- August Schrader
August Schrader (1820 - ?) was an enterprising German-American
immigrant who set up a shop dealing in rubber products inManhattan ,New York CIty ,USA . His original shop was located at 115 John Street. In1845 , he began supplying fittings and valves for rubber products made by the Goodyear Brothers, including air pillows and life preservers. Schrader was a maker ofdaguerreotype apparati. Shortly thereafter, he went into partnership with Christian Baecher, a brass turner and finisher.After watching divers at work at a nearby jetty, Schrader sought to improve the diving helmets in use at the time. In
1849 , he created a new copper helmet. Later, his interest in diving led to him to design an air pump.Around
1890 , after reports of English cyclists' success usingpneumatic tires , August Schrader saw the need for a bicycle tire valve. By1891 , he produced theSchrader valve , which was his most popular invention, and is still used today. August’s son, George, is generally credited with the experimental work that resulted in the valve's creation.Later in
1896 , Schrader patented the tire valve cap. Soon after, tire valves for automobiles were introduced.External links
* [http://www.schraderbridgeport.com Schrader-Bridgeport website]
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