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Crate (open access)

Crate

Patent for a cylindrical crate. Illustration included.
Date: September 14, 1909
Creator: Burwell, Charles B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Crate (open access)

Collapsible Crate

Patent for a collapsible crate. Illustration included.
Date: November 8, 1904
Creator: Keck, Edgar A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hatchet and Wire-Tightener. (open access)

Combined Hatchet and Wire-Tightener.

Patent for a device that operates as a hatchet and as a wire-twisting device, so that "slack may be taken up in fence-wires as fast as it occurs" (lines 11-12). The wire-tightener is two triangles stick out from the side of the hatchet, where the operator can pinch the wire.
Date: January 5, 1897
Creator: Keck, Edgar A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool. (open access)

Combination-Tool.

Patent for "a simple and effective tool designed especially for wire-fence working and combining in a single implement a hatchet, nail-claw, staple-puller, wire kinker or twister, and wire-cutter." (Lines 13-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 12, 1897
Creator: Ponkney, August C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weight-Motor. (open access)

Weight-Motor.

Patent for invention of a machine in which reciprocating motion is converted in to rotary motion with more power. In this invention maximum propelling force is obtained without excessive energy.
Date: July 11, 1916
Creator: Martinez, Norberto
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Connector and Releaser (open access)

Patent for Connector and Releaser

Patent for a connecting device that can be implemented in various situations, and can be instantly detached in emergency situations.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Pena, Manuel V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Mechanism. (open access)

Transmission Mechanism.

Patent for a transmission mechanism "in which a minimum number of parts is employed and the working thereof is uniform, steady, and without lost motion" (lines 16-18). Additional benefits are "simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, and which is strong and durable and may be manufactured at small cost" (lines 21-24).
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Martinez, Norberto
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission mechanism (open access)

Transmission mechanism

Patent for transmission mechanism of which minimum number of parts are working with uniform force and with multiplied power and without decreasing the strength and durability.
Date: July 11, 1916
Creator: Martinez, Norberto
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Mechanism (open access)

Transmission Mechanism

Patent for a transmission mechanism that converts motion into power to increase the efficiency of the device.
Date: September 29, 1914
Creator: Martinez, Norberto & Wahrenberger, Theophilus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Bag (open access)

Water Bag

Patent for a water bag. Illustration included.
Date: March 23, 1909
Creator: Smith, Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pan Cover. (open access)

Pan Cover.

Patent for a new and improved pan cover. This design's "lower section, being outwardly flaring, is capable of attachment to different size pans, and the bars serve to strengthen the cover and assist in supporting the upper pan, while the perforations admit a current of air through the cover, thus serving to keep the contents of the pan cool. The wire gauze . . . is designed to prevent flies, insects, &c., from getting into the pan, and to a great measure prevents dust from doing likewise, and they may be constructed any size desirable, and at the same time are durable and cheap to manufacture" (lines 42-54).
Date: October 30, 1883
Creator: Dowdell, Seleta C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Crate. (open access)

Folding Crate.

Patent for a folding crate that locks together.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Cook, Leander P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Extensible Car-Step. (open access)

Extensible Car-Step.

Patent for an extensible car-step for trolleys that attaches to the ordinary steps of a trolley car.
Date: February 6, 1912
Creator: Uhl, Edgar G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drill (open access)

Rotary Drill

Patent for a rotary drill.
Date: January 6, 1903
Creator: Seed, Leonard F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a plow. Illustration included.
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: Goldtrap, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heel for Boots and Shoes. (open access)

Heel for Boots and Shoes.

Patent for a new and improved heel for boots and shoes. This design is for a hollow heel of malleable metal (e.g., iron) to be filled with some cheaper material (e.g., wood). This design represents an improvement over previous heels with its cheaper production cost and greater durability.
Date: November 7, 1882
Creator: Dranley, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rod-Coupling Device. (open access)

Rod-Coupling Device.

Patent for a rod-coupling device, "to provide a simple, convenient, and effective device for the pump plunger-rods of windmills and the like" (lines 12-15). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 12, 1897
Creator: Ponkney, August C.
System: The Portal to Texas History