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Lamp-Adjusting Mechanism
Patent for a new and improved lamp-adjusting mechanism for automobiles and other vehicles that directs light from lamps in any direction, within a certain arc, in order to illuminate any object at the side of the road or street, with illustrations (lines 10-20).
Date:
February 23, 1915
Creator:
Kitching, David C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traction Gang-Plow
Patent for a traction gang-plow. Illustration included.
Date:
April 12, 1910
Creator:
Johnson, Charles J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool for Lowering and Raising Well-Tubes
Patent for a tool used for lowing and raising well tubes. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 26, 1910
Creator:
Hardy, Paul
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Hook.
Patent for a fish hook for live bait.
Date:
May 9, 1911
Creator:
Randal, Napoleon B.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Bathing Apparatus
Patent for a portable device that provides the ability to bathe using heated water.
Date:
November 30, 1917
Creator:
Richards, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for an improved gate design.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Jenson, J. S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for the improvement of cultivators by allowing the attached shovels to have wider range of motion and customization.
Date:
September 28, 1915
Creator:
Braune, Friedrich
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaning Cultivator Attachment
Patent for improvements to cotton-cleaning cultivators. The improved cultivator "is designed for cleaning cotton or similar crops so as to eliminate the necessity of hoeing cotton," (line 14-16) uproot unwanted surrounding plants, and level ridges formed while cultivating cotton.
Date:
December 29, 1917
Creator:
Hasting, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a machine to thin and cultivate cotton plants without covering them with debris. Designed to be used with most cultivators and to be inexpensive to construct.
Date:
April 24, 1917
Creator:
Gunn, Jc. Christon
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper or Blocker.
Patent for an invention that provides a wheeled carriage, or supporting frame, to support cotton choppers, or similar devices, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 16, 1917
Creator:
Cunningham, Jasper V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cushion Tire.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in cushion tires for vehicle wheels" (Lines 12-13), including illustrations.
Date:
January 2, 1917
Creator:
Gunn, Daniel G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History