Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-24
''NUTnEG" INVENTIONS.
Some New and Important Devices
 Transferred by the Designers.
(Special tO Democrat.l !

Washington, Feb 24.-Mortimer l.. Bristol of West Hartford has assigned to the Colt Patent Fire Arm Co of Hartford all his rights in patent on a cartridge feeding device just grant ed to him by the patent office. The device consists of chute to receive and support clip holding the cart ridge, one upon another. A recipro- eating plunger carrying a projecting hook is provided, to strip the clip from the lowest cartridge. A lever is piv- oted to swing across the magazine and connect with the plunger, whereby the movement of the plunger causes the lever to transfer the cartridge from the magazine to the path of the plung- er
 Ernest N. Humphrey, a New Britain inventor, has patented and assigned to the Traut Sy Hine Manufacturing Go of the same place a new hose support CT. 1t is mbination of a pair of connections, one of which is secured to band, cast off on the band is adapted to be engaged with the con- hector to which the band is secured. The band is adapted to engage either on a plurality of engaging means on the connector. A hose grip is depend ed from the ~suspender connection for attachment to the hose.
 The Russell & Erwin Co Of New Britain have become the owners by assignment of patent just granted to Nathan W. Crandall of Meriden on an improved filling for knob shanks. The invention is described as comprising a pain of companion pieces having al- ternate projection and notches inter locking with one another along their Longitudinal edges. A metal sheet is provided, the material of which is bent up to form bearing and covering to one Of a pair of filling members. one having projections, the metal of the sheet being pressed into and around the edge Of these perferations for hold ing the member in place.
 Another New Britain inventor, Sam uel R. Munson, has been granted pa- tent on spring balance. 1t consists of cylindrical case of the rolled up sheet metal body, having protecting Jugs with intermediate flat seats at each end. Gaps having cylindrical hanges at their edges are provided for fitting and enclosing short portion Of the case at each of its ends. These caps have mortises just inside of the hange. The outer edge of the mor- use is substantially the plane Of the inner face of the f1ange, the Jugs pass ing through the mortises and are head ed down to secure the cap in place.
 MT Munson has assigned his inven- tion to Landers, Frary & Clark Of the same place.
 Thomas G. Bennett and William Ma son of New Haven have invented and been granted a patent on a combined percussion and electric primer, which they have assigned to the Winchester Arms Go of the same city. The inven. ton has in combination with the shell Or body a receiving cup located there in and insulated from the shell. A firing plunger is located in the bottom Of the cup, comprising a foyswardly opening gas check recess surrounding it's base. A forwardly projecting gas check fange forms the outer wall of the recess. There is an impact re- ceiving head and primer sustaining or primer breeching washer located within the cup and having the stem passing through 1t .. .