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Cattle-Guard
Patent for a cattle guard to prevent cattle from treading upon railroad tracks. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Reed, Conwell P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antifriction Clasp.
Patent for a new and improved anti-friction clasp. This design "is to provide means whereby the wear due to the rubbing of inclosed rods or ropes against an inclosing casing may be reduced to a minimum and whereby the central alignment of the rods or ropes with respect to the inclosing casing may be accurately preserved" (lines 11-17). It consists in "a series of friction balls or rollers mounted therein and projecting from the periphery thereof and being divided into sections adapted to be clamped at any point around the rod or rope" (lines 97-101).
Date:
October 25, 1892
Creator:
Black, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truss.
Patent for a new and improved truss. This design consists in "the body-band consisting of a front piece adapted to fit around the abdomen, and a wire attached to each end of said front piece, shaped to conform to the body and spread apart to receive and rest upon the hip-bone, and straps secured to the opposite ends of said wires for fastening the band in place" (lines 43-50).
Date:
October 25, 1887
Creator:
Davis, Andrew P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine.
Patent for a new and improved washing-machine. This design "is to simplify and improve the construction of washing machines and to enable clothes to be thoroughly washed without liability of injuring them" (lines 10-14). This design consists in "a frame comprising the legs, the rounds connecting the legs, and the parallel horizontal side bars connecting the upper ends of the legs at each side of the frame, the ends of the frame being open at the top, a diamond-shaped washing-machine body journaled between the sides of the frame, the spiral springs arranged at each end of the horizontal bars" (lines 89-98).
Date:
October 25, 1892
Creator:
Gardner, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lap Ring.
Patent for a new and improved lap ring (or link). This design utilizes a hinge to allow for half of the ring to part from the other half, which creates a larger opening and allows for connection with a wider range of things (e.g., larger clevises).
Date:
October 25, 1881
Creator:
Matthews, James Levi
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Low-Pressure Alarm and Indicator for Air-Brakes.
Patent for "air-brake mechanisms in general, and more particularly to the alarms for giving warning when the pressure in the train-pipe drops to a predetermined point and for giving a visual signal when such condition exists" (p. 1, lines 8-13).
Date:
October 25, 1900
Creator:
Parsons, Avery H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Sash And Curtain Operating Mechanism
Patent for a window sash and curtain mechanism that works in tandem with electronic security systems. Sash/Curtains can be moved normally, but an alarm can be set to detect when the window itself is tampered with.
Date:
October 25, 1917
Creator:
Schwarz, Henry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Twine Holder
Patent for a twine holder. Illustration included.
Date:
October 25, 1904
Creator:
Weir, Roy Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lantern.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in lanterns, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 25, 1898
Creator:
Cadwallader, Aldes H. & Carolan, Eugene P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lineman's Chair
Patent for a chair which allows a lineman to connect cables and lines more easily. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Davis, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Machine
Patent for a coin-operated vending machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Harris, Irvin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Cutter.
Patent for a new and improved stalk cutter. This design "consists in certain improvements in the construction of [devices for cutting corn and cotton stalks] . . . [and] [t]he object of the invention is to simplify and cheapen the construction and arrangement of means for adjusting the pitch of the sides without affecting the usefulness or efficiency of the device; and to that end such means consist, essentially, in a single-rack bar, an operating-lever, and two links connecting said lever with the side bars" (lines 15-28).
Date:
October 25, 1881
Creator:
Horn, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulky-Plow.
Patent for a new and useful sulky plow, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 25, 1898
Creator:
Allen, Jefferson Davis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tongue Support.
Patent for a new and improved tongue-support. This design "is to provide a simple and inexpensive tongue-support capable of being readily applied to any vehicle" (lines 9-12). It "consist[s] of the two wires provided intermediate their ends with coils and twisted together at opposite sides of the coils to provide the spring-arms" (lines 48-51).
Date:
October 25, 1892
Creator:
Johnson, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Purifying Water
Patent for a method of purifying water.
Date:
October 25, 1904
Creator:
Jones, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester
Patent for a spark arrester designed to extinguish the glowing cinders of smoke stacks. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Goodrich, Luman L., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spittoon.
Patent for a spittoon that does not spill the contents "in case the article is upset when moved by the foot or when struck in a way to cause the same to overturn".
Date:
October 25, 1921
Creator:
Holman, Vasser C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment
Patent for a plow attachment. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1904
Creator:
Smith, Fletcher & Smith, Joe Vane
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stock Car
Patent for stock car. This is a train car for moving livestock. Illustration included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Jones, Jeremiah Conklin & Broyles, Winn
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a new and useful washing machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 25, 1898
Creator:
Smith, James Knox Polk
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sound Reproducing Machine
Patent for a sound reproducing machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1904
Creator:
Dubinski, Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Device
Patent for a hoisting device. Illustration included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Sims, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for a new and improved gate. This design "consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the posts, the latch-bar pivoted to the main rail by inclined braces and operated by a rock-shaft and push-arms inclined in a direction opposite to that of the inclined braces, weight-box, and cranks for operating the rock-shaft to open and close the gate" (lines 19-25).
Date:
October 25, 1881
Creator:
Smith, Robert B. & Curry, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Time Switch
Patent for a electric time-switch. Illustration included.
Date:
October 25, 1904
Creator:
Dubinski, Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History