Clutch and Transmission Mechanism (open access)

Clutch and Transmission Mechanism

Patent for a new and useful improvements in a clutch and transmission mechanism specially applicable to motor vehicles. It has been designed for the purpose of operating the clutch and transmission for effecting changes of speed in which the speed desired can be selected in advance and then obtained by an automatic shifting of the transmission gears, when the clutch is disengaged through the operation of the clutch controlling lever.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Mottier, Walter F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint (open access)

Rail-Joint

Patent for connecting fish plates at the meeting ends of rails where the rails are securely connected without the necessity of employing bolts. Another object of this improvement is to provide a combined fish plate and rail chair which can be applied to the rails.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: Jezik, Joseph J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rural Mail Box. (open access)

Rural Mail Box.

Patent for improvements to rural mail boxes with divided interior compartments for incoming and outgoing mail. Mail box design includes flag to signal to recipients and postman of incoming and outgoing items. Additionally the design features interior and exterior doors that can be secured with a padlock to prevent mail from being stolen or tampered with, and to shield from various weather conditions.
Date: October 24, 1922
Creator: Dooley, Will Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Rake (open access)

Hay Rake

Patent for "new and useful improvements in Hay-Rakes." (line 5-6). "Improved means for governing the dumping movements of the rake." (lines 11-12).
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Mottier, Walter F.
System: The Portal to Texas History