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Cotton-Bale-Tie Antibuckler.
Patent for a simple and efficient device intended to be used for the removal of cotton bale ties without destroying the bale.
Date:
February 10, 1914
Creator:
Meador, Lenerd E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher
Patent for a lever to use for maintenance and repairs. The lever can be used to fix wired fences and has interchangeable features.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Frank, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power Transmission.
Patent for a power transmission that has a gear that can provide different speeds. This transmission is a simple construction that allows for the driver to easily choose the gear, which allows high efficiency in operation.
Date:
September 16, 1919
Creator:
Cook, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee-Protector.
Patent for knee protectors that provide padding for the wearer when kneeling, attached by springs that allow for comfortable movement and easy donning.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Hooker, Rufus B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manually-Operated Coal-Mining Machine.
Patent for manually mining coal and allows miners to cut coal close to the ground from an upright position, including illustrations.
Date:
July 8, 1919
Creator:
Jackson, Ed
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Digger.
Patent for an improved peanut digger design.
Date:
April 15, 1919
Creator:
Noah, Joseph O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Plow.
Patent for motor-plows with a spring-actuated motor driving device. The motor-plow can be rewound for use by the hand of the operators without leaving the driver's seat. The motor-plows have a plurality of moldboards and provide an inexpensive motor eliminating the use of draft-animals.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Kucharski, Konstanty
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut Harvester
Patent for "new and improved peanut harvester (lines 5-7)."
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Keith, Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Nest.
Patent for a sanitary nest that is made of metal unlike others made of wood. The nest allows for the animals to nest in an improved environment which helps prevent invasions from pests, climate, or any other unhealthy infestation.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Brooks, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Slide-Scraper
Patent for a slide scraper. The objective of this invention is to create a more efficient slide scraper that allows the attention of the operator to remain on the draft horse and the work.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Elrod, Albert K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check-Protector.
Patent for check-protectors that prevent unauthorized tampering with perforating rollers with springs and jaws.
Date:
March 13, 1917
Creator:
McCombs, Charles Cleveland
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Switch Throwing Apparatus
Patent for a device that will automatically throw a switch upon the presence of an on-coming train, and switch it back after the train has passed.
Date:
December 5, 1916
Creator:
Bida, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester
Patent for peanut-harvester to plow vines from the ground and feed them into the rear of the machine to catch the peanuts that drop from the vines. This more easily separates the peanuts from the other foreign matter.
Date:
August 8, 1916
Creator:
Winters, John William & Winters, Calvin C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Destroying Insects.
Patent for an apparatus used to kill insectects, particularly boll weevils on cotton blooms. The apparatus is attached to a wagon which is driven through a cotton field, and the device knocks off the boll weevil eggs and then suctions them into the device and destroys them by fire.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Morrow, James Morton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Exterminator
Patent for a device exterminating boll weevils and other insects, which infest cotton and other crops. The device produces new means for producing fumigating gas, and its delivery mechanism. An improved driving mechanism for the device, which connects to a blower, is also part of the patent.
Date:
May 30, 1916
Creator:
Rawls, Theophilus M. & Miller, Robert A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat Display Rack.
Patent for an improved hat display rack that can display a full line of hats. Illustrations and instructions included.
Date:
March 21, 1916
Creator:
Williams, Martin A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Support.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Drill-Supports, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to drilling apparatus, and more particularly to an apparatus of this character for use in coal or other mines for boring or drilling holes for blasting charges and other purposes" (lines 6-13).
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Williams, Benjamin F. & Mayfield, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Door
Patent for a car door that has a lock that cooperates with the hangers on the door to cause them to bind the rollers against the track. The car door also provides a locking means for the levers on the door locking means which is "adapted to received the ordinary car seal" (line 22).
Date:
October 12, 1915
Creator:
Renner, Willie L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine
Patent for improvements to gas engines, including the addition of improved pistons.
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Hunter, Elbert I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Grain-Harvester Reel.
Patent for making the arms of the folding reels of grain harvesters shiftable and creating a way to brace the arms and hold them in different positions.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Buchanan, David E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transposition Device for Electric Lines.
Patent for improving efficiency in transposing electric lines. Improvements include providing devices "which cannot be destroyed by bullets or rocks and other destructive agencies", providing devices "which will maintain the lines parallel with each other", and providing devices "so that no special tools will be necessary for linemen... only a pair of pliers."
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Neel, Guy W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade, Curtain, and Drapery Hanger.
Patent for a pair of adjustable and flexible bars and brackets to be modified with additional components (such as strips, screws, and nails) to accommodate any window or hangar length. The bars and brackets combination provide simple construction and removals of window shades, curtains, and drapes.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Rawls, Theophilus M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meter for Type-Writers.
Patent for the meter of the type-writer. It is to improve the meter of the type-writer. The meter enhances the mechanics of the inside of the typewriter, in particular how the push of a certain key reacts to another.
Date:
October 27, 1914
Creator:
Winters, W. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History