GOODS & SERVICES: New Products, Jul. 14, 1958

GOODS & SERVICES

Submersible Pot. An electric coffee pot that can be submerged in a dishpan or washed in an automatic dishwasher was introduced at the National Housewares Show at Atlantic City this week. Manufactured by National Presto Industries (pressure cookers) of Eau Claire, Wis., the stainless steel pot has both heating element and thermostat enclosed in a waterproof plastic base, is the first submersible coffeemaker to win Underwriters Laboratories approval. Price: about $25.

Trick Cooler. Westinghouse Electric showed off a baby-bottle cooler-warmer that refrigerates a bottle until just before feeding time, then quickly heats it and rings a bell when it is ready. Due on the market within a year, the bottle cooler is a forerunner of other household applications, e.g., kitchen-cabinet drawers that refrigerate, a hostess cart with an oven and a cooling compartment.

Bagged Martinis. Plastic bags for individual martinis have been developed by Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. for several airlines. They figure to save up to 60 Ibs. of bottle weight per flight. Three Ms is now working on putting bourbon in its plastic Scotchpak, which left a slight taste in first experiments.

Bubbly Sand. Foamsil, a rigid, lightweight, acid-resisting sand insulating material that can be used in lieu of firebrick in lining furnace stacks or pipes subject to corrosion was announced by Pittsburgh Corning Corp. Expected to have wide use in the aeronautical field and also in nuclear energy installations (where its nonabsorptive nature keeps it from acting as a wick), Foamsil may also turn up as insulation in home electric appliances. Cost: 50¢ per bd. ft. (144 cu. in.).

Replaceable Cells. Estimating that 96% of auto batteries have to be discarded while they still have one or more good cells, Aut-O-Cel Co. of Des Moines put on sale a replaceable, plastic-encased battery cell that can be assembled in 19 different battery sizes. When the battery goes bad, a garageman replaces the dead cell. Price: $7.47 per cell.

Pipe Patcher. A repair kit to plug holes in pipes, boilers, etc. was put on sale by Devcon Corp. of Danvers, Mass. Key material is a mixture of 80% steel and 20% plastic which sets under heat in 60 seconds or less. Holes up to ¼ in. in diameter can be repaired without turning off the pressure. A woven-glass-tape bandage is included for laminating a larger opening. Price: $3.25.