December i, 1904.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER V/ORLD 



85 



NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



"WOVEN WIRE RUBBF.R. 



THE practice of building up plies of fabric and rubber for 

 wearing surfaces is by no means new, nor is the cutting 

 of frictional cloth on the bias novel, but the application 

 of those principles to woven wire in connection with 

 rubber is new, and is the subject of a number of patents owned 



by the Woven Wire Rub- 

 ber Co. (No. 10 Grand 

 ciicle, New York). The 

 first application of their 

 principle, that is pracli- 

 cally, was in the manu- 

 facture of horseshoes of 

 various forms, a pad or 

 channel filler being 

 made of a block of 

 woven wire rubber. This 

 form of rubber is made 

 up of alternate layers of 

 rubber and wire fabric 

 pressed and vulcanized 

 together, the wire fabric 

 being laid upon the bias. 

 The block is then cut in- 



to strips or blocks to fit the desired recess, and forced into 

 place, lying so that the ends of the wire threads are the wearing 

 surface. In conjunction with light aluminum shoes a very 

 neat, light, and durable horseshoe is produced, and one in 

 which, so it is said, there is not the slightest danger of slipping. 

 The same stock has been applied to the treads of automobile 

 tires with decided success, and with the further advantage that 

 the strip is puncture proof to a degree. The first of the cuts 

 herewith relates to composite blocks of wire and rubber, appli- 

 cable to difTerent uses — for instance, for the treads of horse- 

 shoes. The second illustration represents the construction of 

 a horseshoe. The third illustration relates to sections of ve- 

 hicle tires, of difTerent types of construction, involving the use 

 of " woven wire rubber." 



A NEW IDEA IN RUBBER BELTING. 

 The manufacturers of stitched cotton belting of late seem to 

 have made considerable progress in the introduction of this 

 class of belting into factories where previously rubber belting 

 was used exclusively. The cost of the cotton as against the 

 rubber belt was apparently the main consideration that induced 

 some manufacturers to make such a radical change in the class 



of belt used. To meet the competition of the stitched cotton 

 belting, the Canadian Rubber Co. of Montreal have introduced 

 a rubber belt, with certain peculiarities, which can be produced 

 at a materially lower cost than the old method of manufactur- 

 ing rubber belting. The cheapening of the cost of production, 

 while assuring a rubber belt of high grade, seems to have been 

 successfully accomplished by the above named company, who 

 have applied for patents in both Canada and the United States. 

 This new type of rubber belting is designed to meet the re- 

 quirements of the threshing and lumbering interests of the 

 Dominion, and inquiries are being received from all parts of 

 Canada for detailed information regarding the special features 

 of the new belt. 



A MOLDED FOUNTAIN SYRINGE. 

 The illustration herewith relates to a molded fountain 

 syringe.of which the manufacturers say : " It is to the best of our 



knowledge the first of its kind ever introduced to the trade. 

 There are some dipped seamless bags on the market, but any 

 one understanding the wearing qualities of the molded article 

 will readily see the advantages of the molded fountain syringe 

 bag." Patents have been applied for on this new article. [The 

 Pure Gum Specialty Co., Barberton, Ohio.] 



AUTOMOBILE FABRIC SUPPLIES. 

 A VERY considerable business has been established by a cer- 

 tain company in manufacturing a special line of articles for use 



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by automobilists, in connection 

 with which more or less rubber 

 is used, and which in any event 

 merit mention here by reason of 

 their relation to the rubber tire 

 trade. The first which will be noted is the Gilbert Tire Case, 

 designed to protect from water or dust the extra tire carried 

 as a measure of precaution on an automobile. Not only is a 

 tire carried without covering, or one wrapped in burlap, un- 

 sightly, but the tire is liable to deterioration from exposure. 

 The tire case here illustrated is made of strong black enameled 

 duck, and is held in position by lacing through eyelets. 



