86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 891, Chapter 606 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 891, Chapter 606

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in and grants provided by courts in the judicial branch of state government; increasing and imposing fees; creating a criminal offense.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Felly and Tire Holder (open access)

Vehicle Felly and Tire Holder

Patent for a vehicle felly and tire holder for joining the ends of a felly together and joining the tire to the felly. Illustrations included.
Date: January 10, 1911
Creator: Weehunt, Robert S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain Conveyer for Harvesters and Binders. (open access)

Grain Conveyer for Harvesters and Binders.

Patent for a new and improved grain-conveyer. This design "relates to improvements in grain conveyers for grain binders and harvesters in which the grain receiving platform is provided with a reciprocating conveyer or arm or arms to deliver the grain to or off the stubble end of the platform; and the objects of [the] improvements are to provide a chain with one or more arms, preferably a pair arms, one on each side of the chains, and said arms are to fold to the chain on their rearward movement, so as to pass to the grain end of the platform beneath the grain and partly around . . . the shaft" (lines 9-21).
Date: May 10, 1892
Creator: Schubert, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp Adjusting Pedal Mechanism (open access)

Lamp Adjusting Pedal Mechanism

Patent for improvements for lamp operating pedals for automobiles.
Date: September 21, 1915
Creator: Kitching, David C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spreader for Telephone Receiver Casings (open access)

Spreader for Telephone Receiver Casings

Patent for a spreader whereby the casing of a telephone receiver has shrunk in a manner the cap has become loose. Illustration included.
Date: December 10, 1912
Creator: Cox, Pierre M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History