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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



August 1, 1921 



WATERPROOF HAT-PROTEXTOR FOR MEN 



A useful invention recently put on the market is a waterproof 

 hat-protector, designed to shield a man's hat from rain or snow. 



The covering for the crown 

 is of waterproofed cloth or 

 thin sheet rubber, and comes 

 in three styles, suitable for 

 the three ordinary types of 

 men's headgear. The New- 

 man hat-protector follows 

 the contour of the hat and 

 turns under the brim, where 

 an elastic band in the 

 hemmed edge draws the 

 covering for the brim into 

 shape. The device would 

 seem to have much in its 

 favor. To find a protection 

 for women's hats, to suit the 

 many varying shapes and 

 styles, would be, however, a 

 more difficult matter. 



When not in use the pro- 

 tector can be folded up 

 compactly, but is easily ap- 

 plied when needed and is held securely in place. — Manufacturers 

 Engineering Co., 520 Fifth avenue, New York, N. Y. 



Xew-mas H.at Protector 



RUBBER SANITARY NAPKIN COVER 



The "Crescent" sanitary napkin cover is made in tubular form, 

 of white rubber of good quality. The edges of the oval opening 



cut in one side to 

 permit the inser- 

 tion of a napkin 

 are reinforced by 

 rolling, as are also 

 the open ends of 

 the cover through 

 which the ends of 

 the napkin are 

 slipped. Gripping 

 fasteners just in- 

 side these open ends hold the napkin in place after the cover has 

 been adjusted. These fasteners are riveted in place over pieces 

 of white felt between them and the rubber. This cover may be 

 worn with any belt preferred, and makes it unnecessary to wear 

 a sanitary apron or other similar protection. After washing 

 with any pure soap, it should be patted dry with a towel and 

 dusted with talc powder before being put away. — Crescent Spe- 

 cialty Co., Inc., 265 Wyckoff street, Brooklyn, New York. 



"Ckescent" Sanitaky Napkin Cover 



NEW LINE OF RUBBER HOSE 



The "Conqueror" line includes air hose, wash rack hose, and 

 flexible hose nozzles. The hose, with a white stripe as its dis- 

 tinguishing characteristic, 

 has, it is claimed, many 

 important features. 

 Among these are un- 

 usual durability, the fact 

 that it can withstand sev- 

 eral hundred p o u n d s' 

 pressure, and that it is 

 "non - kinkable". The 

 "Conqueror" air hose is 'toNouEROR" Hose 



put up in fifty- foot coils, or, if desired, in 500-foot continuous 

 lengths.— Voorhces Rubber Manufacttiring Co., 20-56 Bostwick 

 avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey. 



RUBBER-TOP MOUTH FOR TOBACCO BAGS 

 George VV. Williams has improved upon the construction of 

 his prior patent, and now offers a self-closing mouth-piece com- 

 prising a conical neck having at its larger end a flange adapted 

 to lie within the discharge opening of bags for tobacco or other 

 granular matter. .\t the opposite end 

 of the neck are a pair of lips, the meet- 

 ing faces of which are straight and of 

 such thickness and contour that in 

 normal position they form a closure 

 for the mouth-piece. At the opposite 

 end of the neck are ribs having the 

 (louble function of retaining the 

 mouth-piece in the opening of the bag 

 and of assisting in effecting the auto- 

 matic closure of the mouth-piece 

 after it has been opened. The draw- 

 string of the bag is caught beneath 

 the ribs, and, if too long, can 

 Ije v\ound around the neck piece and 

 caught under the ribs. When the neck 

 is deformed by pressure at its opposite 

 ends, the lips separate outwardly, 

 bringing the ribs against the bag mouth at a point where it is 

 supported by the flange. Thus the ribs act as resilient struts 

 which assist the normal resiliency of the neck in returning the lips 

 to closed position after deformation. — George W. Williams, 1663 

 Bay Ridge avenue, Brooklyn, New York. 



ToB^rro IJ.'.G MoUTU-PlECE 



NEW TYPE OF GOLF SOLE AND HEEL 



In place of the old-time spiked shoes which are now being 

 banished from golf courses, a new type which, it is claimed, 

 grips as securely but does not injure the golf green, has ap- 

 peared. The "Steady Man" soles and heels can be attached to 

 ordinary walking boots. The soles are of high-grade rcxl fiber- 

 rubber, to which has been added, before vulcanization, a special 



"Steady Man" Sole and Heel 



ply of white tread compound to form a wear-plate studded with 

 truncated cones which are an integral part of the sole. The 

 shoes equipped with these aids would seem to meet the approval 

 of golfers. — Stedman Products Co., South Braintree, Massachu- 

 setts. 



STAGGERED BLOCK TIRE 



A new type oT'tread for solid tires, called "Staggered Block," 

 which has, it is said, given very satisfactory results in severe 



Staggered Block Tike Trf.ad 



