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HINTS F
RIBLESS UMBRELLA
A NEW and useful umbrella has been
invented by Joseph Peyser of Mount
Vernon, New York. This invention provides
for an umbrella without ribs. The
The Radial Fold Umbrella
cover and its supporting member are
made so that, when closed, they will be
brought into interfolded relation, maintaining
a perfect folded or creased condition
necessary for the successful manipulation
of the umbrella. The cover of the
umbrella is made of a stiff waterproof
material or paper which is crimped to
form alternating radial ridges and furrows.
The cover is permanently secured
to a stick at the point where the ridges
and furrows issue. The supporting member
is also crimped to form alternatingridges
and furrows. The number of
ridges and furrows in the supporting
member correspond to the number in the
cover so that they will interfold when the
umbrella is closed. The supporting member
is secured to the cover with the
ridges inverted by means of tabs fastened
to the outside of the cover. The supporting
member is secured at its center from
which the ridges and furrows issue to a
collar. This collar is adapted to slide
freely upon the stick, and is held in place
at one end of the stick by a resilient
latch. One, similar in construction, is
750
adapted to receive the collar in its inner
position. The movement of the collar
controls the supporting member and
cover, making the opening and closing
of the ribless umbrella easy.
St
WETS. SWEEPS, SCRUBS, AND
DRIES
A MACHINE to go hand in hand with'
^^ the vacuum cleaner for home use
long has been wanted. There still remains
the drudgery of wiping up the:
floors.
This machine wets, sweeps, scrubs, and
dries a floor in one operation, and with
clean water—all by electricity.
A tank of clean water is carried on the
machine, the amount to be distributed
being controlled from the handle by the
operator. This water immediately is
swept up by a cylinder brush which is.
driven by a quarter-horsepower motor..
All dirt and water are carried by the
brush over an apron into a receiving pan
so that the scrubbing
is done always
with clean
water.
It is claimed'
The Housewife's
Friend
No more ge 11 i n e
down on your knees
in dirt and water!
This machine scrubs
a floor in five minutes
that used to take half
an hour by the "elbow-grease"
method.
that if the attendant
pushes the
machine forward
at the rate of one
mile an hour, the
machine will
scrub 100 square
feet of floor every
minute of its use..