July 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



567 



Tire Accessories. 



A SIMPLE NON-SKID CHAIN. 



A SIMPLE NON-SKID CHAIN which is easily and quickly ad- 

 justed is shown in the illustration below. It fits the tire, 

 because it is made in different sizes in order to accom- 

 plish this, and it has no special connectors or links, so that it 

 is easily replaced. Any standard cross 

 chain can be used in an emergency until 

 the "Arrow Grip" can be obtained. 



The special feature of this accessory 

 is the clamp by which it is attached. 

 This clamp is attached to the spoke of 

 the wheel and is lined with rubber so 

 that it cannot injure the spoke. Once 



it out, because a strip of leather is cushioned between the tire 

 tread and the protector. The openings between the sections 

 permit sand, mud, gravel, and water, to escape. The device is 

 light in weight. (The Bukolt Manufacturing Co., Stevens Point, 



Wisconsin.') 



A RIM-TOOL FOR SPLIT RIMS. 

 .■\ rim-tool that fits all sizes and types 

 of transversely split rims is practical and 

 useful. The one shown here is made 

 to spread a rim one-quarter of an inch 

 when required, as well as to raise one 

 end two inches and carry it four inches 

 over and by the other, thereby contract- 



tted, it can re- 

 1 a i n perman- 

 laking the 

 attachment 

 u f t h e 

 chain the 

 only opera- 

 tion neces- 

 e fastened is inte- 

 hen once pressed 



sary. The hook to which the chams 

 gral with the clamp and the latch 

 down cannot open accidentally. The clamp is rust- 

 proof and no special tools are required to attach 

 or detach it. The chain is twisted so that it lies 

 flat on the tire, and the pull is on the felloe, not 

 on the spokes or clamp. No jacking up of the 

 truck is required. (Arrow Grip Manufacturing Co., 

 Inc., Glens Falls, New York. 



A PROTECTOR AGAINST PUNCTURES. 



.■\ tire protector 

 that prevents the 

 lire from becoming 

 punctured is com- 

 posed of a series of 

 sections so fastened 

 together that any 

 individual one may 

 be removed if dam- 

 aged. These s c c - 

 tions are made of a 

 ght, water-proofed, 

 specially treated vul- 

 canized fabric rein- 

 forced with strips of 

 belting across the 

 tread and high- 

 grade steel studs. These tire protectors, in addition to guard- 

 ing against punctures, keep the car from skidding in sand and 

 on muddy roads. They fit easily over the tire and do not wear 



V reversed for replacing tires. (The Greb Co., 165 

 street, Boston, Massachusetts.) 



THE "JIFFY" RIM. 

 .A rim that can be collapsed simply by dropping 

 on the floor or road is this one which has a toggle 

 joint, rust-proof, with no springs or hinges to get 

 out of order. No tools are necessary. The col- 

 lapsible section is about fourteen inches in length 

 when collapsed. (Parker Collapsible Rim Corp., 

 Chicago, Illinois.) 



SIMPLY OPERATED CHAIN-JACK. 



"ARMOR- 

 CORD" 

 TUBE. 



.An inner "AKSUtBrimD" Inner Tube. 



tube that 



strengthens the tire is of cords embedded in rubber, so arranged 



that while the outer surface expands, the inner one contracts 



lengthwise, preventing creeping. (.Armorcord Rubber Co., Salem, 



Ohio.) 



