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Car - Coupling.
Patent for a new and useful car coupling, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 5, 1898
Creator:
Oden, Joshua K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to a car-coupling constructed with draw-heads having stationary hooks and recesses in their sides, and provided with pivoted hooks held in place by springs, and provided with a trip plate and lever, and with chains and a lever, whereby the cars will couple themselves when run together, can be readily uncoupled, will uncouple themselves when thrown from the track, and can be prevented from coupling when run together" (lines 23-32).
Date:
May 5, 1885
Creator:
Griffin, James Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Extension-Bed.
Patent for a "longitudinally extensible" (lines 12-13) bed. The extension is stored underneath the main portion of the bed when not in use and allows for the bed to be covered completely with netting to protect against mosquitos. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 5, 1913
Creator:
Couch, Marvin Leslie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for an improved plow which is attached in the usual manner to the standard of a suitable beam, when the device is used for cultivating young crops, the fender is place in position and will serve to prevent the loose, dirt from tumbling over upon the growing plants. When the plants grew larger, the fender can be removed and a portion of the loose soil will thus be permitted to cover. (Lines 65-73) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
Haynes, Leonard Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Seed Planter.
Patent for a new and improved cotton-seed planter. This design "consists in the combination of a front pair of scraping-wings attached to a central furrow-opener, a revolving biconical wheel for pressing open the furrow and operating a toothed or spiked seed stirring and distributing shaft, and a rear covering-roller having a concave periphery" (lines 18-24).
Date:
April 5, 1881
Creator:
Crow, John Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History