rEBKUARY I. 1907 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



155 



Recent Patents Relating to Rubber. 



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 

 ISSUED DPXEMUER 4. 1906. 



NO. 8.17.326. Vehicle wheel. [ Involves a solid ruhlK-r tire, beneath 

 which is a pneumatic cushion.] W. J. Mitchell and J. R. 

 Mitchell, assignors to The Mitchell Punctureless Pneumatic Tire 

 837.373- Device for holding children in bed, D. C. Akers, assignor of 

 Co., all of Lynn, Mass. 



one-half to George J. Moriarty, both of Woodstock, 111. 

 837,399. Waistband [with rubber bands]. R. L. Gooding, Bridgetown, 



Barbados. 

 837,455. Cushioned tutt plate [for guns]. A. T. Duncan, Clinton, Mo. 



837.458. Pneumatic tire [with two inflatable tubes, one within the other]. 

 H. C. Fairchild, Passaic, N. J. 



837.459. Vaginal irrigator. C. O. Farrington and T. Watson, S'ealy, Tex. 

 837,538. Hose coupling. John H. Biery and J. II. Zwanger, Allison, 



Nebr. 

 837,578. Suspendtrs. C. I-udolph, assignor to C K. Hagcdorn, both 



of Berlin, Ontario. 

 837,709. Vehicle tire. [Provided with a metal tire, having an elastic 



tire beneath.] J. J. Mc In tyre, Hartford, Conn. 

 837,749. Insulator. L. Steinbcrger, New York city. 

 837,759. Rubber sponge. (Provided with a cavity adapted to receive a 



cake of soap, a passage leading from the cavity to the outer surface 



of the sponge, and a fastening device within the cavity for securing 



the walls together.] G. M. G. Weston, Newton, Mass. 

 837.772. Safety valve for pneumatic tires. W. S. Arnold, San Francisco. 



Trade Mark. 

 I9-953' Rubber and minor plastics not otherwise classified. Hood Rub 



ber Co., Boston. Crossed arrows. For marking rubber boots and 



shoes. 



ISSUES DECEMBER 11, 1906. 

 837,924. Combined clothes washer and wringer. [ Provided with rubber 



facings for the presser bed and prcsser plate, instead of elastic rollers.] 



O. Guitar, Columbia, Mo. 

 837,972. Horseshoe calk. T. W. Simmons, Martinsville, Ohio. 

 837.993. Surgical instrument. T. W. Williams, Milwaukee. Wis. 

 838,030. \'eliicle wheel (with pneumatic cushion tire]. E. Keyscr. Poiigh- 



keepsie, N. Y. 

 838.103. Car and air brake hose coupling. W. W. (iordon, Washington, 



1). C. 

 838.166. Folding wringer. II. G. Burrows, assignor of one-half to W. H. 



Douglas, both of Fall River, Mass. 

 838,202. Machine for winding the [rubber thread or tape] cores of golf 



balls. M. McDaid, Edinburgh. Scotland. 



838.207. Hose rack. C. Nub ring, Cincinnati. 



838.208. Adjustable hose rack. Sat7u\ 



838,219. Nipple connection and valve opener [fcr tire valves]. W. S. 

 Stanley, assignor to The Bridgeport Brass Co., both of Ilridgeporl, 

 Conn. 



838,236. Milking machine. I.. Burrell, assignor to D. II. lUirrcll & Co., 

 both of Little Falls. N. Y. 



838,247. Safety tread. T. P. Farmer, Southwest Harbor, Me., assignor 

 to Protective Tread Co., Boston. 



838,284. Golf club [having head provided with a resilient mass of 

 rubbtr and feathers. C. T. Thompson, Philadelphia, and F. P. Mitchell. 

 Laurel Springs. N. J. 



838,334. Colotomy truss. E. E. Hyatt, Birkenshaw, England. 



838,419. Treatment and utilization of waste vulcanized rubber and ebon- 

 ite. [Consists in pulverizing the material to be treated, adding a 

 stiffening material, such as particles of mica or asbestos fibres, which 

 have been previously treated with a binding material, and subjecting 

 the mass to high pressure at a high temperature.] V. de Karavodine, 

 assignor to B. Roux, both of Paris, France, 



838,434. Respirator. J. Morgan, Randfontein, Transvaal. 

 Trade Marks. 



6.083. The Safety Insulated Wire and Cable Co., New York city. A 

 circle having the words Seajtiiess Waterproof written around it on the 

 inside and in the middle of the circle the word Saffron. For insu- 

 lated electric wire and cable. 



6.084. The Safety Insulated Wire and Cable Co., New York city. A circle 

 having the words Seamless Rubber Insulations around it, and the word 

 Safety inside. l""or insulated electric wire and cable. 



ISSUED DECEMBER 18, 1906. 

 838,708. Garter. Robert Gorton, Newton, Mass. 

 838,751. Overshoe. A. E, Roberts, Norwalk, Ohio. 

 838,756. Apparatus for reclaiming waste rubber. [Particularly for remov- 



ing sand, metal, and other foreign substances from waste rubber.] 

 E. R. Solliday. Trenton. N, J. 



838,824. Tire. [In a cushion lire, the combination with a single seamless 

 supportmg tube cemposed of oppositely coiled interwoven strands, said 

 strands comprising a plurality of resilient wires, and said lube- having 

 portions telescoped to provide a plurality of thicknesses, of protecting 

 collars surrounding the inner and outer ends of the tube, and a flexible 

 casing covering the tube.] Addison \'andervoort, Belleville, Ontario. 



838,838. Tire. [With self inflating pneumatic devices.] L. C. Backus, 

 Smethport, Pa. 



839,018. Vehicle wheel [with M-lid tire]. Thomas Midglcy, Hartford, 

 Conn. 



Trade Marks. 



780. The Stork Company, Boston, Mass. The picture of a stork, over 

 the word Stork. I'or marking hats, caps, bonnets, bathing caps, water- 

 proof head coverings of textile fabric, etc. 



15.3-9- Mineralized Rubber Co., New York city. An anchor enclosed in 

 a diamond shaped outline. I'or marking syringes and atomizers. 



1 9.955- Hood Rubber Co., Boston. An arrow, for marking rubber boots 

 and shots. 



20,938, Mercer Rubber Co., Trenton, N. J. The words Red Breast, for 

 marking rubber belting, hose, and packing. 



21,952. Whitely Exerciser Co.. New York city. The word Wh*tcly, for 

 marking elastic cord exercising devices. 



ISSUED DECEMBER 25, 1906. 

 839,098. Means for securing flexible tires to motor car and like wheel 



rims. Alfred Birchall. Livcrpcol, England. 

 839.213- Weather strip. F, J. Schwartz. \'illa Grove, HI. 

 839,214. Blanket for lithographic and other presses. T. C. Sherman, 



assignor to The Trinity Press Co., both of New York city. 

 839,260. Flexible connection. Andrew Benson, Chicago. 

 839.41 1. Weather strip. Frank Nunninp. Jr., assignor to V. E. Tischi, 



both of (.Cincinnati. 

 839,432. Cushioned horseshoe. W. R. Smf'h, at^signor of cne-half to H. 



H. Hewitt. iKth of Isuffalo. N. Y. 

 839,537. Hclder for fountain pens. D. W. Beaumel. Brooklyn, N. Y. 

 839,544. Suspenders. B. L. Brandt, Detroit, Mich. 

 839,553. Combined yoke and hose supporter. A. H. Cohn, Larchmont, 



N. Y. 

 839,626. Device for inflating the pneumatic tires of vehicles. Carl Nielsen, 



Copenhagen, Denmark. 

 839,672. Swimming machine. John Stub. New York city. 



Trade Marks. 

 22.886. Mercer Rubber Co., Trenton, N. J. The word Redbreast, to mark 



sheet rubber, rubber valves, and rubber jar rings. 

 23,200. William M. Poz, New Ycrk city. The word Rubba-silk, to mark 



rubber waterproofed fabrics in the piece. 



[Note. — Printed copies of specifications of United States patents may be 

 obtained frnn The India Rubber World office at 10 cents each, postpaid.] 



GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 



PATENT SPECIFICATIONS PUBLISHED. 

 'iTie number given is that assigned to the Patent at the filing of the Ap- 

 plication, which in the case of those listed belcw was in 1905. 

 " Denotes Patents for American Inventions. 



[AeSTRACTEn IS THE ILLUSTRATED OFFICIAL JOURNAL. NOVEMBER 28, I906.] 



"16,016 (1905). Perfumed rubber. [Powdered perfumes are mixed with 

 pure rubber and vulcanized, for making highly elastic sheeting for 

 dams for dentistry and dress shields.] Traun Rubber Co.. New York. 



' 16,020 ( IQ05). Hose supporters. A, E. Searle, Cleveland. Ohio. 



*i6,077 (1905). Rubber soled boots. [Layers consisting of rubber coated 

 textile fabric, a middle sole of CLtton duck treated with coating of 

 raw rubber, between which are placed a metallic stifitening pitce, 

 preferably brass, and a layer of rubber, the edges being reinforced by 

 rubber binding. An outsolc of un vulcanized or partially vulcanized 

 rubber, having preferably a thin top layer of raw rubber, is secured 

 to the boot in a vulcanizing mold, the vulcanizing causing the various 

 parts to adhere firmly.] G. F. Butterfield. Boston, Massachusetts. 



16,089 (1905). Vehicle wheels. [To prevent punctures a series of wedge- 

 shaped wood blocks are fitted between the outer cover and air tube. 

 They are spaced by ridges under the triad of the cover by means of 

 buffer pads.] J. W. Hornsby and D. Roberts, both of Grantham, Lin- 

 colnshire. 



16,149 (1905). \'ehicle wheels. [To prevent puncture, tire cover is made 

 with recess formed by securing to it strips of steel or other suitable 



