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Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "the link having a hooked front end, the lever, spring between the front end of the lever and the link, slide-bar pivoted to the rear end of the lever, the spring-actuated latch on the said bar, having the pin thereon to engage in a socket in the bottom of the car, and the retractile spring at the outer end of the lever" (lines 11-19).
Date:
September 27, 1887
Creator:
Stovall, John David & Whittington, William Calvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee-Pad.
Patent for a simple and efficient knee-pad "made of leather or other pliable material, padded with a yielding lining to give comfort to the wearer" (lines 9-11). It prevents gravel, moisture, and other things from injuring the knee of the user.
Date:
August 27, 1895
Creator:
Dowling, Stonewall Jackson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Music-Leaf Turner.
Patent for an automatic page turner for an organ or piano. The pages can be turned right or left, and the mechanism is operated using foot pressure.
Date:
February 27, 1894
Creator:
Stinson, James C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rule Gage.
Patent for a new and improved rule-gage. This design "relates to improvements in gages for carpenter's rules; and it consists of a gage formed of sheet metal adapted to be detachably applied to an ordinary two-foot rule to convert it instantly into a gage-rule" (lines 7-11).
Date:
May 27, 1890
Creator:
Dickins, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bag-Rack
Patent for a rotating bag rack for use in stores.
Date:
February 27, 1912
Creator:
James, Joseph E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bonnet
Patent for a bonnet. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 27, 1905
Creator:
Hancock, Mollie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Frog.
Patent for a "reversible or invertible" (line 13) railroad frog, which exhibits improved longevity and durability as compared to other railroad frogs. This patent contains illustrations.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Reed, General B. & Morgan, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History