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Amusement Apparatus
Patent for a fishing game for amusement parks which has a canal of liquid agitated to form a current with pictures of fish in it that when caught get the person fishing different prizes depending on the symbol they have on them.
Date:
August 10, 1909
Creator:
Pressey, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Cotton Device.
Patent for an apparatus to clean cotton and feed it into a cotton gin, including illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Dickerson, Eustice E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Appliance for Training Horses.
Patent for a new and improved appliance for training horses. This design "consists, essentially, in a leg-halter composed of chains or ropes connected by a common ring, or otherwise, and connected with gyves or shackles to encircle the pastern of each leg, a yoke or frame placed upon the withers, or forward or back thereof, and provided with a clamp, and a band passing through the clamp and down to one of the shackles, or to the horse's leg, the other end being carried to a convenient point to be passed by the trainer or attendant" (lines 9-20).
Date:
August 10, 1886
Creator:
Dodge, Israel Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Linting Machine.
Patent for a linting machine (Carver type) that contains an air pocket at the end of the passage to prevent cotton from clogging the machine.
Date:
August 10, 1920
Creator:
Woodrow, George N. & Bruce, Thomas D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weather-Strip.
Patent for "an improved construction of metallic weather strip which may be readily applied to the lower edge of a door and will effectually exclude rain, snow, sand or dirt, and prevent the same from entering between the lower edge of the door and the threshold" (lines 11-17) including illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Faires, Elisha J. & Dulaney, Joseph F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Step.
Patent for a unit which covers the hub of a wheel to provide protection against people "stepping on or 'riding' the hub." (Line 15).
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Butcher, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wood Working Machine.
Patent for a new and improved wood-working machine. This design "relates to improvements in wood-working machines, and is designed to produce a machine for automatically tapering material in either straight or curved lines. The improvement consists, essentially, in the employment of movable cutters approached or receded by means of a cam or cams, and is adaptable in forming staves and other portions of barrels or other articles in which the parts require a taper in straight or curved lines" (lines 8-17).
Date:
August 10, 1886
Creator:
Hourigan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Loading Cartridges.
Patent for "improvement in machines for loading cartridges" (lines 5-6), with instructions and illustrations
Date:
August 10, 1886
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a vehicle wheel, which has a tire tread cushion on it to absorb shocks, reduce war on the tread, and make the tire move relatively to the hub of the wheel.
Date:
August 10, 1909
Creator:
Curtis, Zenas Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Metallic Window-Blinds.
Patent for "a blind which acts both as a barrier to the progress of flames attacking windows and as a convenient shutter for the common purposes, and is adapted to be adjusted and securely locked in an open or closed position." (Lines 21-26) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1875
Creator:
Mackrell, William S.
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
Measuring-Machine.
Patent for a machine measures out already established amounts of grains, coffee, sugar, etc., to be put into bags and delivered to customers, including illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Hewson, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Underreamer.
Patent for underreamers. This underreamer patent relates to improvements for reaming wells beneath the lower end of a tube casing. This underreamer patent also relates to the improved means for seating the bits or cutters when against the mandrel.
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Wagner, Warren
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mouse Guard for Pianos
Patent for a pivoting flap device to block access of mice to the interior of the piano through the space beneath the pedals.
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Bell, Silas D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Choppers.
Patent for an improved cotton-chopping machine, including illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1874
Creator:
Burnham, Theodore C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for improved bale-ties, including illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1875
Creator:
Jones, Henry Bradley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for "a new and Improved Bale-Tie" (lines 4-5) including illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1875
Creator:
Szabo, Alexander A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Cooler.
Patent for a milk cooler, which has a water tank above the jugs of milk that slowly drips cold water onto porous cloths covering the milk jugs.
Date:
August 10, 1909
Creator:
Dickson, Tomas Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock
Patent for a nut lock. Illustration included.
Date:
August 10, 1909
Creator:
Garner, William Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool Joint.
Patent for a screw-threaded tool joint used for drill pipes on rotary drilling rigs.
Date:
August 10, 1920
Creator:
Lyle, Henry Claude
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Triple Valve.
Patent for a triple valve for train air brake systems, which is easier to operate and safer than other air brake systems,
Date:
August 10, 1909
Creator:
Dillander, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trip and Signal Device.
Patent for a trip and signal device for mounting on railroad car wheels, which does not hammer on the wheels.
Date:
August 10, 1909
Creator:
Davis, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steering-Adjuster for Automobiles.
Patent for an automatic adjuster for the steering gear of a Ford automobile, for "attachment to the steering knuckle arms and the front radius yoke" (lines 12-13), improving wheel alignment and tension and reducing "wabbling movement" (line 46).
Date:
August 10, 1920
Creator:
Moulder, Duncan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press
Patent for an improvement to hay press designs resulting in a "simple, durable, and effective press" (line 13). Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date:
August 10, 1897
Creator:
Couch, John Calvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History