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Mop Holder
Patent for an improved mop holder that will hold the mop head and the handle.
Date:
February 18, 1902
Creator:
Anderson, Isaac Nerie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Felly-Expander
Patent for "the provision of a device which will be simple in construction, yet strong and efficient in operation" (lines 14-16).
Date:
May 28, 1901
Creator:
Barber, James A. & Adams, Frederic A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Plow-Handle.
Design patent for a plow-handle with upper and lower edges that are substantially parallel.
Date:
October 3, 1899
Creator:
Brown, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter
Patent for a planter, in particular, a planter in which the hopper is provided with an agitator in the bottom, which will prevent the seed from clogging the feed opening and this produce a continuous and positive flow of seed.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Catlett, William C.
System:
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Attachment for Cotton Plows.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists, "with the plow-stock provided with a staple near the lower end of the standard, having an opening formed with a series of parallel sides, and a staple on the beam . . . consisting of a series of bails of the fender-plate rigidly secured to the rod, the lower end of said rod being formed in cross-section of a series of parallel sides, said end adapted to fit and be adjusted in said staple, the upper end of the rod being adapted to be adjusted in any one of the bails of the staple" (lines 7-18).
Date:
January 7, 1890
Creator:
Collier, Johnathan T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Road-Scrapers.
Patent for an improvement in road-scrapers which "consists in hanging the scoop to the carriage in such a manner that it may always be made to scrape in horizontal planes whether the carriage run on a level surface or on a hill side; and also in certain devices for holding the scoop suspended above the ground while moving from place to place." (Lines 9-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 26, 1872
Creator:
Coy, Elihu E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guide and Depth Regulator
This patent is for an improved form of guide and depth regulators by Mr. Frank B. Dow. This improved design "relates to new and useful improvements in guides and depth regulations for shovel plows," while "providing simple and easy means for the parts involved," (lines 9-16).
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Dow, Frank B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy
Patent for a children's toy that, when pulled or jerked, will maintain an upright position.
Date:
November 9, 1915
Creator:
Fouts, Hiram C.
System:
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Plow
This patent focuses on a single-stock plow featuring an innovative attachment designed to enhance stability without requiring material structural changes. The attachment ensures improved steadiness during operation, providing an ease of use comparable to a turning plow
Date:
December 13, 1921
Creator:
Gage, Daniel W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for a fence post, which has openings for wires to be attached to it and locked in.
Date:
February 8, 1910
Creator:
Gage, Mancil
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Brake.
Patent for an improvement in automatic vehicle-brakes by using sliding rods that are movable within staples or guides and a brake-bar indirectly attached to the rear axle by means of a coiled spring. When the brake bar moves forward, it forces the break-shoes from contacting the wheels. When the brake bar moves backward, it forces the brake-shoes into contact with the wheels, thus stopping the vehicle. Illustration is included.
Date:
March 3, 1891
Creator:
Gregory, Joseph Pinkney
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin Hopper.
Patent for swinging adjustable breast for Cotton-Gin Hoppers designed to regulate the density of cotton. Accompanied by illustrations.
Date:
January 20, 1883
Creator:
Horne, Edward G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Gin Hoppers.
Patent for improvement in cotton-gins, including illustrations.
Date:
August 5, 1879
Creator:
Horne, Edward Gideon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon.
Patent for a wagon with an end gate, which is specialized for the unloading of scoop-able grains into bins without spillage.
Date:
August 6, 1907
Creator:
Housworth, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "[t]he slide for shovel-plows, consisting of two members having enlargements at their ends, provided with radial notches, the upper member being provided with a longitudinal slot, and a pivot-pin inserted through the enlargements of the members" (lines 62-67).
Date:
June 10, 1890
Creator:
Mason, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Penholder
Patent for a penholder. Illustration included.
Date:
April 25, 1905
Creator:
Matthews, Lina
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton Scrapers, Choppers, and Cultivators.
Patent for "a new and useful Improvement in Combined Cotton Scraper, Chopper, and Cultivator" (lines 4-6) including illustrations.
Date:
November 2, 1875
Creator:
McClung, Richard L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Car Brake.
Patent for a new and improved automatic car brake. This design "consists, first, in the combination of the draw-heads . . . connecting-rods . . . and a partially-rotating shaft provided with suitable slotted cams, which cams are attached to the brake-beams, so that when the draw-heads are forced inward or drawn out the brakes will move out of contact with the wheels; second, in the combination, with the slotted cams and a mechanism for moving them, of the rods which are connected thereto, and which pass through the brake-beams, the sliding sleeves, the springs, and the nuts" (lines 13-27).
Date:
January 22, 1884
Creator:
Miller, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke
Patent for an animal-poke.
Date:
April 14, 1903
Creator:
Morris, Rolin G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mole Trap.
Patent for a new and improved mole trap. This design "relates to mole-traps, and to that class of the same which are placed above the mole-hill and communicate with the hole therein, so that the passage of the mole through the latter will actuate the trap to impale the mole in the usual manner" (lines 9-14).
Date:
July 7, 1885
Creator:
Payne, David, Hinsley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press.
Patent for an invention composed of various tools used to compress bail hay and/or other similar materials. Nature and scope of invention are explained and illustrations are included.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Preston, Cyrus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Body Lifter
Patent for new and useful improvements in Wagon-Body Lifters. (Line 5-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 5, 1905
Creator:
Reneau, Charley William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Belt
Patent for an apparel belt. Illustration included.
Date:
February 11, 1908
Creator:
Reynolds, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[a] car-coupler having a hook formed thereon . . . an open recess in the rear thereof, pins or projecting supports adjacent to the recess . . . a trigger pivoted to the coupler and projecting beyond the hook, so as to support the link . . . independent of the coupler and adapted to pass over the hook" (lines 64-75).
Date:
August 12, 1890
Creator:
Richardson, Samuel T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History