Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-28
SOME LATE INVENTIONS.

To indicate stoppage in drains, sinks, ETC.,
| flexible diaphragm is placed in the outlet
| trap, which rises as the water backs up
and closes an electric circuit to ring a
| bell.
burglar and tireproof safes in the sides of
the car near each seat, to receive the
valuables Of passengers, the safes being
locked with keys.
To allow steam to escape from teakettles
the lids are made with one or more per-
forations in the hange, and corresponding
holes in the rim, the lid being also appli-
cable to other kettles
A new electric sign is fitted with key
board at which an operator sits and touches
the keys to close circuits leading to the
letters in turn, thus spelling out an ad-
Yertisement or message.
Sugar bowls, salt cellars and other dishes
requiring a spoon or fork to distribute the
contents are formed with a central tubular
receptacle fastened to the interior of the
bowl to receive the spoon.
To prevent the entrance Of vermin into
pianos and organs by way of the pedal
groove a piece of sheet metal is attached
10 the pedal inside the case to cover the
opening and move with the pedal.
To prevent articles from sticking to the
bottom of a sauce pan while cooking false
bottom is provided. consisting of stout
network Of wire, with a detachable, hooked
handle for lifting out the netting.
A handy lawn rake is formed OF frame
wheel set in a casing and carrying rows OF
rake teeth along its surface, which gathers
up the grass as the carriage is pushed along,
depositing it in basket at the rear.
Pulley clothes-lines are automatically
cleaned as they are drawn through the
pulleys by means of spiral strap of metal
wound around the line and having bristles
on its inner surface to brush the line.
Buttons are displaced by new garment
attachment for suspenders, a metal strip
with eyelets for hooks in the ends OF the
braces being sewed to the band OF the trou-
sers by means OF perforations along it's
edges.
A double safety pin, invented by
Pennsylvania woman, is formed of a single
piece of wire, with T-head at its center.
the ends of the wire being sharpened and
bent around until they enter loops at the
ends Of the head
Carriages can be quickly washed by a new
apparatus which has water supply pipe
suspended from the ceiling with circular
track around IT, on which a section OF pine
is supported to revolve freely as the nozzle
is used on different parts of the vehicle.
New York inventor has designed
freproof mask which is formed of two
of nonconduCting material
hinged together at one side and provided
with a sponge holder at the top and open
ings in the front, covered by mica sheets to
protect the eyes.
combined watch pocket and guard, in
vented by a Colorado man, has a pair OF
hinged metal bows to be sewed to the top
of an ordinary pocket, with projections on
one side, which enter a combination lock to
prevent the pocket from ling opened by a
thief, a bell also ringing when the device
is tampered with.
A newly designed cuff is divided through
the center into two sections, with single
band at the bottom, by which the ends OF
the cuf may be fastened each section
being separately attached TO the hand and
having both ends provided with holes to
carry two sets OF link buttons.
Runaway horses can be stopped by a new
device, consisting OF a rein running from
the bit TO a chain fixed on a wheel loosely
mounted on the axle OF the wagon and
by lever, which throws II into
contact with the hub OF the road wheel to
wind up the chain and pull the horses head
down.
a Colorado inventor has talented a he'll
for attachment 10 the pedal, 10 be rung
by the foot the end OF the pedal shaft being
bored out for the insertion OF the screw
on which the bell is mounted. while the
lever extends over the end OF the pedal 20
that slight turn of the foot will ring the
bell.