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THE WORLD'S ADVANCE 



Recent Novel Patents 



A Cuspidor Carrier 



Cuspidors are favorite objects for the efforts of in- 

 ventors, and cuspidor lifters are continually being 

 patented in many different designs. One of the latest 

 of these is shown in the accompanying illustration. 

 It consists of four hook-shaped arms of wire that are 

 joined together and fitted to a common handle. In 

 order to lift a cuspidor it is only necessary to press 

 the device down into the mouth of the container, the 

 arms spreading out and causing the hooks to firmly 

 hold on. The latter can be disengaged by pressing 

 the arms together. 



A Milk Bottle Cap 



A New York inventor has just secured patent rights 

 on a milk bottle top of original design, which is shown 

 in one of the accompanying illustrations. The top 

 consists simply of a circular piece of paper which has 

 been pressed so as to have a fluted lower portion that 

 fits around the neck of the bottle. A metal band is 

 placed around the fluted portion of the cap and serves 

 to hold it firmly in place. 



A Combination Tool 



An Ohio inventor has secured patent rights on a 

 design for pliers in which the novel feature is a 

 central piece fitting between the pivoted portion of 

 each plier member and which is fitted with a handle. 

 The inventor does not make clear the reason for pro- 

 viding the extra handle, although he states that the 

 advantage of this design is that each plier handle is 

 independently movable. 



A Hat Pin Point Protector 



A device for protecting the point of a hat pin has 

 been patented by a Pennsylvania native. It has for 

 its main feature extreme simplicity. This pin point 

 protector is made of one piece of springy metal strip 

 bent in the shape shown and having a short arm 

 soldered or otherwise attached to it. The pin passes 

 through a hole in the strip, thence through a hole in 

 the arm and through another hole in the strip, the 

 spring tension of the latter holding the pin firmly in 

 place. A portion of the strip protects the point of 

 the pin. 



A Dresser- Valise 



A valis that is made with a drop front and fitted 

 with several trays is the subject 9f a patent granted 

 to a Kentucky inventor. The valise he has designed 

 may be used as a miniature dresser after the front is 

 dropped down, since the trays may be pulled out like 

 drawers. It is possible to place them at any distance 

 apart. In all other respects the valise is of the con- 

 ventional type when it is closed, ready for carrying. 



A Convenient Screw Driver 



A screw driver fitted with a pair of jaws for hold- 

 ing the screw that is being driven is the subject of a 

 patent granted to an Ohio inventor. The screw driver 

 is fitted with a movable sleeve which mounts the two 

 members that form the jaws. Provision is made for 

 moving the jaws nearer or further apart by simply 

 turning the sleeve, while they may be brought down 

 to hola the screw by sliding the sleeve. 



Pedal Controls for Automobiles 



In an effort to make the driving of an automobile 

 a simpler task, an inventor of Virginia has patented a 

 form of pedal of the design shown in one of the 

 sketches. The pedal with the overlapping end is that 

 controlling the clutch of the automobile, while the 

 other is the brake pedal. The idea is to couple the 

 clutch and brake pedal in one control, thus requiring 

 but one foot instead of two for operating the clutch 

 and brakes. As the combined pedal is pressed down- 

 ward, it throws out the clutch, and, when pressed still 

 further, applies the brakes. 



A Sanitary Soda Cup 



In order to eliminate the usual glass tumblers at 

 soda fountains and replace them with paper cups, a 

 Chicago inventor has patented a holder of peculiar 

 design that takes a conical-shaped paper receptacle. 

 As may be seen in one of the sketches, the holder ia 

 very similar in design to some of the holders now in 

 use, with the one exception that it has slanting sides 

 running from the top to the bottom for holding a 

 conical-shaped paper cup. The cup is claimed to be 

 absolutely sanitary, since it is used but once. 



