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Sulky Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved sulky cultivator. This design consists in "the beam having the cross-bar at its rear end, and the rearward-diverging brace-arms connecting the beam to the ends of the cross-bar, the links hinged to the rear ends of the brace-arms and pivoted to the sulky-frame, the hand lever fulcrumed on the frame, and the rod connecting the hand-lever to the front end of the beam" (lines 40-48).
Date:
July 24, 1888
Creator:
Hazlewood, James Allan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulky-Frame for Agricultural Implements.
Patent for "a new and improved sulky-frame adapted for the attachment of several agricultural implements and provided with means for elevating or lowering the frame and the implement thereto attached, whereby the latter is brought in contact with the soil or elevated above such contact." (Lines 16-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 27, 1895
Creator:
Carson, John Richard & Denman, Jackson Harvey, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Latch.
Patent for a gate latch, which latches automatically and cannot be opened by animals but is easily opened by people.
Date:
March 15, 1910
Creator:
Chambers, Olive B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Conveyer for Binders, &c.
Patent for improvements in grain conveyers by using a slotted platform with parallel walls on the sides, a conveyer-block having arms and friction-rollers that is moved by an endless chain in between the walls, a lever keyed on a shaft and two gears in constant mesh with each other; all these parts working together to creating a mechanism that drives the conveyers in either direction to accomplish the binding of the grains. Illustration is included.
Date:
February 17, 1891
Creator:
Schubert, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoe Attachment for Cultivators.
Patent for an improved cultivator with a hoe-attachment that can be "thrown into and out of operation and employed for thinning crops simultaneous with the cultivation of the same with as much convenience and accuracy as the ordinary hand hoe and with greater expedition" (lines 13-18).
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
Eriksen, Eduard A. O. & Day, William Howell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press.
Patent for a hay-press that has a oscillating sweep-arm on the plunger so that the plunger's movements are minimized and the hay can be pressed faster.
Date:
June 26, 1894
Creator:
Walton, Robert H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse and Team Holder.
Patent for "a device adapted to be applied to ordinary vehicles, and designed to be connected with the driving reins, and capable of automatically engaging the horse or team, and by preventing the same from advancing or turning to the right or left or backing, thereby obviating the necessity of tying a horse or team, of dropping the traces, or of leaving it stand with small weights that endanger life." (Lines 12-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 21, 1895
Creator:
Moore, Franklin Orville
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hopple.
Patent for a hopple, which keeps the beams of a cultivator in place.
Date:
August 11, 1908
Creator:
Gilbert, Edward Leslie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Snap-Hook.
Patent for a snap-hook that holds together the miscellaneous parts of a harness and dispenses "with a spring for holding the parts together and which cannot in use accidentally open" (lines 12-14).
Date:
January 7, 1896
Creator:
Nalley, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Float-Valve
Patent for a valve used in flushing and storage tanks. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 29, 1910
Creator:
Rymer, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Extension Broom-Handle
Patent for extensions for broom handles and devices of that character. Sections of handles may be joined together for increasing the length of the handle for when the broom is being used to clean walls, ceilings and the like. It can also be used to repair broken handles.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Standefer, Wayne B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case
Patent for "improvements in show-cases for displaying ribbons and in devices for measuring the same; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices" (lines 10-13)
Date:
October 19, 1887
Creator:
McNeill, Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case
Patent for novel improvements in the construction and design of show cases.
Date:
October 23, 1888
Creator:
McNeil, Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Strainer for Coffee-Pots, &c.
Patent for a strainer for coffee and tea strainers "so constructed as to be attachable in the lower end of the spout or body of the pot, as shown; and the object of my improvement is to construct a strainer to be removable, durable, of minimum cost, and perfect in its operation" (lines 13-18).
Date:
April 21, 1896
Creator:
McClellan, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch-Operating Mechanism
Patent for a railway operation switch which allows for the engineer of the train to operate the switch without the drawback of slowing the locomotive in question.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Tally, Carl E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vertical Gearing for Harvesters and Binders
Patent for "improvements in vertical gearing for harvesters and binders in which the main operating-shaft is carried in a vertical position, thereby securing a larger range to elevate the machine and securing a perfect balance of the machine on the ground-wheels without extending parts of the machine to the front or rear" (lines 8-15).
Date:
June 14, 1892
Creator:
Schubert, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Trip-Foot
Patent for a spring trip-foot. This invention is designed for use in supporting a small plow carried behind the planter. Illustration included.
Date:
February 22, 1910
Creator:
Vance, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Hook.
Patent for a fish hook for live bait.
Date:
May 9, 1911
Creator:
Randal, Napoleon B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber.
Patent for an "improved shock absorber adapted to be attached to the springs of an automobile or other vehicle" (lines 13-14), including illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Alexander, James J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Dumping Drag Harrow
Patent for an invention, including specifications, of an improved Self-Dumping Drag-Harrows mechanism. The device is capable of rotating or changing the angle of harrow teeth and body without the effort of the machine operator, facilitating faster movement and increased production. The mechanism in question is claimed by the applicant in addition to the competent parts arranged in such a fashion as to mimic the capabilities of the described device.
Date:
October 19, 1915
Creator:
Bales, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pouch
Patent for "pouches; and its primary object is to provide a novel device of this character adapted to be applied to the male organ to catch and retain all discharges coming therefrom, whereby a patient's clothes are prevented from becoming soiled" (lines 11-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 21, 1904
Creator:
Ezell, Uberto Desaix
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metal-Banding or Bale-Wiring Tool.
Patent for an improved "banding or bale wiring tool, especially adapted to be inserted in between the bars of a bailing press, to grasp and cut the wire, after said wire has been firmly drawn around the bale, and twist the two ends of the wire together to form a tie" (lines 20-25).
Date:
August 15, 1893
Creator:
Schubert, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-Freezing Water-Supply System.
Patent for a new water-supply draining apparatus to prevent pipes from freezing in cold weather, including illustrations.
Date:
December 2, 1913
Creator:
Hardy, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Device for Elevators.
Patent for an improved elevator safety device that engages the brakes should the cable break or engine become inoperable to bring the elevator to a gradual stop, with illustrations.
Date:
May 15, 1917
Creator:
Davis, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History