0(T(.RER 1. 1919.1 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



New Goods and Specialties. 



BLOCKS SPIRAL SPRING FORCE CUP. 



EALERS in kitchen utensils and household furnishings will be 



I J glad to know about the force cup shown here, which is 

 suitable for use wherever the ordinary force cup could 



be used. In addition, it is claimed that this cup is particularly 

 efficient because of its special con- 

 struction. It is made of the best 

 quality of rubber, with a spiral 

 spring of oil-tempered steel in- 

 serted in the edge, and a thirty- 

 six-inch wood handle finished to 

 look like mahogany. The handle 

 is recessed so that the clamp that 

 holds on the force cup may se- 

 cure it tightly. Both the clamp 

 and the spring are sherardized, 

 making them rust-proof. Besides 

 making the force cup stronger 

 and more efficient in use, the 

 spiral spring helps it to maintain 

 its shape. It is claimed that this 



cup has a force of about fifty-eight pounds, or thirty-six more 



than the ordinary four-inch one. (Cumming-Forster Corp., 220 



South State street, Chicago, Illinois.) 





and rclincrs made from high-grade "pulled fabric," etc., derived 

 from specially selected tires originally built from Sea Island 

 fabric and Para friction. These are buffed, skived, and cut to 

 fit, for the repair man, or painted and cemented ready for use. 

 (The Lowcnthal Co., 947 West 20th street, Chicago, Illinois.) 



GOLF AND WEAR "SHIRTHOLDS." 



.\ new device which dealers are finding profitable is called 

 the "Shirthold." It con- 

 sists of a strip of high- 

 srade rubber four inches 

 ong, bearing rubber 

 teeth similar to those of 

 a rubber tooth-brush, 

 l)Ut not so long; this 

 strip is attached at each 

 of "Shirtholds" worn inside the 

 er the hips, will, it is claimed, 



The 



end to 

 trouser 



safety pin. A p; 



list-band, directly 

 hold the shirt down and the trousers up in spite of strenuous 

 action on the part of the wearer, at the same time acting as a 

 cushion for a tight belt so that suspenders may be dispensed 

 with. Being of rubber, the teeth will not injure the finest fabric. 

 A patent has been granted on the invention. (The Shirthold Co., 

 324-328 Washington street, Green Bay, Wisconsin.) 



"REELASTIC" WINDS UP WITH A KEY. 



The woman who uses elastic will be glad to know about the 

 kind illustrated below. It winds up on the reel with a key when 

 it is not in use and does away with the inconvenience of having 

 to disentangle it from other 

 articles in the sewing basket 

 before it can be used. The 

 new feature of this key- 

 winding reel for elastic is 

 the slot at the left of the 

 key, which is marked with 

 a scale to show how many 

 yards of elastic are left out 

 of the original twelve. (The 

 American Mills Cc. of New 

 York. 395 Broadwav, New 

 York City.) 



NEW STEP-PLATE. 



.V new type of service step-plate for the running-board of 

 automobiles is made of rubber and fiber composition without 

 metal inserts. The upper illustration of the two shown herewith 

 indicates hi'W the ribs of the tread are formed by a special pro- 

 n^- III uhirh th, Inn- iiiirrwoven fiber follows the rib forma- 

 tion. It is claimed that this kind 

 of step-plate does not get slippery 

 in wet weather, like one of rub- 

 licr only, and that the surface does 

 not crumble and break off with 

 continued wear; also that the dc- 

 \ice will not warp, spread, buckle, 

 or rust, since no metal enters into 

 iis construction. (Service Rubber 

 To., 144 Oneida street, Milwaukee, 

 Wi'^consin.) 



The vnlcanizer and motorist ar 



TIRE SHOES AND RELINERS 

 FROM PULLED FABRIC. 



being offered tire shoes 



THE "TRIPLE AIRLESS"-A NEW TIRE. 



-Another development of the "airless" tire is illustrated below. 

 The white spaces at the 



top and sides of the sec- 



tional view indicate 

 shock-absorbing cham- 

 bers which relieve the 

 tire bridge. This bridge, 

 in turn, is constructed 

 so as to insure a perfect 

 lock, while the beads are 

 of extra heavy construc- 

 tion. The tire is fric- 

 tioned by a method 

 which is claimed to 

 eliminate fabric separa- 

 tion, and a cushion of special quality is provided at the tread. 

 (Triple .\irless Tire Co.. Manorville, Penn-Sylvania.) 



THE EDWARDS SECTIONAL SOLID CUSHION TIRE. 



.A tire for trucks has been devised that is made in sections. If 

 one of these sections is injured in any way or wears out, it 

 can be replaced without disturbing the others and without taking 

 the wheel off the truck. The only tools required are a hammer 

 and monkey wrench, or, when applying for the first time, an 

 ordinary brace and bit in 

 addition, for boring 

 dowel holes into the fel- 

 loe one-half inch in di- 

 '^ ameter and one-half 

 y inch in depth. 



The sections, twelve in 

 luimbcr, are made to fit 

 >tandard S. A. E. wheels 

 and can be applied to 

 touring cars as well as trucks. When used on touring cars, the 

 tires are placed on a light wheel by using a tire band which 

 rests on six small lugs about one-quartcr-inch from the wheel- 

 band. (The Edwards Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio.) 



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