Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-28
BUSY INVENTORS.
Many Patents Filed at WASHINGTON
the Past Week.

Washington, April 27.-Theodore A.
wheeler of New Haven has Just been
granted a patent on an adding or cal
culating machine. It consists of a cas-
Ing having vertical slot with a fixed
column of figures from to 10. There
Is a separate slot at the upper end of
the column of figures and shaft, WITH
y Wneel thereon, provided with numer-
'lls on us periphery, and teeth cor
responding Herewith. The relation OF
the teeth to the vertical slot exposes
one tooth for each numeral of the fixed
column. A motor bar on the shaft ex-
tends through the slot and is adapted
TO, engage the teeth. The relation of
the two slots being such that the bot
tom of the vertical slot will determine
the movement of the wheel. to expose
the proper numeral on It's periphery a
the slot above the fixed column of fig
ures. Means are provided for locking
and releasing the wheel after each par
tial rotation
Thomas p Johnson, also of New
Haven, has patented and assigned to
the Winchester Repeating Arms Co, of
the same place, an automatic fire arm.
There is q revolving barrel with an ex-
tension, with it's right hand side cut
away to form an election opening. and
formed at the top with locking recess
located at it's rear end. There is a
breech block located In the extension
and a locking block, having it's for
ward end pivotally connected with lie
Dreech block and its rear end adapted
to be lifted into the locking block. A
centering and supporting projection is
located upon the forward end of lie
breech block and enters the barrel ex-
tension for centering the block and sup
porting the same at the time of firing
against the downward thrust of the
locking block.
Frank p Pfeghar. another New Ha-
ven inventor, has this week been grant
ed patent on bolt, which he has as
signed to the English & Aersic Co Of
the same city. This bolt comprises
plate, with a housing secured thereto,
and slide extending through the hous-
ing and formed with transverse re-
cess A knob Is secured to the housing.
but is free to turn therein. This knob
is provided in its inner face with an
eccentric roll back to enter the recess
formed in the housing, and spring pin
also maintained in the knob and ex-
tending into engagement with the slice.
Charles II. Taylor of Hartford has
just been granted patent on ma
chine for cutting pads or tablets. The
machine has table for supporting the
blanks and a feed with rectillnear
movement that is adapted to engage
each and advance all of pile of
blanks on the table. There is stop
to determine the movement of the
movement of the blanks. A cutter is
provided for dividing the blanks and q
clamp for holding them while the cut
ter is in action. There is a carrier pro-
vided for removing the blanks and the
necessary mechanism for operating the
cutter, the clamp and the feed.
Harry @. Ives of Bridgeport has in
vented and been granted patent on
toy elevated railroad track. 1t is
formed in sections, each section COM
prising rails and sleepers, and plate
to support and engage the sleeper and
hold the ends of adjoining rails. A
post is secured to each plate to elevate
the track; these posts have heavy
bases to retain them in an upright po-
sition.
Hon Charles e. Mitchell of New Brit
ain who was commissioner of patents
the two first years of President Har
rison's administration. has Just been
granted patent on ratchet mechan-
ism for screw drivers and other tools.
1t comprises a driving part with
spindle rotatably connected herewith,
and driven part There is pawl-
carrying member relatively mounted
on the spindle and two oppositely
faced pawls carried by the pawl-carry-
ing member, one Of these pawls being
arranged to couple the parts when
the driver is rotated III one directions
and the other when 1t is rotated in the
opposite direction. There is connec-
ton between the pawl-carrying MEM
bers and one OF the parts and means
for operating these members to free
either of the pawls, whereby power
may be transmitted from the driving
part to the driven part to rotate 1t in
one direction. or to permit both Of the
pawls to simultaneously engage the
other parts to interlock 1t against indie
pendent rotation.