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Animal-Trap
Patent for an animal trap primarily intended for capturing rodents. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Pierce, William Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can Spout.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in stoppers and discharge spouts for cans, or receptacles more particularly to cans employed in shipping kerosene oil, cotton seed oil, turpentine syrups and various other liquids." (lines 10-15).
Date:
March 25, 1913
Creator:
Herblin, William Leonard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for an inexpensive, strong, and simple wire stretcher that can be used quickly to stretch and secure wires. It also connects wires of different heights, and stretches wires to different tensions.
Date:
October 17, 1893
Creator:
Gillis, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower.
Patent for an improved lawn mower by having a cutter-bar and finger-bar work together to cut grass that close to trees, fences and or other obstructions, including illustration.
Date:
February 3, 1891
Creator:
Runyon, Edwin Elijah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Trap.
Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design calls for a box to be placed over the mouth of an anthill, whereupon one expects the ants to enter a hole, climb an incline, and slip down a pair of glass pieces that lower the ants into an inescapable chamber. This design is cheaper and easier to make than previous ant traps.
Date:
May 24, 1881
Creator:
Blackwood, Curtis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lister-Sweep.
Patent for a lister sweep for cultivators with improved teeth.
Date:
August 18, 1908
Creator:
Burns, John P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Tongue Support
Patent for improvements to wagon tongue supports. "Spring supporting device which can be quickly and easily moved into position to support the tongue or move out of position to permit the tongue to be lowered to the ground." (15-19)
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Cole, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Latch
Patent for a "latch of strong and durable construction, designed principally for use in connection with the end gate fastener."
Date:
June 9, 1914
Creator:
Nichols, George Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Warehouse Truck
Patent for improving hand truck, aiming to increase the carrying capacity of the truck.
Date:
May 30, 1916
Creator:
Dickson, Braxton B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for an improvement wire-stretcher using a sliding, adjustable plate (non-rotating) that provides unique means for attaching, stretching, and adjusting the wire.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Moore, Charles M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Switch
Patent is for electric switch that minimizes other phone interference and limits each call to a single caller on the line. Two lines can be connected to the switch.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Teare, J. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher.
Patent for a new and improved wire stretcher. This design "facilitate[s] the building of wire fences; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the transporting bed or wagon, its spindles for the spools of wire, and its transverse windlass-rollers and their ratchets and pawls" (lines 16-21).
Date:
August 2, 1881
Creator:
Morter, John Letcher
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel.
Patent for a new and improved wheel. This design "is to obviate the . . . great difficulty . . . experienced in the construction of wheels in putting the axle-box in the hub and getting it true. . . . and [to] improve and strengthen the construction of wheels, and especially the manner of securing the spokes in the hubs" (lines 9-17).
Date:
October 15, 1889
Creator:
Holland, William Johnson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock
Patent for "an improved lock for sliding doors. It is furthermore designed to provide an improved seal-lock especially arranged for car-doors and constructed to be automatically locked by the closing of the door and to give the latter an initial start or opening when the lock is being released, so as to facilitate the opening of the door and prevent sticking thereof" (lines 9-17).
Date:
July 23, 1901
Creator:
Ozment, David Brewer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Axle
Patent for vehicle-axle "with removable spindles which when they become worn may be easily and quickly removed and replaced by new ones." (lines 13-15); including illustration and instructions
Date:
May 29, 1900
Creator:
Andrews, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Hub
Patent for lightweight and sturdy metal wheel hub for wooden spokes, including illustration.
Date:
July 23, 1901
Creator:
Holland, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon
Patent for a wagon. This invention provides new and improved running gear. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 24, 1904
Creator:
Emberger, Ferdinand
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Seat.
Patent for creating a seat "to provide a spring-mounted seat for wagons which shall be strong and durable, not liable to become deranged by rough usage, which shall be comfortable for the rider, and which can be manufactured at a comparatively small cost" (lines 13-18).
Date:
February 18, 1902
Creator:
Holland, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Faucets.
Patent for a faucet "which is inexpensive in its construction, easily repaired, and efficient in operation" (lines 7-8), including illustrations.
Date:
August 7, 1877
Creator:
Andrews, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Escapes.
Patent for a rope-and-pulley fire escape apparatus, including illustration.
Date:
August 7, 1877
Creator:
Andrews, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saddle-Trees.
Patent for the improvement of saddle trees used in the construction of "Spanish or Texas saddles." (line 16)
Date:
April 2, 1878
Creator:
Melton, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Fences.
Patent for a new and improved fence, the materials for which would could be easily obtained by farmers and the results would be strong enough to contain livestock.
Date:
August 10, 1878
Creator:
Lenox, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap
Patent for a trap for the catching of small animals that can also be applied towards large animals and marine life, with illustrations.
Date:
February 18, 1902
Creator:
Holland, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap
Patent for a trap. This design is for a live trap. Illustration included.
Date:
September 1, 1908
Creator:
Pierce, William Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History