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Improvement in Bale-Ties
Patent for an improved bale-tie whose frame is provided with an end bar having wedge-shaped catch.
Date:
January 29, 1878
Creator:
Andrews, Thomas S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Corn Sheller and Washboard.
Patent for a new and improved corn-sheller and washboard. This design "consist[s] of the frame, the backing, the transverse rods secured to said backing upon one side thereof, the vertical strip upon the opposite side of said strip, and the transverse rods secured to the outer edge of said strip, the pivoted legs, and the bars" (lines 96-102). Said bars are pivoted to "side bars of the frame and at the other provided with elongated slots engaging pins on the legs" (lines 1-3).
Date:
January 29, 1889
Creator:
Stukes, John Marion & Reid, Oliver Phillip
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie.
Patent for a new and improved bale-tie that eliminates the need for buckles. This design achieves this with a hook and a U-shaped piece of iron to be riveted to the band, thus fastening the bale without buckles.
Date:
January 29, 1878
Creator:
Lenard, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jail Cells.
Patent for new and improved jail cells. This design calls for cell walls constructed of vertical sections secured by through-bolts, tubular bars for the concealment of the through-bolts, wooden corner-posts and sill and head timbers, and outer and main walls lined with sheet-iron (with narrow windows lined with chilled cast-iron) (paras. 15-19).
Date:
January 29, 1878
Creator:
Thomas, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thill-Tug.
Patent for a simple thill-tug that can be easily connected and disconnected, and is strong and durable. It does not use spring latches, and the device attaches to the harness.
Date:
January 29, 1895
Creator:
Carton, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Call Box.
Patent for reduction of movements in an improved telephone call box with illustrations.
Date:
January 29, 1884
Creator:
Oram, John M.; Sutton, Henry M. & Garrett, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam Heated Evaporator.
Patent for a new and improved steam-heated evaporator. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the receptacle, the chest inclosing the receptacle, the coil surrounding the chest, the vat containing the chest and coil, the pipe having branches communicating, respectively, with chest and coil, and cocks, for controlling the passage of steam to the chest and coil, and the pipe for condensing the vapor from the receptacle" (lines 60-68).
Date:
January 29, 1884
Creator:
Turner, Robert W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feed Device for Gin-Saw Sharpeners
Patent for "a feeding device for the teeth which is independent of the filing devices, and which shall be so constructed that it will properly feed the teeth of saws of varying diameters, so as to give a regular and uniform size to each tooth without reference to the number of teeth in the saw" (lines 18-24).
Date:
January 29, 1889
Creator:
Behan, William & Friensehner, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self Cooling Journal Box.
Patent for a new and improved journal-box. This design consists "[i]n a self-cooling journal-box, the combination of the walls having top and bottom supporting the lubricating packing, and the housing forming water-chamber below and at the sides of the chamber formed by the walls and bottom, and [another] water-chamber above the top" (lines 66-72).
Date:
January 29, 1889
Creator:
Storey, Julius W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Retort.
Patent for a new and improved gas-retort. This design "is to provide a new and improved retort for generating gas for illuminating or other purposes from stone coal, and being specially adapted to be used on cooking-stoves. The invention consists of a fire-pot fitting onto the eye of a stove, of a spherical retort held to turn on the said fire-pot and made of two parts, and of a gas outlet formed in one of the trunnions of the retort" (lines 7-16).
Date:
January 29, 1889
Creator:
Jones, Wesley Corry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Machine.
Patent for a "cotton bale provided with a fire-proof covering in the form of a box or casing of sheet metal, and to have the same so applied to the bale in the process of compressing the cotton in forming the bale, that the said covering will of itself form the entire means for holding the bale intact and in its tightly compressed condition, while serving its additional function as a shipping case which will protect the bale of cotton from fire, and from all possible damage incidental to transportation and storage." (Lines 16-27) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 29, 1895
Creator:
Hutches, Benjamin F., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Guard for Cars.
Patent for a safety-guard for cars that use a flexible netting in front of the car and has a double frame for support. It folds compactly when not in use.
Date:
January 29, 1895
Creator:
Champlin, William B., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Power.
Patent for a new and improved "horse-power" (motor). This design utilizes a central pinion and a counter-wheel to accelerate the rest of the motor with minimal friction and minimal complicating of design.
Date:
January 29, 1878
Creator:
Randall, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental Chair
Patent for "a simple and convenient chair which may be folded to render it portable, so that it may be carried from place to place by the dentist when his practice is away from his office" (lines 9-13).
Date:
January 29, 1889
Creator:
Moorman, Zach B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Converting Motion.
Patent for device that converts "motion of the piston-rod in steam engines into a rotary motion" (lines 10-11).
Date:
January 29, 1884
Creator:
Catlin, Eli
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Line.
Patent for improvement in “pinless” clothes-lines by simplifying the construction of the garment-clasping elements to enhance the means of receiving and releasing the articles. Illustration is included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Brunner, Burel A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can Closure
Patent for a can closure. Illustration included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Brundrett, Arnold
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle
Patent for an axle. Illustration included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Price, George T. & Knight, Richard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Still
Patent for a water still. Illustration included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Nenninger, Oscar Alfred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Brake
Patent for a vehicle brake. This invention uses brake shoes. Illustration included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Ashinhurst, William K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner
Patent for invention relates to improvements in hydrocarbon-burners of that class which are employed in apparatus for destroying vegetable growths, such as cactus-plants, for heating asphaltum, for concrete and surface drying, and for other purposes where great heat is required.
Date:
February 21, 1900
Creator:
Neuendorff, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Cracking Machine
Patent for an industrial pecan cracking machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Gebhardt, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Cabinet
Patent for improvement of kitchen cabinet including removable bins and sifters, including illustrations.
Date:
January 29, 1901
Creator:
Lake, Reuben R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grapple
Patent for a grapple. This invention is designed to engage a building block so as to prevent injury from accidental disengagement. Illustration included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Smith, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History