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Bridle-Bit
Patent for improvements in bridle bits, particularly bridle bits known as curb bridle bits. One of the objects is to provide means whereby the curb loop or strap is prevented from engaging the lips of the horse when strain is applied to the driving reins.
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Bass, James O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chimney-Protector.
Patent for a chimney protector that is "easy and cheap to manufacture which when applied to the chimney top of an oil cooking stove will prevent the drippings or over flow from utensils placed on top of the stove from running down the side" (lines 14-18), including illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Shiller, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie.
Patent for a new bale tie made from metal, with "integral interlocking terminal portions" (lines 25-26), including instructions and illustration. The bale tie is "strong in character, constructed at small cost, of a minimum number of parts, and capable of easy and expeditious manipulation" (lines 18-21).
Date:
July 11, 1916
Creator:
O'Riordan, John Eldridge
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Box
Patent for box made of pasteboard that collapses and remains as such until needed for use.
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Houghland, Frank E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Circuit Maker and Breaker
Patent for an improved automatic circuit maker and breaker. This breaker specifically is meant to be used in conjunction with lighting systems.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Mulford, Benjamin R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check-Book.
Patent for a checkbook holder that includes a special binder for check stubs, with instructions and illustration. When a new set of checks and binder are inserted into the holder, the old binder of stubs can be easily removed and saved, for receipt purposes.
Date:
July 11, 1916
Creator:
Bennett, Paul H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic gas-lighter
Patent for automatic gas lighter, designed for igniting the headlights of auto vehicle, the principle object was to attach a simple automatic lighter to any automobile which is cheaper and reliable.
Date:
July 11, 1916
Creator:
Ben F. Keith
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
Button
Patent for a button that holds articles of clothing securely with a combination of rings
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Karger, Rose
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Shade and Curtain-Pole Bracket.
Patent for combined shade and curtain pole brackets to "be attached to the upper sash of the window" (lines 14), removable, and adjustable, with illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Levingston, Thomas C. & Van Epps, Nettie M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clock.
Patent for an improved alarm clock with two different alarms that sound at desired time set and when the clock is unwound, including illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Buttigieg, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Box
Patent for collapsible boxes. Makes it easier and more convenient for people using them.
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Houghland, Frank H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Clamping and Nailing Boards.
Patent for a "machine whereby boards for floors, ceiling or sheathing may be forced into place and into contact with previously nailed boards without damage and held clamped into position until nails can be driven into the boards and into the joints" (lines 29-34), with illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Binger, Nickolaus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Seat.
Patent for "a detachable spring or resilient support for wagon seats [...] which may be adjusted for positioning the seat at various elevations" (lines 14-22), including illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Winslow, George J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Wagon Tongue Support
Patent for improvements to wagon tongue supports. "Spring supporting device which can be quickly and easily moved into position to support the tongue or move out of position to permit the tongue to be lowered to the ground." (15-19)
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Cole, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jack
Patent for a new Jack's that can use in motor cars and other vehicles, It is folded into a compact condition, for storage, within the tool chest of the machine, including illustrations.
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Abernathy, George J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Threshold.
Patent for an improvement for thresholds to consist of a single metal plate with an arched central portion and laterally-projected flanges that is cheaper and easier to make. The threshold will create a tight joint with the bottom of a door to prevent water and dust from entering through the bottom of the door.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Krause, Ernest
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Chimney Holder.
Patent for an "improved lamp chimney holder" (lines 12-13) designed to allow a hinged member to light the wick and extinguish the light "instead of raising or removing the chimney" (lines 19-20), including illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Emmert, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut lock that has a washer divided on predetermined lines bent in a V-shaped fold line that provides attaching support. Identical sector-like portions of the nut lock have a curved edge that permit embedding in material through which a bolt is passed.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Harding, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Suspender Clip
Patent for a clamp, used primarily for fastening the shoulder straps of overall garments but can also be used for suspenders for supporting trousers. Includes illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Murray, Richard H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Pipe Coupling
Patent for a coupler adapted to be employed for operatively uniting the fluid pressure pipes of a pair of railway vehicles, when the vehicles are coupled up. The invention aims to improve the construction of the main pipe through the instrumentality of which the coupling operation is immediately effected, and to provide a means whereby the pipe is mounted in such a way as to have the necessary movemtns.
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Cobb, John Ollen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing
Patent for improvements in gearing, "especially adapted for use in connection with wind mills and other devices" (lines 9-11) including illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Wiggins, Hundley
System:
The Portal to Texas History