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blade, a plunger-rod carrying said blade, a
casing for said blade and said plunger pro-
jecting from said discharge, a spring-seat
mounted loosely on said rod and screwed into
5 said casing, a spiral spring mounted on said
rod between said seat and said blade and act-
ing to cause said valve to close the passage
through said discharge, links pivotally con-
nected to said plunger-rod, and a lever piy-
io otally connected to said links and adapted to
be operated by said gas-bell.
3. In a gas-machine, a generator contain-
ing water, a gas-bell, a carbid-receptacle, a
coupling uniting said receptacle with said
r5 generator, a valve intercepting said coupling,
a horizontally-operated plunger carrying said
valve, a pipe connected to said generator and
to said gas-bell, and a lever fulcrumed on said
pipe and pivotally connected to said plunger
20 and capable of being actuated by said gas-
bell to open said valve.
4. In a gas-machine, a generator contain-
ing water, a gas-bell, and means for feeding
carbid to said generator consisting of a car-
bid-receptacle, a coupling uniting said recep- 25
tacle and said generator, a valve intercepting
said coupling, said valve consisting of a blade
operating in grooves in the sides of said coup-
ling and a plunger, a spring mounted on said
plunger and operating to hold.said valve nor- 30
mally closed, a casing for said plunger and
spring projecting from said coupling, a brace
engaging said casing and said carbid-recep-
tacle, a pipe connecting said generator and
gas-bell, links connected to said plunger piv- 35
otally, and a lever fulcrumed on said pipe
and pivotally connected to said links and ca-
pable of being actuated by said gas-bell to
open said valve.
In testimony whereof I set my hand, in the 40
presence of two witnesses, this 23d day of
January, 1906.
LEANDER H. LITTLE.
Witnesses:
A. D. JACKSON,
J. W. STITT.
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