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Barrel Cover.
Patent for a new and improved cover for barrels. This design calls for downward-extending flanges with wings along the perimeter of the cover. These flanges hold the cover in place over the barrel opening, but they also allow for the cover to rest at an angle on the upper rim of the barrel so that one has access to the contents of the barrel without the cover touching the ground.
Date:
May 29, 1883
Creator:
Lane, Fernando Gustavous
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cultivator and Cotton and Corn Planter.
Patent for a new implement "for planting cotton-seed, cultivating the soil, and covering the soil" (lines 14-15) and corn (line 61) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 5, 1883
Creator:
McCall, Duncan Jefferson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bridle Attachment.
Patent for a new and improved bridle attachment. This design "consists of a contrivance of nose-clamping strap having end rings through which pass the ends of a chin-strap connected by reign-straps passing through rings of a head-strap of the attachment . . . the invention comprising also a connection of the martingale-straps with the rings of the nose-clamping straps . . . to powerfully check up the horse when required, and also to prevent rearing and plunging" (lines 9-20).
Date:
June 5, 1883
Creator:
Massey, John T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blind Stops.
Patent for a new and improved stop for blinds. This design "is to provide a convenient means by which blind-slats may be swung on their pivots, so as to open or close to the extent desired" (lines 8-11).
Date:
June 5, 1883
Creator:
Vandervoort, Charles Frederick
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Tent and Bed.
Patent for improvements in the construction of a combined folding bed and tent.
Date:
June 19, 1883
Creator:
Perez, Mitchel
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tie.
Patent for a new and improved bale tie. This design "consists of a short thin plate of metal having two tongues . . . fronting each other, said plate being pivoted at one end to the bale-hoop . . . the other end of the bale-hoop being passed under the tongues and drawn tightly around the bale, the expansion of the bale on the hoop causes the respective ends to pull on the respective ends of the tie-plate . . . so as to grip the edges of the end passed between the tongues and hold it firmly" (lines 7-19).
Date:
July 24, 1883
Creator:
Arnold, Abbott
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Awning Bracket.
Patent for a new and improved awning bracket. This design "relates to awning-brackets of that class which are secured to the wall of the building over the sidewalk, and secure themselves without the use of posts, &c. The invention has for its object to provide a self-sustaining bracket possessing superior advantages in point of simplicity, inexpensiveness, durability, and general efficiency" (lines 9-16).
Date:
August 14, 1883
Creator:
Rodgers, Ranzil H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists "[i]n a working-body churn, the combination, with the churn-body having centrally-disposed turret, and the breaking-frames having their lower ends resting in suitable seats, in the bottom of the churn-body and their upper ends extended into the turret thereof, of the block having sockets and placed on the breaking-frames with its lower side projected above the turret, and the cap or lid, placed on the turret and bearing against the block and securing the same and the breaking-frames in position" (lines 23-34).
Date:
September 11, 1883
Creator:
German, Eliza
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Forcing Liquids from Barrels.
Patent for a new and improved device for extracting liquids from sealed containers. This design utilizes a bellows apparatus, and "by simply compressing [it] air is forced into the space in the barrel or vessel above the liquid, when the pressure of this air will exhaust the liquid through the faucet at the bottom under pressure" (lines 65-70).
Date:
October 16, 1883
Creator:
Park, Hardy B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boot Scraper.
Patent for a new and improved boot scraper. This design "consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the inclined bow-shaped upper plate, having a transverse bar connecting the branches of the plate, the inner edges of which are inclined outward and upward from the upper edge of the transverse bar, and in providing, in connection with the bow-shaped plate, an under or subsidiary plate of forked form, having a rounded recess between the forks adapted to conform to the shape of the heel" (lines 18-30).
Date:
October 23, 1883
Creator:
Collins, Morris A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boot and Shoe Box.
Patent for a new and improved box for boots and shoes. This design is "to be arranged beneath the counter, between the guide-strips upon the floor, and mounted on wheels, and provided with mechanism connected to the hinged lids of the boxes to raise the lid as the box is pulled out, and to close it when the box is pushed back to place again. This may be accomplished in several ways" (lines 26-33).
Date:
November 20, 1883
Creator:
Cook, Emmanuel Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaner for Gun Barrels.
Patent for a new and improved cleaner for gun barrels. This design "consists of a brush or cleaner formed in the main of spring metal, (preferably of brass,) and provided with bristles beveled at their free ends, so set in suitable holding parts as that when unconfined said bristles will move outward from a common axis and bear against the inner surface of a gun barrel when placed within the same" (lines 13-20).
Date:
November 27, 1883
Creator:
Petmecky, Joseph C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton, Corn,and Pea Planter and Fertilizer Distributer
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Combined Mowers and Seed Planter"(lines 5-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 4, 1883
Creator:
Nelson, John B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Trimming Hooves of Animals.
Patent for a new and improved hoof trimmer. This design "consists in an upright standard or support having a concaved supporting-recess adapted to receive the animal's hoof, with parallel guide-ways arranged in rear thereof, a trimming implement moving in said guides, and so constructed as to operate upon the hoof without injury to the frog, and means for reciprocating the trimming device from either side of the animal" (lines 16-25).
Date:
December 11, 1883
Creator:
Mullins, Joshua C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cap.
Patent for a new and improved cap. This design calls for "an adjustable pillow, which can be used when desired, and folded up out of the way when not in use. To accomplish this . . . the cap [has] an air-tight sack or pillow, which can be inflated when needed, and when not in use the air can be withdrawn and the pillow folded up out of the way in the top of the cap" (lines 25-32).
Date:
December 18, 1883
Creator:
Wood, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound for the manufacture of artificial stone.
Patent for "Compounds for the Manufacture of Artificial Stone...and it consists in composition formed by mixing certain materials in solution and treating them in further solutions" (lines 5-15).
Date:
January 2, 1883
Creator:
Greer, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Roaster.
Patent for a new and improved coffee roaster. This design utilizes handles "so arranged as to enable the operator to shake it and move it upside down and about with great facility. The perforated or wire-cloth bottom and top allow the heat from the stove or fire to pass unobstructed to the coffee, so that a strong and uniform heat is applied. The wire-cloth bottom also acts as a sieve . . . and it does not scratch or burn the grains" (lines 49-58). The design eliminates the need for a stirring utensil.
Date:
January 9, 1883
Creator:
Stopple, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bell Cord Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved bell cord coupling. This design consists in "[a] cord connecting and tension device comprising essentially a shell or tube, a spiral spring, and a pair of slotted balls arranged therein, and a flat strip having round ends adapted to slide through said balls . . . [and] a sliding spring-encircled plate provided with screw-threaded and split end portions, and nuts fitted on the latter, in combination with a tube or shell, and balls arranged in said tube" (lines 89-100).
Date:
January 16, 1883
Creator:
Tumey, Charles Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Buncher.
Patent for a new and improved cotton buncher. This design utilizes a wheel that "is to press down the plants and weeds that are to be destroyed, so that the plows, whether used along with the wheel or afterward, will cover them up with fresh earth, and thus assist in destroying them, and at the same time cultivating the plants to be retained and facilitating the subsequent thinning process" (lines 62-68).
Date:
January 16, 1883
Creator:
Goodin, James Louis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cot.
Patent for a new and improved cot. This design is for a cot that, "[w]hen it is desired to pack the cot for transportation the flexible bottom is first removed from the frame, after which the latter is taken apart and the pieces thereof placed compactly together in a bundle with the flexible bottom. In this cot there are no pivot-joints to become worn or get out of order, and should any of the separable pieces become broken or damaged they can be readily replaced" (lines 47-56).
Date:
January 23, 1883
Creator:
Martial, Antoine William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bag Holder and Filler.
Patent for a new and improved bag holder and filler. This design "consists of an expansible bag holding and filling funnel composed of a metallic strip having overlapping edges and provided with attached spring-wires, such funnel being capable of contraction to enter a bag, and of expanding therein for the purpose of holding and filling the bag" (lines 13-19).
Date:
February 6, 1883
Creator:
Adkisson, Duncan Rudolph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chair for Railroad Rails.
Patent for a new and improved chair for railroad rails. This design utilizes a metal key and wrought-iron straps so that "the rails are held firmly both laterally and vertically, so that they are kept level at the joint and any sagging is prevented. At the same time endwise movement by expansion or contraction is not hindered, and the chairs being fastened to the ties, the expansion and contraction will take place entirely between the several chairs" (lines 49-57).
Date:
February 20, 1883
Creator:
Armstrong, Charles & Abbott, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rotary Harrow and Stalk Cutter or Roller.
Patent for a new and improved harrow combine. This design "provide[s] a rotary harrow, to be used in combination with a stalk-cutter or roller, for the purpose of harrowing ground and at the same time cutting off the stalks of the preceding crop, or for harrowing in and rolling seed. [The] invention consists in a [novel] combination and arrangement of parts" (lines 11-18).
Date:
February 27, 1883
Creator:
Barker, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History