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depression in the fender, and the cover
is put over it, and locked. The tire is
then protected from dirt and water, as
well as from the tire thief who is making
himself quite well known at this particular
time.
Still another invention along similar
lines, has been patented recently. This
inventor has gone two or three points
further, and made the tire carrier serve
as an illuminated license plate, a semaphore
to warn the man behind that the
The Above Metal Casing: Protects the Spare Tire
Against Deteriorating Influences. The Lower Device
Keeps the Tires Down Out of the Way and
Allows a Great Deal of Baggage to Be Carried
car is going to turn to the right or to
the left, and a huge speedometer for the
benefit of the policeman who may be
curious about the speed of the driver—
though motorists as a general rule are
not any too anxious to adopt the lattermentioned
feature of the device. It
is fastened to the rear of the body by
a bracket, and the tire, or tires are fastened
around the outside of it. The interior
contains the speedometer mechanism,
the lights for illuminating the number
plate, and the working parts of the
semaphore hands.
AUTOMOBILE TIPS 917
COMPRESSES TIRES TO
CARRY THEM
A N E W type of carrier which holds
tires securely so that they will not
slip out and chafe in the container, is
now being offered motorists. The holder
With This Compressor Clamp, the Tire Cannot Slip
appears to be of the usual type, but it
contains a clamp which compresses the
tire, thus preventing movement of any
sort. This clamp is provided with a
lock, and by closing this lock the motorist
can insure that his tires will not be stolen.
The device carries any size of tires without
change, and may be attached without
machining or extra work except the task
of bolting the clamps in place.
St
SIGHT-SEEING TRAILER
/CALIFORNIA, of course, must necessarily
have plenty of sight-seeing
vehicles, so an automobile concern in that
State is manufacturing what it calls a
"flexible" car. The car is made to seat
from fifteen to twenty-five persons, according
to the model, and the engine
number may be any type, gasoline or
electric.
The load is carried principally by the
rear wheels, and a special device is fitted
to insure that the rear wheels track directly
in the path of the front wheels, to
make the vehicle easily run in crowded
streets. It may be adapted to use the
trolley where it exists, and to run on its