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Improvement in Washing Machines.
Patent for the improvement of washing machine mechanisms.
Date:
February 14, 1871
Creator:
Jones, William G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hedge Trimmer and Mower.
Patent for a new and improved hedge trimmer and mower. This design "relates to certain new and useful improvements in that class of combined hedge-trimmers and mowers in which the side and top of a hedge are trimmed at the same time; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of the frame-work, the driving mechanism or gearing, and the cutting devices or knives" (lines 10-17).
Date:
February 14, 1882
Creator:
Lattner, Jacob V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feeder for Cotton Presses.
Patent for a new and improved feeder for cotton presses. This design "consists in a feeder for cotton-presses, constructed with a box to receive the cotton from the gin, the said receiving-box being provided with a movable top board to force the cotton into the packing-box placed beneath the said receiving-box, and from which the cotton is forced into the baling-press by a follower" (lines 23-30).
Date:
February 14, 1882
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Robert Insley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroyer.
Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design "form[s] a trap or destroyer for ants which can be placed around the top of their hole and then filled with some poisonous compound, so that when the ants attempt to crawl over the ring, frame, or collar they will be poisoned by the compound, and thus destroyed" (lines 23-29). By utilizing a drip to distribute the poison to the ring, frame, or collar, the poison is replenished as it evaporates.
Date:
February 14, 1882
Creator:
Pinter, Francis T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp Wick.
Patent for a new and improved wick for oil lamps. This design "consists in forming the lamp-wick of one or more layers of mineral wool inclosed in a textile material, the whole being sewed together by a series of parallel longitudinal stitches" (lines 18-22). Employing textile material represents an improvement in capillarity over previous wicks made with refractory cement.
Date:
February 14, 1882
Creator:
Bèck, Gebhard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pocket Hanger for Hats and Coats.
Patent for a new and improved portable hat- and coat-hanger. This design utilizes two metal hooks, each of which fold into a metal handle, so that one hangs from a surface while the other hangs an article of clothing. One hook should be sharp enough to engage with a wall, while the other need not be sharp to hang an article from the back of a chair or pew.
Date:
February 14, 1882
Creator:
McDonald, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brace for Bedsteads.
Patent for a new and improved brace for bed frames. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the bedstead having bolts at the corners, the hooks at the centers of the end rails, and the hooks at the centers of the side rails, of the two wires on each side having their ends secured to the bolts, engaging the hooks and passing to the side of the bed and engaging the hooks, the rings strung on and embracing the adjoining wires between the hooks . . . so as to cause the wires to be brought together, and the cord or strap connecting the said rings so as to slide the rings upon the wires" (lines 20-31).
Date:
February 14, 1888
Creator:
Warfield, Dunbar Griffith
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Current Regulator for Dynamo Electric Machines.
Patent for a new and improved current regulator. This design "pertains to that class of regulators in which the collecting brushes of the commutator are automatically moved around the commutator and caused to occupy different positions relatively to the maximum lines of the magnetic field between the poles and the armature; and it embraces a novel method of controlling the movement of the brushes to compensate for variations in the speed of the machine and regulate the current in accordance with the work to be done" (lines 11-21).
Date:
February 14, 1888
Creator:
Crowdus, Walter A. & Sutton, Henry M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a simplified washing machine by constructing it with "double bottoms and sides, and in providing the said machines with means by which the washing-liquid is made to flow upward between the said sides and downward upon the article or articles to be washed; and it also consists in providing suitable means whereby said articles or articles may be drained" (lines 14-20).
Date:
February 14, 1888
Creator:
McCausland, William I.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for "a double-acting [screw] baling press...capable of exerting pressure from two directions and operated by two independent mechanisms" (lines 15-18).
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
Kenner, William Housenton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom-Rack.
Patent for an improvement in a device to hold brooms and items with handles by simplifying the design and making it more resistant to strain.
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
Jones, Wesley C. P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for an improved and simple churn that works easily and quickly. It "is adapted to permit of the simultaneous securing and retention of the cream vessel or receptacle in position in its journaling or carrying frame, as well as the cover upon said vessel, and to provide for the ready removal of said vessel or receptacle and its said cover preparatory to removing the contents of the vessel or the cleaning thereof" (lines 18-25).
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
Alexander, Horace C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cinder and Smoke Consuming Apparatus.
Patent for "devices for conducting exhaust steam, gases and cinders to the fire place of a boiler and is primarily intended for use in locomotive boilers, and its object is to increase the efficiency of such apparatus" (lines 11-16).
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
Little, Francis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dredging Apparatus.
Patent for an improved dredging apparatus "and it consists in combining with the well known bucket chain form of excavator a suction pipe provided with a hopper and a crushing or breaking device so that the material being deposited in the hopper by the continuously moving buckets will be carried under the action of gravity to the breaking or crushing device and thence through a suction pipe and pump and delivery pipe to the place of deposit" (lines 9-18).
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
Douglas, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for a gate that swings outward whenever it is unlatched that consists of an eye-joint that connects the gate to the post that turns vertically and horizontally, an extended toprail, a lever, and a pivot.
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
Chadwick, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Snap-Hook.
Patent for a snap-hook for general use that can be used for attaching whips, ropes, and similar things to saddles and harnesses. It is composed of a flat metal plate with screw holes, a hook that is secured to the edge of the plate, and a screw.
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
McDowell, Anthony B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waffle-Iron.
Patent for a waffle iron that can be operated by placing it on a stove-top. It "consists in a base, a yoke pivoted thereto and swinging in vertical plane, and the molding and cooking irons carried by the yoke" (lines 15-18).
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
George, Alexander B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Presss
Patent for a top loading Bailing Press with feed openings and removable sides.
Date:
February 14, 1901
Creator:
Nicholson, Daniel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device For Fastening Car Wheels To Their Rails
Patent for a device for fastening car wheels to their rails. Illustration included.
Date:
February 14, 1905
Creator:
Eddins, Andrew Jackson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Time Switch
Patent for electric time switch. Illustration included.
Date:
February 14, 1905
Creator:
Gerhard, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Governor for Explosion Engines
Patent for a governor for explosion engines. Illustration included.
Date:
February 14, 1905
Creator:
Haydon, Bennie W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Header and Shredder
Patent for a header and shredder for the use of maize, cane, and wheat. Illustration included.
Date:
February 14, 1905
Creator:
Giles, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mixer And Feeder For Use In Brick Making
Patent for a mixer and feeder for use in brick making. This invention is designed for the making of bricks. Illustration included.
Date:
February 14, 1905
Creator:
Steger, Edward Darling
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History