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Chicken-Coop
Patent for improved chicken coop with simplified construction and modified features.
Date:
June 26, 1906
Creator:
Harp, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press
Patent for a baling press. Illustration included.
Date:
June 26, 1906
Creator:
Stopple, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press
Patent for a baling press. Illustration included.
Date:
June 26, 1906
Creator:
Stopple, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Shears And Knife
Patent for a knife attached to shears.
Date:
June 26, 1900
Creator:
Fulks, Fredrick F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Guard
Patent for a cattle guard. "This invention is a cattle guard having transverse drainage conduits with overhanging plates and so proportioned that the foot of an animal will be projected into the conduit" (lines 13-17). Illustration included.
Date:
June 26, 1906
Creator:
Lee, Jacob Martin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burglar Alarm.
Patent for a new and improved burglar alarm. This design "consists in the combination of the lock-frame with a pivoted plate which is connected to it at one end, and which plate carries the nipple to receive the catch, and is provided with sharp points to catch in the jamb of the door, with a sidewise-moving trigger, which is operated by the door, and a set-screw for securing the lock-plate in position upon the door" (lines 13-21).
Date:
June 26, 1883
Creator:
Wright, William Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bolt for Doors.
Patent for the improvement of bolt locks on double doors using a lever lock for safety and ease of locking and unlocking one or both doors, including illustration.
Date:
June 26, 1860
Creator:
Bonney, N. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Scale.
Patent for a new and improved kitchen scale. This design "introduces a pivoted stirrup into the yoke on the tray-rod, said stirrup being pivoted to and suspended from the beam. By this means, the stirrup and beam can vibrate in the yoke without disturbing the perpendicularity of the tray-rod" (lines 62-67).
Date:
June 26, 1883
Creator:
Solomon, Thomas Durham
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Trap.
Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design "consists in forming the trough of a quadrangular form, and V-shaped in cross-section, with the plates of the opposite sections of the trough forming wedges adapted to be forced into the ground around the mouth of the ant-hill and securely anchor the trap in the ground" (lines 41-46).
Date:
June 26, 1883
Creator:
Bunnell, James F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machine
Patent for improvements in the construction and design of well-drilling machines.
Date:
June 26, 1888
Creator:
Moore, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lantern.
Patent for a lantern "in which a candle is used as a light-giving medium, and in which the chimney is tightly supported on the base of the lantern and around the candle, so that the light is fully protected against extinguishment by wind, and a cheap and convenient article is supplied" (lines 9-15). The lantern has a raised base with a candle socket in the middle, and the glass chimney is securely attached to the base. A frame and handle is attached to the base and top of the chimney.
Date:
June 26, 1894
Creator:
Jarmin, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Packing Cotton
Patent for device used to compress and pack cotton into a press box.
Date:
June 26, 1883
Creator:
Summers, Dewitt C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel Tire
Patent for vehicle wheel tire made of spring steel which includes a mechanism to adjust "tensioning means that will be regulated in accordance with the load" (lines 23-27).
Date:
June 26, 1917
Creator:
McGehee, Tom S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Millstone-Dress.
Patent for improvement in millstone-dress by “making each of the main grooves in five sections, in combination with shoulders and inclined planes” (lines 17-19), including illustration.
Date:
June 26, 1860
Creator:
Gaines, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medical Compound.
Patent for a cough syrup formula made from various plant extracts, to treat inflammatory diseases. No illustration.
Date:
June 26, 1860
Creator:
Reeves, J. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool
Patent for tool has combined multiple tools. The compact, is simple and easy to operate and it is convenient.
Date:
June 26, 1917
Creator:
Milliorn, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Harrow Structure
Patent for improvement in harrow structure allowing for them to be attached to an ordinary cultivator in lien of cultivating shovels.
Date:
June 26, 1917
Creator:
McIntyre, John P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trace Lock for Harness.
Patent for a new and improved trace-lock for harnesses. This design consists in "the combination of the bolt, the metal strap secured to the trace, provided with the recess, the projection, and the slot having the enlarged opening, the locking-plate pivoted on the recess having the opening, and the spring" (lines 72-77).
Date:
June 26, 1888
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mantel
Patent for an invention that can be applied to a mantel, consisting "essentially, of a flexible screen, guard, or shield adapted to wind upon a roller, the latter being housed in the space formed between the shelf off the mantel and the headboard" (lines 22-25). It is intended to prevent fire from getting into the from from the fire, control heat radiation, and provide a closure for the fireplace when it is not in use.
Date:
September 30, 1899
Creator:
Cox, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mantel.
Patent for fireplace guards that connect to mantels, which can be folded out of sight, or rolled out to prevent sparks or closing off the fireplace when not in use.
Date:
March 7, 1899
Creator:
Cox, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows.
Patent for an improvement in plows which will allow for adjustments in width.
Date:
June 26, 1876
Creator:
Traweek, Robert C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trace - Fastener
Patent for improved spring activated trace fastener.
Date:
June 26, 1900
Creator:
Woods, Washington Green Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spirit Level.
Patent for a spirit-level by Allan T. Gibson. Meant for helping users obtain level and perpendicular lines with more ease and accuracy, as well as for determining any intermediate angle.
Date:
June 26, 1906
Creator:
GIbson, Allen T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Heater.
Patent for a rotary tire-heater that used for and movably supported near a blacksmith's forge, where it can be swung over for use when needed. It economizes time and fuel, and is automatically adjustable.
Date:
June 26, 1894
Creator:
Callaway, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History