Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-21
Devices Upon Which Patents Have
Recently Been Issued.
NOVEL IDEAS PUT In CONCRETE FORM
Production of a Realistic Snow
Storm on the Stage.
AID TO LETTER CARRIERS

In the recent NUMBERS OF the Patent "
flee Gazette there are several interesting
descriptions of new inventions. One of the
! most practical is the device patented by
Clinton S. Cursor of Springfield, Ohio. for
preventing electrolysis in pipes. Here in
| Washington escaping electric currents have
| played sad havoc with water pipes and If
| the invention has any merit it will likely
| be tried. Briefly, the inventor seeks to
! stay the conduction of electricity along the
pipes by the of a non-conducting pack
! ing along the line At the ends of pipes
| where the joint is made the inventor uses
| a sleeve in which is located the material
which checks the electricity. BY the use
Of this device all caIking with molten lead
| is done away, resulting in a considerable
saving of cost
To Aid Letter Carriers.
A man from Alabama, who no doubt has
| watched postmen burdened with heavy
| mail sacks and has sympathized with them,
| has recently obtained a patent for let
| ter carriers truck. The device resembles
crutch on wheels, with provision on one
side to hang the mail bag. There is also an
| arrangement whereby the carrier may stop
and the truck stand alone.
From away out in the great lumber dis
| tricts of Washington comes a man with
device which he claims is the best meth
|
| To accomplish this he has provided metal
cover, which envelops the stump. the latter
being then set on fire. The features of
| the invention. he says, are manifold, the
/ principal being the inability of the fire to
| get away and the perfect combustion and
! destruction of the stump.
To Save Workmen on Buildings.
The metropolis furnishes an inventor who
claims that the Of his device will re-
| duce accidents by workmen on buildings to
| a minimum. He arranges harness for the
workman attached to a support on the top
| OF the house by rope. As the man moves
he carries the rope. and should the ladder
| slip or the scaffolding break he would be
| suspended safely in midair
A man from an unpronouncable place in
Germany has recently obtained a patent
for a massage apparatus Briefly, the in
| vention consists Of elastic hammers car
rled on springs, which, when rolled over
| the body, are released and strike the same
| the degree Of force being controlled by
suitable mechanism.
A New Bicycle Tire.
A patent for new bicycle tire has been
| issued which the inventor claims Is SUI
| perior to every tire extant. The tread sur-
| lace of this new tire is composed of the
| ends of numerous short flexible wires mass
| ed IN appropriate arrangement and mount
| ed on flexible foundation, after the man.
| iiSi u d III uSu L he tire, 1t is claimed
Will De found useful in travelling upon slip-
| perry surfaces F
The old wooden pavement which was such
an eyesore to our citizens in the early
| Gays OF Washington is the subject of A
| patent recently issued. The difficulty in
| the past was the solidity of the pavement
Which, when wet, would swell and be I'M
sven. An inventor from Oregon thinks he
| mas overcome this by the use of an elias
| TIC hll1ng, which he claims will permit of
| expansion and contraction.
patent for a life-preserver was recent
| ly issued to d California man. the construc-
uon or which Is unique. Two cylindrical
chambers secured to the body by sllita hIe
| straps are provided. When in use the cham
| Ders are hlled with gas air and will
support human being indefinitely The
inventor says the device may also he usad
| Tor teaching swimming.
Theatrical Snow Storms.
A theatrical appliance is among the
recent inventions for which a patent has
been granted. To use the inventors own
| words:
The object of the invention is to pro-
VIDE means for producing realistic snow
! storm. in which the snow appears to he
driven past the windows and doors bv
gusts OF vino, as in heavy snow gales. and
! Is caused to drift and bank against the door
1amo, window frames, and other places
mus STIMULATING in the highest degree
violent snow storm. To get this effect
| -, -pio' hohes VI paper ana combine with
lhem pulVerized or granular substances
preferably of greater specific gravity than
| the paper fiakes-such, for instance. as saIt
| meal or white sand.
| The saying germs are everywhere" evil
| dentiy made an impression on a New
Yorker who has obtained a patent for a
'antiseptic and germicide attachment for
! telephones. Briefly. the inventor hopes to
XIII germs by attaching to the mouthpiece
| OF every telephone a receptacle containino
sermlclde liquid and absorbent material
winch will Kill the bloody rascaIs. sitting
nylng, walking on their journey
Four Months in Jail