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Fire Extinguisher.
Patent for a new and improved fire extinguisher. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the expansible rod, the sweep arm or lever pivotally connected thereto, the horizontal rod, the doors, the cord connected to said doors and to the rod and adapted to be disengaged from said rod by the sweep-arm, the steam-pipe provided with a cut-off valve, and the weight supported normally in an elevated position by the sweep-arm and adapted to be released thereby to open the valve" (lines 72-81).
Date:
January 15, 1889
Creator:
Lutcher, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire Escape.
Patent for a new and improved fire escape. This design "is to provide a fire-escape consisting, essentially, of a cushion adapted to receive and break the fall of persons jumping from a burning building, the said cushion being so constructed as to enable it to be folded to a convenient and portable size" (lines 8-14).
Date:
January 15, 1889
Creator:
Simon, Jacob Peter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Signaling Mechanism
Patent for a railway signaling mechanism. This invention "relates to certain new and useful improvements in electric railway and block signaling in which means are provided for indicating in the engine cab to the engineer the condition of the road ahead" (lines 9-13). Illustrations included.
Date:
January 15, 1907
Creator:
Adams, Edwin Johnson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Temperature-Regulator
Patent for "improvements in thermostatic devices for automatically regulating the temperature of lumber-driers" (lines 8-10).
Date:
January 15, 1889
Creator:
Lutcher, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence Stay
Patent for a fence stay. "This invention relates to means for maintaining strands or line-wires of fences in relatively fixed relation to prevent their sagging or being forced apart by the attempted passage of animals between them" (lines 7-11). Illustration included.
Date:
January 15, 1907
Creator:
Price Thomas Mortin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fuel-compressor.
Patent for crushing fuel and introducing a combustible liquid, the combination of which is compressed by a vibrating plunger to create fuel blocks suitable for easy handling.
Date:
January 15, 1901
Creator:
Patterson, Warren A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel.
Patent for improvements in resilient wheels. "This invention relates to a new and useful resilient vehicle wheel embodying flat arcuate springs by means of which the tread or shoe of the wheel is resiliently mounted with relation to the hub."(lines 8-12)
Date:
January 15, 1918
Creator:
Roberts, Samuel A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Dental Chair.
Patent for a simple portable dental chair meant for traveling dentists. It adjusts easily and folds compactly.
Date:
January 15, 1895
Creator:
Lovejoy, Edward Harrison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Switch.
Patent for a new and improved railroad switch. This design "consists in securing the short switch-rail to a long guard-rail, instead of pivoting it to the end of the sliding-rail or supporting-plate, the said guard-rail having the end remote from the short switch-rail spiked securely to the track, and the end carrying the switch-rail provided with lever or other moving devices whereby the switch-rails are thrown" (lines 21-29).
Date:
January 15, 1884
Creator:
Crowley, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pole Splicing Device
Patent for a pole splicing device. This invention is designed to splice two poles together, such as telephone poles. Illustration included.
Date:
January 15, 1907
Creator:
Drane, Frank Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elastic Bulletin Board
Patent for a general utility bulletin-board. This device applies to various function whereby exists a need for posting bulletins and announcements. The bulletin board is made of elastic material to increase efficiency and serviceability. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 15, 1907
Creator:
Weeks, Frank W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for a cultivator. Illustration included.
Date:
January 15, 1907
Creator:
Nicholson, Matthew Harris & Rosenbaum, Eugene
System:
The Portal to Texas History