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RUBBER FILLER FOR AUTO­
MOBILE TIRES
A S much of the trouble and expense in
the upkeep of automobile tires comes
from the inner tubes, one manufacturer
NEW TIRE CARRIER
T H E extra tire or wheel on automobiles
is a necessary nuisance. Every car
is provided with some means or other
for carrying this nuisance, and most of
the means provided are practical enough,
Does Away with Inner Tubes
but they do not provide protection to the
is offering a substitute for the inner tube
tire from dirt and dust. The neat ap­
and its cushion of elastic air. This conpearing
covers, made for the latter pursists
of short cylindrical sections of rubpose,
are all right until they have been
ber, treated, molded, and vulcanized by
a special steam process. The rubber segments
can be placed "side by each" to
fit the different sizes of casings. When
the tire itself wears out, the rubber filling
can be transferred to the new casing.
The makers claim for the rubber all the
easy-riding qualities of the air-filled tire,
together with a considerable reduction in
cost and a savins: in convenience.
LOCKING SPARE WHEELS
A NEW design in motor bodies at-
^^ tempts to lock spare wheels to the
car by covering them up. The spare
Makes Sure of the Spare Wheel
wheels or tires are carried within the
body; a locked door covers them. The
space allotted to the spare wheels is that
formerly given to carrying auxiliary
seats; this maker places the auxiliary
seats in the doors themselves with a special
latch to prevent sagging.
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removed two or three times. After that,
they are unsightly, because they get torn
and bruised in the handling.
A new arrangement for
carrying tires, rims, or
wheels, has just been patented.
The left fender of
the car is made with a
depression in it, about the
depth of half the diameter
of the wheel. A cover,
of the same material and
appearance as the fender,
is placed over this and
held to one side with
hinges. The other side
has a patent locking device,
which requires a
special tool to operate it.
The tire is set into the