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Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a strong, durable, and inexpensive vehicle-wheel with an improved design that is meant for light vehicles. The wheel will "provide novel means whereby the wheel will be prevented from slipping into ruts in the road, thus overcoming the jar that would otherwise be caused" (lines 14-18).
Date:
May 21, 1895
Creator:
Laube, Godfried
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Tire.
Patent for "a very cheap and simple tire which may be conveniently applied to any ordinary wheel, but which is especially applicable to wagon wheels, which when applied to the wheel has a perfectly smooth surface, and which has mechanism operated by the simple turning of a nut and adapted to tighten the tire to any desired extent." (Lines 9-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 21, 1895
Creator:
Smith, Samuel A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Coffee or Tea Pots.
Patent for "attachment for coffee or tea pots or other receptacles" (lines 5-7) designed to materially improve the construction of the pot or urn, whereby the same will be simple and effective and the process of treating the coffee or tea by the action of the boiling water or steam materially enhanced.
Date:
May 21, 1901
Creator:
Darden, George Albion
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Center Foot for Cultivators
Patent for "an improved center foot or standard which is adapted to be readily attached to and detached from a beam or beams of a cultivator adjusted thereon and adapted for the attachment of a shovel, plow, or sweep of any kind required" (lines 8-15).
Date:
May 21, 1901
Creator:
Greathouse, James E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin
Patent for "a clothes pin or clasp which will have a clamping-spring action and which can be conveniently manipulated to apply or remove it to and from a holding position and one wherein the clamping members mainly he within the same plane" (lines 7-13).
Date:
May 21, 1901
Creator:
Horsley, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for improvements to cultivators.
Date:
May 21, 1901
Creator:
Skeen, Virgil G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lighting Apparatus for Vehicles.
Patent for a useful lighting apparatus for vehicles in general by using a power-transmitting belt properly mounted on to the car-wheels to “which energy may be drawn from the wheels of the car and supplied to a lighting-dynamo.” (Lines 12-14) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 21, 1901
Creator:
Brady, Alford
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fastening Clip.
Patent for improvement in wire-fastening clips by constructing the clip using “a collar, a finger carried by the collar and extending above and below the collar, and a set-screw to engage with the finger below the collar.” (P. 2, lines 8-11.) This clip can be “adjustably secured to the fence-post in such manner that it may be readily raised and lowered, whereby the wires may be spaced as desired without necessitating boring of the post.” (Lines 17-21.) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 21, 1901
Creator:
Dunk, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke
Patent for an animal poke that is worn on the head of the animal to prevent it from breaking or going underneath wire fences.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Carter, Joel F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment.
Patent for a separator for a cultivator, which allows for bringing together or forcing apart the beams of a cultivator.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Evans, James S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drying Kiln
Patent for a kiln to be used as a drying chamber for drying and curing of lumber. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Stephens, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fan Attachment for Chairs.
Patent for a fan that attaches to rocking chairs which turns one direction when the chair rocks forward and the opposite direction when the chair rocks backward.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Dorris, Joseph F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin-Saw Cleaner
Patent for a gin saw cleaner. This invention is an improvement for the cleaning of cotton gin saws. Illustration included.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Hollingsworth, Joseph C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Governor
Patent for a governor. This invention is designed for the regulation of speed in engines and motors. Illustration included.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Cude, Charles R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoe-Sharpening Device.
Patent for a mechanical hoe sharpening device with a holder for the hoe blade and a file that is operated by a lever.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Criddle, Thomas B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoof-Trimming Device.
Patent for a hoof trimming device that cuts cleanly and accurately and can be adjusted for differing depths of cuts.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Huckelby, Berry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Drill
Patent for a hydraulic drill that allows drill bits to be easily inserted and removed and locks them in place when inside the drill.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Charlton, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Laminated Tire.
Patent for a laminated tire for automobiles that is less rigid than previous tires and is easily built and repaired.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Carhart, John Wesley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor Car Traffic System
Patent for motor car traffic system. "This invention has reference to improvements in motor car traffic systems, and its object is to provide a means whereby motor cars may be constrained to move in a predetermined path without the violation of the chauffeur, so that motor cars may be adapted for use in suburban traffic in place of the ordinary trolley cars." (lines 8-15). Illustration included
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Yates, Robert T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piano Action
Patent for piano actions. This invention provides a connection between the bridle strap and the hammer butt of a piano action. Illustration included.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Deutsch, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planting Mechanism.
Patent for a hopper that attaches to a planter that allows different types and sizes of seed to be dropped from it. Especially targeted toward corn and cotton seed.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Hodge, Neely B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Protector
Patent for a tire protector. This invention is designed to armor and protect the tread of tires. The design consists of chain linked to a leather strap that fasten it to the tire. Illustration included.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Voss, Haynie L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Track Cleaner
Patent for a device to clean tracks for sawmill carriages. Illustration included.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Edwards, Daniel R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traction Gang Plow
Patent for a traction gang plow. This invention uses multiple disks for furrowing. Illustration included.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Johnson, Charles J. & Lumpkin, James J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History