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Garbage-Receptacle
Patent for garbage receptacle that exhibits a hinged lid (attached to pail), enabling one to securely open and close the receptacle at will.
Date:
May 3, 1913
Creator:
Lubbock, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Card Game
Patent for an invention of a new card game to assist with arithmetical computations and outlines of different objects, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Hobbs, James Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for Churn for mixing liquids. The invention's construction includes a sturdy stand with a crank handle, that when rotated, allows a wheel to turn on the shaft. The simple design allows for inexpensive construction.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Burns, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaner For Firearm-Barrels.
Patent for a cleaner for firearm barrels that is small enough to be carried in a pocket. "May be used for cleaning firearms of the repeating type."
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
P'Pool, Matthew Wall
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clock.
Patent for self-winding secondary clocks that are "connected in series to be timed by a master clock and more particularly to tower clocks" (lines 10-12) with the objectives of keeping perfect time and winding periodically, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Friedman, Bernhard Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Broom and Cloth Hanger.
Patent for a combined broom and cloth hanger, which allows a broom to be quickly engaged and supported at any desired elevation above the user's floor. It can also be folded against the wall when the broom is not in use, "...whereby the ordinary broom cover...can be conveniently clamped and held securely in position between the lower end of the bracket and against the support by passing the broom cover over and through the rods when the hanger is in a receiving position" (lines 24-30).
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Ussery, Walter R. & Cook, Enoch J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Pneumatic Lift and Force Pump.
Patent for a combined pneumatic lift and force pump, which is able to reach the inexhaustible supply of water found at the depths of five to forty or more feet in the arid region of Texas and Great Central Valley of Mexico. The machinery perfects the simplicity and economy of construction needed to reach and lift a great volume of water in a short time.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
De Hymel, Franklin Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Knife and Hook.
Patent for Cotton Knife and Hook, a tool used for cutting and pulling out cotton from the bales. The tool has a knife with a curved point at the tip, as well as a notch for the user to place a finger for support.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Bowers, Jacob R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Cable Clamp.
Patent for Drill-Cable Clamp is for a device that clamps the rope to which the drill connects. The rope can be rotated, while connected to both the drill and the drilling machine securely.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Clayton, Robert Fentress
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Soldering-Iron
Patent for an improved electric soldering iron, "to provide novel means for permitting the flow of solder and for shutting it off" (lines 18-19), including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Giffen, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoe.
Patent for a new and improved garden hoe used for weeding purposes. The improvement is related to, "...the handle of the implement being hollow" (lines 11-12) and able to receive a quantity of seed, and a mechanism that controls the delivery of seed to the hoe.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Etheridge, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interest Calculator
Patent for an adjustable calendar for calculating interest between two dates, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Moody, Jason B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Oil-Tank
Patent for improvements to safety oil tanks to prevent explosions, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Smith, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Frame
Patent for a transportable support frame for saws as teeth are sharpened or set, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Lawrence, Robert J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tailor's-Goose Attachment.
Patent for a tailor's goose which provides a "depressible and detachable dampening means for the goose for supplying water to the dampening means".
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Talley, Thurmon H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Standard
Patent for strong and durable standard for wagons that are adjustable to any size bolster.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Cowart, Stephen A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a new and improved wrench, which is especially useful for machinists. The improvement to existing wrench technology is present in positions where a thin jaw wrench is necessary and in removing parts upon which an ordinary nut wrench, even thin jawed, would act.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Seale, Jefferson, W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle.
Patent for a buckle that secures ends of bale ties so that they are not exposed nor endanger the hands of farm workers.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
McFarland, Frank Hays
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Book and Pencil Holder.
Patent for a book and pencil holder that mounts a pencil or pen and attaches to a book. The combined book and pencil holder uses a clamp so the pen or pencil attached to the book inside a pocket is maintained in a pocket and does not fall out.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Colbert, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Differential Mechanism.
Patent for differential mechanism using worm and beveled gears to control the rear wheels of a vehicle.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Coleman, Arthur
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Generator.
Patent for Gas Generator. This patent improves previous gas generators, that include generator casings having air inlets and gas inlets. this invention provides a form of automatic feed of air, oil, and acid to the generator in proper proportions.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Gregson, William & Wisherd, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Tooth.
Patent for a new and improved harrow-tooth apparatus, which is attached to a tractor during farming. It will not injure the growing plants while still managing to break the crust of the furrow on each side of the row of plants, thus the improvement to the existing machinery allows the furrow crusts to be broken more effectually.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Rutledge, Robert P. & Boland, Randsome G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Head and Face Protector.
Patent for a wearable protective hood for the head and face to protect against weather.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Mincher, Jerry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker.
Patent for a nut cracking device.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Gradick, Wiley N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History