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Automobile-Headlight (open access)

Automobile-Headlight

Patent for movable automobile headlight which reflect downward on the road surface and utilizes the at-hand mounting hardware for static automobile headlights.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve Mechanism for Gas Engines (open access)

Valve Mechanism for Gas Engines

Patent for improvements in the valve mechanisms of gas engines, with the object being to "provide an air cooling chamber for maintaining the exhaust valve in a cooled condition under all conditions of operations (lines 9-14).
Date: November 12, 1914
Creator: Blumberg, Humble G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Roost. (open access)

Bat-Roost.

Patent for a bat roost that provides roosting space, as well as a space for hibernation. The bat roost will have a lower space that allows the user to clean out the droppings.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Campbell, Charles A. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Folding Machine. (open access)

Paper-Folding Machine.

Patent for a paper-folding machine that is intended to fold letters and insert them into envelopes.
Date: April 21, 1914
Creator: Causey, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hose Collar and Sweat Pad. (open access)

Hose Collar and Sweat Pad.

Patent for a horse collar with a sweat pad that will not ball up and will help strengthen and reinforce the collar.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Costello, William F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Typographical Casting-Machines. (open access)

Mold for Typographical Casting-Machines.

Patent for a mold for typographical casting machines which may be altered to produce slugs of different sizes.
Date: April 7, 1914
Creator: Diaz, Pascual M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tub Holder (open access)

Tub Holder

Patent for improvements made to tub holders, primarily to suit tubs of various sizes for heating water. Purposes for holding tubs include boiling water for clothes and food. The improvements focus on support of the tubs, and allow for rotation of tubs with ease and efficiency.
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Dullnig, Adolph Cleveland
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Automobile-Lamp (open access)

Dirigible Automobile-Lamp

Patent for a new automobile lamp that turns in conjunction with the steering wheel and an apparatus that attaches to automobiles to cradle the head lamp and stop it from vibrating.
Date: May 19, 1914
Creator: Freeborn, Sidney Mills
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Counter. (open access)

Display-Counter.

Patent for a grocery display counter that has drawers at the back and transparent containers that enable customers to view merchandise from front and side.
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: Friedrich, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter (open access)

Planter

Patent for an attachment for planters, where seeds are dropped into hills rather than thin rows, which allows for sprouts to break through the soil more easily.
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Gutzeit, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nozzle For Cotton Pickers. (open access)

Nozzle For Cotton Pickers.

Patent for a nozzle for cotton pickers that uses suction to pull a cotton boll away from the cotton burr, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: Hartwell, George Harry, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Aeroplane (open access)

Safety-Aeroplane

Patent for a safety aeroplane including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 10, 1914
Creator: Haynes, Thomas Stanley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap. (open access)

Animal-Trap.

Patent for a live animal trap that uses a trigger and allows for live bait. Wire fabric is used to prevent animals from digging and escaping.
Date: March 3, 1914
Creator: Herring, Henry H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biplane (open access)

Biplane

Patent for a biplane design that has improved lift, steering, stability, and landing, including illustrations.
Date: July 28, 1914
Creator: Herrmann, Ernst W. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Number-Displaying Device. (open access)

Number-Displaying Device.

Patent for illuminated signs which illuminate number displaying devices for vehicles. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 18, 1914
Creator: Jenner, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire Inflating Pump (open access)

Tire Inflating Pump

Patent for improvements for Tire-Inflating Pumps, mainly those adapted for automobiles, including illustrations.
Date: March 28, 1914
Creator: Jobes, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pedal Attachment for Pianos. (open access)

Pedal Attachment for Pianos.

Patent for a piano pedal attachment that will attach easily and keep mice and vermin from entering the piano opening. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Klappenbach, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Tie and Rail-Joint (open access)

Combination Tie and Rail-Joint

Patent for improvement in the safety of tie and rail-joints. Improves the connection so that independent movement of the tie and rail is reduced.
Date: November 17, 1914
Creator: Knaus, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Railroad Appliance (open access)

Safety Railroad Appliance

Patent for a railroad safety appliance, which "may be readily installed in connection with the air brake system of a train and be automatically operated to bleed the air line and effect the applying of the brakes in the event of displacement of the brake beam and thereby avoid possible displacement of the car."
Date: May 26, 1914
Creator: Kush, John, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Hub. (open access)

Spring-Hub.

Patent for spring hubs in automobiles and other vehicles. This prevents jarring and jolting between the spindle and the wheel.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Lasswell, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Turnstile. (open access)

Turnstile.

Patent for a new turnstile design for use in train cars, "especially adapted for use in so called " pay-as-you-enter " cars." (lines 11-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 9, 1914
Creator: Lohrberg, Leopold W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boot-Tree Former. (open access)

Boot-Tree Former.

Patent for a boot-tree former, which is used in boot manufacturing to form and stretch the shape of a boot.
Date: March 14, 1914
Creator: Lucchese, Michele
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bandage (open access)

Bandage

Patent for a new bandage or dressing clamp that will hold a bandage in place. It includes two circular, notched jaws held together by an adjustable tube. Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1914
Creator: Lupton, Minnie May
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel (open access)

Spring Wheel

Patent for a spring wheel design that will "effectually resist both the vertical and lateral stresses to which the wheel is subjected when in use" (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Mathiesen, Marius
System: The Portal to Texas History