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Bale-tie
Patent for improvement in the construction of hooks used to join the ends of ties "for packages or bales of cotton, hemp, rags, or other substances in which a divided metallic band or hoop encircling the package or bale is used, and the ends whereof are joined by a hook at one end of said band, arranged to interlock with any one of a series of mortises in the other end of the band" (para. 2).
Date:
August 8, 1876
Creator:
Davis, Waters S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Board Roofing.
Patent for a new design of roofing board. The wooden boards are designed to "contract and expand with changes of temperature" (para. 3) and to allow rain to run off without seeping into the joints of the boards.
Date:
December 19, 1876
Creator:
Zimmerman, Arnold W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter.
Patent for a new and improved carburetor. This design calls for "the apparatus [to be] submerged in water for the purpose of equalizing the temperature of the carbureting-liquid, and thereby imparting a more uniform illuminating quality to the gas; also obviating the danger of explosion from access of flame to the exterior of the apparatus" (para. 2).
Date:
July 18, 1876
Creator:
Pollard, James M. & Barton, Wallace R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Animal-Traps.
Patent for improvement in animal-traps, with description and illustrations.
Date:
December 26, 1876
Creator:
Anderson, Zachariah J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in apparatus for packing and bale cotton.
Patent for improved process and apparatus for baling cotton. Improvement relates to a mechanical device by means of which raw cotton is thoroughly compressed into bales suitable for handling.
Date:
July 18, 1876
Creator:
Drake, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Automatic Detaching Hook.
Patent for "a new and useful improvements Hooks"
Date:
September 12, 1876
Creator:
Wyckoff, Cornerius P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Automatic Fan
Patent for improvement in automatic fans, specifically of a fan attached to a pendulum of a clock mechanism.
Date:
April 25, 1876
Creator:
Gollner, Ervin G. & Fretz, Emil
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Band Stretchers
Patent for improvement of bale-band stretcher design "for the purpose of taking out the slack of the band that cannot be taken out by hand." (lines 18-20). Included illustration shows bale-stretcher in both open and closed positions.
Date:
December 12, 1876
Creator:
Pearre, Charles M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Tie Buckles.
Patent for an improved bale-tie buckle which will not slip or break under great strain.
Date:
September 5, 1876
Creator:
Bunker, Thaddeus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for "a perfectly-tight fastening - one that will not slip or give, and one that can be easily and quickly unfastened without cutting the band, or in any way injuring the part." (Lines 16-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 10, 1876
Creator:
Krieg, Christian
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for improvement in bale-ties by using a “divided metallic band or hoop encircling the package or bale, and the ends whereof are joined by a fastening at the one end of said band, arranged to interlock with an one of a series of mortises in the other end of the band for the purpose of binding or holding the bale together.” (Lines [11-17]) Illustration is included.
Date:
February 15, 1876
Creator:
Davis, Waters S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-ties.
Patent for "an improvement on the patented bale-tie" (lines 15-16) which includes lugs to "lock" the tie (line 22) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 29, 1876
Creator:
Horton, Jesse R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for improvement in bale-ties by reducing a series of motions to fasten and unfasten the tie to simply just one single motion. Illustration is included.
Date:
June 6, 1876
Creator:
Davis, Waters S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Baling-Presses.
Patent for a new and useful improvements in baling-presses.
Date:
May 16, 1876
Creator:
Page, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bee-hives
Patent for an improvement of a bee-hive enabling inspection of bees, protection of bees from moths, ventilation of the hive, and removal of honey without disturbing the brood-chamber.
Date:
September 12, 1876
Creator:
Hayden, Noah Dunken & Clapp, Amasa O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bee-Hives
Patent for an improved design for bee-hives with the sloped V shaped interior designed to aid in warmth for the hive and reducing debris entering the comb. Illustrations included show several cross-sections of the hive construction.
Date:
December 12, 1876
Creator:
Snider, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Brick-Machines.
Patent for an improvement in brick-machines by which a new combination of construction materials is contrived.
Date:
July 31, 1876
Creator:
Michel, Ferdinand
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles.
Patent for an improvement in buckles which involves the creation of a diamond-shaped plate.
Date:
June 27, 1876
Creator:
Kennon, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles.
Patent for "an improved method of manufacturing a buckle to secure the different part of harness, saddle, or bridle trimmings, by means of mechanical connections that will obviate the use or necessity or stitches or sewing of any kind, and yet retain the adjacent parts firmly and with a secure engagement." (Lines 18-25) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 21, 1876
Creator:
Bond, Virgil A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Car-Couplings.
Patent for an improvement in car-couplings with illustrations.
Date:
May 30, 1876
Creator:
Darrow, Nicholas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Carbureters
Patent for improvements in carburetor design including illustrations of 2 views of a vertical cross section of a carburetor.
Date:
August 29, 1876
Creator:
Schmidt, Martin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in cellular-wall building-blocks.
Patent for a building block that has an offset in the middle that allows one side of the block to make the outer wall while the other side makes an inner wall while leaving space between the two walls. Includes illustrations.
Date:
August 15, 1876
Creator:
Clayton, Nicholas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Chairs.
Patent for improvement in chairs, which provides adjustable shoulder supports and back (inclination and height), with intended advantages of better lung capacity and spinal alignment. The chair can be adjusted to fit all sizes of bodies. It is noted that some of the adjustable features could be incorporated into other furnishings such as beds or lounges. An additional feature of the chair is a retracting spring to assist the user in exiting the chair.
Date:
May 9, 1876
Creator:
Barnes, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Churns.
Patent for the improved design of churns "in which the dasher-shaft is vertical and receives rotation by gearing at the top of the churn" (2nd para.), including illustrations.
Date:
January 25, 1876
Creator:
Davis, Henry T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History