Attachment for Water-Pipes (open access)

Attachment for Water-Pipes

Patent for attachment for water pipes to prevent bursting of water pipes due to freezing of water while it passes through the pipes.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Finlay, John K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Wheel (open access)

Automobile Wheel

Patent for a type of wheel called a spring wheel, and will allow for simple and efficient means of producing a spoke, and eliminate the need for an inflated tire when attaching the spoke, including illustrations.
Date: November 8, 1913
Creator: Lewis, Alfred M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie. (open access)

Bale-Tie.

Patent for a bale tie that can withstand strain on the side of the band. The text describes the different parts of the bale tie and how it differs from ones currently used.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Franz, Ezra A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tile (open access)

Bale Tile

Patent for a bale tie for cotton bales.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Frantz, Ezra A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a new and improved churn and cooler which allows for easier removal of the cooling liquid and includes illustrations and description.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Sibley, William P. & Williamson, Riley B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin. (open access)

Clothes-Pin.

Patent for Clothes Pin made of galvanized wire that will remain normally on the line. It will also prevent the adjacent pins from becoming tangled together. It's twisted portions adapted for riding content with the line to hold the pin in operative position.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Perry, Cornelius Doctor & Wosnig, Walter, E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Saw. (open access)

Combination-Saw.

Patent for improvement in combination-saws is to provide a machine in which a planer, a shaper or molder, a rip saw and a cut-off saw are operated by a single motor or engine (lines 12-14). Illustration is included.
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Hughes, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment. (open access)

Cultivator Attachment.

Patent for a cultivator attachment - an extra component added to an earth tilling machine to adjust the harrow teeth and the path of earth disposed. Illustration included.
Date: February 8, 1913
Creator: Moody, Joseph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Gear. (open access)

Draft-Gear.

Patent for improvements in draft-gear by using a drive wheel and an arcuate guide to maintain the line of draft from the load to the center of the main or drive axle irrespective of the position of the load relative to the engine (lines 17-20). Illustration is included.
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Ingram, Joseph D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Driving-Rein Guard. (open access)

Driving-Rein Guard.

Patent for a driving rein guard in order to hold the reins of a draft animal.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Sibley, Alexander B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flue Scraper (open access)

Flue Scraper

Patent for a new and improved boiler tube scraper which will allow for easier insertion and removal, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Lorenz, William Adam
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guide Device For Ironing-Machines (open access)

Guide Device For Ironing-Machines

Patent for a device that guides Ironing Machines.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Terry, Mosley J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame Fastener (open access)

Hame Fastener

Patent for a new type of Hame Fastener that has adjustable hooks attached to it. These adjustable hooks allow for the use on hames that have the lower ends closer together. There are springs on this hame that allows for the hame to be held in any position when places on the collar.
Date: November 8, 1913
Creator: Griffin, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment for Cultivators. (open access)

Harrow Attachment for Cultivators.

Patent for a harrow attachment for cultivators, with adjustable depth for tilling soil.
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Redwine, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hitching Strap (open access)

Hitching Strap

Patent for a hitching strap to prevent animals from running away.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Stifter, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Releaser. (open access)

Horse-Releaser.

Patent for a horse releaser constructed so that the shafts may be released when it is desired to detach a horse from a vehicle. It also provides an improved means of holding the shafts in place and preventing them from moving when it is not desired to release the shafts.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Harris, Crawford & Harris, Eligah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marking Attachment for Planters. (open access)

Marking Attachment for Planters.

Patent for an attachment for agricultural machines, such as planters and cultivators, that marks off the distance between rows. The attachment consists of a marker that projects laterally from the ground to form a guide for the driver of the machine.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Hallenbeck, Garrett L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Milo-Maize and Kafir Corn Header (open access)

Milo-Maize and Kafir Corn Header

Patent for a corn header that uses vertically adjustable heading devices that allows for some flexibility of the heading device with one of the ground wheels of the machine.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Jackson, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moldboard (open access)

Moldboard

Patent for improvements in plow mold-boards, specifically for shedding sticky soil, and includes illustrations and description.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Martin, William A. & Coleman, Robert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Brace for Railway Tracks. (open access)

Rail Brace for Railway Tracks.

Patent for rail brace for railway tracks. The brace "acts as a chair for the rail preventing sagging ; as a brace for the base of the rail, and also bracing the head, and prevents both rails from spreading though not in any way secured to the tie" (lines 100-105).
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Barfield, Alfred M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for a new rail joint to be secured to a rail having "the lower portion of its web and its base flange terminate a short distance beyond the end of the rail" (lines 28-30), including illustrations.
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Reed, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for improvements in rail-joint designed to secure the abutting ends of the rails of a railway (lines 12-13). Illustration is included.
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Stelzig, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road Service and Preservative (open access)

Road Service and Preservative

Patent for improved surface, repairs, and preservation of roads.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Wardell, Henry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roll-Film Attachment for Plate-Cameras (open access)

Roll-Film Attachment for Plate-Cameras

Patent for an improved roll-film plate that lets different parts of the film be exposed in the focal plane.
Date: December 8, 1913
Creator: Whatley, Riley V.
System: The Portal to Texas History