The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25
NEW INVENTIONS.


Clothespins are permanently fixed on the
line ready for use by a wire holder. having
an eyelet at one end fastened in a staple
driven INFO the pin, with the opposite end
OF the wire wound around the line to hold
1t in place.
A Californian has patented all automatic
stock-feeding apparatus in which clock
releases a weight at the desired hour. the
fall of the weight lifting the cover of the
feed box and dropping hay down from a
rack overhead
A handy coin counter and package former
is made of tin tube, with caps to close the
ends and determine the length of the stack
a slot being cut in the side of the tube for
the insertion of strip of paper for wrap
ping the coins.
In a newly-patented window the glass is
carried by a light sash recessed in one side
of the sliding sash. with hinges and catches
TO hold the inner sash in place, making it
possible to open the window without raising
the heavy sash.
An improved railroad spike has a slot
formed in one side in which toothed plate
is inserted. the points of the teeth lying
inside the line of the side of the spike until
driven out by a steel wedge after the spike
is in place to lock it in the tie.
In a new leveling device shaft is jour-
nailed in the center of a dial to carry a
weighted arrow, the lower edge of the dial
being fattened to rest on the surface to be
indicate the position of the object.
In newly-patented bayonet the blade is
pivoted on the shanks by which it is at
tached to the gun BARREL allowing it to be
fixed at right angles to the barrel for use
as rest when hrlng and when not In use 1t
is folded against the side of the barrel.
An improved corkscrew has a pair of
rounding the spiral-threaded shank which
drives the screw into the cork, the jaws
being frightened around the neck OF the
bottle to hold the corkscrew while in use
An Iowa man has patented a combination
rake and ptchfork, the tines being pivoted
On a rod running at right angles with the
handle, with notches cut in the discs on
which the tines are mounted, to receive
spring pins which lock the tines in position
for use.
A table has been designed which will re-
main level on board a ship the top of the
table being carried by vertical post inter
secting two horizontal rods journaled at
their ends in the base of the table, with a
weight at the lower end of the rod to ball
ance it,
An Englishman has invented a carrier
which will preserve fish alive during trans
portation, an upper chamber in the recep-
tacle being filled with oxygen, which is abb
sorbed by the water to purify it, the Jarring
of the carrier in shipment tending to absorb
the oxygen.
In an improved incandescent electric light
holder the wire is passed through an eyelet
in the top of a fiat shade, with wire holder
on the under side which engages the socket
and the top of the bulb to hold the lamp in
a horizontal position, thus increasing the
amount of light.
An erasing attachment for typewriters has
been patented, an auxiliary key being
clamped on the machine to carry the
eraser which is held against the sheet of
paper while the shifting key rocks the car
rage number of times to remove the mark
under the eraser.
The color of a railroad lamp can be
changed without replacing the globe by the
use CT a new attachment, formed of wire
spiral with a ring at either end, to be in
serted In a colored cloth cylinder which is
drawn over the globe and held in place by
catches on the rings.
An apparatus has been designed for use
in excavating frozen ground, consisting of
a boiler and frebox to heat water and drive
the steam into a covered heating chamber
having the bottom open to allow the steam
to thaw the ground, with openings for
shovel handles in the top.
Doors can be securely held in any position
by new device, having a plate to be fas-
tened to the lower edge of the door, with a
lever pivoted on the plate to swing down
until a friction plate at the end rests on the
floor, spring at the opposite end Of the
lever holding it in place.
A Massachusetts woman has patented a
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with an absorbent, with a pin at the rear
by which 1t can be attached to the coat, a
hinged lid pressing the stems into the alb
sorbent to take up the moisture and prevent
the flowers from whiting.
The speed Of swimmers is increased by a
new appliance, having an ankle plate to be
strapped on the foot to carry a webbing
stretched on ribs, which opens and shuts
alternately as the wearer's feet moved
through the water, the webbing increasing
the resistance of the water
For use in applying cement to the surface
Of bicycle rims a New Yorker has invented
a tray in which the cement is placed for
heating, with a wheel journaled in lip at
the edge of the tray, to revolve in the ce-
ment and transfer 1t to the surface OF the
rim as it turns on the wheel.
Frost will not affect new hydrant, which
has the cutoff valve located deep in the
ground, with a rod running from it to the
surface of the ground, to be turned by key
the water being drawn from the upper por-
ton OF the hydrant after the valve is closed
by opening a spigot at the bottom.
For use in ironing collars attached to the
garment a new ironing board is made of
crescent shape, supported by vertical
standard attached to the table by a thumb
screw, the board being of sufficient height to
allow the garment to hang down so that the
collar can be ironed to set properly.
For use in shearing metal a wise attach
ment has been designed, having two jaws
fixed on hinged arms, to be inserted between
the wise jaws and forced together by closing
the wise, the cutting edges of the auxiliary
jaws clearing each other and severing the
piece of metal placed between them.
Bicyclers can tell at a glance at what
speed they are travelling by using a new in
dicator. which is clamped On the front fork
and has friction roller resting on the front
wheel to drive two Spring-conrroled,
weighted arms which revolve around a
shaft and spread out as the speed Increases.
A Pennsylvania has designed Ratchet
attachment for holding a nail in position
to start it, a shoulder being formed on the
side of the head, with a spring to press
against the shank of the nail and hold it
parallel with the Ratchet head, the point
projecting far enough to start it into the
wood.
Washington woman has patented a
sleeping bag for use in cold climates, hav-
ing the fur or other material formed into
tube at the lower end and extended at the
top to form two flat flaps with a pillow at
tached to the under one, the upper flap en-
gaging the lower to close 1t around the
head.
To prevent rugs from slipping on the floor
and turning up at the corners a Massachu-
sets inventor has patented a suction cup of
rubber a number of which are placed
against the floor to expel the air underneath
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