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Washing Machine
Patent for an improved washing machine consisting of a wash-boiler into which one or more streams of hot water may be thrown.
Date:
May 10, 1883
Creator:
Caldwell, James S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sliding Gate.
Patent for a new and improved sliding gate. This design "consists in the combination of the two posts between which the gate moves back and forth, the roller placed between them and upon which the gate moves, the gate provided with an extension on its rear edge, a top rail, and pulleys on the top rail, a post provided with rollers, and through which the extension passes, operating-cords provided with stops, and the posts provided with guides for the ropes to pass through" (lines 13-22).
Date:
May 12, 1885
Creator:
Graves, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shingling Bracket.
Patent for a new and improved shingling-bracket. This design consists "[i]n a shingling-bracket, the combination of the frame having the beveled upper ends provided with the studs and the prongs at its lower ends, the frame having the prongs, the serrations or notches to receive the upper ends of the frame, the recesses in said notches for the studs, and the links connecting the frames . . . whereby the latter may be adjusted to any desired angle or folded together" (lines 78-87).
Date:
May 4, 1886
Creator:
Specht, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine
Patent for a washing machine so it can "provide a simple and improved device of this character, which can be efficiently operated" (p. 03).
Date:
May 21, 1889
Creator:
Fleischhauer, Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence.
Patent for a new and improved fence. This design "consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the bevel-end lap-joint top rails connected to and supported by the posts, the pendent panels consisting of series of horizontal rails interwoven in wire slings connected to the top rails, and links connecting the lower parts of the panels and the intermediate posts" (lines 20-27).
Date:
May 8, 1883
Creator:
Sevier, Moses Nimrod
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence.
Patent for a new and improved fence. This design "ha[s] its rails arranged diagonally to the line of fencing, consisting of the double end posts, bound together at their upper ends by means of the crown-wire . . . the intermediate single posts, the horizontal rails having their ends alternately lapping the inner and outer sides of the said single posts, the transverse blocks, interposed between the respective rails, and the top rails bound to the single posts by means of the wire loops" (lines 78-88).
Date:
May 20, 1884
Creator:
Ford, Benjamin Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feed Cutter.
Patent for a new and improved feed-cutter. This design consists in "a body having bottom and sides provided at their forward ends with a metallic plate and supporting-leg, and frame having sill, uprights, and panels, in combination with frame sliding in grooves in the uprights and provided with knife, lever, swinging link having offset, and inclined trough having sides provided with detents" (lines 92-100).
Date:
May 4, 1886
Creator:
Wilson, John Calhoun
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly Trap.
Patent for a new and improved fly-trap. This design "is to produce a fly-trap the bait-pan of which will be operated by certain mechanism to bring it under the trap, and in such a manner that the flies will be compelled to fly into the trap, and thus be captured. Furthermore, the object of the invention is to produce a simple and effective fly-trap" (lines 13-19).
Date:
May 7, 1889
Creator:
Russell, George Washington
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heating Frame for Lamps.
Patent for a new and improved heating frame for lamps. This design seeks to "simplify and improve the adjustable supports for the top plate upon which the vessel [to be heated] is supported; secondly, to improve the construction of said top plate . . . allowing the warm air to circulate both under and around the vessel . . . thirdly, to construct and combine the top plate and a base-ring with the supporting-rods in a firm, durable, and efficient manner" (lines 27-38).
Date:
May 23, 1882
Creator:
Melvin, Josiah W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heating Railway-Cars
Patent for improvements in the construction and design of car heaters for locomotives.
Date:
May 29, 1888
Creator:
Townley, Carter Shepherd
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness Saddle.
Patent for a new and improved harness-saddle. This design is "to provide a harness-pad and saddle-tree in which the pads or saddle shall be self-adjustable to the backs of the animals to which they are applied, and this without the employment of inner plates to enable the tree to be used for folded-leather, slip, or stuffed pads, as may be desired" (lines 9-15).
Date:
May 18, 1886
Creator:
Kay, William V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for the invention of new and improvements in plows (1). Provide a plow specifically adapted for use in rich heavy soil.
Date:
May 19, 1885
Creator:
Emmerson, Francis; Faires, Joseph; Cummins, John, R. & Faires, Jonathan, L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Point.
Patent for a new and improved plow-point. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the double mold-board rigidly fixed to the curved beam in the rear of the lower end thereof, of the point having symmetrical corners and lugs adapted to pass beneath the front edge of said mold-board and prevent rocking of the point upon the beam, to which alone it is attached, and bolts securing said point in position" (lines 65-73).
Date:
May 22, 1888
Creator:
Martin, Isaac Jasper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Provision Safe.
Patent for a new and improved safe. This design "provide[s] a household safe that will prevent rats and mice from gaining access thereto, and at the same time allow a ready handling of the articles contained in it; and the novelty consists in the construction of the same," utilizing jointed covers, spring-locks, metallic bottoms, caster-rollers, and a clasp (lines 11-15).
Date:
May 23, 1882
Creator:
Sykes, Robert R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint
Patent for improvements in the construction and design of rail-joints.
Date:
May 17, 1887
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Picture Case for Tombstones.
Patent for a new and improved picture frame for tombstones. This design, "it will be seen . . . is cheap and strong, and will perfectly protect the picture or memento, and that when in place in the tombstone its outer surface will stand flush with the outer surface of the stone, and by securing the case or frame in the stone by means of the metal or cement cast around the case, it will be seen that the case cannot be removed from the stone without breaking the stone, so that there will be no danger of the memento or picture being meddled with or taken out of the picture or frame" (lines 78-89).
Date:
May 6, 1884
Creator:
Holloman, Harvey Allen & Green, William Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oven-Thermometer
Patent for "an instrument for indicating the temperature of an oven, so that the fire may be regulated to secure the required temperature for any particular article" (lines 21-25).
Date:
May 21, 1889
Creator:
Voss, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gag Runner.
Patent for a new and improved gag runner. This design "relates to a bearing device on a bridle for the reins; and it is [the design's] object to afford such a device, the construction of which shall permit its adjustment in position in the bridle without sewing it to the throat-latch" (lines 8-12).
Date:
May 18, 1886
Creator:
Kay, William V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Check.
Patent for a new and improved door-check. This design "relates to improvements in devices for checking the movements of a door to prevent its forcible contact with a wall or other object, and for automatically fastening it in an open position, so that it will not be accidentally closed. The invention consists of a check or catch plate adapted to be secured to the floor or wall and provided with an inclined track for the passage of a spring-bolt on the door, a transverse projection being arranged vertically at the rear end of said inclined track and formed into a seat for the spring-bolt" (lines 8-20).
Date:
May 25, 1886
Creator:
Cevor, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Hanger.
Patent for a new and improved hanger for doors and gates. This design consists in "the brackets secured to a door or gate way at intervals apart and having the horizontal supporting arms, the track made of angle-iron and having the horizontal treadway secured to the arms of the brackets, and the upwardly-extending flange at the outer edge of the treadway, and the hangers secured to the door or gate and having their upper portions bent to form an inverted U-shaped yoke or frame, and rollers journaled between the sides of the frame" (lines 80-91).
Date:
May 17, 1887
Creator:
Charlton, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dust Guard for Car Windows.
Patent for a new and improved dust guard for windows. This design consists in "the body . . . which is of concavo-convex form, closed at its upper end by a transverse plate and provided at its lower end with a contracted opening for the discharge of cinders, dust, &c., said body portion being provided with means . . . for affecting its attachment to a window frame" (lines 77-85).
Date:
May 17, 1887
Creator:
Duzan, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Earth Auger.
Patent for a new and improved auger. This design "relates to a new and improved earth-auger made funnel shaped, with side cutting-edges, and adapted to be inverted for emptying the auger; and the invention consists of the construction and arrangement of parts" (lines 7-12).
Date:
May 26, 1885
Creator:
Porter, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved cultivator. This design is "for cultivating stubble, sugar-cane, cotton, corn, and other plants planted in rows or drills, which will remove the soil from the sides of the rows without injuring the roots, and will throw soil around the plants, and which shall be simple in construction and convenient in use" (lines 15-21).
Date:
May 10, 1881
Creator:
Brenner, August William & Fraser, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Curtain Fixture.
Patent for a new and improved curtain fixture. This design calls for a rubber roller in which a curtain can withdraw and from which a curtain can emerge. The roller has holes for screwing and mounting.
Date:
May 24, 1881
Creator:
Nix, Manning L. & McClelland, Stephen
System:
The Portal to Texas History