Lock-Hinge. (open access)

Lock-Hinge.

Patent for a combined lock and door hinge for a door where it "is automatically locked or held in a set position without special adjustment or manipulation, and by which, by the adjustment of a member provided for that purpose, the door may be locked permanently in any desired position" (lines 12-17). It is especially meant for screen doors, coach doors in railway cars, shutters, &c.
Date: June 12, 1894
Creator: Bessonette, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Running-Gear. (open access)

Vehicle Running-Gear.

Patent for vehicle running-gear, catered toward machinery that has fifth-wheel reach beams. Designed for smoother vehicle functioning.
Date: June 12, 1906
Creator: Singler, Frank J.
System: The Portal to Texas History