690 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[September 1, 1915. 



: v 1914). Vehicle wheel. J. Spyker, ID Sarphatistraat, Amsterdam. 

 9,592 (1914). Vehicle wheel. J. Spyker, ID Sparhatistraat, Amsterdam. 

 9,600 (1914). Anaesthetic apparatus. W. J. Movlan-Jones, 592 Stratford 

 Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham. 



.. garment, 1. E. And, Herndon, Va., U. S. A. 

 14). Rubber block paving; M. M. Dessau, 60 London Wall, 

 London, 

 (1914). Fountain pen For producing lines of constant width. C. 

 Schiktanz. 44a Kottbuser Ufer, Berlin. 



NEW ZEALAND. 



[Abstracted in the Patent Office Journal, Tune 24, 1915.] 



34,916 (1915). Milking machine teat cup. J. Paterson, TeAroha, and 

 ( !, F. Wolfe, Waitoa— both in New Zealand. 

 I (1915). Leather and rubber tires for penumatic wheels. J. B. 

 Salmon, Filleul street, I 'unedin, New Zealand. 



| Abstracted in the Patent Office Journal, July 8, 1915.] 



36,143. Puncture-proof pneumatic tire. J. A. Shearer, Methuen street, 

 Prospect, S. A. 



THE GERMAN EMPIRE. 



Patents Issued (With Date of Validity). 

 08 (December 25, 1913). Belt guide for tapered belt pulleys. Ferdi- 

 nand Wiss, Vallendar-on-the-Rhine, and Ernst Wolf. Bingen-on- 

 the-Rhine. 

 2S6.696 (June 26). Vehicle tire with elastic filling material and attaching 

 struts. Rudolf Keller, 16 Langesl rasse, Stuttgart . and An tun G. 

 Koppe, J 7 Varrentrappstrasse, Frankfort-on-the-Main. 



THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. 



Patents Issued (with D.ntes of Application). 

 (July 31, 1914. Suspenders. A. Fodor. 



475,531 

 475,538 



475.564 

 475,565 

 475,570 



475,601 



475,622 

 475,656 



475,681 

 475,714 



475,753 



(July 22). 

 Gislow. 



Apparatus for vulcanizing solid rubber tires. A. YV. 



(July 22). Improved detachable vehicle wheel. C. W. Pride. 

 (July 22). Process for making rubber. J. Ostromislinsky. 



). Pneumatic wheel A. Brichot. 

 (July 23). Process for making an elastic substance identical or 



similar to vulcanized rubber. J. Ostromislinsky. 

 I J u ] > 24). (iarttr. Miss A. I.. Thomas. 

 (July 25). Antiskid arrangement for vehicle wheels. J. Ko- 



peczky. 

 (July 25). 

 (July 27). 

 (July 28). 



vehicles. 



Injector bidb. E. Vaille and H. Dose. 

 Nipple. Societe des Etablissements Bognier et Burnet. 

 Spare or emergencv tire for automobiles and similar 

 S. C. Rand. 



[Note. — Printed copies of specifications of French patents can be ob- 

 tained from R. Bobet. Ingenieur-Conseil, 16 avenue de Villiers, Paris, at 

 50 cents each, postpaid. 1 



RUBBER IN FORD CARS. 



[ IKE most automobiles. Ford cars are provided with rubber 

 *—' pneumatic tires, rubber floor matting; all their wiring is 

 insulated with rubber ; lights and spark are commutated by a 

 hard rubber switch ; the tire pump is provided with a rubber 

 hose ; the horn is sounded by means of air forced to it from 

 a rubber bulb through a rubber hose and the water jackets of 

 the motor are connected with the radiator by means of heavy 

 rubber tubes. This comprises all the rubber included in the 

 standard equipment of the Ford car. Though the rubber in 

 this standard equipment of the Ford is less per car, perhaps, 

 than in the average automobile of other makes, it represents 

 enormous quantities of rubber when we consider the fact that 

 the production of Fords this year exceeded 330.000 cars. 



But the above standard equipment in no sense includes all 

 the current applications of rubber to the "universal car." In 

 Fords, as in all modern motor cars, foot control plays an im- 

 portant part. In the Ford there are three pedals on which foot 

 pressure is almost continuous, especially in heavy traffic. These 

 soon wear smooth, and to prevent their feet from slipping on the 

 pedals, drivers use rubber pedal pads molded from pliable rub- 

 ber with deep corrugated ribs, assuring a firm grip for the foot. 

 They are provided with metallic clasps and lit snugly over the 

 controlling pedals. 



The corrugated steel running boards of Ford cars also soon 

 wear smooth and become slippery. Here again rubber in the 

 shape of corrugated matting solves the problem of making these 

 running boards safe to tread upon in all kind* of weather. A 

 rubber weather strip attached to the bottom rail of the wind- 

 shield makes the lower half of the latter both wind and rain- 

 proof. Rubber plugs or inserts stop the disagreeable rattle of 

 the doors. 



Many owners wish to preserve the cushions and add t<> the ap- 

 pearance of their cars. For this purpose the market offers them 

 waterproof, rubberized mackintosh seat covers which, to complete 

 the equipment should be accompanied by a top hood cover 

 made of rubber drill or of mackintosh fabric, and a cover of the 

 same material for the back of the seat. A hard rubber radiator 

 cap with instrument indicating cooling water temperature adds 

 to the completeness of one's Ford. Electric cigar lighters en- 

 closed in a hard rubber body and controlled by a hard rubber 

 electric push button are convenient for smokers, while hard rub- 

 ber enamel makes a rich finish for the steering wheel, which may 

 also be protected by a rubber slip cover. In the summer time 

 when dust and gnats are flying about, goggles are necessary. 

 One of the neatest and lightest types of goggles has a frame 

 made of zylonite — a celluloid and rubber composition 



A prudent Ford driver never ventures on the road without a 

 complete set of tools and some spare parts and emergency help- 

 ers, such as extra inner tubes, extra casings, a tire reliner. blow- 

 out patches, patching cement for both casings and inner tubes, 

 vulcanizing cement, tire cut fillers and other articles produced 

 by the rubber industry. As the Ford is a big consumer of water 

 it is prudent to carry a folding water pail, and the best of these 

 are made of heavy rubberized waterproof duck. Owners of 

 Ford cars who do not use their machines during the winter 

 months should cover them with water and 'lust-proof auto 

 covers made of rubber cloth. 



Estimating at $45.00 the value of the rubber goods entering 

 into the standard Ford equipment, the 330,000 cars produced 

 by the Ford Motor Co. in 1915. would represent $14.- 

 850,000 worth of manufactured rubber. By providing the ford 

 car with all the existing accessories containing rubber, the value 

 of the rubber goods on each car would be increased to $100 or 

 $33,000,000 for the 1915 Ford production. Of course the average 

 Ford owner does not furnish his car with any such equipment 

 and it would be safe to say that the average Ford car in daily 

 use does not carry more than $60 worth of equipment, of which 

 rubber is a component part. Still, in view of the Ford com- 

 pany's enormous production, this would represent an annual ex- 

 penditure of $19,800,000 for rubber equipment. 



IMPORTS OF CRUDE AND MANUFACTURED RUBBER AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK 



THE QUANTITY IS GIVEN IX PACKAGES. 



India Rubber. 



f A > 



Ending Quantity. Value. 



Inlv 3. 1915 $2,095,144 



July 10 1,922.65-' 



July 17 . 42,964 3.788,289 



July 24 13,411 898,763 



July 31 ...... 23,673 1,951,137 



!5,603 1,879 

 20,8 - 1 ,727,543 



