March i, igog.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



221 



New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



FLEXIBLE SUCTION CUP SHOE. 



THE new article in footwear illustrated here is intended for 

 all outdoor and indoor athletics, including golf, football, 

 yachting and the like. In indoor sports the projections 

 give a secure grip and hold. Being hollow, they give a resilient 

 springing tread which combines speed with surefootedness. For 

 these reasons this shoe is referred to as being sure and quicker 

 than spiked shoes, without the danger of injury from spikes. 

 In indoor use this shoe will not slip on polished or wet floors. 



Flexible Suction Cup Shoe. 



The soles are studded with individual suction cups, so that when 

 the sole strikes the floor the weight of the wearer causes a 

 vacuum in each cup, with suction sufficient to give absolute 

 security against slipping. These shoes also are recommended for 

 wearing quality, the reason of the long wear being in the quality 

 of the rubber used and superior construction of the sole. The 

 shoes are Goodyear welt, with soles cemented and sewed. The 

 suction cup shoe has been adopted by several leading houses in 

 the sporting shoe trade, who are featuring it this season. [The 

 Flexible Rubber Goods Co., Winsted, Connecticut] 



THE GOODYEAR AIR BOTTLE. 



A DEVICE, which has a close relation to rubber tires, and which 

 depends for its own usefulness upon the employment in it of 

 rubber tubing, is the Goodyear Air Bottle, illustrated on this page. 



Goodyear Air Bottle, for Tires. 



A steel bottle is charged with pure air — not gas. When it is de- 

 sired to inflate a tire, it is necessary only to attach the rubber 

 tube from the bottle to the tire, open a valve, and allow the tire 

 to fill to the pressure required. Not only is there no labor re- 



quired, but there are no complicated parts to get out of order, and 

 the tire can be brought up just to the right pressure. The cost 

 of a bottle filled with air is $15, and this is intended to last for two 

 years, after which it may be refilled at slight cost. [The Goodyear 

 Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio.] 



"ALPHA" STEERING WHEEL GRIP. 



The makers of the widely-known "Alpha" brand of rubber 

 goods have been encouraged by their success in the manufacture 

 of red rubber inner tubes for tires to go further into the field of 

 automobile accessories, with the result that they have brought out 



OATENT BIGHTS PEND.NG 



"Alpha" Steering Wheel Grip. 



something entirely new in the way of a Steering Wheel Grip for 

 automobiles and motor boats, the design of which is indicated in 

 the illustration. This article is made in either black or red 

 rubber, and is referred to as indispensable for safety and thorough 

 control. [Parker, Stearns & Co., New York.] 



"KANTLEEK" AUTO LAMP CONNECTION. 



The Seamless Rubber Co. (New Haven, Connecticut), who 

 have come into the market with a considerable line of motoring 

 accessories, starting with their "Kantleek" inner tubes, made in 

 red or gray rubber for any standard type of tires, now include in 

 their list "Nearkid" rubber driving gloves, gas main bags to 

 withstand the action of acetylene gas, red auto tubing, lamp con- 

 nections, outside and inside blowout patches, repair and vulcaniz- 



"Kantleek" Auto Lamp Connection. 



ing cement, and an extensive line of automobile horn bulbs. Not 

 the least in importance in this connection is the item of lamp con- 

 nections. It is not safe to use cheap connections, and those who 

 have used the white rubber kind will doubtless be ready to use 

 something else. The stock used in the "Kantleek" connections is 

 supplied in colors and specially prepared with a view to with- 

 standing the action of acetylene gas. They are made with rolled 

 ends or sockets in order that they may be easily attached. 



