Locking Device for Steering-Wheels. (open access)

Locking Device for Steering-Wheels.

Patent for a device which is completely detachable from the steering column, can be quickly applied and removed from the steering wheel, and securely holds the steering wheel from turning on the steering column. The purpose of this device is to prevent unauthorized use or theft of a vehicle.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Grimm, Max F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Tire. (open access)

Vehicle-Tire.

Patent for "tires such as are used for automobiles and other like vehicles in which it is desirable to absorb the shocks incident to rapid travel over road by means of an inherent resiliency in the tire" (lines 12-16) including illustration.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Pepple, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History