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Truck.
Patent for an improvement in trucks adapted for railroad use including handling baggage and freight and allowing the supporting wheels to be arranged with respect to the body of the truck so they can be moved longitudinally.
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
Hall, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Measuring Device
Patent for a device that determines the amount of liquid (particularly gasoline and oil) that flows from its glass container with the end of facilitating the exchange of goods, including illustrations.
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
Meredith, John Dewitt
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Vaporizing Liquids and Apparatus Used in Connection Therewith.
Patent for improvements in vaporizing liquids referring to a processing a liquid such as gasoline or kerosene and properly mixing it with air.
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
McClinktock, Charles David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mud-Cleaning Mechanism for Tractor-Wheels.
Patent for mud cleaning mechanism for tractor wheels. The mechanism's objective is to automatically clean from and between the cleats and the ground, and along the rims of tractor wheels while the wheels are in motion. Additional advantages noted are that this mechanism is easily assembled and disassembled, durable and compact, and applicable with multiple styes of tractors.
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
Williams, Hartwell L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Emergency-Tire.
Patent for improvements in emergency tires to provide "an improved emergency tire adapted to be quickly and easily applied to the auto rim in the emergency arising by reason of the regular tire being incapacitated by a "blow-out" or other cause." (lines 12-16)
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
Shannon, Harris Moore
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Silo-Door.
Patent for a door for silos that is inexpensive and "comprises part of a ladder includes in a chute held in a position upon the silo by the door." (lines 16-18)
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
Atkins, Thomas, B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Sewing-Machine Attachment.
Patent for sole channel cutting for shoe sole sewing machines in which "the sole will be channeled for the insetting of the stiches, the channel being continuous and the cutting thereof is had when the show is at a standstill." (lines 15-20)
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
Malmberg, Anders G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rudder-Bar for Aeroplanes.
Patent for improvement in aeroplanes, especially to the steering mechanism which allows for the rudder to be locked in position so the aviator can remove their feet from the steering bar.
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
McMullen, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drilling-Machine
Patent for rotary well drilling platform improvements. The improvements are to control how the turntable moves without having to change the structure of the platform or having a second person watching while drilling.
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
Black, Lee Jackson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Overalls.
Patent for a type of overalls where the jumper is elevated from the seat. The jumper is elevated from the jumper to prevent rain and other substances from saturating the seat. The jumper can also be removed from the seat by unfastening a concealed button hole band.
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
Godchaux, Herbert
System:
The Portal to Texas History