July i, 1903.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



347 



NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



THE FAWKES AIRLESS TIRE. 



THIS is a tire patented by parties in Denver, Colorado, 

 who have been encouraged by the results of its use on 

 vehicles for some months past to organize a company 

 (or introducing it on the market. Their tires have 

 been made thus far at Akron, Ohio, but the plans of the com- 

 pany extend to the es- 

 tablishment of a factory 

 in I >enver, if a sufficient 

 demand for the new ar- 

 ticle should develop. 

 The sectional view ol 

 the tire herewith indi- 

 cates so fully the form 

 of the tire that little de- 

 scription is necessary. 

 It may be mentioned, 

 however, that the fea- 

 tures to which attention 

 is called are lightness 

 and easy riding, without 

 possibility of puncture 

 or liability to rim cut or 

 creep, as the tire is elas- 

 tic and hugs the rim closely. They are also mentioned as 

 being so made as to insure durability. The tires are offered 

 for use on bicycles as well as automobiles and other vehicles. 

 [The Fawkes Rubber Co., No. 1526 Stout street, Denver, Colo- 

 rado.] 



THE MACMAHON SOLID RUBBER VEHICLE TIRE. 

 This tire is absolutely solid throughout, without wire holes 

 or steel cross pins. It is so constructed and applied to the 



channel that the base re- 

 mains in its original pos- 

 ition and condition until 

 the tread is worn down 

 and out. Its construc- 

 tion involves a water- 

 proof fabric hose, and 

 the means for retaining 

 it in place is a longitu- 

 dinal wire, on either 

 side, resting upon a pro- 

 jection of the tire and 

 Mac3Iahon Patent. against the flange of the 



steel channel. The MacMahon tire is made in standard sizes 

 and is adapted to all styles and weights of vehicles. [Penrose & 

 Langmuir, No. 1616 Broadway, New York.] 



MEANS OF ATTACHING TIRE TO RIM. 



The invention of Francesco Toni [United States patent No. 

 720,639] relates to a method of attaching the covers of rubber 



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tires to wheel rims 

 or fellies, and more 

 particularly to the at- 

 tachment of heavy 

 tires to wooden fel- 

 lies. The edges of 

 the tire cover are 

 formed with enlarg- 

 ed beads — preferably 

 of square cross sec- 

 tion. The wood felly 

 is channeled or rab- 

 beted at its outer 

 edge to receive the 

 beads, which are kept 

 in place by annular 

 shaped rings on 

 either side of the felly 

 and attached thereto 

 by bolts, as indicated 

 »V y in Fig. 2 of the illus- 



tration. There is also provided a flat plate, the edges of which 

 overhang the channels or rabbets of the wood felly and engage 

 the top edges of the beads. This flat plate is permanently 

 fixed to the wood felly by means of screws or otherwise. The 

 tire, when in position, being thus tightly clamped, all possibil- 

 ity of creeping, it is claimed, is avoided. In order to obtain 

 access to the inner tube, it is necessary only to remove one of 

 the side rings, so as to allow one of the beaded edges of the tire 

 to be removed from the channel. 



HART'S RUBBER SPONGE • RATH BRUSH. 

 A valuable adjunct to the rubber sponge is the aluminum 

 or wood holder which the illustration shows. It is really an ex- 

 ceedingly practical thing, as the sponge can be attached to the 

 holder, or taken out with the greatest ease. To accomplish 

 this it is only necessary to have the rim of the holder in the 

 center of the sponge, the elasticity of the rubber keeping it in 

 place perfectly. To remove it, simply press together the sides 

 of the holder at the top. By the use of this holder the wear 

 and tear is saved in a marked degree, and the whole combina- 

 tion is particularly neat and effective. [Smith, Kline & French 

 Co., No. 435 Arch street, Philadelphia.] 



A CORRESPONDENT of The India Rubber WORD, on a re- 

 cent visit to the maple sugar camps of northern Ohio, was 

 much impressed by the number of rubber boots he saw in use 

 there. Men, women, and children wore them, including little 

 boys and girls of four and five years. They are recognized 

 parts of the equipment for work in sugar making, no less than 

 are the evaporators, buckets, and syrup cans. Felt and leather 



boots may be worn in winter, but for the mud and water which 

 must be encountered in the woods in spring nothing but rub- 

 ber boots will answer. 



