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Improvement in Machines for Tightening Iron Bands on Bales.
Patent for an apparatus that consists of "a series of metal bars to be inserted between what is known as the 'channel bars or teeth,' both on the upper and lower platens of a compress used for compressing cotton-bales, which bars thus inserted shall be so attached to the channel-bars that, by the force of springs, the said bars will be kept below the surface of the teeth on the platens, allowing ample space to insert the iron bands to be used in tying the bales, in the same manner as they are now universally inserted." (Lines 13-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 3, 1877
Creator:
Quin, Michael
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Mosquito-Net Frames.
Patent for "mosquito-net frames which are made adjustable, so that they may be extended over the bed or folded compactly, according to the requirements of use." (Lines 8-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 3, 1877
Creator:
Volle, Johann F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Leather-Cutting Gages
Patent for improvement in leather cutting-gages in order to negate the need for the set-screw at the end of the gage handle that is needed to hold the rule. The document contains instructions and illustrations of the device.
Date:
April 17, 1877
Creator:
Lindsay, George F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Revolving Conical Mold-Boards
Patent for improvements and new design for a Revolving Conical Mold-Board Plow.
Date:
May 22, 1877
Creator:
Dryer, Charles Valentine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Masks for Horses and Cattle.
Patent for a slitted leather mask for animals to be used for horses, cattle, etc. to deter the jumping of fences. Patent for "mask, covering the eyes of the animal, leaves him with a sufficiently free vision, and being thoroughly ventilated, will not injure his eyes".
Date:
July 10, 1877
Creator:
Trueblood, Albert H
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Riding-Plows.
Patent for "an improved riding or sulky plow which shall be so constructed that the plow may be readily lowered into, raised from, and adjusted to run at any desired depth in the ground, and which may be adjusted to take or leave land, and to hold the carriage level when both wheels are running upon unplowed land, and when one wheel is running in a furrow." (Lines 14-22) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 17, 1877
Creator:
Florance, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Door-Checks.
Patent for "a device for holding the doors in open position, which is readily applied to the door and worked without noise or jamming; and the invention consists of a holder or knob, with recessed front end, attached to the base-board, and of a counter-sunk door plate or case provided with a rubber block, that binds on the recessed part of the holder to retain the door in open position." (Lines 10-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 17, 1877
Creator:
Francis, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sand-Conveyers.
Patent for a machine for "taking up and conveying sand into a suitable receptacle". Patent for breaking up sand and transferring it into a receptacle by means of circular cutters, conducting apron, inclined plate.
Date:
July 17, 1877
Creator:
Garcia, Rufino C.
System:
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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 Fire-Escapes and Extension-Ladders.
Patent for a truck-mounted "portable extension-ladder that may be used by firemen in gaining access to buildings, and may also be used as a fire escape" (lines 15-17) including illustration.
Date:
August 7, 1877
Creator:
Hoyt, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plaiting-Irons.
Patent for an improvement to plaiting-irons: "a plaiting-iron composed of a peculiarly-constructed iron or metal plate used in connection with a correspondingly-constructed board" (lines 23-25), with illustrations.
Date:
August 14, 1877
Creator:
Gingras, Joseph E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Piles for Bulk-Heads and Other Structures.
Patent for improvements in piles for bulkheads: "The object of the present invention being to provide a concrete-faced bulk-head composed of piles, each of which may be sunk in position by continuously forcing the sand from beneath the lower end of the pile" (lines 15-19), with illustrations.
Date:
August 21, 1877
Creator:
Parry, Morgan L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Escapes.
Patent for improving fire-escapes and provides a portable instrument that "may be used for letting persons directly down from buildings, or for carrying them from the upper stories of buildings to others buildings at a distance" (lines 9-12).
Date:
August 28, 1877
Creator:
Staples, George S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Neck-Yokes.
Patent for an improvement on neck-yokes that have a "swivel-joint connection with a carriage or wagon pole" (line 18-19).
Date:
September 11, 1877
Creator:
Hannig, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Escapes.
Patent for an improved fire escape "apparatus for receiving without injury persons or goods falling from windows of burning buildings" (line 18-20).
Date:
September 11, 1877
Creator:
Shishmanian, George N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Ditching and Excavating Machines.
Patent for "an improved machine for making ditches and other excavations, which shall be so constructed as to separate the slice from the soil, raise it, and deposit it at the side of the cut, which will feed itself forward automatically." (Lines 14-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 18, 1877
Creator:
De Force, Samuel A.
System:
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Improvement in Faucets.
Patent for "an improved faucet, which shall be so constructed that it will not be liable to be injured by being screwed into and out of the cask, which will not be liable to leak, which will have the button of the valve-stem protected from accidental injury, and shall be simple in construction and easily operated." (Lines 8-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 18, 1877
Creator:
Lempert, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Devices For Ringing Bells.
Patent for an improvement to a mechanism that externally strikes a bell to ring it, "applicable to fire, hotel, school, church, factory and other bells. By it the striking may be performed with great rapidity and regularity" (para. 10).
Date:
September 18, 1877
Creator:
Perry, Elton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saddle-Trees.
Patent for "an improvement in riding-saddles, designed to secure greater strength in the pommel and fork; and it consists in forming the fork of the saddle-tree and the pommel from malleable cast-iron, and in one and the same piece, the neck of the pommel being cast hollow for greater lightness, with the upper end of the casting open, which opening is closed by a surmounting cap of wood or other material, which finishes the pommel." (Lines 13-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 18, 1877
Creator:
Still, Henry C. & Still, Joseph R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sewing-Machine Shuttles
Patent for an improved sewing-machine shuttle, which shuffles the bobbins back and forth among one another. This makes sewing faster for easier for any person who sews.
Date:
June 30, 1877
Creator:
Nott, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Soldering-Irons
Patent for a new and improved soldering iron, which only gives off so much heat from one end and not the other. This patent of the soldering iron a safer tool to work with.
Date:
March 21, 1877
Creator:
Stevens, Hennell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Patent for "revolving-cylinder seed-planters; and its object is to furnish a strong and durable implement adapted to plant with precision various kinds of seed, and the wheels of which are not liable to become clogged with earth." (Lines 12-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 13, 1877
Creator:
Burris, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Earth-Augurs.
Patent for a new auger design for "boring and excavating wells" (lines 15-16), including illustrations.
Date:
November 20, 1877
Creator:
Yarborough, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History