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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March 1, 1915. 



New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



"RUB-STEEL" PLIERS. 



HERE is a cut illustrating "Rub-Steel" Pliers, a safch device 

 valuable in handling high voltage wires The pliers are 

 first treated by an electro-chemical process which places on 

 the metal a in sympathy with rubber ami bj which a chem- 



ical union is secured during vulcanization so strong that it is 

 claimed the rubber will break before the adhesion is disturbed. 



These pliers have withstood tests of 13,000 volts, when wet, with- 

 out breaking. The rubber covering is about one-eighth of an 

 inch thick and in addition to its electrical resistance, insures a 

 better grip and less liability to accidents from dropping. (Voor- 

 hees Rubber Manufacturing Co., Jersey City, New Jersey.) 



SANDERS' SANITARY MILK BOTTLE CLOSURE. 



The above title gives an accurate if somewhat condensed de- 

 scription "f the article illustrated below. A full and complete 

 description would contain the further information that this 

 closure is made entirely of rubber. It is a rubber cover that 

 fits over the tup of the milk bottle, gripping it so closely around 

 i he neck as to be air-tight in any position, thus 

 protecting the contents of the bottle from outside 

 unsanitary influences. Expansion of the contents 

 due to freezing has been duly considered in the 

 design of this cover, the efficiency of which is 

 preserved under such circumstances, owing to 

 the elasticity oi the rubber. The manufacturers / 

 state that not only is the flavor of the milk not l 

 affected bj tins rubber closure but that it pre- j 

 \ints affection by any other article of food near 

 which the bottle may be placed. It can be steril- 

 ized in boiling water and will last for a long 

 time, and, being of soft rubber, it is easily slipped 

 mi and off the bottle. [United States Bottle 

 ( losun Ci * el ea, Massachusetts.] 



THE AMERICAN WASHER. 



This is a mw washing machine which operates on the vacuum 

 principle. In size and general appearance it resembles the or- 

 dinary clothes wringer, and the illustration shows it attached 



to the laundry tubs in the same 

 w.u that the ordinary wringer is 

 attached. This machine has two 

 rubber rolls, turned by a hand 

 crank, and the surface of each 

 of these rubber mils is covered 

 with suction cells. The clothes 

 washed are soaked for a half hour 

 or more in warm, soapy water, after 

 which they are passed back and forth, as 

 in a wringer, between these vacuum rol- 

 lers, until all the dirt has been drawn 

 out by the rubber suction cells, of which there are 131 in each 

 roller. The operation is then repeated in rinsing, bluing, starch- 

 ing and wringing processes. An automatic tension device ad- 

 justs the machine instantly to changing conditions, and it is 

 said to be suitable alike for washing the most delicate fabrics 

 and for blankets, etc. ( American Washer Co., New York.) 



RUBBER IN THE KITCHEN SINK. 

 A soft rubber tip on the hot water faucet in the kit. hen sink 



represents that rare combination — economy and convenience. 

 With faucets thus protected there is decidedly 

 less chance of dishes being broken or chipped, 

 and the dish washer can realize all the joys 

 of her occupation without the exercise of 

 constant care in this direction. The illustra- 

 tion shows such a tip applied to an ordinary 

 faucet. 



A rubber cap of this sort has just been 

 placed on the market which contains within 

 it a number of sieves to strain the water, and 



which is intended also to prevent splashing in the sink. This 



cap can be taken off and washed with a brush. 



AN ELECTRIC CIGAR LIGHTER FOR AUTOMOBILES. ETC. 



Here is a cigar lighter that no wind will blow out and that 

 the automobilist or yachtsman may avail himself of without 

 even the necessity of producing a match box from his pocket. 

 It is an electric device in a case about 3Vi x 3 x 2'4 inches, 

 made in both flush and non-flush types, a side view of the lat- 

 ter being here shown. Inside the case is a reel which carries 

 40 inches of cord. The device is connected with the lighting 

 circuit or with the batteries direct. When a 

 light is desired the cord is simply pulled out, 

 when the end of the 

 lighter develops suf- 

 ficient heat to light the 



cigar. When released the cord is automati- 

 cally rewound on the reel. The cord is rub- 

 ber-insulated, and the bell-shaped guard, the 

 socket that extends slightly beyond the front 

 of the case and the cover of the lighter are 

 made of hard rubber. The illustration shows the cord slightly 

 withdrawn, but when not in use the hard rubber guard is 

 drawn into the case as far as the vulcanite socket will permit, 

 and the lighter depends from the small length of loose cord. 

 [Electric Automatic Cigar Lighter, 556 West Twenty-seventh 

 street. New York.] 



THE "PERFECTION" PEDAL PAD. 



The two illustrations below show one of several forms of 

 pedal pads of a new design on which patent is pending and 

 which are being manufactured in sizes and styles suitable for 

 every make of automobile. These pads, which are molded from 

 rubber, have deep corrugations in their 

 upper surface, to prevent the feet from 

 slipping, and are said to cause less ten- 

 sion and strain than the metal pedal. A 

 feature of this pad, and one which is very 

 likely to insure it popularity with the 

 automobilist, is its ease of attachment to 

 the pedal. As will be noted, metal prongs 

 project from the steel frame that encloses 

 the rubber pad, and to apply the pad to 

 the pedal these prongs are simply bent back over the frame. 

 [Auto Pedal Pad Co., Incorporated, 794 Seventh avenue, New 

 York.] 



The Fisher rim-grip sub-casing is a new casing for use under 

 the regular tire. It is made of rubber-impregnated fabric, such 

 as is used in all pneumatic tires, of varying numbers of layers- 

 depending on the size of the tire — vulcanized together. [The 

 Western Auto Sub-casing Co., Inc., Los Angeles, California.] 



