The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-08
NEW INVENTIONS.

| For use in discharging puncture-closing
compounds into bicycle tires a new recep-
tacle is fitted with sliding bottom, which
| is pushed in after the nozzle is attached to
| the valve, thus forcing the heavy liquic
! into the tire. rs
new mouse trap is made from corn
cob having a hole drilled through the GEN.
| ter into which bait holder extends to
| drop a spring bale over the entrance and
| catch the rodent as soon as he enters and
| touches the bait.
In a simple nut lock recently patented a
spring steel coil is slipped over the end of
the bolt after the nut is in place one end
of the coil overlapping the opposite end and
causing it to grip the threads of the bolt
to hold it in place
In a new bicycle chain adjustment the
hub is carried by plate sliding in a slot in
the rear fork, with a screw bolt headed in
one side of the plate and running through
a fixed lug on the side of the fork to draw
the plate in either direction.
Spectacles can be fitted with new at
tachment to enable the wearer to see what
is behind him without turning around, a
reflector being placed on the outer edge of
each lens, with adjustable clamps which
allow them to be set at any angle.
Railroad car journals are cooled while the
train is in motion by the use of an Illinois
mans invention, arrangement being made
to suspend a water vessel over the bearing,
with a tube leading into the latter to dis
charge the liquid and reduce the heat.
AK handles are prevented from breaking
off close to the head under heavy strains
by the use of new attachment, consisting
of a steel plate shaped to fit the handle and
enter the eye of the head. being held in place
by rivets running through the handle.
An Ohio man has designed table which
can be used for banquets, the upper portion
being extensible and disclosing a vertically
movable fountain having tray beneath
to catch the water, with an apertured plate
in which the stems of flowers are inserted.
An Illinois inventor has patented an at
tachment for dental chairs, consisting of an
electrical motor mounted under the chair
to drive a vertical shaft extending up to a
convenient height to run the flexible shaft
with which large portion of the work is
done.
Oil can be discharged into cups placed out
of reach on machinery by the use of new
oil can, which is carried by a long rod and
has the nozzle at the bottom. with an IN
terror valve operated by a cord attached 10
the rod, extending down within reach of the
hand
An automatic weather strip has been
patented for use on doors. being hinged to
the bottom of the door, with an arm pressed
against the casing as the door closes to drop
the strip over the crack between the door
and sill, the strip raising as the door IS
opened.
An improved ventilator for rooms is form
ed of a guaze screen set in an aperture
cut in the lower sash of the window, with
an adjustable damper by which the passage
can be closed. the screen keeping out the
dust that would enter if the sash were
raised.
An Englishman has patented concealed
fort for coast defense. having the sides and
roof composed of armor plate. with two
sliding armor plates in front to close and
protect the gun when not in use, the fort
being covered with earth to hide ii from an
enemy.
A handy blotting pad is formed of sheet
Of spring metal shaped into cylinder, with
the edges pressed together tightly enough
TO hold the edges OF the blotter when in
serted the cylinder being carried on a
handled bale to reyolve as It is drawn over
the paper.
The danger Of breaking electric wires
when the trolley pole slips off the wire is
lessened by new trolley head, which has
small auxiliary wheels on either side OF the