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Whiffletree-Hook.
Patent for whiffletree-hook that provides "a novel device of this character in which it is impossible for the trace ring or link to become accidentally detached, but which may be readily removed or disengaged from the hook when desired" (lines 15-20). The invention has a flattened circular plate.
Date:
March 26, 1895
Creator:
Flatau, Louis S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a cattle-guard that does not let cattle become entangled and killed in the guard, and does not allow cattle to pass over the rails. Cattle also will not get thrown or trip on the guard, and the trains will not be endangered.
Date:
March 13, 1894
Creator:
Hills, Lorenzo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow.
Patent for improvements in harrows, "so that any farmer who possesses a Georgia stock or ordinary plow-beam with its attached handles can purchase one of [these] improved harrows per se and without the exercise of any special mechanical knowledge or experience apply the harrow device or contrivance to the beam of such ordinary plow stock." (Lines 40-47) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 14, 1891
Creator:
Flatau, Louis S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow and Cultivator.
Patent for a combination harrow and cultivator, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 27, 1891
Creator:
Flatau, Louis S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for improvements to plows, including a mechanism to enhance the durability of the parts of the plow that receive the most use. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 30, 1891
Creator:
Flatau, Louis S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History