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Canopy for Vehicles, & c.
Patent to "improve the construction of canopies and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient one adapted to be readily mounted on all kinds of vehicles, plows, machines, &c., where shade or protection from weather is desirable" (lines 11-15) with instructions and illustration.
Date:
December 10, 1896
Creator:
Buchanan, Hugh A. & Tisdal, Jefferson M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle.
Patent for a bottle that has a mechanism near its opening, and when the cork is pulled out, it becomes impossible to refill the bottle and use it again. The point of this bottle is so that after it has been sealed, it cannot be opened and emptied without apparent evidence that it has been opened.
Date:
May 4, 1897
Creator:
Phillips, George C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for an automatic churn, which churns up and down and rotationally. To operate, turn a crank and a gear inside the churn moves the blades.
Date:
May 4, 1897
Creator:
Rogers, James P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle Attachment.
Patent for "a new and improved bicycle attachment arranged to serve as a foot-rest for the feet of the rider while coasting and adapted to be lowered to support the bicycle in a vertical position when not in use and to securely lock the wheel and support together to prevent the machine from being stolen" (lines 7-14), including illustrations.
Date:
May 11, 1897
Creator:
Zintgraff, August
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coat-Adjuster.
Patent for a machine that holds a coat for a person and puts it on that person, thus avoiding the need to personally put on a coat. Pivoted arms hold on to the coat and clamps are connected to the arms which hold on to the coat.
Date:
May 11, 1897
Creator:
Spoon, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool.
Patent for a combination tool "specifically adapted for use as a pan or plate lifter or a stove-lid lifter and which may also be used for holding dishes while being washed" (lines 4-7), including illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1897
Creator:
Swenson, Charles E. & Swenson, Olive C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-press.
Patent for a baling press intended to work with hay, cotton and similar material, and form bales of many different sizes.
Date:
June 18, 1897
Creator:
Murphy, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap.
Patent for a "trap designed to be placed around an ant-hill and adapted to capture ants leaving or returning to the ant-hill." (Lines 11-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1897
Creator:
Bond, William Beebe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for "automatic pin-and-link car-couplings in which a sliding spring-actuated block is employed for supporting the coupling-pin in an elevated position preparatory to coupling." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 25, 1897
Creator:
Lee, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Opener.
Patent for "a simple and durable device by means of which the buckles or securing devices on cotton-bale ties or bands may be readily opened and the band removed from the bale without destroying the buckle or the band, so that they may be again used." (Lines 11-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 1, 1897
Creator:
Gaskill, Clinton R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blind-Slat Fastener.
Patent for blind-salt fastener, with description and illustrations.
Date:
June 1, 1897
Creator:
Wright, John Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compressed-Air Water Elevator.
Patent for a new improvements to compressed-air water-elevators, including illustrations.
Date:
June 1, 1897
Creator:
Bechtol, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bit-Brace with Right-Angled V-Guide Frame.
Patent for a bit-brace with right-angled V-guide frame, with description and illustrations.
Date:
June 8, 1897
Creator:
McClellan, Stephen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Measure and Funnel.
Patent for "a combined measure and funnel, the same being especially designed for dealing out molasses" (lines 13-15), including illustrations.
Date:
June 8, 1897
Creator:
Sevier, Moses Nimrod
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Balanced-Valve Testing and Locking Device.
Patent for "a simple testing and locking device for balanced valves of locomotives, the testing device being so placed with relation to the valve that it may be accurately determined whether the valve on one or the other side of the engine is leaking without removing the outer plates form the valve-casing or removing the covers from the steam-chest." (Lines 8-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 15, 1897
Creator:
Sadler, James Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for "car-couplings; and the object is to provide an improved automatically-tripped pin-supporting mechanism, and also to provide an improved device for holding the link in proper position for coupling, whereby the couplers of adjoining cars may be arranged to interlock automatically before coming together, thus avoiding the extreme danger incident to coupling cars." (Lines 12-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 15, 1897
Creator:
Robertson, Isaac N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burglar-Alarm.
Patent for an "apparatus for protecting or guarding electric circuits; and it has for its object to protect or guard electric circuits, such as burglar-alarm circuits, from interference by unauthorized or mischievous agencies." (Lines 9-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1897
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M. & Steele, Walter L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Seat.
Patent for improvements to the "Scarritt-Forney" seat so that the seat body and frame are detachable from each other. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1897
Creator:
Meier, Hermann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Bicycles.
Patent for a package-carrying device that attaches to the frame of a bicycle. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 29, 1897
Creator:
Saunders, David Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Handle-Bar for Bicycles.
Patent for adjustable handle bar for bicycles, including illustrations.
Date:
June 29, 1897
Creator:
Winfrey, Edgar, M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bit-Brace.
Patent for "an improved form of brace having a V-guide which is substantially right-angled and mechanism mounted therein for driving a bit so arranged that the crank-arm of the handle may turn in a corner without striking the wall or without striking the wall or without striking a plane support should the guide rest thereon when boring a hole." (Lines 12-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 29, 1897
Creator:
McClellan, Stephen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for "an automatic link-coupler which shall embody strength, simplicity, certainty of action, and adaptability for manipulation without entering between the cars and without necessity of relieving strain." (Lines 9-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 29, 1897
Creator:
Martin, David D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for an operating mechanism relating to baling-presses, with illustrations.
Date:
July 13, 1897
Creator:
Lane, Jefferson D. & James, Will S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle Alarm
Patent for a "simple and cheap as well as ornamental bicycle-whistle...of novel and peculiar construction, adapted for attachment to the bicycle and made to sound at pleasure" (lines 14-18). Illustrations and instructions are included.
Date:
July 13, 1897
Creator:
Crump, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History