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Claw-Bar for Drawing Railroad-Spikes.
Patent for "an invention is an improved claw-bar for drawing railroad-spikes, the object of my invention being to provide the bar with a pivoted fulcrum-piece which is adapted to facilitate the engagement of the toe or claw of the bar with the head of a spike, to increase the leverage of the bar in withdrawing the spike, and to provide means to relieve the pivots or trunnions of the fulcrum-piece of stress when the bar is being operated todraw a spike." (Lines 8-17) Illustration is included.
Date:
November 5, 1901
Creator:
Smitham, Nicholas L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Structure
Patent for a building support structure for bridges, buildings, dams, etc. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 5, 1908
Creator:
Morton, Milo A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Shuck Chopper.
Patent for "an implement for cutting and removing the corn shuck or husk from the ear of corn more rapidly than any machine in the market. The invention consists of a table having in the middle of the top a longitudinal recess wit grooves on its sides, in which by means of pressing down a treadle a horizontal knife-blade slides to and fro. This knife-blade carries on its upper side a pair of movable clamps for holding an ear of corn in its place against an upright standard which is fastened on top of a stationary knife-blade." (Lines 7-19) Illustrations are included.
Date:
November 5, 1901
Creator:
Pluck, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Mixing and Cleaning Machine
Patent for convertible mixing and cleaning machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 5, 1904
Creator:
Stacey, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Mail and Parcel Delivery Apparatus
Patent for a automated motorized mail delivery vehicle that travels in the air on electric lines on poles to deliver incoming mail and retrieve outgoing mail from rural routes or parcels in urban areas.
Date:
March 5, 1907
Creator:
Dederick, Zadoc P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bedstead
Patent for a bedstead that holds a bottom sheet taunt that can be used with existing bedsteads.
Date:
June 5, 1906
Creator:
Whitlow, W. Jidy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Stone
Patent for artificial stone.
Date:
April 5, 1904
Creator:
Steger, Virge
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cement Plaster Kettle
Patent for a cement plaster kettle. This "invention is an improvement in kettles for cooking gypsum in order to convert the same into cement-plaster" (line 8-10). Illustration included.
Date:
April 5, 1904
Creator:
Malone, Charles Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Breast Pump
Patent for a maual breast pump. Illustration included.
Date:
September 5, 1905
Creator:
Ezell, Uberto Desaix
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Top Support
Patent for a supporting mechanism for the top of a buggy or vehicle while it is being lowered or traversing rough terrain. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 5, 1908
Creator:
Elms, Joab
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed-Brace.
Patent for bed braces that tighten the mattress support wires in a bed frame. These bed braces securely keep their position and allow easy adjustments.
Date:
February 5, 1907
Creator:
Lockett, Wyatt W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boat-Propeller.
Patent for a boat propeller, which is inexpensive and adaptable to small boats. The propeller can go forwards or backwards and use multiple oars.
Date:
February 5, 1901
Creator:
Caffey, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle.
Patent for non-refillable bottles which can be filled and emptied easily with inexpensive construction. Instead of a stopper, a bottleneck pattern can be used which is efficient and safer.
Date:
August 5, 1902
Creator:
Holland, Willie Washington
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Trace Connector
Patent for an adjustable trace connector. Illustration included.
Date:
January 5, 1909
Creator:
Erwin, Agustin Reese; Burks, William D. & Burks, Joseph B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Elevating and Cleaning Seed Cotton
Patent for an apparatus for elevating and cleaning seed cotton
Date:
March 5, 1900
Creator:
Reynolds, Richard J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composite Railway-Tie.
Patent for a railway tie made from concrete and iron, which is more durable than previous ties of this type.
Date:
November 5, 1907
Creator:
Smith, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bee-Gum
Patent for a bee hive which has multiple compartments which the bees can travel through and, when keeper wants to remove honey all the bees can be sent into one compartment to avoid the danger of being stung. It also has ventilation and rain protection.
Date:
November 5, 1907
Creator:
Caperton, William Elson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for an improvement in baling-presses that uses a plunger operated press for maximum compression and minimum power.
Date:
November 5, 1901
Creator:
Hayes, Daniel George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher
Patent for a wire stretcher. The invention utilizes wire-winding reel and gear-wheels Illustration included.
Date:
February 5, 1907
Creator:
Curtis, Zenas Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Reeling Apparatus
Patent for a wheeled spool for commercial construction and telecommunications wire.
Date:
May 5, 1903
Creator:
Brooks, Jesse Watson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Coiling Machine.
Patent for a a wire coiling machine, which can make wire coils out of different types of wires for use in making doormats.
Date:
November 5, 1907
Creator:
Horsley, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Coiling Machine.
Patent for a coil wiring machine, which is affordable to make and efficient in operation.
Date:
November 5, 1907
Creator:
Horsley, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher
Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustration inlcuded.
Date:
April 5, 1904
Creator:
Montgomery, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill-Regulator
Patent for "improvements in windmill-regulators of that class distinguished by the provision of a movable bucket connected to the regulating-cable of a windmill and communicating with the tank or reservoir supplied by the mill to cause the depression of the bucket for the purpose of throwing the mill out of gear or out of the wind. . .when the level of water in the tank has reached a predetermined point" (lines 8-18).
Date:
March 5, 1901
Creator:
Stein, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History