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Brace for Heel-Sweeps.
Patent for a simple and durable brace for heel-sweeps. The wings of the sweep will not close, and "that portion of the sweep through which the heel-bolt passes will be materially strengthened" (lines 14-16). It also braces sweeps whatever their size, and all the brace's parts are adjustable.
Date:
January 7, 1896
Creator:
Ferrell, Augustus C. & Hamrick, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate.
Patent for "a crate for packing and transporting bottles of such material and such form of construction as will present a minimum liability to breakage of the contents." (Lines 9-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 7, 1896
Creator:
Riviere, Richard Andrew
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Filling Bottles.
Patent for an "apparatus for filling bottles with crude petroleum, turpentine, and other liquids; and its object is to provide an improved construction which shall possess superior advantages with respect to efficiency in operation" (lines 14-19).
Date:
May 5, 1896
Creator:
McKay, Felix Early
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Air-Hose Coupling and Stop-Valve.
Patent for a combined air-hose coupling and stop-valve. One must shut off the cut-off valve before the coupling can be disconnected. When the valve is closed, air pressure is balanced so the couplings can be safely disconnected, and prevents dirt from getting into the train-pipe.
Date:
August 18, 1896
Creator:
Heidelburg, Samuel R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive-Pilot Coupling.
Patent for a locomotive-pilot coupling that can lift or elevate locomotive pilot or draw-bars, a cylinder that can turn in all directions depending on how the bars moves and is collecting to the motor fluid supply, a piston in the cylinder that connects the bar to the cylinder, a swinging jaw, and various other parts.
Date:
January 21, 1896
Creator:
Heidelberg, Samuel R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool for Cleaning Out Nuts.
Patent for a tool for cleaning out internally-threaded apertures. This removes rust and dirt from screw-threads without damaging the threads, and is much less destructive than acid baths, heat, and screw-taps.
Date:
September 22, 1896
Creator:
Rall, Frederick A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup.
Patent for a saddle-stirrup with springs on the bottom and a spring-catch on the top.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Long, Francis F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fluid-Fuel Burner.
Patent for "a simple and efficient device adapted to feed the fuel as required for the support of combustion and avoid flooding and hence the danger of explosion, and, furthermore, to provide a compact arrangement of parts whereby the device may be arranged in the fire-box of an ordinary stove or range." (Lines 9-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 4, 1896
Creator:
Stapp, William A. & Hamilton, Charles P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie.
Patent for railroad-ties, and "the special object of the invention is to make a railroad cross-tie of metal, built up firmly and secured to the rails without screws, bolts, rivers, cushions or other appurtenances." (Lines 14-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 11, 1896
Creator:
Noonan, Philip
System:
The Portal to Texas History