Mr. Niels C. Larsen, of Sacramento, Cal., has patented a purse or
satchel fastening which can be securely locked and present a smooth
and unbroken surface without projections.
A combined dental speculum and shield has been patented by Mr. Alfred
W. Edwards, of New York city. The object of this invention is to
facilitate the performance of dental operations, such as the filling
of teeth. It consists in a combined dental speculum, gag, and
shield formed of a flaring or bonnet-shaped shell of metal, having
a longitudinal slot in its lower side to receive the teeth, and an
arched wire attached to its lower part, upon the opposite sides of
the forward end of the slot, to rest upon the teeth and support the
forward part of the shell.
An improved coupling for the shafts of a wagon, which can be readily
fastened to or unfastened from the axle, has been patented by Mr.
William W. French, of Stockbridge, Mass. The invention consists in the
combination with the axle clip and knuckle joint of a sliding
bearer and spring catch to facilitate the opening and closing of the
coupling.
Mr. Joseph Kintz, of West Meriden, Conn., has patented an improved
process for bronzing iron surfaces, which consists in cleaning and
buffing the iron surfaces, then electroplating with copper, then
dipping in acid solution, then again buffing, then boiling in a salt
of tin solution, and then finishing by subjecting the article to heat
until the copper and spelter coatings are fused into bronze.
A simple device for extending the steps of passenger cars, for the
convenience of passengers getting in and out of the car, and for
protecting at the same time the treads of the permanent steps from
sparks, cinders, snow, etc., during the passage of the car from one
station to another, has been patented by Mr. Benjamin F. Shelabarger,
of Hannibal, Mo.
Mr. Luther C. Baldwin, of Manchester, N. H., has patented a new and
improved automatic heat regulator, simple in construction and so
arranged as to operate, under the smallest changes of temperature,
upon the valves of the source of heat.
An improved cigar lighting stand has been patented by Mr. Joseph
Kintz, of West Meriden, Conn. This improvement relates to lamp stands
for cigar lighting, and has for its object the production of a stand
of ornamental character which may be packed closely for transportation
and readily put together for use.
A simple, safe, and efficient device in which light oils may be used
as fuel for heating sad irons for domestic use, or for the use of
tailors, dressmakers, etc., has been patented by Mr. Harvey L. Wells,
of Evansville, Ind. It consists essentially of an iron box divided
longitudinally into two chambers, the lower being the combustion
chamber and the upper the heating chamber.
An improvement in electric light has been patented by Mr. Charles
J. Van Depoele, of Detroit, Mich. The object of this invention is
to automatically regulate the feed of the carbon in electric lights
according to the changes of resistance in the current caused by the
consumption of the carbon points, so as to prevent flickering and
variations in intensity of the light.
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