Closure for Refrigerators and the Like (open access)

Closure for Refrigerators and the Like

Patent is to "provide a simple and efficient construction of doors or lids for refrigerators, refrigerator cars, ice boxes, fireless cookers, telephone booths and the like, and as fire doors for storage houses, and wherever it is necessary or desirable to provide for facility of movement in opening or shrinking, due to head or cold, dampness or dryness, or other climatic or atmospheric or similar changes or conditions, while insuring an air tight, smoke, fire and bug proof, and heat insulating closure and seating joint, regardless or vibration of the receptacle on the door frame and of the size or shape of the door or lid." (lines 9-24).
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Seifert, John W. of Houston, TX
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for an oil burner which burns more efficiently and is easier to clean, including illustrations.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Spence, Garfield A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Protector for Paper-Rolls. (open access)

Protector for Paper-Rolls.

Patent for adjustable paper roll protector that prevents rolls of paper (such as what is used for newspaper printing) from becoming damaged during shipping and/or handling to prevent waste. Includes illustrations.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Staley, William O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belt-Buckle (open access)

Belt-Buckle

Patent for belt-buckles that design "to be worn around the waist, without injuring or mutilating the ends of the belt (lines 13-15)."
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Hall, Cyrus M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Clamp (open access)

Hose-Clamp

Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Clamps" (lines 5-6). "It is the object of this invention to provide a clamp which is provided with yieldable slips, which securely clamp the hose to prevent the separation of the hose from the nipple..." (lines 30-34).
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Bennett, Clarence D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Boring Rod. (open access)

Well-Boring Rod.

Patent for a well boring rod in which a hollow rod or shaft is used as a rotary power transmission shaft. The invention has for its primary objects the provision of means for reinforcing or stiffening a well boring rod so that a lighter tube may be used than would otherwise be the case.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Locking Device (open access)

Automatic Locking Device

Patent for improvements to automatic locking devices when turned one direction with illustrations.
Date: May 14, 1918
Creator: Dixon, Thomas K.
System: The Portal to Texas History