Attaching-Ring. (open access)

Attaching-Ring.

Patent for an attaching ring to connect a boiler to a water heater jacket that is described in pending application Serial No. 304,041.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Fowles, Alfred T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar Fastener or Clasp (open access)

Collar Fastener or Clasp

Patent for a collar fastener "which will hold the flaps of a collar properly spaced from each other and insure a secure gripping of the flaps to avoid untidy appearance of the collar" (lines 14-17). Includes illustrations.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Orson, Kelly N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar Fastener or Clasp (open access)

Collar Fastener or Clasp

Patent for a fastener to hold the flaps of a collar securely.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Kelly, Orson N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar Fastener or Clasp. (open access)

Collar Fastener or Clasp.

Patent for a collar fastener that will grip the flaps of a collar and maintain the curvature of the collar in a neat manner.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Kelly, Orson N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar Fastener or Clasp. (open access)

Collar Fastener or Clasp.

Patent for a collar fastener that grips the opposite edges of a soft fabric collar in a neat and presentable manner.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Kelly, Orson N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Confection. (open access)

Confection.

Patent for confections with an edible packaging. These confections come in the form of a spherically shaped casing, simulating a baseball, which have been secured together and contain an edible filling.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Cressey, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lift for Gin-Breasts. (open access)

Lift for Gin-Breasts.

Patent for safely positioning the gin breast by including a operating lever to raise, swing, or lower the breast.
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Pool, Charles R. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock and Key. (open access)

Lock and Key.

Patent for a lock which requires a key that is adjustable and difficult to duplicate in order to prevent lock picking.
Date: June 28, 1921
Creator: Dove, Bascom A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process and Apparatus for the Utilization of Heat in Oil-Engines. (open access)

Process and Apparatus for the Utilization of Heat in Oil-Engines.

Patent for an invention that improves the utilization of waste or surplus heat of internal combustion engines, specifically oil-burning engines of the Diesel type. This invention will assist diesel engines to run satisfactorily on lower or heavier-grade engine oils. This assists in the efficiency and production of Diesel engines.
Date: June 28, 1921
Creator: Lucke, Herbert R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator-Door. (open access)

Refrigerator-Door.

Patent for individual doors for compartments within a refrigerator, to protect items from being exposed to warm air when the refrigerator door is ajar. This patent also provides for the ability to apply doors as attachments to refrigerators without pre-installed compartment doors.
Date: June 28, 1921
Creator: Jurek, Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vegetable-Grading Apparatus. (open access)

Vegetable-Grading Apparatus.

Patent for a vegetable grading apparatus that delivers select grades of vegetables to the picker, separating the majority of vegetables into containers. The apparatus prevents bruising of vegetables and allows the picker to see all sides of the vegetables.
Date: June 28, 1921
Creator: Rigney, Samuel C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater. (open access)

Water-Heater.

Patent for a water heater with a two-part jacket that allows the circulation of heat and products of combustion to maximize its fuel efficiency.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Fowles, Alfred T.
System: The Portal to Texas History