Discharge Device for Cotton-Seed Unloaders. (open access)

Discharge Device for Cotton-Seed Unloaders.

Patent for a discharge device in which cotton seed can be unloaded to an elevator, conveyer, or elsewhere. The invention also has the ability to clean and cool the cotton seed while being unloaded, also making it dry which makes it in better condition for storing.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Golloher, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stock-Chute for Dipping-Vats. (open access)

Stock-Chute for Dipping-Vats.

Patent for new improvements that allow for easier transition of animals from a stock-chute into a dipping vat because the "animal will overcome the effect of the counterbalancing weight and will cause the discharge end of the chute to move downwardly precipitating the animal into the vat or trough" (lines 20-26) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 31, 1921
Creator: Burt, Clement P.
System: The Portal to Texas History