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Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for bale-tie buckle to be used to secures bales of cotton specifically. This is used to increase the speed at which cotton can be secured while being ginned and compressed. This buckle can be reused multiple times.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
Horsley, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bathing-Machine.
Patent for a standing bathing machine that will wash and scrub the person standing inside it. Illustrations are provided but these are guidelines that should not be restricting but something for the builder to build upon.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
Howlett, Peyton Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marker.
Patent for improvement in markers "used in filing and card index cabinets" (lines 6-7).Meant to "provide a light, simply constructed V-shaped device" (lines 11-13), to mark the location of papers or files that have been temporarily moved from a filing system.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
Wells, Spencer A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Escapement for Watches
Patent for escapement for watches that allows connecting pieces to adjust more easily, this includes fixed jewels, palettes, levers, etc.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
De Long, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sliding-Door Mechanism.
Patent for a new sliding door mechanism that allows for doors to be opened and shut by a foot-operated pedal without the use of one's hands, including illustrations.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
Beardon, Thomas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hen-Nest
Patent for an improved hen nest. This nest prevents hens from roosting when the keeper chooses by the ability to turn the nests from horizontal to vertical.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
Hebert, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Rail Joint
Patent for strengthening the nails and their meeting ends.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
Nichols, Walt M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Line-Apparatus Protector
Patent for electric-line-apparatus protector used to protect telephone and other electrical circuits from damaged caused by electricity. This is a simple and efficient device.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
Higgins, Peter K. & Parker, Frederick R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Trap.
Patent for class of steam valve safety traps to prevent the interference of heavy particles with the flow of steam ensuring efficient working of the machine.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
Bird, David R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History