Demountable Rim (open access)

Demountable Rim

Patent for a Demountable Rim designed for automobile wheels where a tire can be attached to the demountable rim, secured with fasteners on the rim then is can attach to the wheel itself.
Date: June 28, 1921
Creator: Beynon, Arthur B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Geometric Figure (open access)

Geometric Figure

Patent for a sewing pattern for spherical objects, including illustrations.
Date: June 22, 1920
Creator: Miller, Emma Thornton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Washer. (open access)

Lock-Washer.

Patent for "an improved lock washer especially adapted for locking nuts" (lines 10-11) that was designed to "be interposed between the nut and a member to be clamped by the nut" (lines 14-16).
Date: June 8, 1920
Creator: Medbery, Clinton A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Casting the Hulls of Ships From Concrete and Floating Said Hulls Into a Launching-Bay. (open access)

Method of Casting the Hulls of Ships From Concrete and Floating Said Hulls Into a Launching-Bay.

Patent for an improved, cost-effective method of releasing ship hulls from a mold via "hydrostatic means and floating said hull into the launching bay or channel" (lines 19-21) without the need for exterior scaffolding, including illustrations.
Date: June 28, 1921
Creator: Holmgreen, Julius H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Casting the Hulls of Concrete Ships. (open access)

Mold for Casting the Hulls of Concrete Ships.

Patent for an improved concrete hull mold that allows for durable and efficient hull molding without the need for scaffolding or disassembly once complete, with a dual-wall design that allows an intermediate work chamber during the molding process, including illustrations.
Date: June 28, 1921
Creator: Holmgreen, Julius H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Securing Device (open access)

Shoe-Securing Device

Patent for a fastening strap that secures baby shoes to baby feet, including illustrations.
Date: June 29, 1920
Creator: Elliot, Eloise Foster
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staple-Setter. (open access)

Staple-Setter.

Patent for a staple-setter that can be more efficiently utilized for paper board boxes, specifically boxes that are used by florists.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Suchy, Frank C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Structural Unit. (open access)

Structural Unit.

Patent for a structural unit for use in construction. It repurposes crushed metal containers to create a core covered by an outer shell made of cement or similar material.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Lambert, John Raymond
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tag-Threading Machine (open access)

Tag-Threading Machine

Patent for a machine that threads tags or cards through ribbon, twine, string, etc.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Suchy, Frank C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trousers. (open access)

Trousers.

Patent for altering trousers to fit all sizes. The ready made trousers are provided with extra material and openings that allow the materials to be adjusted.
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Reyes, Benjamin Cardenas
System: The Portal to Texas History