. The Street railway journal . ,and for car house, repair shop and power house wiring for lighvingand power circuits it is of the greatest value and very extensivelyemployed. Wherever insulation is in danger of abrasion, exposedto the weather or subjected to the many conditions which militateagainst insulating qualities such as are found throughout the wholerange of electric railway work, circular loom has been used togreat advantage, and its introduction on large roads is rapidlyincreasing. In neatness of appearance, long life, and efficient pro-tection it is unsurpassed, and it meets exactly
. The Street railway journal . ,and for car house, repair shop and power house wiring for lighvingand power circuits it is of the greatest value and very extensivelyemployed. Wherever insulation is in danger of abrasion, exposedto the weather or subjected to the many conditions which militateagainst insulating qualities such as are found throughout the wholerange of electric railway work, circular loom has been used togreat advantage, and its introduction on large roads is rapidlyincreasing. In neatness of appearance, long life, and efficient pro-tection it is unsurpassed, and it meets exactly the requirementswhich obtain in street railway practice. Street Railway Patents [This department is conducted by W. A. Rosenbaum, patentattorney, 177 Times Building, New York.] UNITED .STATES PATENTS ISSUED OCT. 15, 1901 684,408. Trolley Attachment; T. J. Burke, New Orleans, filed July I, 1901. Tc enable one trolley to pass another onthe same wire, one of them carries a bridge underneath it, overwhich the other passes. PATENT NO 684,693 684,478. Braking Apparatus; J. A. Trimble, New York, N. filed June 11, 1901. Improvements in the ratchet connec-tion between the handle and the spindle. Switch Operatmg Device; C. W. Tanner, App. filed June 8, 1901. A lever adapted to the thrustdownward from the car to engage a switch-throwing projectionis provided with a loop encircling the coupling-head of the car,so that it will not interfere with the coupling of cars. Brake-Shoe; G. O. Vair, Corning, New York. Feb. 4, 1901. The shoe comprises a soft, cast-iron bodyportion, with hard metal tips at each end. 684,581. Momentum Car Brake; T. E. McCollum, Toronto,Canada. App. filed Dec. 8, 1900. Details of construction. 684,600. Electric Rail-Bond; I. B. Chantler, Sewickley, filed Jan. 16, 1901. A spiral spring surrounds the bolts hold- ing the fish-plate, and bears against the rail and the plate to main-tain the electrical conne
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