March 1, 1911.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



203 



New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



APCO PEDAL GRIP. 



THE metal surfaces of the pedals, by means of which the 

 movements of an automobile are controlled, are very 

 likely, especially when they begin to wear, to develop a 

 smoothness or slipperiness that makes the hold of the foot upon 

 them insecure and is a familiar element of uncertainty and dan- 

 ger in automobile operation. The attempts made to obviate 

 this trouble, by wrapping the metal pedal in rubber, rags, etc., 

 or "serving" it with cord, afford the best evidence of its exist- 

 ence and recognition by drivers. Not only this, but the constant 

 pressure on the unyielding metal surface and the tiresome efforts 



Apco Ped.sl Grip. 



to keep the foot in place, are not conducive to the motorist's 

 •comfort on long trips, especially on thoroughfares where constant 

 control of the car is essential to safety. Apco Pedal Grips are 

 offered as a means of avoiding these objectionable features. They 

 are made of corrugated rubber, reinforced with a sturdy steel 

 plate and provided with bolts by means of which they can be 

 immediately and firmly secured in place. On these pedal grips 

 the feet cannot slip, moreover, they take up jar and vibration to 

 an extent that materially reheves the strain on the foot. Attrac- 

 tive in appearance, they. look well on any car and are an inexpen- 

 sive addition to its equipment, [.\merican Pedal Co., No. 1733 

 Broadway, New- York.] 



NEW FEATURE ELECTRIC HOSE. 



With a view of furnishing a customer with indisputable proof 

 of the fact that when purchasing cut lengths of hose he is re- 

 ceiving what he paid for, enabhng the salesman to cut any de- 

 sired length without going to the trouble of measuring it oft' 

 and at the same time furnishing the dealer with a ready means 

 of ascertaining the quantity uf any particular size of hose he may 



New Feature Electric Hose. 



have in stock, without having to measure it, the manufacturers of 

 "Electric" and "V'elvct" brands of seamless, circular, braided 

 electric rubber hose, have adopted the plan of ni;irking each 

 foot of its length in the course of manufacture. The hose is 

 made up in lengths of 500 feet or more, according to the nature 

 of the demand and the buyer is thus enabled to obtain reasonable 

 lengths in one piece, without joint or coupling. [Electric Hose 

 and Rubber Company, Wilmington, Delaware] 



A •XLINGTITE' THAT CLINGS. 



The cut shown herewith illustrates the new Alice Lloyd 

 Klingtite rubber, which is made both in the w-omcn's croquet 

 and in the storm last. The essential feature of the Klingtite is 

 similar to the essential feature of the Evcrstick shoe, viz., a 

 cord running around the upper edge of the rubber, which, of 

 course, greatly decreases the elasticity around the heel and 



The "Kunctite'"' Rl'uhek. 



makes the rubber cling more tightly to the leather shoe, a fea- 

 ture which is useful where the clerk has not been particularly 

 careful to see that the rubber is a good fit for the leather shoe. 

 There is one difference between the Klingtite rubber and the 

 Everstick in the fact that in the Klingtite the cord does not go 

 entirely around the top of the rubber. Open space is left at the 

 front in order to allow enough elasticity to make it possible to 

 get the rubber on and off easily. [American Rubber Co., 

 Boston.] 



THE NEW FIRESTONE QUICK REMOVABLE SIDE WIRE TIRES. 



A NEW TIRE and rim equipment that promises to revolu- 

 tionize the present methods of changing truck tires, is being 

 publicly offered for the first time by The Firestone Tire 

 and Rubber Co., makers of the standard side wire tire. This 

 equipment does away with layups for tire repairs or re- 

 placements, by enabling the driver to change tires anywhere 

 in a few minutes, with no other tool than a wrench. 



It keeps deliveries going on with but slight interruption 

 and cuts off the dead expense of having the vehicle out of 

 commission on account of tires. 



Single Qckk Re.movable Truck Tire. 



The accompanying illustrations show a single tire mounted 

 on the wheel, and a sectional view of the rear wheel equipped 



Dual Quick Removable Truck Tire. 



In order 

 of which 



with dual tires, one of which has been removed, 

 to change tires, the driver removes the nuts (6) 

 there are fourteen around the wheel. This releases the clamp- 

 ing flange (5). He then slides off the tire, rim and all in one 



