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Day
Wheel.
Patent for a new and useful wheel, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 7, 1898
Creator:
Millen, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Bit.
Patent for new and improved well-drilling bit. Illustration included.
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Marney, Robert A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed-Cutter for Plows.
Patent for new improvements in weed-cutters or middle breaker plows, including illustrations.
Date:
July 7, 1914
Creator:
Underwood, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Board.
Patent for collapsible and compact object intended "for expediting the ironing operation" (lines 11-12).
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Jacobs, William Ramsey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Machinery.
Patent for new and improved well-drilling machinery. This design "is to make a well-drilling machine which will drop the drill at the proper time and from the proper height" (lines 11-14). It consists in "the bevel-wheel having cam on its periphery and arranged loosely on a vertical shaft, a bevel-pinion fast on power-shaft, a loose drum sliding on [the] shaft, the spring, and collar, in combination with the drill-rope" (lines 69-74).
Date:
June 7, 1892
Creator:
Lee, Joseph G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for an improved wind wheel that has "every other blade...has a right angled extension or cup to catch the wind, the blades thus formed being set in the hub and rim of the wheel so as to have said right angled portions where they will receive the full force of the wind" (lines 17-22). A ring supports the angled portions of the windmill blades.
Date:
March 7, 1893
Creator:
Bowman, Charles R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weight Motor.
Patent for a new and improved weight-motor. This design consists in "the drum having the ratchet-wheel, the gear-wheel having the pawl engaging the ratchet-wheel, the lever extending from the track and adapted to be operated by the wheels of a passing train, the push-rod attached to the said lever and adapted to engage the ratchet-wheel to rotate the latter, the rope attached to the drum and having the weights, the trip-lever to move the push-rod out of engagement with the ratchet-wheel, and the rod attached to the said trip-lever and having an arm extending in the path of the weight" (lines 48-59).
Date:
December 7, 1886
Creator:
Spencer, Hiram A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Wheel.
Patent for a wheel attachment of "combined purposes of tire, felly and safety guard" (lines 15-16), with slight wing-like widening between spokes to prevent sinking into ruts, with optional cutouts to reduce weight, including illustrations.
Date:
May 7, 1895
Creator:
Laube, Godfried
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Brake.
Patent for improved vehicle brakes, and the "object is to arrange the brake shoes so that when applied they will bear on the wheels slightly below a point on a line drawn horizontally through the center of the wheel, whereby a greater brake power is obtained with less force exerted, and further, to so construct and arrange the brake shoes that during the backing of a team for any purpose the brakes will automatically release themselves and not bear upon the wheels to interfere with said backing." (Lines 21-31) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 7, 1895
Creator:
Christian, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee-Pad.
Patent for a knee-pad that is meant to protect cotton-pickers as they crawl in uncomfortable areas. The knee-pads are made up of a concave oval made from leather, metal, or another strong material, with cloth attached to the base and edges of the oval. Straps go around the cloth and around the leg to hold it in place.
Date:
July 7, 1896
Creator:
Fergusson, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Proof Roller or Pedestal.
Patent for "a caster or pedestal for beds, sofas, tables, &c.; and it primarily has for its object to provide an article of this character having means for destroying chinches and other insects or vermin, whereby to prevent same from passing up the post or leg into the bed, sofa, or table." (Lines 8-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Curry, William Henry & Curry, Amey Marshall
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock for Firearms
Patent for a new and useful improvements in locks for firearms. This invention is to "provide a simple and effective lock mechanism for a firearm" (line 15-17).
Date:
December 7, 1897
Creator:
Oritciiett, James Clyde
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroyer.
Patent for "an improved insect destroyer" ... "embodying a fuel supply and a burner for the purpose of destroying insects brushed from plants beside which the device is traveling" (lines 9, 11-14) including illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1911
Creator:
Garner, William W. & Rush, Owen T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Axle.
Patent for vehicle axle that can be used as a replacement part of a worn out spindle, this invention is cost effective and efficient because it requires no welding.
Date:
October 7, 1902
Creator:
Cornett, Reuben B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock.
Patent for a permutation lock with illustrations. The combination on the lock can be changed an infinite number of times by the user.
Date:
October 7, 1902
Creator:
Nickey, Oscar E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Cabinet
Patent for a kitchen cabinet.
Date:
June 7, 1904
Creator:
Rosser, Virgil O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroyer.
Patent for an insect destroyer for removing boll weevils and other insects from cotton or other crops.
Date:
April 7, 1908
Creator:
Ednall, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle
Patent for a vehicle. Illustration included.
Date:
March 7, 1905
Creator:
Boothe, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Collecting Machine.
Patent for a machine to collect insects such as cotton-bool weevils and other pests from crops.
Date:
July 7, 1903
Creator:
Ferriott, Charley L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lapel-Spring for Coats.
Patent for improvements in lapel-springs for coats and similar articles of clothing by using a loop-shaped spring and a rod or bar pivotally connected with or hinged to both ends of the spring. It will hold the lapels of a coat or similar garment in proper position. Illustration is included.
Date:
May 7, 1901
Creator:
Crow, Robert Dlouglas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Umbrella-Case.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in umbrella cases, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1899
Creator:
Ferry, Thomas Cate
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroyer
Patent for an insect destroyer. This invention is designed to destroy boll weevils by using blowers and agitators that send the boll weevils to receptacles filled with liquid. Illustration included.
Date:
July 7, 1908
Creator:
Vickers, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap.
Patent for an insect trap that entraps and kills insects that infest live plants or trees. This trap has a lantern to attract insects; the lantern is mounded in a pan that can be filled with liquid that injures and kills the insects.
Date:
October 7, 1913
Creator:
Cook, Katherine B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Spring.
Patent for a vehicle spring with telescoping casings.
Date:
June 7, 1910
Creator:
Pochyla, Adolph Arnold & King, Henry Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History