Improvement in Chairs. (open access)

Improvement in Chairs.

Patent for improvement in chairs, which provides adjustable shoulder supports and back (inclination and height), with intended advantages of better lung capacity and spinal alignment. The chair can be adjusted to fit all sizes of bodies. It is noted that some of the adjustable features could be incorporated into other furnishings such as beds or lounges. An additional feature of the chair is a retracting spring to assist the user in exiting the chair.
Date: May 9, 1876
Creator: Barnes, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting Attachment for Sewing-Machines. (open access)

Quilting Attachment for Sewing-Machines.

Patent for "a quilting-frame with equalizing bar and means for adjusting the same so that the quilting-frame shall at all times be held in a level position" (lines 8-11). This invention has a new method for suspending the quilting-frame and for supporting the rail where the traveler operates.
Date: May 9, 1893
Creator: Chenoweth, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in pumps, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 9, 1899
Creator: Gardner, Felix G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Postal Cash-Sales Receptacle. (open access)

Postal Cash-Sales Receptacle.

Patent for a postal cash-sales receptacle for putting in rural mailboxes, where the owner can pay for stamps, postcards, or envelopes by placing the correct amount of cash in the holder.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Walker, Emmitt Stone
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Permutation Locking Device For Lockets (open access)

Permutation Locking Device For Lockets

Patent for a permutation locking device for lockets. Illustration included.
Date: May 9, 1905
Creator: Katzenberger, Oscar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pinless Clothes-Line. (open access)

Pinless Clothes-Line.

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in pinless clothes lines" (lines 10-11) that uses spring-clamping fingers that are part of the line instead of detachable pins; including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 9, 1893
Creator: Lane, Fernando G. & Kelly, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joint-Fastener. (open access)

Joint-Fastener.

Patent for a joint fastener for screens.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Wright, David Alexander
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Hatchet or Ax Head. (open access)

Design for a Hatchet or Ax Head.

Design patent for a hatchet or ax head that is marked by a substantially wedge-shaped claw configured to the head.
Date: May 9, 1899
Creator: Charpiot, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Hame Attachment. (open access)

Design for a Hame Attachment.

Design patent for a hame attachment that is symmetrical in configuration making it adaptable to be used in either the right or left hand.
Date: May 9, 1899
Creator: Surghnor, Daniel H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin. (open access)

Cotton-Gin.

Patent for an improved brush cylinder for cotton gins.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Disk (open access)

Cultivator Disk

Patent for a cultivator disk. Illustration included.
Date: May 9, 1905
Creator: Harris, Samuel A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Machine (open access)

Agricultural Machine

Patent for an agricultural machine that consists of a rotary cutter and a fixed horizontal cutter. Illustrations are included.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Evans, Lucias S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for getting a good knowledge on how to use a cultivator, detailed instructions are provided.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Blalock, Justice E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper And Cultivator (open access)

Cotton Chopper And Cultivator

Patent for a cotton chopper and cultivator. Illustration included.
Date: May 9, 1905
Creator: Zoll, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper and Cultivator (open access)

Cotton Chopper and Cultivator

Patent for a simplified and "improved cotton-chopping mechanism which may be readily applied to a straddle-row cultivator of ordinary construction, whereby the cotton may be plowed and chopped at one operation" (lines 10-14). It also allows for the chopping mechanism to be adjusted to regulate the chopping operation and provides better support of the mechanism while operating.
Date: May 9, 1899
Creator: Ledbetter, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaner. (open access)

Cotton-Cleaner.

Patent for a simple and effective cotton cleaning machine that removes foreign matter from cotton before or after ginning. This enhances the cotton's worth and quality. The cotton will not get torn during this process.
Date: May 9, 1893
Creator: Smith, Jonathan N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History