71,871.--RATCHET BED KEY.--William M. Gray, Brooklyn, N. Y.

I claim the bed key constructed and arranged as above described, as a
new article of manufacture.


71,872.--MODE OF PREVENTING THE EXPLOSION OF LAMPS.--Cyrus P. Grosvenor,
McGrawville, N.Y.

I claim the application to lamps or heaters, using coal oils, alcohol,
or other explosive substances, of such a burner as will supply the
vacuum made in the reservoir by the combustion with nitrogen gas, the
burner being constructed as herein described, or in any other form
substantially the same, and which will produce the intended effect.


71,873.--CAR-AXLE BOX.--Joseph Harris, Dorchester, Mass.

I claim, 1st, The roller guides, i, with detached radial joints,
substantially as described.

2d, In combination with the system of rollers and box, g, the
construction of the axle, with its extension, e, and shoulder, d, as and
for the purpose set forth.


71,874.--WASHING MACHINE.--Job H. Haskell (assignor to himself and
Horace Taplin), Lowell, Mass.