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Key-Ring Clip. (open access)

Key-Ring Clip.

Patent for new improvements for key ring clips that will not detach in a seated position.
Date: July 6, 1920
Creator: Evans, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clip for Eyeglass Cases and The Like (open access)

Clip for Eyeglass Cases and The Like

Patent for a clip for eyeglass cases and the like. Meant to provide an inexpensive and simple clip to hold eyeglass cases in the pocket to prevent displacement.
Date: March 14, 1922
Creator: Evans, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sham-Bolster Frame. (open access)

Sham-Bolster Frame.

Patent for "sham-bolster frames, and more particularly to that class that are lengthwise adjustable to admit of their being used with beds of any width" (lines 8-12) including illustrations.
Date: January 14, 1902
Creator: Gully, Leontina
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truss. (open access)

Truss.

Patent for truss in relation to the truss pad and its adjustable straps to allow for a more sanitary and secure device, including illustrations.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Haile, James Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Cot. (open access)

Folding Cot.

Patent for a collapsible, folding cot frame. The cot is designed to be usable and storable in an automobile.
Date: March 16, 1920
Creator: Hall, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spike-Extractor (open access)

Spike-Extractor

Patent for a spike extractor that consists of a gripper and spring legs with inturned jaws.
Date: March 8, 1921
Creator: Hector, Olinthus H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Clamp. (open access)

Rail-Clamp.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in rail clamps or braces, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 27, 1898
Creator: Henigan, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hulling Machine (open access)

Hulling Machine

Patent for sifting out leaves and detritus from harvesting of pecan nuts.
Date: February 6, 1917
Creator: Huegele, Alvin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvements in plows through a, "disk-type," addition to paired longitudinally spaced ground engaging elements, "to throw the earth in opposite directions in order to effectively open a furrow" (lines 11-20). The improvements are simple, convenient, and cost reducing.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Jackson, Charley S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Billboard (open access)

Billboard

Patent for billboards built for wind resistance.
Date: November 28, 1922
Creator: Kelly, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine. (open access)

Washing Machine.

Patent for new and useful improvements for a pounder type of washing machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Patterson, Thomas A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washboiler (open access)

Washboiler

Patent for improved Washboilers. The improvements provides a more efficient circulation of water to insure the proper cleaning of fabrics and prevent damage of the fabric.
Date: February 22, 1921
Creator: Patterson, Thomas Allison.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel. (open access)

Wheel.

Patent for improvements “in wheel-tightening arrangements in which a cylinder with a conical-formed end works by means of a thread inside the hub, for the purpose of forcing the spokes to the outside and to tighten by these means the whole wheel, when the wooden parts of the wheel are shrunk together.” (Lines 9-15) Illustration is included.
Date: August 11, 1891
Creator: Pluck, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire Tightener. (open access)

Tire Tightener.

Patent for a new and improved tire-tightener. This design has "parts [that] are the width of a felly and a fraction less their depth, and bearing solid against their ends are held in place by flanges on each end. As the screw is turned in it forces the parts against the ends of felly, forcing the fellies against the tire, and is prevented from coming in contact with the tire by a rubber fender, or of other substance placed under tire-tightener. Fender is held in place by flanges at each side on bottom of tire-tightener; is also provided with a sliding joint on sides to cover the opening made by expansion" (lines 14-26).
Date: February 2, 1886
Creator: Pluck, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Extracting Wax from the Candelilla Plant (open access)

Process of Extracting Wax from the Candelilla Plant

Patent for a method of extracting wax from a candelilla plant using gasoline and benzine or naphtha in order to extract a light yellow wax, rather than the dark green wax currently extracted.
Date: October 30, 1911
Creator: Sharp, Benjamin Young
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Latch. (open access)

Gate-Latch.

Patent for improvement in gate-latches by using a single piece of wire bent and coiled to form a u-shaped latch. Illustration and description of how the latch worked are included.
Date: October 23, 1900
Creator: Smyth, Lewis Miller
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a "powerful wrench of simple construction, wherein the movement for the operation of the jaws is of slight degree, partially automatic, and easily affected" (lines 41-45).
Date: April 23, 1907
Creator: Tiner, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a wrench where the movement of the jaws is partially automated.
Date: March 6, 1906
Creator: Tiner, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bail for Cans, Buckets, &c. (open access)

Bail for Cans, Buckets, &c.

Patent for a detachable bail (wire handle) for cans and buckets allowing bails and cans to be packed separately and reducing overall packing space.
Date: November 23, 1920
Creator: Tiner, John Frances
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flying-Machine. (open access)

Flying-Machine.

Patent for a new flying machine which uses compact, "artificially produced air currents" (lines 11-12), including illustrations.
Date: August 4, 1914
Creator: Tiner, John Francis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench (open access)

Pipe-Wrench

Patent for a pipe wrench. Illustrations included.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Tiner, John Francis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Chicken or Poultry Coop. (open access)

Folding Chicken or Poultry Coop.

Patent for a folding chicken coop with improvements due to side and end pieces not needing to be disassembled before folding, including illustrations.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Upton, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Press for Attaching Comb Foundations to Honey-Frames for Beehives (open access)

Press for Attaching Comb Foundations to Honey-Frames for Beehives

Patent for a press for attaching comb foundations to honey frames for beehives. Illustrations included.
Date: February 28, 1911
Creator: Ward, Jefferson W.
System: The Portal to Texas History