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Truss.
Patent for a new truss designed to hold ruptures without discomfort, suitable for single and double ruptures. The truss features a novel spring plate, soft rubber pads, and adjustable waterproof bands.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Downie, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slime-Pulp Thickener.
Patent for a machine used in the wet milling process. It allows proportionate distribution of liquids to aide during the thickening process.
Date:
April 17, 1923
Creator:
Allen, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shingle Gage.
Patent for a new and improved gauge for the installation of roofing shingles. This design utilizes a set of metal brackets and joined metal bars to guide in the nailing of shingles to the roof. This eliminates the need for marking in advance the target of the nail.
Date:
April 5, 1881
Creator:
Gay, Edward R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle Box.
Patent for a new and improved self-oiling axle box. This design utilizes a sleeve with several small, oil-filled holes to be placed between the spindle and the axle box, which lubricates the machine and reduces friction. A nut keeps the spindle and axle box together.
Date:
April 26, 1881
Creator:
Barnes, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash Fastener.
Patent for a new and improved sash-fastener. This design consists in "the rack-bar, the pawl consisting of a metallic strip bent into substantially triangular form, one of the angles engaging the rack-bar, the pivot-screw passed through an eye formed at the upper angle of the pawl, and a handle at the remaining angle of the pawl, a stop-pin inserted through the pawl in rear of the engaging-point, and a spring to hold the pawl normally in engagement with the rack-bar" (lines 11-20).
Date:
April 2, 1889
Creator:
Elkins, William Franklin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case
Patent for new and useful improvements to show cases.
Date:
April 30, 1889
Creator:
Fain, Emmet C. & Poston, George C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swinging Gate.
Patent for a swinging gate that consists of a supporting post, a gate, a hinge that connects the gate to the post, a rear bar, a hinge lever that connects the rear gate bar to the supporting post, an operating lever, cords or chains that connect the lever and the hinge lever, and a latching mechanism.
Date:
April 25, 1893
Creator:
Rohrbach, Gabriel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter.
Patent for a seed planter with a combined "furrow opener and seed dropper" (lines 15-16) with adjustable row width and furrow depth. Includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 10, 1894
Creator:
Thompson, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Strainer for Coffee-Pots, &c.
Patent for a strainer for coffee and tea strainers "so constructed as to be attachable in the lower end of the spout or body of the pot, as shown; and the object of my improvement is to construct a strainer to be removable, durable, of minimum cost, and perfect in its operation" (lines 13-18).
Date:
April 21, 1896
Creator:
McClellan, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Apparatus.
Patent for a refrigerating apparatus that consists of a circular table that has a reservoir in its middle and jars mounted on fibrous mats and secured in a grid around the reservoir. Fibrous bags surround the jars and the excess material is gathered and goes into the reservoir.
Date:
April 28, 1896
Creator:
Dodge, Israel A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoemaker's Gimlet.
Patent for a shoemaker's gimlet that bores holes in wooden heels for women's shoes, including illustrations.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Paternostro, Luca
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Cooking Table
Patent for a sanitary cooking table, which has for its primary object the provision of a sanitary cooking table specially adapted for use in cooking schools.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Laursen, Laust K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Bed
Patent for a spring-bed. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
Cohron, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Receptacle or Tank.
Patent for receptacle or tank for underground storage purpose is to use metal to construct a tank for strength to resist the pressure upon its walls. To protect the tank from the corrosive action of the earth by lining the surface of a tank “with a protective coating composed of alternate layers of asphaltum and tarred-felt paper, a fabric layer imposed upon the outer layer of asphaltum, and a final layer of asphaltum covering the fabric.” (Page 2, lines 109-113.) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 15, 1902
Creator:
Stewart, Robert P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screen Catch
Patent for a screen catch. This invention is a combined catch and lock design. It is "used for holding screen-doors, window-screens, and the like in a closed position" (line 15-17). Illustration included.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Huber, Frederick K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Switch
Patent for a railway switch. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 4, 1911
Creator:
Sydnor, Leslie A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sampling Device for Artesian Wells
Patent for a sampling device for artesian wells to detect when oil has been reached.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Bettis, William I.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine.
Patent for a saw fling machines for gin saws, which has less parts than previous models.
Date:
April 27, 1909
Creator:
Blain, F. A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanding Machine
Patent for a sanding machine. This invention is designed to apply sand to freshly painted surfaces. The sanding machine consists of a sandbox that communicates with a spraying nozzle. Illustration included.
Date:
April 21, 1908
Creator:
Mullikin, Ellie Hugh
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Track Construction
Patent for a railroad tie. Illustration included.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
King, Alphonse
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sand Box
Patent for a sand box. This invention "relates to sand guards for vehicle wheel hubs, and has for its principal object to provide a guard" (8-10). Illustration included.
Date:
April 21, 1908
Creator:
Underwood, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shovel-Plow.
Patent for improvements in shovel-plows “by enabling the stock and shoe securely mounted and yet adjusted from one position to another, according to the work to be performed.” (Lines 9-12) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 22, 1902
Creator:
Michalka, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie.
Patent for a composite railway tie that is durable and adjustable and can be used for both trolley and steam rail systems.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Ogden, James D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shovel.
Patent for a shovel, which has a detachable blade and handle that can be securely fastened when in use and easily taken apart for transport.
Date:
April 7, 1908
Creator:
Ellison, John Wesley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History