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Antikicking Device for Automobiles. (open access)

Antikicking Device for Automobiles.

Patent for a device that catches the crank of hand crank automobiles which were typical of the early 1900s in the United States of America. The invention addresses controlling the motion of the crank and preventing the crank from causing injury.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Miller, Herman P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Rim. (open access)

Collapsible Rim.

Patent for a collapsible rim for wheels, particularly the wheels of motor vehicles, to provide ease in changing tires. Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Rogers, Francis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Boll Threshing Machine. (open access)

Cotton Boll Threshing Machine.

Patent for a cotton boll breaking mechanism and a means for breaking cotton bolls which are not opened sufficiently for the cotton to be picked.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Cass, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Phonographic Reproducers. (open access)

Attachment for Phonographic Reproducers.

Patent for a device that reduces the crackling sound of records playing on a phonograph.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Gollmer, Edmund
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bill-Posting Blanking Device. (open access)

Bill-Posting Blanking Device.

Patent for bill-posting blanking device for applying strips of paper to bill-boards.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Gallia, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clock-Actuated Display Apparatus. (open access)

Clock-Actuated Display Apparatus.

Patent for a clock actuated display apparatus comprising a casing, a spring-pressed rotatable reel, and display tape adapted to wind which will cause the drum to rotate.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Shure, Ralph Deane
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock Attachment for Automobiles. (open access)

Lock Attachment for Automobiles.

Patent for a lock attachment for automobiles in relation to the gear-shift levers to prevent unlicensed interference with or stealing of the car.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Dobler, Joseph G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Closure for Ventilators (open access)

Valve-Closure for Ventilators

Patent for a new valve-closure for ventilators on plumbing systems by W.L. Hamilton and G. McCullough.
Date: December 20, 1917
Creator: Hamilton, William L. & McCullough, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Coop (open access)

Folding Coop

Patent for folding coops for the shipment of meat products, such as poultry. This invention will ensure greater efficiency in shipment of products.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Randall, John G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Linotype Machine (open access)

Linotype Machine

Patent for used producing lines of type, and it is the object of the invention to provide a comparatively simple, small, inexpensive and compact machine of that character generally resembling a type write in its construction and operation, and operable to produce lines of type.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: French, Morris
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch. (open access)

Switch.

Patent for a switch mechanism for use on railroads. The switch can be installed without cutting the railroad tracks. Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Allen, Gus V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting Stalks (open access)

Machine for Cutting Stalks

Patent for machines that cuts rows of stalks, severing them into smaller pieces that will fall to the ground.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Smith, Cullen R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foot Rest for School Desks (open access)

Foot Rest for School Desks

Patent for foot rest that will elevate the feet of a studying student while they are at the desk.
Date: February 20, 1917
Creator: Pratt, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Explosion Hatch for Oil Containers (open access)

Explosion Hatch for Oil Containers

Patent for improved explosion hatch for oil containers.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Scott, Clarence N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe or Rod Grips (open access)

Pipe or Rod Grips

Patent for Pipe or Rod Grip
Date: February 20, 1917
Creator: Champie, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner (open access)

Oil Burner

Patent for simple, efficient oil burner.
Date: February 20, 1917
Creator: Latshaw, Benjamin J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Support for Line-Wires. (open access)

Support for Line-Wires.

Patent for support for line wires that can be quickly connected to the line wire and at the same time preventing the line wire from being bent to a large extent.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Head, Vernon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plate-Guard for Secondary Batteries. (open access)

Plate-Guard for Secondary Batteries.

Patent for a plate-guard for secondary batteries. The invention relates to guard sheaths or envelopes to provide light, rigid, and inexpensive frame of acid-proof material to be build around the plate to protect the exposed metal of the plate.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Luthy, Joseph O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ensilage-Cutting Machine. (open access)

Ensilage-Cutting Machine.

Patent for ensilage-cutting that will efficiently cut corn and other rough feed. It can be driven clockwise of anti-clockwise, can discharge the cut feed at different points, and has few parts. There are no cogs or gears to catch the operator's clothing.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Sinclair, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch Lock for Motor Vehicles. (open access)

Switch Lock for Motor Vehicles.

Patent for "certain new and useful improvements in Switch-Locks for motor vehicles", including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 20, 1917
Creator: Frank, Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rocker Attachment (open access)

Rocker Attachment

Patent for the rocker attachment. This invention relates to furniture and has special reference to a rocking chair provided with a resilient cushion for the rockers. Illustration is included.
Date: February 20, 1917
Creator: Fitz, Will & Fitz, Peter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for an improved wrench.
Date: February 20, 1917
Creator: Hamlett, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Step Mold (open access)

Concrete Step Mold

Patent for concrete that when used multiple times will produce a flight of stairs.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Baldwin, Thomas H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Operating Device (open access)

Window-Operating Device

Patent for Window-Operating Devices
Date: February 20, 1917
Creator: Martin, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History