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Adjustable Footrest.
Patent for an improved, adjustable foot rest that allows for more adjustments and range of motion "to any desired position for the comfort of the user" (lines 13-14), and is secured to the floor.
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Kingsford, Walter E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Digger.
Patent for machine that extracts peanuts while avoiding losing nitrogen from the root in the process. Machine severs plants from the roots and raises the whole plant in order to release loose dirt, then gathers the. plants using a rake-like mechanism.
Date:
August 30, 1921
Creator:
Smith, Morman J. & Browder, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truss.
Patent for an "improved truss or abdominal belt" (lines 40-41) that provides a simple design with added pads.
Date:
April 7, 1920
Creator:
Buckley, James William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Filler.
Patent for an improved tire filler "adapted to fit within a tire casing" (lines 5-6, p. 2), including illustrations.
Date:
March 30, 1920
Creator:
Huffman, Orla L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steering Attachment.
Patent for a steering attachment that keeps the steering wheels of a motor driven vehicle straight. This device is simple and relatively inexpensive, among other advantages.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Huffman, Orla L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Operating Mechanism.
Patent for Pump-Operating Mechanism designed with an operating lever for automatic engagement and be readily manipulated.
Date:
October 5, 1920
Creator:
Orla L. Huffman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmitting Device
Patent for improvements in power-transmitting devices: convert rotary movement into reciprocatory movement (lines 14 - 15); the speed of movement of the reciprocating member in one direction is greater than in the opposite directions (lines 20-24); and increased pull (line 30).
Date:
December 21, 1920
Creator:
Huffman, Orla L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a mechanized dolly to improve washing machine functionality and efficiency.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Huffman, Orla L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pencil-Sharpener.
Patent for a new and improved pencil sharpener "which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, highly effective in use, durable in service, and a general improvement in the art" (lines 20-23), including illustrations.
Date:
March 22, 1921
Creator:
Scougale, Malcolm
System:
The Portal to Texas History