Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-31
MANY PATENTS.
Waterbury Man Has Invented Vega
 table Pairing Implement.
Especial to Democrat.)

taDAe farlnS implement.
 Special to Democrat)
 Washington, March 31.-Bridgeport inventors secured five of the twenty one patents granted to citizens of Connecticut this week.
 Captain Simon Lake has invented and patented a new submarine boat It's construction comprises a series of transverse frames, each in the form of a regular closed figure of continuous ! curvature, these are disposed with a substantially uniform series of the larger intermediate frames in the center, and series of smaller frames gradually diminishing towards the ends. The top of the frames being kept on line and ,upwardly inclined con1cal structure is the result
 Thomas P. Taylor of the same | city has been granted a patent on stocking supporter. 1t consists of an upper cloth section provided with belt for securing the device to the body of the wearer, and two similar resilient open wire frames, having their free ends secured to the button of the first section at it's ends. The main portion of these wire frames depends and form closed loops, side by side capable of receiving and sup porting the delicate stocking engaging members which are provided.
 Henry H. Taylor, another Bridge 1 port man, has patented an improve ment in fasteners for ladies' belts. There are two concave-convex metallic l heads provided with hook shanks that ] are secured to the concave side of the l heads and extend backwards and terminate in slotted enlargements. | One of these slotted enlargements is fexibly attached to each end of the fabric body of the belt at a point re moved from the ends.
 William A. Warner, also of Bridge port, has been granted patent on method on enlarging blanks for flat metal table ware. The method con- sists in forming 8 recess Tn the blank to receive the precious metal, leaving slight retaining walls at the ends of the recess. The precious metal is then fused in the recess and the blank is subjected to the action of suitable dies, whereby form is imparted to the blank and the retaining walls are broken away. MT Warner has as- signed his invention to the Holmes & Edwards company, of the same place.
 Daniel A. Keatfng, another Bridge l porter, has invented a conveyor sys- tenn for use in business places to car nv cash to the cashier. He has as signed his invention to Clarence D. 5. l Miller. of the same place. .r
 What looks to be a very useful 1n- vent1on is the implement just patenteN hv Robert M. Babin of Waterbury. 1t is a pairing implement designed for use in preparing vegetables for cook I ing. It consists of two plates, one hayino a slot and the other carrying a cutting edge which projects through the slot of the first plate. A set screw is provided whereby the cutting edge may be adjusted to suit the user. Both plates are joined and are firmly fxed in a convenient handle.
 Another Waterbury citizen, Walter G. Morse, has invented and the oft1ce has just granted him a patent on an improved means for adjusting electric lamps. A rosett, having connect1ns I on opposite sides for the line wires, is provided with base plate, naVlng an aperture so arranged as to exerclse a frictional grip upon the flexible con nection on which the lamp Is hung. This flexible connection Is fastened Ill the usual manner to the rosette, pass ing through the aperture in the base and QOWu UO Lle ldlHR. HI eIiC AOok' thus formed is placed 8 weight of , suitable size to equalize the weight of
 the lamp, allowing of its adjustment , in any position desired. Samuel Hartman of Hartford has invented and patented a hook for SUD- l porting tent cloth. It consists of a } shank formed with shoulder having , a plurality of branch arms formed in ] tegral with the shank and then being - bent downwardly and in and up to } form cloth receiving hooks The low , CT portion Of the hooks are arranged . above the lower shoulder of the } shank. r
 l A sister hook is the title of an inven- tion granted this week to Thomas D = Brady Of New Britain. It is described as being a combination of overlapping hook members, pivotally secured togeth CT, with the locking projection on one : member. A ring, pivotally supported On the other member, is provided adapted to engage the locking projec ton on the other member.
 Wilbur G. Cory of New Haven has
 just been granted "a patent on a coup
 ling stirrup and centeaing device fo1
 railway cars. This device compriseI
 a stirrup or carry y-iron, having an in
 ternal guide trough, channel or cham Der formed therein to receive the cen
 tering device springs and followers
 and is provided with shoulders O
 stops for the followers ito butt against | There is A Pentering device having mn