What's New in Patents 



Little Inventions to Make Life Easy 



A New Headlight Dimmer 



AS M A L L 

 searchlight is 

 nested in one of an 

 ordinary size, pro- 

 viding two com- 

 plete headlights, 

 one within the oth- 

 er. The larger 

 one, when lighted, 

 throws its beams 

 in an anular ring 

 of light past the 

 headlight which 

 has been nested therein. This makes a 

 dim light. To make a brilliant light, both 

 are illuminated at the same time. 



Keeping Your Sole Warm 



A LAYER of 

 thick felt or 

 rubber is sewed to 

 a frame made of a 

 resilient material, 

 and shaped to fol- 

 low th2 outline of 

 the sole of a boot 

 or shoe. At convenient points on the 

 outside edge of the attachable outer sole 

 are sewed projections or loops through 

 which may be passed straps for secur- 

 ing the outer sole to the sole of the shoe. 



Adjusting a Brush to Its Handle 



AD E T A C H- 

 ABLE and 

 adjustable handle 

 i s fitted to the 

 standard form of 

 "■• brush by means of 

 a slotted fork and 

 held to the brush 

 by means of a bolt 

 and a winged nut, 

 which may be tightened or loosened by 

 the fingers. By means of this fastening, 

 the handle may be secured to the brush 

 at any desired angle, or it may be re- 

 moved at will. 



A 



For Applying Chains to Wheels 



BAR, having 

 a central 



spring clip de- 

 signed to grip the 

 spoke of a wheel, 

 is provided with 

 two hooks on each 

 end. In applying 

 anti-skid chains to 

 the wheel, after 

 adjusting the clip, 

 the ends of the chains are each engaged 

 on the hooks, which are stationary, and 

 the chains are thus held firmly in position. 



A 



An Egg-Tester and Mailing 

 Tube Combined 



SHEET of 

 paper - board 



is rolled so that it 



will be somewhat's 



tapered. On the 



larger end, the tube 



is so cut that it will 



fit the size of an 



egg held against it. 



A circular or other 



piece of printed matter may be mailed 



in this tube, and the recipient may use 



it to test eggs, by pressing an egg against 



the end and looking toward the light 



through the smaller end. 



A 



A Clothes Rack Dryer 



NUMBER of 



heavy wires 

 are fitted with 

 hooks at their low- 

 er ends and sliding 

 rings at the center 

 and upper ends to 

 form a collapsible 

 clothes rack which 

 can be fitted to an 

 oil heater. By the 

 sliding of the retaining rings, the 

 device may be disengaged from, the 

 stove, collapsed, and stored in a small 

 space. 



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