, A, provided with
blocks, H, and roller, E, the hinged frame, B, having rollers, C D,
and handle, G, all constructed, arranged and operating as and for the
purpose set forth.
71,998.--MACHINE FOR FORMING HAT BODIES.--Francis Degen, Newark. N.J.
I claim, 1st, A hat body formed partly of common and partly of fine
stock, by first blowing on the cone a belt of fine stock, then over the
whole cone a quantity of common stock, and finally a quantity of fine
stock, substantially as set forth.
2d, The close fitting cap, B, in combination with the perforated cone,
A, of a machine for forming hat bodies, substantially as and for the
purpose described.
3d, The slide, D, in combination with the trunk, C, cap, B, and
perforated cone, A, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
71,997.--MAIL-BAG FASTENER.--S. Denison, Portlandville, N.Y.
I claim the hooks, C, constructed substantially as herein shown and
described, in combination with the straps, D and F, with the bag, B, and
staples, A, as and for the purpose set forth.
71,998.--SAWBUCK.--Henry J. Dill, Cummington, Mass.
I claim the clamps, D, the treadle, E', the arms, E, springs, F', and
rods, F, constructed, arranged, and operating, in combination with the
stationary part, A, substantially as shown and described for the purpose
set forth.
71,999.--CARRIAGE FOR ROCK DRILL.--Thomas Doane, Boston, Mass. I claim
the arrangement of the round bars, E F G and H, of a rock drill carriage
into a frame, for the reception of rock drilling machines which shall be
able to reach therefrom any point where it is desirable to bore a hole,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
2d, The position of the horizontal round bars, E and F, under an acute
(more or less) angle, d, to the side frame of a rock drill carriage, or
to the alignment of the tunnel, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
3d, The construction of a rock drill carriage for driving a tunnel or
mine so as to swing in a vertical direction on the forward wheels and
axle, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
72,000.--RAILWAY CHAIR.--John H. Downing, Salem, Mass.
I claim the single-headed chair, A, in combination with a sectional
railroad rail, arranged as and for the purpose shown and described.
72,001.--ROTARY PUMP.--John Doyle, Hoboken, N. J., and Timothy A.
Martin, New York city.
We claim the two drums, A C, placed concentrically one within the other,
the chamber, D, air passages, E E', valves, F G, and tubular journals,
B B', all arranged and combined to operate in connection with water or
other liquid placed in the space or spaces between the two drums, A C,
substantially in the manner as and for the purpose specified.
72,002.--GRINDING MILL.--James F. Drummond, New York city.
I claim the tubular inlet-journal, b, having its interior contracted
around the feed pipe at one point, and thence flaring toward the
cylinder and the blast pipe, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
72,003.--PIVOT GEARING.--Joseph J. Duchesne, Lacon, Ill.
I claim the circular bed plate, A, in combination with the pinion
plate, B, and coupling plate, C, secured by the set screw, S, the whole
arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
72,004.--CULTIVATOR.--William Duffner, Petersburg, Ind.
I claim the cultivator composed of the elements, A B B' C D E F H I J N,
and the device for regulating the depth of the shovels, composed of the
elements, G K L M P, constructed and arranged as set forth.
72,005.--WOVEN FABRIC.--J. Renshaw, East Greenwhich, R.I.
I claim the fabric, herein described, as a new article of manufacture.
72,006.--HORSE RAKE.--Edward A. Field, Sidney, Me.
I claim, 1st, The application of each tooth, E, to its arm, D, by means
of a round tenon arranged at an obtuse angle with the axis of the tooth,
and going into the arm, the same being substantially as and for the
purpose described.
2d, Also, the combination as well as the arrangement of the adjustable
brace d, and the staple or clasping wire, f, with the arm and the tooth,
when applid by means substantially as specified, viz., a cylindrical
tenon arranged at an obtuse angle with the axis of the tooth, and going
into a corresponding hole made in the arm.
3d, Also, the combination of the damping screw, h, with the arm, and the
tooth applied to such arm by a tenon arranged at an obtuse angle with
the axis of the tooth as specified.
4th, Also, the arrangement of the rope, or its equivalent, with the
several arms and their teeth, and the braces thereof, the said rope
being to operate as and for the purpose specified.
72,007.--PUNCH FOR FORMING CLASP.--Charles D. Flesche, New York city.
I claim the sliding punch, B, in combination with the plates, A A',
cutters, b b, an spring, e, substantially as and for the purpose herein
shown and described.
72,008.--SELF-FASTENING SPRING FOR WEBBING.--John Flinn, Philadelphia,
Pa., assignor to Archer Steel, same place.
I claim a spiral spring, for webbing, having the wire at one end of the
spiral coils, A A, bent in the manner described and shown by B C D E,
for the purpose specified.