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
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
Mail-Handling Device. (open access)

Mail-Handling Device.

Patent for a mail handling device that mounts into a train car to assist in loading and unloading of mail bags.
Date: September 11, 1917
Creator: Kost, Joseph L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Conduit. (open access)

Flexible Conduit.

Patent for flexible conduits that posses maximum strength, resilience, and flexibility that extend the life of dredge sleeves, couplings and other capacities.
Date: June 5, 1917
Creator: Johnson, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soldiering Irons or Copper (open access)

Soldiering Irons or Copper

Patent for Soldiering Iron or Copper
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Edwards, Claude M.
System: The Portal to Texas History