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Amusement Apparatus
Patent for an amusement apparatus of the character set forth with and inclined place made of a number of pivoted sections which may be simultaneously moved into horizontal position to form steps or seats and be held in such position by trip device provided with a target which latter upon being hit by a thrown ball will release the several sections of the inclined plane of steps and permit them through the weight of one or more persons thereon to aline one with the other and form a continuous inclined plane or sliding board down which the persons who were seated or standing upon the steps will be caused to slide and be thrown into a body of water over which the apparatus is erected.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Andrews, J.W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap.
Patent for Improvements in Animal Traps. This trap is a "self and everset trap" (lines 11-12) with the primary purpose of creating a trap that is "efficient of operation, economical of construction, and sanitary" (lines 14-15).
Date:
July 3, 1917
Creator:
Burgett, William Matthews
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Deep Wells.
Patent for a device that uses hot steam to clean caked-on paraffin, mud, and other substances out of oil well pumping apparatuses.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Deats, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Deep Wells.
Patent for a device that assists in cleaning deep wells that have caked material in the pumping apparatus by using hot steam.
Date:
July 3, 1917
Creator:
Deats, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Destroying Weevils.
Patent for an apparatus for destroying weevils and moths, infesting corn, peas, hay, sweet potatoes, beans, and the like, when stored. The apparatus consists of a container with an improved means of distributing heat to the contents in which the weevils and moths are found.
Date:
July 3, 1917
Creator:
Kasmeier, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arc-Lamp.
Patent for an arc lamp that features a spring operated clutch mechanism for the upper electrode.
Date:
July 10, 1917
Creator:
Williams, Theron H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Projectile.
Patent for self-propelled vehicle with means for reducing a barrier such as a wire entanglement.
Date:
July 3, 1917
Creator:
Elrod, Henry E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Steering Apparatus.
Patent for automobile steering apparatus, adding two rear wheels and mounting an enlarged body on the frame which will allow a considerable number of passengers to be carried and many advantages had as a public service vehicle.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Rebman, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auxiliary Roll Former for Linter Condensers.
Patent for Auxiliary Roll Former for Linter Condensers.
Date:
July 5, 1917
Creator:
Prater, C.E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press.
Patent for an invention composed of various tools used to compress bail hay and/or other similar materials. Nature and scope of invention are explained and illustrations are included.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Preston, Cyrus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barrel-Stand.
Patent for a barrel-stand "designed to support a barrel or other like dispensing receptacle" (line 10) to be tilted for pouring and can be held in a tilted or other fixed position.
Date:
July 10, 1917
Creator:
Maier, Felix
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Belt
Patent for an invention that relates to belts. The primary object of the invention is to provide a belt, which includes an outer casing having a buckle attached and a tab slidably positioned within one end of the outer casing for coaction.
Date:
July 24, 1917
Creator:
Hill, Ulysses H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Destroyer.
Patent for machine to exterminate boll weevils, including illustrations. This device administers insecticide and captures damaged plants and insects.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Henry, William L. & Calloway, Irven E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bridle Rod
Patent for a bridle rod that will be longitudinally adjustable for taking up the space that would be likely to occur between the switch points and the rails so that both of the switch points will, when the switch is operated, move to the proper position for presenting a smooth and even surface for the wheel flange of the railway rolling stock when the same pass over the switch.
Date:
July 17, 1917
Creator:
Mc Robertson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burial-Casket.
Patent for a burial casket made of plastic and woven wire fabric "of great strength and minimum weight" (lines 20-21) and an air- and water-tight lid, including illustrations.
Date:
July 24, 1917
Creator:
Hartman, Emanuel W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Door
Patent for car-door. An attempt to have a door mounted such that when it is moved, it elevates in such a way as to prevent a binding of it.
Date:
July 3, 1917
Creator:
Smith, Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Device for Wells
Patent for a device that removes loose debris in wells
Date:
July 21, 1917
Creator:
Carden, David A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaner.
Patent for an improved cotton cleaner including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Line, George C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin.
Patent for an improved method of locating the air blast apparatus for cleaning lint from the saw teeth of saw-type cotton gins, so that the cotton lint does not accumulate on the cleaning apparatus and render it inoperative, including illustrations.
Date:
July 24, 1917
Creator:
Hopper, James F.; Stephens, George B. & Young, Harry F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Curtain and Shade Support.
Patent for a curtain device that allows for adjusting shades/curtains to different lengths or positions in order to fit the window they cover, without changing or damaging the window casing, curtain pole, or shade roller.
Date:
July 24, 1917
Creator:
Odell, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Decorticating Fibrous Leaves of Plants.
Patent for a machine that decorticates fibrous material from leaves and plants designed to be of low manufacturing cost and light enough to be carried on pack animals.
Date:
July 10, 1917
Creator:
Askew, Joel Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight.
Patent for "simple, durable and inexpensive" (line 22) dirigible headlight that can installed on automobiles and can be controlled from the steering wheel.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Crawford, James E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Motor Drive.
Patent for an electric-motor drive that can be used specifically with a cotton tramper, including instructions and illustrations.. This invention serves multiples methods of improvement compared to current electric-motor drives, and will make the processes its involved in more efficient, while being inexpensive to construct.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Whitt, Joseph E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Exhaust-Steam-Actuating Damper-Regulator.
Patent for exhaust-steam-actuating damper-regulator, including instructions and illustrations. This invention improves oil burning equipment for locomotives by "operating the dampers of the air inlet box to automatically close the dampers when the locomotive is standing and to open the dampers when the locomotive is running." (lines 12-16).
Date:
July 10, 1917
Creator:
Gilman, Benoist P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History