Ant Trap (open access)

Ant Trap

Patent for an ant trap designed as a ring-shaped trough and which allows for the drainage of rainwater through a pipe fitted with a porous plug. Both walls of the trough are capped with inward and downward curved flanges.
Date: August 1, 1922
Creator: Scrivner, Jefferson Davis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Foot (open access)

Cultivator Foot

Patent for a cultivator foot. This cultivator foot is designed to be a new kind of inexpensive, simple, and efficient cultivator foot.
Date: August 22, 1922
Creator: Dawson, Joseph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shutter for Motion-Picture Machines. (open access)

Shutter for Motion-Picture Machines.

Patent for a shutter for motion picture cameras to eliminate flickering. Produced by stamping the device from sheet metal.
Date: August 22, 1922
Creator: Patureau, Arthur M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Washer (open access)

Detachable Washer

Patent for a detachable Washer which can be applied or removed from a bolt, without having to remove the bolt itself.
Date: August 8, 1922
Creator: Dubbs, Sylvester S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate. (open access)

Crate.

Patent for a fruit and vegetable crate that is collapsable to facilitate transportation, and has strong corners to enable heavy usage.
Date: August 29, 1922
Creator: Cobb, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History