Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 262, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1915 — Life-Saving Devices. [ARTICLE]

Life-Saving Devices.

Two patents, Nos. 1147464 and 1147465, have been issued to William A. Utz of Fort Worth, Tex., for devices for saving the occupants of locomotive cabs in case of accident. In one patent there is a cushioned and asbestos-lined carrier into which a seat may descend and the lid of the carrier is connected to the seat in such manner that as the seat descends the lid will be automatically closed. In the other patent the body of the carrier is composed of a series of steel rings telescopically engaging each other and folding against a stationary top, means being provided for holding the collapsed rings against the top and for releasing them so they may descend to inclose the one to be protected. —Scientific American.