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Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[a] car-coupler having a hook formed thereon . . . an open recess in the rear thereof, pins or projecting supports adjacent to the recess . . . a trigger pivoted to the coupler and projecting beyond the hook, so as to support the link . . . independent of the coupler and adapted to pass over the hook" (lines 64-75).
Date:
August 12, 1890
Creator:
Richardson, Samuel T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Change-Maker.
Patent for "improvements in money-drawers which are designed to separate the coin placed therein according to the various denominations, and at the same time providing means whereby change may be readily had" (lines 8-13) with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 1, 1891
Creator:
Johnson, William W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for a baling press that holds the material in the press while it is being formed into a bale. It consists of a frame with notches in the back, a resistance bar that pivots across the back of the frame, a latch that holds the bar in place, and a pin to pin the bar to the latch.
Date:
December 12, 1893
Creator:
Mealer, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Machine.
Patent to for a machine to make and count bale-ties, "...to manufacture at small cost machines which will be compact, not taking up much space, and which will e simple in construction and durable" (lines 10-13). It includes an extensive explanation and illustrations.
Date:
August 17, 1896
Creator:
Harry, Owen K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History