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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March 1, 1915. 



DH. FRENCH'S CHAIR TABLE. 



Doctors have discovered that certain surgical operations can 



be performed with less loss i bl 1 and less strain on the 



operating physician with the patient in a sitting position, and this 



had led to the inven- 

 tion of the operat- 

 ing device illustrated 

 This invention can be 

 used in an upright 

 position and is cap- 

 of conversion — it is 

 stated without the least 

 jarring or vibration — into 

 either a table or chair. It 

 is mounted on a tubular 

 steel frame which has large 

 rubber-tired wheels, those 

 itiider the head end litted 

 with floi ir brakes. The top 

 of the table is made in 

 three sections, covered with nicalloy, and the center section has 

 a corrugated rubber mat to keep the patient from sliding for- 

 ward when in an upright position. [The Kny-Scheerer Co., 

 404-10 West Twenty-seventh street, New York.] 



WATERPROOFS FOR THE SICE. 



Waterproofs are now quite popular garments with the sice 



lustrated 



or male attendent of the Far East, and the two 

 herewith give an idea of the 

 styles most liked. One is a 

 cape, with two buttons at the 

 throat to hold it over the 

 shoulders, and the second, in- 

 tended for a groom or driver. 

 is in regular straight coat 

 style. Both are made of 

 white vulcanized wigan sheet- 

 ing of reliable quality to 

 withstand the climatic condi- 

 tions of that section, abso- 

 lutely waterproof, and with 

 all seams sewn. [White- 

 away, Laidlaw & Co., Lim- 

 ited. Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States.] 



THE ■•HANSA" BALL RACK. 



This is a device, invented and patented in Germany, 

 for use in displaying rubber balls. It is a stand 

 about 3 feet high having an upright metal center 

 from which arms extend in various directions. Each 

 of these arms ends in a ring, into which the rubber 

 ball fits. The rack has ten tiers of these rings or 

 hollovi hall seats, in graduated sizes for balls of 

 various diameters, as shown in the illustration. 

 [J. Marx, Bottrop, i. \\\, Germany.] 



TWO NEW SOLES. 



Tin manufacturers of "Indestructible" rubber and 

 combination soles, made in a wide variety of styles, 

 in red, white and black, for all lines from children's 

 to men's, have introduced a new feature. This is a 

 leather toe tip, which is vulcanized to the sole. [Xew 

 York Belting cc Packing Co.. 91-3 Chambers street, Xew York.] 



The "Bantam" is a new light weight rubber sole. It is 

 claimed that it possesses durability, flexibility and elasticity equal 

 to soles of heavier construction, while all unnecessary weight has 

 been eliminated. It is made in black, tan. gray and white. [Ply- 

 mouth Rubber Co., I ant n, Massachusetts.] 



THE NASDC0 HELMET. 



The Nasdco Breathing Helmet is a protective device, the pur- 

 pose of which is to prevent the wearer from inhaling noxious, 

 gases, fumes or smoke, and 

 naturally adapted to fire lighting 

 put i" ises 



I he helmet, consisting of a 

 he nl piece and mask provided 

 with openings for eyes, mouth 

 and nose, has attachi d to its 

 i trailing rubber feed hose 

 li which air is inhaled. 

 there being always pure air near 

 the floor. An opening in the 

 top of the helmet provides for 

 exhaling. The helmet weighs 

 only 3' '; pounds and requires no 

 adjustment, neither does it in- 

 terfere with the vision or hear- 

 ing of the wearer or the full use nf his hands and feet. [The 

 National Safety Device Co., Cleveland, Ohio.] 



THE ELASTIC SAFETY BUMPER. 



I Ins is a new automobile fender, the purpose ,,f which is to 

 protect both the pedestrian and the automobile should the two 



collide. The term elastic is applicable because it is composed 

 in part of a hollow rubber tube which extends across the front 

 of the automobile, supported on a steel fender, beyond which 

 it projects about 2 inches. It affords safety to the pedestrian 

 because of the elastic properties of this rubber tube, which serves 

 as a buffer between him and the steel bumper. Beside which, 

 this rubber tube takes up most of the shock and thereby pre- 

 vents damage to the front of the car, the lamps, etc. The 

 fender is easily attached to the car. and is fitted with an im- 

 proved spring device. It is supplied in various metal finishes, 

 and the rubber buffer can be stained and varnished in any color 

 desired. [Douglass Manufacturing Co., 32 Broadway, New 

 York.] 



The accompanying illustration shows another fender made up 

 of steel and rubber. The straight portion of the fender is a 

 resilient strip of steel trussed to the curved member in front. This 



Automobile with Rubber Bumper. 



curved part has also a steel spring and carries on the front edge a 

 rubber cushion lYi inches in diameter. By this means, collision 

 shocks are absorbed partly by the rubber bumper and partly by 

 the flexible steel parts, which are supported on the front end of 

 the car frame. [Auto Cushion Fender Co., Columbus, Ohio.] 



The Kaufman Rubber Co.. Limited, is adding to the elec- 

 trical equipment of its plant at Berlin, Ontario. Certificate of 

 inc. irporation was issued to this company January 25. its capital 

 stock being $2,000,000 in $100 shares. 



