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Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut-lock. This design "is an improvement in that class of nut-locks in which so-called 'jam-nuts' are turned up on the bolt against the nut to be locked; and the present invention lies, mainly, in the particular construction of the end or ends of the thread of the locking nut or washer by which to more securely and effectually lock the nut in place on the bolt" (lines 8-15).
Date:
May 24, 1892
Creator:
Terry, David C. & Maltby, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Tightener.
Patent for a new and improved tire-tightener. This design "has for its object to improve the means for lifting the felly so as to permit the insertion of a washer between the felly and the spoke, so as to take up any slack or looseness that may have occurred, and thus tighten the tire on the felly" (lines 15-20). It consists, "with a block adapted to be clamped to a spoke and an adjusting-screw, of a jaw operated by said screw and having its upper portion extended or curved to one side and then bifurcated to form two arms, each of which is provided with a fork adapted to lie against the under face" (lines 39-46).
Date:
June 14, 1892
Creator:
Cayce, Robert Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Supporter for Trousers and Similar Garments.
Patent for a new and improved belt. This design "relates to appliances used either instead of the usual suspenders or in addition thereto for supporting trousers, overalls, and similar garments upon the wearer's person" (lines 10-14). It "compris[es] a belt, a number of upwardly-extending rigid supporting-standards connected to said belt and each provided with a pivoted clamping-lever, and a number of rigid upwardly-extending extension-supports working telescopically in said standards and held in position by said clamping-levers" (lines 100-106).
Date:
August 9, 1892
Creator:
Rogers, Charles S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut and Bolt Wrench.
Patent for a new and improved wrench. This design consists in "a wrench-head having a handle and a longitudinal slot through the wrench-head, a slidable bar having a jaw moving in said slot, a rack upon said bar, a worm-wheel in the wrench-head, meshing with the rack, and a jaw upon the wrench-head, jointly with a screw-driver inserted in the end of the slidable bar, said wrench-head having a plane outer surrounding surface in proximity to the longitudinal slot" (lines 1-10).
Date:
August 23, 1892
Creator:
Hoval, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Padlock.
Patent for a new and improved padlock. This design "has for its object to provide an improved lock which, while simple in construction and operation, is at the same time so constructed as to be proof against the possibility of picking by unauthorized persons, and one which when unlocked will automatically release itself from the object and which locks of itself when sprung together" (lines 7-15). It consists in "a locking-lever pivoted at its center in said casing and provided with a locking-pin at one end, adapted to engage the shackle-perforation, [and] a leaf-spring arranged within the casing" (lines 1-5).
Date:
September 6, 1892
Creator:
Brown, Vories P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Musical Notation
Patent for a notation which provides "a sheet in which the tones in their successive order of degrees by septenaries comprising the limit of the human voice from low to high pitch or from base to treble will be graphically indicated, and also to furnish a means whereby mechanical transposition of the notated characters may be effected" (lines 14-20).
Date:
September 13, 1892
Creator:
Robberson, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulky Plow.
Patent for a new and improved sulky-plow. This design consists, "with the frame of the carriage and the axle of the furrow-wheel, of an inclined perforated portion or device, the washers or collar-like devices arranged on either side of the part and penetrated by the axle of the wheel, and means for clamping together rigidly the combined parts" (lines 70-76).
Date:
September 20, 1892
Creator:
Flatau, Louis S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock
Patent for a "cheap, simple, and durable nut-lock which will be efficient to prevent a nut from working loose on a bolt, to prevent the bolt from turning in its socket, and to also permit the bolt to work or play slightlyin its socket to yield to the movement of the rails when a train is passing" (lines 20-26).
Date:
September 20, 1892
Creator:
Nelms, Alexander P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surface Cattle Guard.
Patent for a new and improved surface cattle-guard. This design "compris[es] a series of parallel triangular bars tapered at their ends and provided with lateral perforated horizontal flanges, the plates to which said flanges are secured, the cross-tie supports, and the solid plank flooring upon which said ties rest, said flooring being some distance below the guard-bars" (lines 55-62).
Date:
September 20, 1892
Creator:
Berry, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a keyed lock for nut and bolt that is removable and does not damage the threads.
Date:
December 20, 1892
Creator:
Crisp, James E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hand Fertilizer-Distributer.
Patent for "improvements in hand fertilizer-distributers and seed-drills," (lines 19-20) with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 30, 1891
Creator:
Barbee, Napoleon B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Apparatus.
Patent for "an improved hoisting apparatus for use in loading and unloading freight from and upon a wharf, bluff, bank, or other elevated place." (Lines 8-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 14, 1891
Creator:
Davis, Benjamin F. & Davis, Matilda L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow and Cultivator.
Patent for a combination harrow and cultivator, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 27, 1891
Creator:
Flatau, Louis S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Apparatus.
Patent for improvements in hoisting apparatus by “employing two cables and two sheaves that one cable and one sheave operate to elevate the weight or object in an approximately-vertical plane, so as to avoid contact with any side obstruction, while the secondary cable can subsequently be slackened sufficiently to permit the traveling sheave of the hoisting-cable to run off in a lateral direction and carry with it the sheave of the slackened secondary cable, for the purpose of transferring the object or weight to a desired position out of the line of the approximately-vertical direction first given to it.” (Page 2, lines 4-16) Illustration is included.
Date:
March 22, 1892
Creator:
Davis, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press.
Patent for an improvement in the hay-press that involves operation by horse-power. Includes illustrations.
Date:
May 10, 1892
Creator:
Finch, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hand Car.
Patent for a new and improved handcar. This design "is to provide for hand-cars a motive power which will produce a high rate of speed and which will enable a hand-car to be propelled in either direction without necessitating turning the car end for end" (lines 9-14). It consists of "an opening in its platform disposed over one of the axles, a rectangular casing arranged over the opening, a drive-shaft journaled in the sides of the casing, a train of gears consisting of cog-wheels and pinions connecting the drive-shaft and the axle, and the crank-handles arranged at the ends of the drive-shaft" (lines 64-71).
Date:
May 17, 1892
Creator:
Parker, Joseph R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press
Patent for a hay press that is both efficient and easy to use so that the bales may be "rapidly and firmly compressed" (lines 18-19).
Date:
October 18, 1892
Creator:
Mealer, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guard for Horned Stock
Patent for an attachment to be fitted to any horned animal to prevent it from going over, under, or through wire fences using hooks attached to the horns to hook the fence as the animal attempts to cross it. Hooks can be made to any length specification.
Date:
November 22, 1892
Creator:
Tackitt, Louis L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for an improvement to the construction of sliding gates that will "enable them to be readily opened by persons on horses and in vehicles and to be closed by them after passing through the gate." (Lines 12-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 6, 1891
Creator:
Shannon, Jefferson C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for centrally pivoting gates that can "be readily opened and closed from a vehicle or from on horseback" (lines 13-14).
Date:
April 26, 1892
Creator:
Pearce, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stringed Instrument
Patent for "an instrument that may be conveniently supported upon the lap of the player without any supporting-bands, that is of unique and handsome appearance, that is strong and durable, not liable to be injured by ordinary falls, in which the bridge is secure, the neck properly braced, and to give to the body such shape as will increase its resonance, while at the same time preserving the musical sweetness inherent in instruments of this class" (lines 13-22).
Date:
May 3, 1892
Creator:
Ganss, Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate Latch.
Patent for a new and improved gate-latch. This design "relates to gate-latches; and it has for its object to provide a device of this character which will be simple in construction and efficient in operation, and to provide a gate-latch that not only permits the gate to be opened in both directions, but also prevents the same from being opened or lifted from its hinges by the stock, and also a latch that can be easily manipulated without dismounting from the horse" (lines 8-17).
Date:
May 10, 1892
Creator:
Brown, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweep Plow.
Patent for a new and improved sweep-plow. This design is "to provide a sweep-plow especially adapted for the cultivation of cotton and to so construct the same that the blades or wings thereof may be adjusted for the purpose of plowing between rows of various widths" (lines 8-13). It consists, "with the sweep curved in cross-section to form the central shovel-receiving seat, which is slotted opposite the rearwardly-disposed triangular sides or flanges, which latter are perforated near their lower ends and provided with their upper ends with curved slots, with which the perforations are concentric" (lines 55-62).
Date:
May 24, 1892
Creator:
Miller, Amanuel M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate Latch.
Patent for a new and improved gate latch. This design "will automatically lock the gate or door when swung closed and which will firmly hold the same, which can be readily opened by hand or otherwise" (lines 17-20). It consists in "[t]he latch consisting of the case, the two triangular catches, the transverse pivots therefor in the lower outer corners of the case, the rigid stops at the lower outer corners of the case to prevent outward swing of said catches, the inwardly and laterally extending arms at the upper inner end of said catches, and the horizontal lifting-bar normally resting on said pivots" (lines 24-32).
Date:
May 24, 1892
Creator:
Haggar, Morys
System:
The Portal to Texas History