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Apparatus for Stretching Fence-Wires.
Patent for a portable manually operated apparatus that is designed to stretch wire-fence strands at right angles to tighten the full length of the strand without "kinking or twisting the fence-strand or driving staples or analagous fastenings into the fence-post" (lines 16-21) while the fence strand is tight. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 14, 1897
Creator:
Pyeatt, Jessie Newton.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Forcing Beer from Kegs.
Patent for a new and improved apparatus for forcing beer from kegs. This design "relates to an improved method of keeping atmospheric pressure upon beer or other aerated liquid contained in a keg or similar receptacle, so as to prevent the same from becoming stale or flat from the evaporating of its dissolved gas. It consists in improvements in the apparatus by means of which the above-stated result is accomplished; and it further consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts" (lines 16-25).
Date:
September 14, 1886
Creator:
Surratt, George & Heyman, Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Banjo.
Patent for facilitating the safe packing, storage, and shipment of banjos and other similar musical instruments, including one illustration.
Date:
September 14, 1920
Creator:
Brown, Norman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-stretching Tool.
Patent for "a simple tool, easily manufactured and readily taken apart, which can be conveniently carried by one man, and with which he can stretch wire to the proper tension and readily fasten same, said tool being also adapted to be used in cutting wire and removing staples."
Date:
September 14, 1920
Creator:
Manly, Walter D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for improvements in wire stretchers: "provide a wire stretcher of simple, durable, and economic construction, capable of being applied to a wire and supported upon s post or maintained in working position between posts or uprights" (lines 8-13).
Date:
September 14, 1897
Creator:
Brannon, Walter Zebulin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Storage and Dispensing Apparatus.
Patent for an economically efficient liquid storage and dispensing apparatuses. The device is aimed at providing an air pressurized system to discharge inflammable liquids.
Date:
September 14, 1920
Creator:
Carton, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater
Patent for a water heater that will heat a large quantity of water in a short amount of time. Cool water is delivered to the bottom of the tank, displacing hot water at the top so the tank is always filled with hot water.
Date:
September 14, 1920
Creator:
Faust, Louis F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Mixing Mortar.
Patent for a new and improved machine for mixing mortar. This design "consists in a cylinder composed of bars set into open heads and rotating beneath a hopper . . . so that the material to be mixed rests upon the cylinder, and is rasped or grated off by the motion of the cylinder and received on the inside of the cylinder between the bars. . . . When the material is received inside the cylinder it is carried around by the rotary motion, and is turned over and forced out" (lines 7-22).
Date:
September 14, 1880
Creator:
Schellenberger, Samuel L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Lift.
Patent for a water lift for wells, which can be easily removed from the well for cleaning.
Date:
September 14, 1909
Creator:
De Hymel, Franklin Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for a wire stretcher which includes attachments for pulling the ends of a broken strand of wire together so that it can be repaired, in addition to the usual function of stretching wire thereby taking up slack in unbroken wire strands when erecting fences. The device also "requires a minimum amount of labor in its operation and in which the force employed is exerted in the direction of the line of the wire" (lines 20-23).
Date:
September 14, 1920
Creator:
Stephens, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Magazine Fire-Arms.
Patent for an "improved repeating fire-arm... contrived with a sliding breech-block, which is drawn back by crank on the right-hand side of the gun" (lines 6-9) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 14, 1875
Creator:
Toepperwein, Emil A. F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Primer for Cannon.
Patent for a new and improved primer for cannons. This design corrects the loosening of primers in their vent-holes by way of "a spring combined with the priming tube, which spring expands to the size of the vent" (para. 3). This eliminates blowouts and premature breakage.
Date:
September 14, 1880
Creator:
Rodman, John Black
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows.
Patent for "a new and Improved Plow" (lines 4-5) including illustrations.
Date:
September 14, 1875
Creator:
Freeman, Irvan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spoke Socket.
Patent for a new and improved vehicle wheel for "preventing the tire from becoming loose" and "preventing the loosening and rattling of the spokes" (lines 8-11). This design achieves these feats with conically-tipped spokes encased by rubber cushions.
Date:
September 14, 1880
Creator:
Harrington, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steering Mechanism for Motor-Plows.
Patent for a steering mechanism for motorized plows.
Date:
September 14, 1909
Creator:
Hill, Charles F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pan-Lifter.
Patent for a pan lifter, which attaches securely to the pan and can be used to move hot pans in the oven.
Date:
September 14, 1909
Creator:
Edwards, Elzy E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Universal Lock and Latch.
Patent for an improved lock and latch system that can be utilized on either the left or right side of a door. The improved design is constructed using the minimum number of materials while remaining durable.
Date:
September 14, 1920
Creator:
Schultze, August J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surface-Treating Device.
Patent for surface treating devices that provides "a continuously moving surface treating member and support the same in such a manner that its application to the work may be adjusted to a minute degree and controlled by the operator while the device is in operation." (lines 11-16)
Date:
September 14, 1920
Creator:
Clarke, Alex A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surface-Treating Machine.
Patent for surface-treating machines in "an anular form and to dispose within the same a complete driving and operating unit, whereby the member is revolved, and to associate with said member and unit a support where by the surface-treating member is carried and may be applied to the work under full control of the operator." (lines 12-19)
Date:
September 14, 1920
Creator:
Clarke, Alex A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Support for Coffee Mills.
Patent for a new and improved support for coffee grinders. This design consists in "the combination of the base having the socket and the projecting bracket-lug provided with the binding-screw, and the standard adapted to carry the mill and removably fitted in the bracket-lug and held therein by the screw" (lines 8-13).
Date:
September 14, 1886
Creator:
McCarty, Benjamin Wells & Gagne, Fabius Peter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor.
Patent for a new and improved motor. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the spring-actuated mechanism, of the ratchet-wheel, the spring-detent, and the lever to operate a rod" (lines 55-58).
Date:
September 14, 1886
Creator:
Houston, George W. & Mulkey, Elijah F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trolley Wire Hanger.
Patent for new and improved trolley wire hangers to "provide a clamp for trolley-wires which may be easily and quickly adjusted by one not particularly skilled in the art" (lines 24-27), including instructions and illustrations. This clamp is also designed to keep broken insulator bolts from damaging the trolley and span wires.
Date:
September 14, 1897
Creator:
Faulkner, John F. & Campbell, Royer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment
Patent for a harrow attachment. Illustration included.
Date:
September 14, 1909
Creator:
Jackson, Merriott A. & Bristow, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene-Measuring Device.
Patent for a device which allows for gasoline to be measured while under constant flow.
Date:
September 14, 1920
Creator:
McKallip, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History