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Closet-Flushing Mechanism.
Patent for a water closet flushing mechanism, which prevents the water from standing in the toilet bowl where it is liable to freeze in cold weather.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Parker, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for an improved baling press.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Washington, George M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound Engine.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in compound engines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1899
Creator:
Johnson, Willie H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake Coupling
Patent for an air brake coupling for use on trains that opens the air valves when the coupling is attached.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Winton, Robert A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Constructing Béton or Artificial Stone Curbing.
Patent for a new and improved curbing. This design "consists in a method for constructing [artificial-stone curbing] in the trench in which it is required to be laid; and it further consists in molds for accomplishing such result with accuracy and dispatch" (lines 9-14).
Date:
June 20, 1882
Creator:
Burns, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the fork-shaped draw-heads having under-beveled bearings between the branches, the slotted coupler-bars having hook-lugs in front of the slots and adapted to interlock, the side bearings or ledges on each side of each hook-lug, designed to support the sides of the bar and to allow the hook-lugs to enter the slots in coupling" (lines 19-27).
Date:
June 20, 1882
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Brake.
Patent for an improvement "in the application of power to car brakes, whereby the slack is quickly and automatically absorbed, and a powerful leverage is secured, and a perfect equalization of the leverage at each end of the car is obtained, and the convenient and safe adjustment of the brakes in regard to the wheels is effected, and any particular alignment of the brake cylinder in regard to the car body is avoided as the cylinder in regard to the car body is avoided as the cylinder may be placed across the car body or at any angle desired to secure convenience of application" (lines 8-20).
Date:
June 20, 1893
Creator:
Ferguson, George J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Table and Chair
Patent for combined table and chair that is very durable and simple in construction. This will allow organization and support for either a chair use or table use.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Macon, Alexander W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin-controlled Pump.
Patent for the improvements in coin-controlled pump for pumping liquids only in required amounts based on the value of the coin or check.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Redden, Oscar D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment
Patent for altering the regulating the depth of insertion into the ground, without the need of operators alighting from seat of cultivator.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Andy F. Parker
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Container.
Patent for an adapted barrel/container that can be assembled from the barrel/containers collapsed form, including illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
York, Edward Jackson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Core-Taking Device
Patent for improvements to a core-taking device which will "form a core, in the process of drilling, and embodies means for severing the core, when formed, and retaining the same in the core barrel until, it is withdrawn for inspection" (lines 13-17), including illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1922
Creator:
Christian, Walton G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench that is cheap to manufacture.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Furrh, Elijah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Body Suspension.
Patent for swing suspension for trucks to absorb shocks sustained by the chassis.
Date:
June 20, 1919
Creator:
Harper, William David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Fuel Burner
Patent for fuel burner that can be dismantled and easily moved around the kitchen.
Date:
June 20, 1920
Creator:
Tucker, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for connecting pipe-sections
Patent for embodying an improved construction whereby the ends of relatively heavy and large pipe sections be screwed together with minimum amount of manual labor.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Simms, Joe M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Mechanism.
Patent for the invention of an efficient well-controlled drilling mechanism to provide that can be operated automatically.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
May, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Velocipedes
Patent for improvements to a single-wheel velocipede.
Date:
June 20, 1869
Creator:
Dillaha, J. G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Household Utensil.
Patent for a new attachment for buckets. This design is for a metal cup with hooks by which to hang from the rim of the bucket and a groove to receive the handle of the dipper or ladle. This allows for the dipper to be stored near the bucket without resting on the floor.
Date:
June 20, 1882
Creator:
Sims, Thomas W. & Fischer, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Starting Meachanism for Explosive Engines
Patent for a mechanism for starting internal combustion engines, and particularly that form of starting devices in which a torsion spring is used.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Appleman, Boyd K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plunger-Rod Puller.
Patent for a new invention of a Plunger-rod puller, its descriptions and usage is clearly explained.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Lowrance, William J. & Bryant, Ivens H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in stirrups, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1899
Creator:
Dickerman, Daniel Frederick.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire and Reliner.
Patent for a long-lasting, low-cost tire that is durable and resistant to punctures and blowouts.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Morse, Edwin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meat-Hook
Patent for a meat hook that allows for ease of handling meats without needing to dirty the hands of the user.
Date:
June 20, 1905
Creator:
Tally, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History