San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-10
Recently Patented Inventions.
From the Scientific Americana
Miscellaneous,

CYLINDER PRINTING Press. =
William NJ Mariner and William
N. Kant, Birmingham, Alabama.
This is press adapted to be run
by foot power, is designed TO be
quite inexpensive, and to be es-
pecially suited for use in small
newspaper offices. The type bed
is on a stationary slightly inclined
frame 20 which is hinged swing
ing frame, on which an impression
cylinder rolls back and forth, trail
ing mixing rollers connected with
the shaft of the cylinder. When
the paper is fed the cylinder frame
is permitted to drop and the cylin-
der rolls down across the bed, the
printed sheet being dropped on a
delivery board. By the operator
stepping on the treadle the free end
of the frame is lifted, shifting the
incline and causing the cylinder to
roll back. The press is operated,
when once started. by simply
stepping on the treadle, the mixing
being automatically performed.
BICYCLE DRIVING MECHANISM.
Is, J. Collier, deceased (P. B.
Turpin, Washington D. c. admin
istrator.) This is a two speed
mechanism, enabling the wheel to
be conveniently geared for speed or
geared down fer power while the
machine is running. The crank
axle, on which is a spur pinion, IS
mounted eccentrically in larger
axle, and a combined chain sprock-
ct wheel an internal toothed wheel
is mounted concentrically upon
the larger axle and in gear with
the pinion on the crank axle, there
being means for locking the two
axles together and for temporarily
unlocking them and at the same
time locking the large axle to the
frame.
PICKING MACHINE. -Sylvenus
d. Mosher, Storm King, N. Y.
This invention provides a simple
apparatus which may be applied to
a traction engine or other vehicle
to pick up the surface ofth ground
so that the loosened material may
be raised by a steam or other
shovel, the machine picking on the
surface or in the bottom of a ditch.
The machine comprises swinging
frame at the outer and inner ends
of which are craft shanks with
which series of picks are operative
ly connected.
IcE CUTTING MAcHINE.--Martin
Fey, Tampaqua, Pa. This inn
provement relates to means for
guiding the machine and for cut
ting ice blocks of different widths.
A dependent frame is arranged
alongside the cutter, vertical guide
posts being laterally adjustable to-
ward and from the cutter in the
frame, and horizontal bar sliding
vertically on the posts, while al
igned guides attached to and pen
dant from the bar are adapted to
run in a cut or kerf in the ice.
The guides may be raised and
held above the surface of the ice
or lowered to a greater or less
depth in the kerr.
WORK STAND. Clinton E. Lin
coin, Morehead City, N, c. This
stand embodies a cabinet for scis-
sors, buttons, thinbles, ETC., with
number of drawers, serving also
as table, aud having thread rack
on which spools may be held under.
proper tension for the unwinding of
the thread without tangling, the
support for each spool being pro-
vided with thread cutter. The
stand is also provided with a re-
movable work basket, which may
be revolved.
MEAT TENDERER. William G.
Mumma, Warrensburg, Mo. This
is simple and inexpensive tool
having handled head with grooves
in its margin, depending cutters
being secured on the under side of
the head. To prevent the clihging
of the meat to the cutters, spring
wires cross each other beneath the
head, the wires engaging the
grooves and having their ends
secured to the head.
CRATE. Samuel L. Jeter, Mont
gomery, Ala. This CRATE is more