Hobble. (open access)

Hobble.

Patent for a new, simple hobble for cultivators made up of fewer parts to reduce cost and for east of use and adjustment. Illustration included.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Ferguson, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Armor For Pneumatic Tires. (open access)

Armor For Pneumatic Tires.

Patent for armor for pneumatic tires to prevent puncturing of the inner inflatable tube. To also provide anti-skidding lugs which connect to the flexible armor embodied in the tire casing.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Chilton, William G. & Hobgood, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Razor-Strop Holder. (open access)

Razor-Strop Holder.

Patent for a new, less expensive razor strop holder with a reversible strop, including illustrations.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Childress, Henry T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Demonstrating and Testing Piston Packing Rings (open access)

Apparatus for Demonstrating and Testing Piston Packing Rings

Patent for an apparatus that allows for a more accurate and efficient way to test piston packing rings by measuring ease of movement.
Date: October 2, 1917
Creator: Holland, Kirk D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Binder Attachment for Hay Presses (open access)

Automatic Binder Attachment for Hay Presses

Patent for automatic binder attachment for hay presses with accompanying illustrations of the patent.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Trigg, John B & Hill, William E
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Protector and Irrigator For Plants (open access)

Combined Protector and Irrigator For Plants

Patent for a combined protector and irrigator that provides protection for the plant from insects and other animals, and provides proper watering from a reservoir. The contraption can be re-used and be accommodated for different size plants.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Arnold, John P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a wrench that can hold round-headed fastening elements (bolts) so as to prevent from turning in the same direction. The wrench can be held while the jaws grip and hold the round heads of bolts.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Wright, John G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weed-Cutting Machine. (open access)

Weed-Cutting Machine.

Patent for a weed cutting plow implement with height-adjustable runners.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Schubert, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Loose-Leaf Binder (open access)

Loose-Leaf Binder

Patent for new loose leaf binder to help carry leaf support and means for separating the members and displacing one longitudinally relation with the other.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Moody, Jason B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intermittent-Operating Mechanism (open access)

Intermittent-Operating Mechanism

Patent for intermittent-operating mechanism. This is to improve upon the automatic regulating means for windmills in regards to supplying water to a tank.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Bittner, Emil R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Signal (open access)

Vehicle-Signal

Patent for vehicle signal with accompanying illustrations.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Edmond, George Woodbridge
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher (open access)

Mail-Bag Catcher

Patent for a mail bag catcher for a train, utilized to catch mail efficiently of different sizes, weights, and through adverse conditions.
Date: October 2, 1917
Creator: Fleming, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Sash And Curtain Operating Mechanism (open access)

Window Sash And Curtain Operating Mechanism

Patent for a window sash and curtain mechanism that works in tandem with electronic security systems. Sash/Curtains can be moved normally, but an alarm can be set to detect when the window itself is tampered with.
Date: October 25, 1917
Creator: Schwarz, Henry W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Collecting Attachment. (open access)

Insect-Collecting Attachment.

Patent for an insect-collecting attachment for cultivators and similar equipment, with an illustration. The attachment is designed to "shake loose the insects from the plant and to collect said insects for removal and destruction." (lines 16-18). Specific plants that are ridden with insects are particularly difficult to remove, hence the creation of this attachment which will shake the stems of the plants, dislodge the insects and collect them in a receptacle.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Stebbins, Benjamin F. & Forehand, Blake W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroyer. (open access)

Insect-Destroyer.

Patent for an insect destroyer, specifically made for the boll weevil insect. The purpose of the Insect-Destroyer is to provide a cheaper, simpler, and more convenient alternative to the existing boll weevil insect destroyers.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Clement, Auther H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interlocking Tile. (open access)

Interlocking Tile.

Patent for interlocking tiles that obviate a continuous transverse mortar joint so that all liability of moisture passing through the wall is eliminated and a more substantial wall built.
Date: October 2, 1917
Creator: Waddell, Clarence W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truck (open access)

Truck

Patent for a new device that "embodies a trailer connected in a novel manner to a truck of the ordinary form, so that the trailer wheels will track the rear truck wheels” (lines 9-12), including an illustration.
Date: October 9, 1917
Creator: Turnbow, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Mechanism. (open access)

Transmission Mechanism.

Patent for an improved transmission mechanism for changing speed of tractors and other machines, with illustrations. The improvement is in the arrangement and assembly of the component parts to improve efficiency and to provide several different forward speeds as well as a reverse speed.
Date: October 9, 1917
Creator: Ingram, Joseph D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Chain or Belt. (open access)

Transmission Chain or Belt.

Patent for a transmission belt with elastic contact components to allow for a constant pressure exerted on the pulleys, which in turn allows for smoother driving.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Lynn, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap. (open access)

Trap.

Patent for an animal trap, the unique elements of which are found in the "combination and arrangement of parts" (lines 16-17). Improvements include but are not limited to the addition of an open-ended case, a depressed platform and various links.
Date: October 9, 1917
Creator: Ward, Robert Gillespie & Clayton, John Taylor
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel Bearing. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel Bearing.

Patent for vehicle wheel bearing that provide an economical, safe, durable, reliable and light running spindle, for use in connection with automobiles and other fast running or weight carrying vehicles, including illustrations.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Douthit, Albert G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a new and useful Vehicle-Wheel, "which is formed with a sectional felly, and embodies novel features of construction whereby the felly can be readily removed from position, or quickly assembled and expanded into a tight engagement with the rim, without the aid of a blacksmith or the necessity of using any special tools or appliances" (lines 14-21).
Date: October 9, 1917
Creator: Vogler, Frank Clampett
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing for Station-Indicators. (open access)

Transmission-Gearing for Station-Indicators.

Patent for a transmission device that indicates railway stations. The transmission gear can affix to any railway or street car. The transmission gearing helps to indicate (or display) accurately the names of stations or streets in conservative order.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Tarbell, Cassius C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Printing-Press Gripper. (open access)

Printing-Press Gripper.

Patent for a device to grip paper being carried between the type bed, rotary platen, and delivery belts of a printing press.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Sadovsky, Nathan
System: The Portal to Texas History