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Baling-Press
Patent for "a simple, light, and durable press, which may be conveniently manipulated in either a vertical or horizontal position and readily transported in a field from stack to stack of hay. . .wherein the hay may be expeditiously and effectively baled by two persons" (lines 9-16).
Date:
December 11, 1888
Creator:
Freytag, Anton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Uncoupling Device.
Patent for a new and improved uncoupling device for railroad cars. This design consists in "a draw-head provided with a vertically-movable coupling-pin support and lifting frame, a spring holding the coupling-pin support in raised position, a catch for holding the pin-support in lowered position, and a lever mechanism for releasing the catch and effecting the uncoupling of a car" (lines 7-14).
Date:
December 11, 1888
Creator:
Rutledge, William O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn Dasher.
Patent for a new and improved churn-dasher for butter churns. This design calls for two weights on opposite ends of the bottom of the churn-dasher so that the dasher will "revolve with greater force and to balance it more easily upon its pivot" (lines 17-18). This lessens the wear on the bottom of the churn, which increases the longevity of the dasher.
Date:
April 11, 1882
Creator:
Pinter, Francis T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Billiard Table Leveler.
Patent for a new and improved billiard-table leveler. This design consists in "the vertical case having the closed bottom, the open upper end, and provided with the removable plate, the vertical guide-rods extending through openings in the plate, the follower in the upper end of the case and having openings to receive the guide-rods, and provided with an interiorly-threaded opening, the vertical shaft having its lower end stepped in the bottom of the case and journaled in the plate, the said shaft having the miter-pinion and the threaded upper end working in the threaded opening of the follower" (lines 58-70).
Date:
May 11, 1886
Creator:
Himes, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Truck.
Patent for a new and improved car-truck. This design "relates to railway-car trucks; and it consists in providing the axle inside the wheel with a supplementary journal and shoulder and a supplementary journal-box supported above the inside journal by the truck-frame, said supplementary journal-box being immediately over the inside journal and arranged so as to support the truck on the inside journal should the outside journal become broken or inoperative by means of a hot box or otherwise" (lines 10-20).
Date:
September 11, 1888
Creator:
Tull, Francis Shalis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cartridge-Loading Machine
Patent for improvements for loading cartridge, included detailed drawings.
Date:
September 11, 1888
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anti-Freezing Tank Valve.
Patent for a new and improved tank valve. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the tank, its valve and lever, and valve-rod, of the frost-chamber having an annular space to receive the non-freezing compound, the stuffing-box around the rod and screw-threaded at the ends, and the screw-threaded caps . . . having necks and flanges" (lines 7-13).
Date:
June 11, 1889
Creator:
Barrett, William Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Carrier.
Patent for a new and improved cotton-carrier. This design consists in "the bottom having the ridged portion and the oppositely-inclined portions, said bottom being provided with a hook in front, the upright post in front for holding the lines, the posts upon the sides near the front, to which the mouth of the bag is secured to be held open, and the upright posts on the sides in the rear of the posts for holding the bags when filled" (lines 78-85).
Date:
June 11, 1889
Creator:
Smith, Robert Toumbleson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blind Stop.
Patent for a new and improved blind stop. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a shutter provided with pivotal slats, of a flat spring-metal fastening-plate provided with a slot for clearing the slat-pivot, and projections upon its surface for engaging with the end of the slat, and having its rear end secured to the shutter-frame and its front end projecting beyond the plane of the shutter-frame and forming a thumb-piece for operating said spring-plate" (lines 59-67).
Date:
June 11, 1889
Creator:
Wesson, Miley B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clinical Thermometer.
Patent for a new and improved thermometer. This design has "[u]pon the body of the instrument a scale, preferably equivalent to the centigrade . . . in which the zero-sign is placed at the normal temperature of the body, each degree being divided into five or ten parts according to the size of the instrument and reading supernormal and subnormal degrees" (lines 20-26).
Date:
June 11, 1889
Creator:
Hunstock, Robert H. & Chávez, Emigdio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Tool.
Patent for a new and improved multi-tool. This design "relates to improvements in combination tools, and is designed to produce a tool in which the wrench, hammer, and screwdriver are combined in a compact and useful form. The improvement consists, essentially, in the manner of combining the parts and in the particular construction thereof" (lines 10-17).
Date:
August 11, 1885
Creator:
Miller, Walker C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Milk Pan and Curd or Cheese Mold.
Patent for a new and improved combined milk pan and curd or cheese mold. This design "consists in a dairy or kitchen utensil composed, mainly, of a pan with spout and stopper, and a detachable screen-cover to the pan constructed to also form a mold, and otherwise of peculiar construction" (lines 8-12).
Date:
August 11, 1885
Creator:
Noessel, Sarah J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cuff Button and Holder.
Patent for a new and improved cuff button and holder. This design consists in "[a] cuff button and holder having in combination a shank-plate, two buttons, one attached at each end of the shank-plate, and a clamp-bar, one end of which is for attachment to the shirt-sleeve, and the other end having a device to couple with said shank-plate" (lines 1-6).
Date:
August 11, 1885
Creator:
Stuart, John A. & Woodmansee, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Ventilator.
Patent for a new and improved car-ventilator. This design consists in "an eduction pipe arranged lengthwise of the car" (lines 103-104). It further consists in a casing "at the end of the pipe, the fan-wheel mounted upon a shaft within said casing, [another] casing arranged adjacent to the [first] casing, a fan-wheel arranged within [a third] casing upon an extension of the shaft, and valves in the eduction pipe, to be opened and closed by the air" (lines 1-7).
Date:
October 11, 1887
Creator:
Tull, Francis Shalis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a new and improved churn. This design "relates to improvements in churn-powers in which suitable gearing and frame-work operate in conjunction with a vertically-reciprocating dasher; and the objects of [the] improvements are, first, to provide for the quick and convenient detaching of the churn from the driving mechanism; and, second, to afford facilities for the proper adjustment of the device to the different sizes of churns" (lines 7-16).
Date:
November 11, 1884
Creator:
Turner, Hiram O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Button.
Patent for a new and improved button. This design consists "[i]n a detachable button, the combination, with the hollow threaded shank of the button-head, having end serrations, and the base-disk, having a central screw, of the loose clamp-disk, applied on the screw, and having a spring-pawl or projection to engage the serrations of the shank" (lines 70-76).
Date:
March 11, 1884
Creator:
Matthews, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists "[i]n a working-body churn, the combination, with the churn-body having centrally-disposed turret, and the breaking-frames having their lower ends resting in suitable seats, in the bottom of the churn-body and their upper ends extended into the turret thereof, of the block having sockets and placed on the breaking-frames with its lower side projected above the turret, and the cap or lid, placed on the turret and bearing against the block and securing the same and the breaking-frames in position" (lines 23-34).
Date:
September 11, 1883
Creator:
German, Eliza
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Trimming Hooves of Animals.
Patent for a new and improved hoof trimmer. This design "consists in an upright standard or support having a concaved supporting-recess adapted to receive the animal's hoof, with parallel guide-ways arranged in rear thereof, a trimming implement moving in said guides, and so constructed as to operate upon the hoof without injury to the frog, and means for reciprocating the trimming device from either side of the animal" (lines 16-25).
Date:
December 11, 1883
Creator:
Mullins, Joshua C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mailing-Box.
Patent for a mailing box with curves and grooves to fit the cover and securing string with illustrations and assembly instructions.
Date:
May 11, 1880
Creator:
Sabin, Chauncey Brewer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved design for freight car coupling. This design calls for a sliding block, with the assistance of metal pins, to lock the link between two freight cars firmly in place. This eliminates the possibility of accidental disconnect.
Date:
January 11, 1881
Creator:
Upson, Bolivar J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed Attachment for Invalids.
Patent for a new and improved bed attachment for bed-ridden persons. This design "consists, principally, of a frame, hinged between the side boards of the bedstead, said frame having a removable seat and adapted to be brought to a vertical position for supporting the [bed-ridden person] in a sitting position. The invention also consists in the construction and arrangement of parts" (lines 10-16).
Date:
October 11, 1881
Creator:
Brown, Joshua Perry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tile.
Patent for a new and improved bale-tie. This design "consists, principally, of a bale-tie jaw stamped from sheet metal and formed with an open hook at one end standing in front of a curved edge, with an opening at the other for attachment to the bale-hoop, said opening being shaped to permit the jaw to have a pivotal side motion upon the hoop. The invention also consists of the combination of two of such jaws applied to the bale-hoop to form a complete tie" (lines 7-16).
Date:
January 11, 1887
Creator:
Rylander, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling
Patent for an improved car-coupling, including illustrations.
Date:
January 11, 1887
Creator:
Young, James D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "a draw-head having a slotted top and a recessed bottom, of a transverse slotted bar journaled in bearings, one end being extended for the attachment of a handle, and the headless coupling-pin having the reduced or flattened portion to permit of its ready insertion and withdrawal from the transverse bar" (lines 73-80).
Date:
January 11, 1887
Creator:
Dial, Augustus A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History