Mr. Francis M. Osborn, of Port Chester, N. Y., has patented a covering
for a horse that protects him from the weather and from chafing. The
blanket has a band, also stays and straps, the use of which does away
with the surcingle and affords a most efficient protection for the
horse, and may be easily worn under harness in wet weather or at other
times, when desirable.
A novel device, designed especially for containing boxes of cigars and
protecting and displaying their contents, has been patented by Mr.
Robert B. Dando, of Alta, Iowa. The invention consists of a case
containing shelves, on which are fixed the covered cigar or other boxes,
cords connecting the box lids and case doors, so that the opening of the
case doors causes the box lids to open.
An improved bottle stopper has been patented by Mr. Andrew Walker, of
Cincinnati, O. The invention consists in combining with the stopper caps
connected by an intermediate spring.
Mr. James B. Law, of Darlington Court House, S. C., has patented an
improved construction of buckle for fastening the ends of cotton and
other bale bands; it consists in a buckle having a permanent seat for
one end of the bale band, a central opening, into which the other end of
the band is entered through an oblique channel, and a bar offsetting
from the plane of the buckle, notched or recessed to prevent lateral
movement of the band, and connecting the free ends of the buckle on each
side of the oblique channel to strengthen the buckle.
An improved buckboard wagon has been patented by Mr. William Sanford, of
Cohoes, N. Y. The invention consists in combining with the buckboards
curved longitudinal springs placed beneath the buckboards, and curved
cross springs connected at their ends with the buckboards by cap plates
so as to increase the strength and elasticity of the wagon.
An improved vehicle wheel has been patented by Messrs. George W. Dudley
and William J. Jones, of Waynesborough, Va. The main object of this
invention is to form a wheel hub for vehicles in such manner that the
wheel will yield sufficiently when undue and sudden strains or jars may
come upon it to receive the force of the blow and shield the other
portions of the vehicle from the destructive effects of such action, as
well as to afford ease and comfort of motion to the occupant; and the
improvement consists in securing the inner ends of the spokes to rim
plates, to form a fixed and solid connection therewith, the rim plates
being loosely secured to the butt flanges and box of the hub, so that it
is free to move in a vertical plane, but prevented from moving laterally
and limited in its vertical movement by an elastic packing interposed
between the inner ends of the spokes and the hub box.
Mr. Francis G. Powers, of Moweaqua, Ill., has patented an improvement in
the class of atmospheric clothes pounders, that is to say, pounders
which are constructed with one or more chambers or cavities in which the
air is alternately compressed and allowed to expand at each
reciprocation.
An improved means for connecting the body of a baby carriage to the
running gear has been patented by Mr. Charles M. Hubbard, of Columbus,
Ohio. It consists in supporting the rear end by one or more coil
springs, and hinging the front portion of the body to a pair of upturned
supports rising from the front axle.
An improved ferrule for awl handles has been patented by Mr. Jules
Steinmeyer, of St. Louis, Mo. The object of this invention is to prevent
splitting of the handle, to secure both the ferrule and leather pad
firmly in place, and to furnish a durable and serviceable awl handle.
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