El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-15

more applications for patents than ever
before. Electricity. aeronautics and
| other forms of transportation seem now
| to be the principal themes Of the in
! ventors of today. Many of the patents
/ now being issued are full of interest
! TO the layman- The automobile and its
] fixtures come in for large share of
attention on the part Of the inventors.
| The recent announcement OF George
Westinghouse that he had invented a
/ substitute for the pneumatic automo-
| bile tire. in the form of air springs
! which carry the body of the automobile,
| follows in the wake of the announce
ment of a new puncture proof tire
which surrenders nothing Of its resil-
! iency for resistance. It consists Of q
! heavy band of solid rubber surrounding
a series Of Springs, which give all the
| advantag es Of the air cushion, while
possessing none Of its disadvantages
1t Is said that 20 per cent OF the cost
of operating automobiles comes from
the unkeep of tires. The new tires are
said TO lie as durable as the automobile
itself, while they cost only SIS each
TO manufacture.
Automobiles for HOusecIeaning.
The automobile is being used for
many purposes today One of its most
recent uses is as the motive power for
vacuum cleaners The auto owner now
may buy a vacuum clcaner to be oper-
ated by his machine, and thus may
have at minimum cost a thoroughly
equipped cleaning plant for his resi-
dence- One of the newest ideas in the
utilization of the automobile is the au
tomobiIe bank. The banking corpora
ton which operates 1t places a trust
Worthy employee in charge Of the ma
chine, and he makes a house TO house
canvass among the customers Of the
bank for deposits The automobile
bank is being used in some Of the best
residential districts Of London. to the
great satisfaction of the banking cor
pcration, and with no small degree OF
convenience to the depositors.
one Of the recent inventions is be-
lieved by some TO herald the time when
matches viii be needed no more. A sci
enlist has discovered that one Of the
very cheap alloys Of iron sparks very
readily when rubbed with a file. He
Uses this idea to make a new sparker.
1t is built along the lines Of the old
fashioned coal tongues used by our faith
ers when matches " ERE not so common
as today, and gives off a spark suffi-
cient to light a gas stove or an mean
descent mantel flame This little i'm
plement can be produced very cheaply.
Typewriters Write Music.
A well known writer Of music has
perfected typewriter which will write
musical scores A working model has
been tried out. and it is claimed that
sheet music no more will need to be
prepared by the labOriOuS methods of
the past. One would think that as
many typewriters as mere are on the
market today. there would be but little
incentive to inventors to bring out neN
ones Yet as q matter Of fact, almost
every week witnesses the granting Of
from two TO a dozen patents for new
ideas in typewriting machines
The students Of geometry and allied
sciences will welcome an invention
lately perfected by a school boy Of
Oakland. California. 1t is a black board
compass for geOmetrical operations
One leg of the compass has small
pneumatic suction cup which clings 10
the blackboard wherever placed. a !
piece Of chalk. which may be adjusted I,
by the use of set screw. terminates !
the other leg Of the compass
Baggage Smashing Prevented.
The baggage smashe- has forced the |
inventor to the necessity of evolving a I
ages incident TO travel. One of the !
methods used to circumvent the bag I
gage Smasher is an indestructible /
trunk whose life is insured by the |
Another trunk is made j
round like a drum. so that it can be I
rolled instead of thrown around An
other trunk inventor has placed ex-
tension legs upon his bid for popular
favor, so that the trunk may serve as
a wardrobe while not In transit.
Inventions for Housewives.
Another invention Of interest TO wo-
men is brace for drying the hair.
This brace IS attached to the shoulders, |
and keeps the hair we'll scattered while
drying. An automatic alarm to prevent
the burning of the contents of the |
pots and kettles is another
dea upon which n patent has been
sSued. 1t is so arranged that whenever
he water IN the kettle runs low a bell
S rung- lock for the milk bottle
las been patented lately. It holds the
empty bottle securely. and is released
~ the milxman who places the morn
ng's delivery of milk in its stead.
AS the summer approaches. the coun-
ry will appreciate more and more the
genius Of an American citizen who has
ttached an automatic breeze maker to
rocking chair. This invention con-
lists of fan in a large tube, the upper
nd of which terminates in a flaring
mouth like an automobile horn. When
he occupant of the rocker to which
| is attached. rocks back and forth.
he fan in the tube is made to revOlve
apidly, and summer breezes may be
made to order thereby.
Swimming Aided by Machine.
\ patent has been issued for a swim
ming machine which Ought to commend
tself to the bathers at our seaside re-
Orts- The machine consists of a large
reaStplate to which is attached a pair
f cranks to be turned by the swim
Ter. These give motion to a propeller.
nd in this way the swimmer may nav
gnate at will. As there is an air cham
er in the machine, there is not the
highest danger of drowning while US
ng it.
Many thoughtful people believe that
he power Of the future will come from
he wave engine and the solar engine.
new wave motor has just been in
ented. 1t consists OF a push truck
INNING on an inclined track down the
each into the sea. There is very
arge tailbOard attached to the truck
nd as the ORcOming wave rushes upon /
he beach, 1t drives the truck I'D before
with great force. As the truck
Deeds forward. It strikes a piston
hich forces air into compressed tank
n the shore When the energy Of the