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Storm and Refrigerator Cellar.
Patent for a storm and refrigerator cellar made of metal, which is installed in the ground and has a water jacket space in between two layers to allow for temperature regulation and timbers attaching it to the ground to prevent movement if the soil is disturbed by water or other means.
Date:
April 19, 1910
Creator:
Harry, Owen K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stove Pipe Damper.
Patent for a new and improved stove-pipe damper. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a damper-blade with a spindle rigidly attached thereto and having at one end a cylindrical pivot projecting beyond the periphery of the blade, and at the opposite end a screw projecting beyond said periphery, of a supporting-ring in which the projecting ends of said spindle are journaled, the bearing of the cylindrical end of said spindle being in an inwardly-bent portion of said supporting-ring" (lines 50-59).
Date:
April 19, 1887
Creator:
Lederle, Edward Emil
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool for Tightening Wheel Tires.
Patent for a new and improved tire tightener. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a tubular member having having one end beveled and provided with a transverse hole and provided at its other end with an interiorly-arranged annular shoulder, a set-screw passing through the tubular member and arranged near the shoulder, a nut resting on the tubular member and provided with an extension projecting into the same and bearing on the shoulder and provided with an annular groove receiving the set-screw, and a screw passing through the nut into the tubular member" (lines 28-39).
Date:
April 19, 1892
Creator:
Hamblen, William Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trace Iron.
Patent for a new and improved trace-iron. This design "is to provide a new and improved trace-iron which is simple and durable in construction and arranged to readily connect with the end of the trace without the employment of rivets and which can be readily attached to or detached from the hame. The invention consists of two leaves pivotally-connected with each other and adapted to fold one on the other, one leaf being provided with a hook passing through an aperture in the other leaf and adapted to engage the trace" (lines 7-19).
Date:
April 19, 1892
Creator:
Dankworth, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Treatment of Mined Sulfur.
Patent for a method to improve the free burning properties of mined sulfur by carbonizing the oil and eliminating carbon.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Bacon, Raymond Foss, 1880-1954.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Treatment of Mined Sulfur.
Patent for heating sulfur under appropriate conditions in order to carbonized oil contained within, allowing stationary sulfur to burn without difficulty or interference from carbon.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Bacon, Raymond Foss, 1880-1954.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Treatment of Ores.
Patent for the treatment of ores which has a improvised process of chloridizing ores, concentrates, and other metallurgical products.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Hirt, Jules Hector
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truck.
Patent for an improved truck in which the load can be moved to be easily loaded or unloaded by one person, including illustrations.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Ortgier, Walter C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truss.
Patent for a new truss designed to hold ruptures without discomfort, suitable for single and double ruptures. The truss features a novel spring plate, soft rubber pads, and adjustable waterproof bands.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Downie, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Wheel
Patent for a vehicle wheel. This invention is designed to keep dust and grit out of the axle point and nib. It has a wooden core sheathed in metal. Illustration included.
Date:
April 19, 1904
Creator:
Polk, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Walking Seed-Planter
Patent for an improved walking seed-planter.
Date:
April 19, 1881
Creator:
Thomas, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wall Construction
Patent for a relatively simple constructed wall that is built using concrete slabs. It is constructed in a manner that requires less material thus resulting in a wall that is hollow all the while providing sufficient strength to hold weight and pressure. Includes illustrations.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Needham, Edward F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a new and useful washing machine.
Date:
April 19, 1898
Creator:
Roach, Henry B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine
Patent for an improved clothes containing basket within washing machines that is longer-lasting and less likely to become imbalanced. The device increases agitation of clothes and water.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Seifert, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Fence
Patent for wire fence. Illustration included.
Date:
April 19, 1904
Creator:
Hughes, Wallace B. & Samuels, Joe
System:
The Portal to Texas History