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.