Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists, "with a draw-head and a pin held to slide vertically therein, of a lever pivotally connected with the said link and fulcrumed on the draw-head, a chain connected with the said lever, an eye through which passes said chain, an arm connected with the inner end of the said chain, and a transversely-extending shaft mounted to turn in suitable bearings in the car-body and carrying the said arm" (lines 15-24).
Date: October 14, 1890
Creator: Onzon, François P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler-Skimmer. (open access)

Boiler-Skimmer.

Patent for a boiler-skimmer that improves the hinge joint so that water or scum will have free access there and in all positions of the skimmer.
Date: October 14, 1919
Creator: Phillips, Eugene N. & Dick, Harvey H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toy Dish. (open access)

Toy Dish.

Patent for a toy dish that is lightweight, attractive, durable, and cheap to manufacture. The design utilizes celluloid coverings.
Date: October 14, 1919
Creator: Luthy, Joseph O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sheet-Metal Vessels (open access)

Improvement in Sheet-Metal Vessels

Patent for a cylindrical vessel made of sheet-metal rather than tin. Including a inward double hanging ledge and two layers of metal soldiered together.
Date: October 14, 1879
Creator: Morris, Robert C. & McLane, Hiram H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Angle-Plates for Doors. (open access)

Improvement in Angle-Plates for Doors.

Patent for a strengthening bracket for improving angle-plates for door hinges, such that the door will be supported from sagging at the hinge.
Date: October 14, 1879
Creator: Morris, Robert C. & McLane, Hiram H.
System: The Portal to Texas History