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Show Recent In vent tons. Chicago 'News. To chnngo wngons into sleighs nu Idaho man has designed n runner which cxtantlx from the front of the rear wheel ncd has curved sockets, sock-ets, In which tbo wheels aro held by bol',s, which canso Hie edges of tho seokot to grip tho rims. Ink will not dry up lu n now automatically auto-matically closing Inkstand, which has the pen rack pivoted at each side of tho well to tilt down when tbo pen Is placed on It nnd push the oover of the well over until It falls and closes the opening. To temporarily repair punctures In pneumatic tires n new puncture band Is formed of an endless wcbofulastlo materia!,' with clips at the sides, which luck together after tho baud Is stretched uround the tiro over tho puncture. Uatplns nro prcvontcd from woarlng large holes In the sides of the crown by using a new guide and protector, com-prlhing com-prlhing n phtto provided with a holo for tho reception of the point of tho pin, with guiding walls extending from tho edges of tbo plalo lo steer tho pin Into Its plr.co. A Ponnsylvanlan has Invented a marine ma-rine merry go-ronud, which has a central cen-tral pole, on which a number of arms aro pivoted to steady tho boats, arranged ar-ranged lu a circle at tho ends of the anus, the driving po-ver being obtained ob-tained from it iiuotor In ono of the boats. To protopt nvnlnj;s from 6torms when rolled up for a long tltno, a metallic me-tallic shield has been patented, consisting consist-ing of a sheet of steel attached to the top of'tho window framo by brackets, with tho front hinged lo dropdown over Iho awning as It is rolled up, to prevent tho molsturo from getting lu. |