Jaxl'ary I, 1909] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



133 



New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



KAWESS WATERPROOF FISH AND GAME BAG. 



THE self closing waterproof rulilier lined bag here illustrated 

 may be worn under the coat or on the outside, and is 

 an ideal trout bag when worn with strap over shoulder. 

 Dead grass color, with an acid-proof rub- 

 ber lining that can be turned and washed, 

 preventing the scenting or soiling of 

 clothes. It will not bag at the top because 

 of the self closing device ; fish cannot get 

 out, and they are kept clean since dust and 

 twigs cannot enter. Made in two sizes — 

 12x12 inches and 9x9 inches — to fit side or 

 back pockets of hunting coat. An extra 

 pocket is attached to the outside for fly 

 book or bait box. It is a very handy and 

 Waterproof Game serviceable article. |C. J. Hawcs. Cabot, 

 Bag. Vermont.) 



BUKACEK'S PNEUMATIC CUSHION. 

 The object of a recent invention is to provide, for the con- 

 venience of persons obliged to stand very much upon a floor or 

 other hard surface, a yielding cusbion. and the article illustrated 

 here is novel, simple, and durable in character. The interior 

 is composed of an air tube wrapped into a plurality of convolu- 

 tions, one snrrrundinc; the ntber. the wbnle being adapted to 



Bukacek's Pneu.matic Cushiox. 



being inflated through an ordinary air valve. The tube is formed 

 of fabric, rubber lined, and the cushion is cnmfilcted by the addi- 

 tion of a rubber cover, preferably roughened or checked, to the 

 upper face of the cushirn. While an oblong form is illustrated, 

 other forms may be producecl. The cushion is designed particu- 

 larly for bookkeepers and clerks whose work requires them 

 to stand for long periods w-hile at their work. This invention is 

 the subject of United States patent No. 889,756, granted to 

 Joseph S. Bukacck, Riverside, Alabama. 



BODLEYS REVOLVING RUBBER HEELS. 



It really appears as if the rubber heel were coming to America 

 to stay and, as usual, we are ahead of the rest of the world in 



that we have a revolving 

 heel that does its own re- 

 volving. The English 

 heels, if we understand 

 them aright, are station- 

 ary until they get worn 

 a little, and then the 

 wearer turns them about, 

 presenting a fresh wear- 

 ing surface. The Bod- 

 ley revolves as you 

 walk. Not, of course, 

 fast or b.-ird enough to 

 keep one out of the 

 straight and narrow path 

 but just enough to wear 

 evenly. This is. perhaps, 

 because they are made of 

 "live rubber." [Bodley & Co., New Britain, Connecticut.] 



"Rinclock" Nursing Bottle. 



oiii-Kv Revolvi.ng Heel. 



•RINGLOCK' NURSING BOTTLE. 



The "Ringlock" nursing bottle embodies an improvement over 

 other bottles by reason of a slight alteration in the shape in 

 the neck and the addition of a metal ring, wdiich renders it prac- 

 tically impossible for the child to pull or roll 

 the nipple cflf. "Ringlock" bottles are made in 

 both decanter and sterilizer shapes. In each 

 case, a narrow ridge, or band, is raised on the 

 neck, just beneath the lip. A metal ring, slightly 

 larger than this ridge, slides loosely on the neck 

 of the bottle. In opera- 

 tion, the nipple is drawn 

 on in the usual manner, 

 care being taken to pull 

 the nipple well down over 

 the ridge so the roll on 

 the nipple is beneath the 

 ridge, thus making it easy 

 for the wire ring to go up 

 over the nipple, locking it 

 fast, and the metal ring 

 is then slipped over it, compressing the rubber and locking the 

 nipple fast. The nipple is released by simply slipping back the 

 ring, which then slides down and rests on the shoulder of the 

 bottle. This article has been patented. [Fox, Fultz & Co., No. 

 18 Blackstone street, Boston.] 



THE PORTABLE SHOWER BATH. 



Something new in the way of a bath is shown in the accom- 

 panying two cuts illustrating the Portable. Before describing the 

 article it may be pointed out that it can be installed without 

 city water connections 

 or plumbing of any 

 kind ; that it can be 

 used in any room in 

 the house, or anywhere 

 else, without the slight- 

 est chance of splashing 

 over; that with as lit- 

 tle as 3 gallons of 

 water, at whatever tem- 

 perature may be de- 

 sired, one can take 

 complete bath, includ- 

 ing a shower with clean 

 water from a separate 

 compartment. The res- 

 ervoir is made of gal- 

 vanized steel, 21 X 20 

 inches and g'A inches 



deep, and divided into ,i t- t^ 



Portable Shower Bath. 

 two compartments, m 



the larger of which ibc bather stands with the supply of water 

 for soaping and >Ii,inipuoing. The smaller holds clean w'ater 



for the shower. This 

 permits an improve- 

 ment over the old 

 method of soaping and 

 scrubbing the body and 

 rinsing in the same 

 water. Instead of 

 standing the bather 

 may, if desired, sit on 

 a stool placed under the 

 curtain. The latter, by the way, is made of surgeons' rubber 

 sheeting, riveted to hard wood rods which are firmly attached to 



liATIl boLDEn. 



