August 1, 1914.J 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



607 



New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



THE AIR-SEALEl) VACUUM JAR. 



AKF.CEXT invention bids lair to radically change the can- 

 ning imkistry and particularly home methods of pre- 

 serving fruit. 

 1 he illustration shows the glass jar and cover, which are 

 of novel form, and the simple pump used for creating a vacuum. 

 The cover tits snugly and evenly on the top of the jar and is 

 provided with a narrow rubber jar ring. It is also notched 

 so that the vacuum can be destroyed by inserting the point of 

 a pin when it is desired to open the jar. The pump is held 



tiruily to the top nf the jar by a round rubber cap. The flanged 

 end of the pump tits the glass cover, which acts as a check valve. 

 In preserving fruit it is only necessary to boil it for the purpose 

 of sterilizing it. The fruit is then put in the jar and covered 

 with its syrup. After the glass cover is placed on and the pump 

 attached to the top of the jar by means of the rubber cap, a few 

 hand stroke.s of the pump will create a vacuum and hermetically 

 seal it. When it is desired to open a jar a pin is inserted between 

 the rubber ring and the side of the cover and the air finds an 

 entry, the cover becoming automatically detached. A portion 

 of the contents can be taken from the jar and the cover re- 

 placed, and the jar again sealed by a few strokes of the pump. 

 [The Stoltz Ap]iliances Corp., 220 West Forty-second street. 

 New York.] 



A NEW WATERPROOF LEGGING. 



A patent has recently been granted to W. E. Woodward, of 

 Maiden. Massachusetts, on a new and useful iinprovemcnt in 

 leggings. The object of this improve- 

 ment is not only to protect the lower 

 part of the leg and the ankle but also to 

 shield the upper portion of the foot 

 against the access of rain and snow 

 through the laced or buttoned opening 

 of the shoe ; and in carrying out this 

 idea a flap or shield shaped to fit over 

 the instep has been provided to cover 

 this portion of the foot, connecting w-ith 

 the leg portion of the legging, which is 

 provided with a tongue extending its en- 

 tire length. The legging is made of 

 rubber-coated waterproof material, and 

 the sliield is held in place by a leather 

 strap which is also connected with the 

 lower extremity of the leg portion and 

 which passes under the foot. One 

 feature of the legging is its 

 ease of adjustinent, as it opens 

 in front instead of on the side 

 as is the case with the ordi- 

 nary legging, and another is 

 the fact that it can be folded 

 and slipped into the pocket or bag when not in use, occupying 

 only a very small space. [Patent No. 1,3,747.1 



A JAW BRACE OF RUBBER. 



Here is a jaw brace designed for use in administering 

 anesthetics in dental work, and in surgical work in the mouth and 

 throat, and of such a nature as 

 to add nothing to the discom- 

 fort of the patient. This device 

 is made of flexible rubber, and 

 conforms to any mouth. In ad- 

 justing it the ends are brought 

 together between the thumb and 

 finger, and the brace is placed 

 in one side of the mouth parallel 

 with the back teeth, and with 

 the ends to the front. No pre- 

 caution is needed against the 

 brace slipping down the throat, 

 for when released it will spring 

 out of the month. -Among its 

 distinctive advantages is the 

 fact that it occupies only a very 

 small space, leaving more room for tli 

 De Pass, Columbia, South Carolina.] 



■UNEEK" RUBBER CURTAIN SUPPORTS. 



The uses to which rubber may be put in the home are already 

 numerous and varied, but a new one has been devised which 

 is likely to be much appreciated. This is a stout rubber cord 

 for use in hanging curtains, and it has many advantages over 

 the old style brass rod which became unsightly after slight use 



and was liable to soil the curtains. The cord is finished with 

 metal ends, and metal pieces are also supplied for attachment 

 to the window frame, the cord, after it has been run through 

 the curtain, slipping into these frame pieces. These elastic 

 supports are quite inexpensive, costing only 10 cents complete 

 per window, are neat in appearance and cannot be broken by 

 rough or careless usage. [Fair Novelty Manufacturing Co., 10 

 l'"ast Fourteenth Street, New York.] 



WINGFOOT RUBBER HEELS. 



Tlic essential feature of this device is shown in the accompany- 

 ing illustration. The air cushions give added resiliency and the 

 "safety cups" reduce to a minimum the 

 chance of slipping because the heel has 

 worn smooth. They are made of red 

 and black rubber for every size and 

 style of shoe. The makers think that 

 the "Wingfoot" is the last word in 

 rubber heels and claim for it "the real 

 cushion tread sought for years," ab- 

 solute safety and "greater-than- 

 leather" wearing quality. [Goodyear 

 Tire and Rubber Co., .Akron, Ohio.] 



