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Improvement in Washing-Machines.
Patent for an improvement in washing machines.
Date:
January 31, 1871
Creator:
Nave, Andrew Jackson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "consists in a lever pivoted in the front of the top of the draw-head and provided at its outer end with an aperture, through which the coupling-pin is passed into the aperture in the draw-head, below which lever another lever is pivoted, hanging vertically across the front-opening of the draw-head, and provided at the upper part of its inner edge with a projection, so that when the coupling-link pushes the lower lever inward the upper lever and the pin are raised, and drop as soon as the link has passed into the draw-head" (lines 10-21).
Date:
January 31, 1882
Creator:
Griffin, James Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Can.
Patent for a new and improved oil can. This design utilizes a handle with a hollow tube leading into the oil chamber, so when the removable cap is unscrewed from the handle, air flows into the chamber, which allows the oil to flow. This eliminates the need for a spring-bottom as with other oil cans, for the flow of oil can be stopped by sealing the tube.
Date:
January 31, 1882
Creator:
Wilson, Charles Bennett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Damper
Patent for "an attachment for stove-dampers whereby said dampers will be automatically moved, in order that the fire may be maintained at a predetermined heat" (lines 9-13).
Date:
January 31, 1888
Creator:
Beauchamp, William A. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroyer.
Patent for "improvement in machines for destroying bugs and worms that infest cotton and other plants" (lines 8-10), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 31, 1888
Creator:
Webb, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design has, "[i]n combination with a bolt having a cylindrical stem and a head beveled on its inner face, a nut tapped to receive the threaded end of the bolt and prevented from turning" (lines 73-77).
Date:
January 31, 1888
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for invention of certain new and useful Improvements in Gates. Relates to the improvements in automatic gates, Including annexed drawing which fully illustrate the invetion (5-10).
Date:
January 31, 1893
Creator:
Boyd, Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Straw Cutter
Patent for a rectangular box with attached heavy blade for cutting straw.
Date:
January 31, 1893
Creator:
Ross, George. W. & Winebrener, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trace Carrier.
Patent for improvements to a harness back band buckle and chain carrier, so that "strain is taken off from the center of the buckle, where the ordinary buckles often break" (lines 71-73), including illustrations.
Date:
January 31, 1893
Creator:
Nichols, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Rope Fastener
Patent for improvements in design for wire rope fasteners, includes Illustrations.
Date:
January 31, 1893
Creator:
Widmer, Louis John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner
Patent for an invention that is "an improved crude-oil burner" (lines 8-9). Illustrations are included.
Date:
January 31, 1902
Creator:
Tucker, Holling G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for a pump. Illustration included.
Date:
January 31, 1905
Creator:
Hall, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for a pump. Illustration included.
Date:
January 31, 1905
Creator:
Hall, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Savings Bank
Patent for savings bank for use in the home. Illustration included.
Date:
January 31, 1905
Creator:
King, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Shaft Carrier
Patent for vehicle shaft carrier. Illustration included.
Date:
January 31, 1905
Creator:
Randall, Osro W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Pipes
Patent for an attachment for pipes. Illustration included.
Date:
January 31, 1911
Creator:
Charles, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a cultivator that can be used a riding or walking cultivator and has a better holder for the standards.
Date:
January 31, 1911
Creator:
West, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display Rack
Patent for a display rack. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 31, 1911
Creator:
Hendrix, Julius M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Focusing Device for Cameras
Patent for a focusing device for cameras. "In photographic cameras, the objective lens forms a reduced image which is thrown upon a plate of ground glass through which ground glass the image is observed" (lines 9-13). Illustration included.
Date:
January 31, 1911
Creator:
Grant, Adolphus S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gaff
Patent for a gaff. This invention is for catching small animals. Illustration included.
Date:
January 31, 1911
Creator:
Werline, William Frederick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel Burner.
Patent for a liquid fuel burner, which will burn semi-refined petroleum efficiently.
Date:
January 31, 1911
Creator:
Hayden, Jefferson B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut lock that keeps bolts attached extra tightly.
Date:
January 31, 1911
Creator:
Greer, Benjamin J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Rod-Guide Bearing.
Patent for a pump rod guide bearing that increases durability.
Date:
January 31, 1911
Creator:
Range, Julius H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Machine Attachment.
Patent for a quilting machine attachment that holds the fabric in place.
Date:
January 31, 1911
Creator:
Touchstone, Jonas C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History