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Cotton-Stalk Cutter
Patent for a more efficient and simple cotton stalk chopper with the ability for the chopping drum to be moved up and down in the on and off positions.
Date:
March 4, 1913
Creator:
Thomsen, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cranking Device
Patent for a cranking device. Illustration included.
Date:
August 27, 1912
Creator:
Christensen, Petter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Fish-Bucket.
Patent for a combination fish bucket, which has two compartments for holding bait, tackle, and food and a holder for a fishing rod, which may be carried on the body or by a handle.
Date:
July 5, 1910
Creator:
Fly, Nathaniel D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap
Patent for an ant rap designed to catch ants and burrowing insects that are destructive to vegetation. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 20, 1909
Creator:
Fly, Nathaniel D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cot-Canopy
Patent for a cot with a surrounding canopy that is designed to keep insects away from the user.
Date:
May 15, 1906
Creator:
Kerridge, Isaac Curtis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Airship
Patent for an airshape. This invention is of a helicopter design. Illustration included.
Date:
January 21, 1913
Creator:
Darche, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate
Patent for a shipping crate that has detachable parts and is able to be folded. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 5, 1909
Creator:
Payne, Don F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Crate
Patent for a collapsible crate. Illustration included.
Date:
December 1, 1903
Creator:
Orr, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Wheel
Patent for an automobile wheel. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 5, 1911
Creator:
Messerli, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blind Stop.
Patent for a new and improved blind-stop. This design consists "[i]n blind-stops, the rod, consisting of two parts connected by a thin piece of metal, in combination with a blind provided with a median open-slotted tapering screw and thumb-nut" (lines 49-53).
Date:
December 25, 1888
Creator:
Warren, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Milk Pan and Curd or Cheese Mold.
Patent for a new and improved combined milk pan and curd or cheese mold. This design "consists in a dairy or kitchen utensil composed, mainly, of a pan with spout and stopper, and a detachable screen-cover to the pan constructed to also form a mold, and otherwise of peculiar construction" (lines 8-12).
Date:
August 11, 1885
Creator:
Noessel, Sarah J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle Lubricator.
Patent for a new and improved axle lubricator. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the barrel or reservoir, its piston, and screw of the passage leading up from the top of the barrel-chamber, and the tube passing through the axle-collar and into a cavity of the axle arm" (lines 92-97).
Date:
October 7, 1884
Creator:
Keller, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blind Stops.
Patent for a new and improved stop for blinds. This design "is to provide a convenient means by which blind-slats may be swung on their pivots, so as to open or close to the extent desired" (lines 8-11).
Date:
June 5, 1883
Creator:
Vandervoort, Charles Frederick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Caster Attachment for Plows.
Patent for "a simple and practical attachment for a sulky or other plow which will enable the operator to readily turn the plow at any point where this may be desired while the plow is in service, and furthermore, to furnish a device of the above-indicated character which will be especially well adapted to facilitate the turning movement of a disk plow and dispense with the use of a tongue to guide the plow." (Lines 14-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 26, 1896
Creator:
Waters, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chair for Sewing Machines and the Like.
Patent for a folding chair for a sewing machine or a similar machine, which can fit into a space between the supporting legs. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Hagner, Frederick Hayes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Battery Connector
Patent for a battery connector that will bind the, "posts and nuts of batteries."
Date:
March 2, 1915
Creator:
Hale, Noah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Shock-Absorber and Brace.
Patent for an improved connection between the shock absorber and brace to "reduce the strain on the front springs of a motor vehicle and to control the rebound incident to the front wheels [...] so that the machine may at all times be under proper control of the steering mechanism" (lines 34-41), including illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
More, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Soap-Drainer and Brush
Patent for a brush which can be used as a soap receptacle when laid flat on its back. In this position, it also allows the brush bristles to drain.
Date:
January 19, 1915
Creator:
Tijou, Lincoln
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap
Patent for an animal trap that can continue to trap more animals even after if traps one or more.
Date:
May 18, 1915
Creator:
Dennis, Decatur D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auxiliary Seeding Attachment for Planters
Patent for an attachment to existing hopper fed planters intended for larger format seeds (corn, cotton, etc.), to allow their use in distribution of smaller format seeds (cabbage, onions, etc.).
Date:
August 21, 1917
Creator:
Whitworth, John Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Connecting Member.
Patent for connecting members, "which in one form is particularly adapted for repairing chains or linking chains to each other and which may be modified so as to be used as buckles or for a variety of other purposes." (lines 20-24)
Date:
October 16, 1917
Creator:
Wallace, Milton M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nozzle for Pneumatic Cotton-Picking Machines
Patent for a nozzle for pneumatic cotton-picking machines, in which cotton is drawn by suction from the plants includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 14, 1915
Creator:
Tully, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hat and Coat Rack.
Patent for a simple hat and coat rack "wherein a hat holder is supported by two garment hooks" and mounted on a wall (lines 11-12).
Date:
November 10, 1914
Creator:
Trice, Bacon S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Steering Mechanism for Plows.
Patent for a combination steering mechanism for plows, which allows the plow to move independently (lateral movement only) of the plow frame.
Date:
March 30, 1920
Creator:
Rarig, Welden C. & Smith, Glen E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History