Dunlop Now Making Liquid Containers
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rOLLAPSIBLE containers made of
rubber reinforced with nylon are now being produced by the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., Cambridge Street. Manchester, 1, for the conveyance of liquids in bulk. Flat when empty, the containers can be rolled up easily and strapped to the cab of a lorry. When full, they assume a pillow shape, and can be held in position by either a lashed tarpaulin or a nylon harness.
The use of nylon in the construction of the containers results in comparative lightness, whilst they are also rot-proof and have a high degree of tensile strength. The fabric is coated on one side with neoprene, a synthetic rubber resistant to weathering, and on the other with a variety of natural, sweetened or synthetic rubbers according to the liquid to be carried.
The standard container is fitted with an adaptor for a hose fitting and this incorporates a non-return valve, through which it is filled and emptied. A small manually operated release valve allows for the escape of any air introduced during filling. Liquid can be completely removed by siphoning, and when necessary the container can be cleaned and sterilized with boiling water.
The containers are available for general purposes in standard capacities of 250, 500, 800 and 1,000 gal., but can also be made in a variety of dimensions according to customers specifications.
STOLEN FUEL—ls, A GALLON
A TANKER driver and a clerk were
each fined £50, with the alternative of three months imprisonment, at Bingham, Notts, last week, after being charged with stealing and receiving oil fuel. Harry Powell, St. Michael's Avenue, Gedling, the driver, was charged with stealing 110 gallons from his employers, Shell-Mex and BR, Ltd. Frederick William Cutler, Ingram Road, Bulwell, a clerk at Lamcote Motors, Radcliffe, was charged with receiving the fuel.
It was said that the garage belonged to Cutler's brother, who was on holiday. Cutler was in charge at the time. Powell left his depot with 2,000 gal. of fuel for delivery in Derbyshire. But a police constable saw fuel being pumped into the tanks of the garage at Radcliffe.
Powell admitted that he had about 200 gal. spare and took some for Cutler. Cutler said that he was short of oil fuel and that he had paid Is. a gallon for it. Both men pleaded guilty to the charges.
ALL-ROUND VIEW NEEDED
AT a resumed inquest at Nottingham last week on a widow who was knocked down by a reversing lorry, the coroner, Mr. A. C. a Rothera, said that vehicle builders should make a real effort to give drivers a clear view all round.
Last year. there had been 13 accidents involving reversing lorries, said Mr. R othera. Already this year there had been 11. of which four were fatal. A verdict of accidental death was returned.