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Running-Gear for Aeroplanes.
Patent for an improvement to the running gear of aeroplanes in which the running gear can be moved out of the way so as not to create unnecessary head resistance when the plane is in flight.
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
McCarroll, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Jointer.
Patent for a new and improved saw-jointer. This design consists in "two casts having longitudinal triangular grooves upon their inner facing sides, having the lower portions of their inner facing sides cut away to form a longitudinal groove, and having the upper portions of their inner facing sides bulged to form longitudinal halves of a socket, with a screw passing through the castings in the space between the bulged socket portions and the longitudinal grooves, the said grooves being adapted to receive a triangular file having its lower face at right angles to the sides of the groove" (lines 64-76).
Date:
May 26, 1885
Creator:
Fitzpatrick, Francis B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Balance.
Patent for improvements in window-sash balances, in which the two sashes are connected, “so that they will not only balance but also either may be raised or lowered without affecting the other.” (Lines 17-20) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 26, 1891
Creator:
Christian, James F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sewing-Machine Table
Patent for a sewing machine table intended to extend the top of the sewing machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 26, 1908
Creator:
Saettler. Ernest C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shaft-Support of Vehicles
Patent for new and improved design to support the drive shaft of a vehicle, including illustrations.
Date:
May 26, 1903
Creator:
Bennett, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Box and Bale Hooks.
Patent for "a guard or shield, of leather or other equivalent material, combined with the handle or shank of the hook used for turning or otherwise handling bales or boxes, &c., to prevent the hands from rubbing or pressing against the bale or box, whereby the are often injured." (Lines 6-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 26, 1874
Creator:
Knight, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detacher.
Patent for an improved and less complicated horse-detacher featuring a new type of double tree, swingle tree, and breast yoke.
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
Cummons, Clarence B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Account-Book.
Patent for improvement in account-books by “dispensing a multiplicity of books in keeping accounts and to devise means for combining in one book and upon a single page thereof the features of the ledger, day-book, bill-book and bills-receivable book, said page to be so provided with perforation as to admit of the detachment of certain parts, leaving intake theat part of the page that is intended for permanent record.” (Lines 13-22) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 26, 1891
Creator:
Huck, Henry J., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopping Machine.
Patent for improvement in stalk-choppers particularly adapted for chopping cotton. When the chopper is started the sprocket upon one of the traveling wheels will impart motion to the sprocket through the medium of the sprocket-chain, which will rotate the gear-wheel and in turn the pinion and the crank will impart a reciprocatory motion to the pitman and the horizontal bar, this will give the cutter-blade a reciprocatory motion. The speed of the reciprocatory chopping blade can be regulated. (Lines 45-55) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 26, 1891
Creator:
Guyton, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History