Attachment for Seed Planters (open access)

Attachment for Seed Planters

Patent for "improvements in attachments for seed-planters" (lines 5-6) where seeds will not be unevenly planted including illustrations.
Date: July 7, 1914
Creator: Hooks, Jesse J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bagging Strecher. (open access)

Bagging Strecher.

Patent for a bagging stretcher that provides a device to be "associated with the baling press for drawing taut the bagging which is used to cover a bale".
Date: July 7, 1914
Creator: Davis, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Balling-Compress. (open access)

Balling-Compress.

Patent for balling press that provides a compress for pressing bales of cotton, including illustrations.
Date: July 7, 1914
Creator: Mikeal, Isham
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar-Support. (open access)

Collar-Support.

Patent for improvements to collar supports "...to provide a supporter which may be readily pinned to the collar and which is therefore easily detached therefrom when desired" (lines 11-14) including illustrations.
Date: July 7, 1914
Creator: Towler, Mary E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap. (open access)

Fly-Trap.

Patent for an improvement to fly traps in which the flies are attracted by a sweet smelling substance down a funnel into the substance from which they are unable to escape. The flies either drown in the substance or are poisoned.
Date: July 7, 1914
Creator: Brown, Thomas E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Relief Valve and System for Motor or Other Driven Pumps. (open access)

Relief Valve and System for Motor or Other Driven Pumps.

Patent for "a new and useful Relief Valve and System for Motor or other Driven Pumps" (lines 5-7) as well as illustrations.
Date: July 7, 1914
Creator: Johnson, George Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weed-Cutter for Plows. (open access)

Weed-Cutter for Plows.

Patent for new improvements in weed-cutters or middle breaker plows, including illustrations.
Date: July 7, 1914
Creator: Underwood, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lemon Squeezer (open access)

Lemon Squeezer

Patent for a lemon squeezing mechanism, designed to be more convenient for convenience store clerks.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: Cooper, James A. & Cooper, Joel C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Vehicle-Seats. (open access)

Attachment for Vehicle-Seats.

Patent for "a vehicle seat and more particularly to a device securable to the under portion of a seat and engaging the side walls of the wagon body so that the seat will be prevented from shifting transversely of the vehicle" (lines 9-14).
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Jackson, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Machine. (open access)

Automatic Weighing-Machine.

Patent for an automatic weighing machine.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Ball, Andrew J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Headlight (open access)

Automobile-Headlight

Patent for movable automobile headlight which reflect downward on the road surface and utilizes the at-hand mounting hardware for static automobile headlights.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Handling Marble Slabs. (open access)

Device for Handling Marble Slabs.

Patent for improvements to devices used to transfer marble slabs, of which will transport without the danger of damaging the materials.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Griffin, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display Rack (open access)

Display Rack

Patent for store window display racks which can be easily removed and altered in appearance, allowing for more unique showings of commercial goods.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Adamson, John Seldon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown Frame (open access)

Knockdown Frame

Patent for improvements to the knockdown frame for easy setup and take down and for supporting a block and tackle. This invention also provides a device for locking the fall rope of a block and tackle after the load is raised.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Padgett, Harry H. & Bookout, Louis L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Listing Attachment for Plows (open access)

Listing Attachment for Plows

Patent for plow attachment to deflecting soil from the shovel of the plow; does not require special tools to apply attachment to plow.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Hogan, Peter E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Tricycle. (open access)

Motor-Tricycle.

Patent for a specification to improve a motor-tricycle's ability to ride over obstructions and uneven surfaces to reduce shock to the front of the frame and the rider (lines 14-20). The patent includes the detailed specifications and illustrations.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Benton, Walter L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Shelling Machine. (open access)

Peanut-Shelling Machine.

Patent for an improved peanut shelling machine that can be regulated according to the size and quality of peanuts. The machine also improves upon the cylinder and concave tension, that would allow the machine to be more easily maintained.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Huston, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scrip Holder. (open access)

Scrip Holder.

Patent for "a scrip holder, designed particularly for housing in a conveniently accessible manner the usual railroad scrip" (lines 8-11).
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Cleveland, George H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tag-Fastener (open access)

Tag-Fastener

Patent for "improvements in tag-fasteners...which can be applied to [a] package with great rapidity and which will not easily become detached" (lines 6-19) including illustrations.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Walshe, Denny Edmund
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for valves which are of a better construction to prevent leakage.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Bird, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Clamp. (open access)

Wire-Clamp.

Patent for a wire clamp.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Peckenpaugh, John Ervin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Distributing Switch Mechanism for Electric Signs and Similar Devices (open access)

Distributing Switch Mechanism for Electric Signs and Similar Devices

Patent for "improvements in distributing switch mechanism for electric signs and similar devices" (lines 5-8)
Date: July 21, 1914
Creator: Miller, Leonard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fluid-Dispensing Apparatus. (open access)

Fluid-Dispensing Apparatus.

Patent for improvements to a fluid-dispensing apparatus for fluids such as oil. Safety features relieve air pressure through a valve and a pressure tank.
Date: July 21, 1914
Creator: Catron, John James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Friction-Clutch (open access)

Friction-Clutch

Patent for friction clutch (used in automobiles) that would allow better control over rotary parts, even when driving in reverse. The improved control is partially due to the inclusion of a tension device unique to this clutch.
Date: July 21, 1914
Creator: Barry, David Redmond
System: The Portal to Texas History