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Sash Fastener
Patent for a fastener of simple, reliable for locking a sash at any given point in its path-of-movement upon the window frame, without the use of springs or any other parts.
Date:
October 20, 1914
Creator:
Shipman, John Davis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower.
Patent for lawn mower with special stationary blades; designed to improve the operation of the rotary blades with which the stationary blades come into contact, thus "insuring an easy running, and a perfectly clean and smooth shearing of the grass, and prevent any shock, grinding or clicking, when the contact is made" (lines 8-11).
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Clark, Josepsh Chester
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap-Gun.
Patent for a simple, inexpensive gun with a hook and rod mechanism that can be baited such that if an animal tries to remove the bait the gun discharges killing the animal.
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Lovelace, Charles D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable and Detachable Bow for Spectacles.
Patent for a temple bow for spectacles which is secured to a lens frame and is adjustable to “accommodate the angle of vision of the wearer” (lines 89-90). The connection joints between the bow and lens frame allows adjustment without bending or twisting the bow, providing a more durable bow and frame.
Date:
January 13, 1914
Creator:
Blanchard, Edward.
System:
The Portal to Texas History