The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-08
SOME NEW THINGS.

crabs from injuring any one with their
claws consists of wire loop pushed over
| them 10 hold them shut after they are
| sprung together
To prevent the hands of cyclers from
| becoming burned while riding in the sun
a wire frame, covered with light fabric,
! is attached TO the bar near each handle to
| project over the hands and keep the
| sun off
To assist In stirring the clothes in the
| boiler on wash day and lifting them out
when they are sufficiently boiled a new
clothes stick is attached to the boiler by a
clamp ana pivoted so it can be raised and
Lowered.
Two parallel needles are used in a re-
| Gently patented sewing machine to run in
| connection with a double shuttle, thus
making it possible to sew two seams
in drawing the cloth once across the
| machine.
An adjustable spanner for use in tight
| ening bicycle bearings and the like hes
hook with projecting knob at the end
and screw in the side which can be turned
until the spanner fits the cone or nut to
be frightened.
A device to prevent hens from setting,
recently patented, consists of a cloth hood
| to go over the head with an aperture for
the comb and eyes, the intention being to
| keep the head upright and not allow it
to drop down.
| A new safety snap hook has a sliding
| bolt in the side surrounded by a spring to
| force it out against the point of the hook,
where it is locked fast by means of a re-
| volving cap fitted with a slot to engage
| the end OF The bolt.
| Racetrack annunciators are being made
which are designed to indicate the num-
Der of each horse, the name of its rider
and the time the race is to begin, with
| movable figures TO indicate the time and
winner of each race.
To assist fremen in replacing burst
| length of hose at fire a new device con-
! sists OF screw wise with pair of jaws to
compress the hose back OF the broken
| length, which can then be removed and q
| new length inserted.
A recently patented grip or handle at
| tachment to ropes or ca b es which have
to be handled often is made of wood bored
| out TO slide over the rope, with a cavity
in the side holding a movable plug or
| block to grip the rope.
IA military bicycle recently patented is
| fitted with an extension arm projecting in
| the rear. with Il Niece of canvas rolled over
the handle bar which can be unrolled and
strung from the handles TO the end OF the
| arm for use as a sire tcher.
Pens will never stick in penholder re-
| Gently patented, which consists of a round
| wooden handle with a curved metal clamp
| to grasp the pen when it rests against the
side of the handle, the clamp being held
by sliding ring.-Chicago News.
Ventilated hats for summer or indoor
wear have the crown cut in Two sections,
the upper half being fastened 10 the lower
by perforated section, which is covered
by flap attached 10 the top of the hat to
prevent rain from entering inside.
To prevent the overflow OF kerosene
lamps while being filled disk with a
| raised fange is placed over the hole in tho
lamp, with tube in the center, which
fits snlgly around the edges OF the hole,
SO that whatever oil runs over remains In
the disk.
An aero-electric whistle for u>e in sig
mailing or railroads or in the army is COM
posed of an electric motor, connected with
an air pump, to force air into the whistle,
the length of the b.ast being controlled by
a button O. switch in the hand of the sig
nal operator.
In newly patented cigar-lighter cleo
| tricity is used 10 produce the light, there
| being standard to hold an incandescent
| light, with pendant handle below, hold
| ing q platinum plate at the end, over
which the two wires meet to produce the
| heat necessary.
| For the purpose of taking the measure
| of a persons foot for making shoes to
order a new device is called the last
graduator and'consists of base on which
the foot rests, surrounded by framework
| holding series of points at positions to
| measure the foot
Anewly devised musical instrument is
| formed of a sounding. board with strings
across the top and a bow set in a sliding
| frame over the strings, which are de-
| pressed at different points by the fingers
| to produce the proper notes when the bow
| is drawn over them.
| A handy Dag-fastener for millers and
4 far ST. I
| with string attached to one end, the
other end being formed into spring law
| into which the loose end of the cord il
| pulled after winding it around the bag. no
| knots being used to tie it,
! A newly designed safety brake for baby
| carriages is formed of a pivoted L. shaped
| mem Der attached to the frame of the
wagon near the rim of one of the rear
| wheels with rod running up to thumb
| lever on the handle of the carriage, so that
a slight pressure of the thumb will lock
| the whe Ell.
! In new automatic tire-infater for BIZ
| cycle tires the pump Is attached to spoke
| near the va We with the piston-rod extend
| ing nearly to the hub of the wheel, to be
raised and lowered by lever projecting
| over the end of the hub TO engage the
| frame as the wheel revolves, thus keeping
air in the tire while being ridden, even II
| there Is puncture.
| A new PEDAL Tor racing wheels is made
| of spring wire frame wound around the
| spindle on the crank, with the ends ben
over 10 support fat rubber OF perforated
| steel plate, on which the sole OF the riders
shoe rests, the foot being held in place by
the usual toecip and pair of auxiliary
~ideclirs to engage the edges OF the shoe
sole.
A new device fer use in fire stations con-
| sists OF anNoil torch set in the floor under
the firebox OF the engine, with an electric
igniter at one dc of the wick connected
with the signaling apparatus 10 auto
maticaily light the fuel in the engine as
soon the alarm is sent in, The torch
being extinguished by the engine as it
rolls out OF tue station.
Cashiers of banks and corporations who
handle large sums of money daily are 10
be protected by means OF newly patented
| window, which consists OF a steel d ale
hung over the window on pulleys, with
the ropes reaching down to the floor,
| where they connect with lever which
can be sprung by the foot 10 drop the win
dow instantly whenever there is danger
vithout the action being seen by an out
| slider.
An automatically registering barrel eIe-