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Improvement in Bale-Tie Clamps.
Patent for an instrument that tightens the ties used for bales of cotton.
Date:
November 18, 1873
Creator:
Leoneard, Thomas Dunlap
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in stilts.
Patent for an improved stilt involving a stilt-rod and a tube that can be slid. Includes illustrations.
Date:
September 18, 1875
Creator:
Beaumont, Franklin, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine.
Patent for a new engine designed to maximize power output by using a single crank's bearing surface and increase the crank power without lengthening the piston travel.
Date:
October 18, 1921
Creator:
Ingram, Joseph D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life-Saving Device.
Patent for a collapsible life-saving device that can be stored in little space on a ship or dock and unfolded quickly for use as a flotation device for several persons.
Date:
March 18, 1913
Creator:
Bradford, Thomas C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Automobiles.
Patent for a "locking [device] for automobile," especially "an attachment for use ... with the steering wheel and the steering columns or attachments" (lines 9-13). This device is effective as a lock, as it keeps the steering wheel from rotating and the "throttle actuating members or levers ... held against movement" (lines 14-16)
Date:
October 18, 1921
Creator:
Jones, Edward F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History