Live-Bait Bucket (open access)

Live-Bait Bucket

Patent for the live-bait bucket. This bucket is created with a mesh-style wire to allow water in, but keep the bait from getting out when placed in water on the side of the boat.
Date: June 21, 1919
Creator: Haschke, Feodor G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Knee Pad. (open access)

Knee Pad.

Patent for an improved knee pad, which provides better ventilation and cushioning to the knee, including illustrations.
Date: November 21, 1922
Creator: Rylander, Parrish H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manual-Training Apparatus. (open access)

Manual-Training Apparatus.

Patent for a new improvement in a manual training apparatus for teaching swimming without water. The device allows the exerciser to lie face down on the provided mat and turn cranks to simulate swimming motions.
Date: March 21, 1916
Creator: Hartnett, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drafting Machine (open access)

Drafting Machine

Patent for a machine designed for constructing or drafting geometric figures, including illustrations.
Date: March 21, 1916
Creator: Kreisle, Edwin Clinton & Hawkins, Lyndsay Dickason
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Equalizer System. (open access)

Spring Equalizer System.

Patent for a spring equalizing system designed for motor vehicles.
Date: October 21, 1913
Creator: Pitts, William Wirt
System: The Portal to Texas History
Suspenders. (open access)

Suspenders.

Patent for suspenders with a construction that allows for there to be an enhanced way of supporting two items of clothing like trousers and drawers, including illustrations.
Date: October 21, 1913
Creator: Mally, Frederick W. & Hudson, Edwin P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Cuspidor. (open access)

Sanitary Cuspidor.

Patent for a sanitary cuspidor which remains closed when not in use and will "return automatically to closed position" (lines 10-11) immediately after use and includes one illustration.
Date: October 21, 1913
Creator: Fousek, Karl
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Spindle (open access)

Buggy-Spindle

Patent for a buggy spindle for "taking up lost motion in the axle box should it be too short or too worn" (lines 10-11). Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Messer, Jeremiah Clark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Dasher. (open access)

Churn-Dasher.

Patent for a new and useful churn dasher, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 21, 1899
Creator: Franklin, Edward R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Laminated Tire. (open access)

Laminated Tire.

Patent for a laminated tire for automobiles that is less rigid than previous tires and is easily built and repaired.
Date: May 21, 1907
Creator: Carhart, John Wesley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Snap (open access)

Snap

Patent for improvements in snaps including an eye for a strap to pass through for gripping.
Date: January 21, 1902
Creator: Wroe, Hiram A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Follower for Packing Sauer-kraut, &c. (open access)

Follower for Packing Sauer-kraut, &c.

Patent for new improvements for devices for producing pressure for sauer-kraut or other food products needing pressure.
Date: January 21, 1902
Creator: Ira I. Newfield
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flushing Tank (open access)

Flushing Tank

Patent for a flushing tank. Illustration included.
Date: June 21, 1904
Creator: Walker, Benjamin, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Expansible Boot Tree (open access)

Expansible Boot Tree

Patent for expansible boot tree. This device is designed for the ability to stretch boots and shoes. Illustration included.
Date: September 21, 1909
Creator: Malmberg, Anders G. & Olsen, Lawrence
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle (open access)

Non-Refillable Bottle

Patent for a non-refillable bottle. Illustrations included.
Date: September 21, 1909
Creator: Daniel, Patrick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Well-Augers. (open access)

Improvement in Well-Augers.

Patent for an improved well-auger, includes instruction and illustration.
Date: May 21, 1878
Creator: Glass, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nutshell Cutting Machine. (open access)

Nutshell Cutting Machine.

Patent for a new and improved nutshell-cutting machine. This design consists in "the ring provided with slots, the apertured plate, the cutters inserted in the slots, the set-screws adapted to hold the cutters in the slots, and the follower . . . arranged to force the nut through between the cutters, and means for supporting the cutters in the position of use" (lines 72-80).
Date: June 21, 1887
Creator: Pecht, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Delivery Apparatus for Printing-Presses. (open access)

Delivery Apparatus for Printing-Presses.

Patent for "an endless band or apron paper-delivery apparatus, for printing presses, which will automaticall take the sheets of paper from the cylinder and deliver them upon the usual table, in an orderly pile" (lines 24-28).
Date: February 21, 1893
Creator: Sandel, Sam D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire Arm Holder. (open access)

Fire Arm Holder.

Patent for a new and improved pistol holster. This design "consists of a plate of malleable iron or other suitable metal, curved to conform to the waist of a person, having secured to it on the inside a spring adapted to push outward from the waist toward an auxiliary slotted countersunk plate, serving to hold the head of the screw attached to the fire-arm" (lines 19-25).
Date: November 21, 1882
Creator: Petmecky, Joseph C.
System: The Portal to Texas History