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Accelerating Foot Throttle for use on Automobile Engines
Patent for an "improved form of foot pedal or foot throttle" (line 10) which "provides means for effectively controlling the speed of an engine by the action of the driver's foot against the foot throttle located in a convenient position on the floor of the car" (lines 13-17), including illustrations.
Adjustable Shade Hanger
Patent for a window shade hanger device which allows for the shade to be placed at multiple stations by sliding and covering any portion of the window desired instead of a stationary shade mount.
Advertising Device
Patent for an Advertising Device. This device provides "a series of hinged leaves so mounted that those exposed to view have the experience of being part of a book." (lines 14-17). "A further object is to provide means which will conceal the operating mechanism, and mystify the observer" (lines 23-25), with a "supporting structure and a dummy provided with a movable hand...for turning said movable shaft as the leaves are turned" (lines 3-13).
Aerodrome
Patent for an aerodrome. Illustrations included.
Aeroplane
Patent for an aeroplane which has its equilibrium maintained by the operator through levers that bring the plane up or down.
Air-Brake
Patent for an air brake for trains that reduces jerking when the brakes are applied.
Air-Brake System
Patent for an air brake system for trains which does not require waiting between uses for the brakes to recharge with air.
Air Filtering Gas Burner
Patent for device that helps prevent air from choking burners when used in cooking.
Apparatus for Making Lard Substitute
Patent for an apparatus to produce a lard substitute from cotton seed oil. "An important object of this invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and continuous in operation."
Attachment for Spoons.
Patent for an attachment for spoons, forks, and the like. The attachment is a metal wire loop that attaches to a utensil and is bent to hook onto a vessel such as a bowl to keep the utensil from falling in the vessel.
Automatic Fountain Valve For Locomotives
Patent for improvements to the automatic fountain valves of locomotives.
Automatic Trough Valve.
Patent for Automatic Trough Valve that includes improvements to automatic float-controlled type vales for the watering of animals.
Automatic Water-Supply Regulator for Windmills
Patent for automatic water supply regulator to stop flow of water at the specified level. Additionally the wind mill will start when it hits a certain water level, creating an off an on cycle.
Automobile Seal-Holder.
Patent for adjustable holders on automobiles for carrying the registry seal. In particular, this invention utilizes some sort of holder that clamps both to the part of the automobile it attaches to and the registry seal.
Bale-Band Buckle
Patent for a bale band buckle. Illustrations included.
Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for a bale-tie buckle.
Bale Tying Mechanism for Balers
Patent for a bale tying mechanism for balers. This invention is "a tying mechanism to unite the ends of a tie or wire after said wire has been passed around the bale" (line 8-11). Illustrations included.
Bale Wiring Mechanism.
Patent for "improvements in a bale wiring mechanism, for baling presses, and also to an improved tie which can be made by simple mechanism" (lines 8-11) with instructions and illustrations.
Barrel-Cover
Patent for a barrel cover. Illustrations included.
Bat-Roost.
Patent for a bat roost that provides roosting space, as well as a space for hibernation. The bat roost will have a lower space that allows the user to clean out the droppings.
Bedstead
Patent for metallic bedstead which will eliminate drafts in cold weather as well as pillows working back between the upright rails. This device includes a means for elevating the head or foot of the bed, including illustrations.
Belt Tightener for Pumps.
Patent for belt tighteners for well pumps which decreases the amount of force necessary to tighten a pump. Patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Blade Holder.
Patent for an improved blade-holder that is simple in construction and can be manufactured at a lower cost. It is designed to "permit of the blades being readily and quickly assembled in the holder and permanently clamped therein to prevent any accidental displacement or movement of the blades from such holder during the stropping." (lines 16-21), including illustrations.
Boll-Separator
Patent for a mechanism to remove cotton from bolls or hulls. The mechanism is designed to be integrated easily into the standard cotton picking and cleaning procedure and is meant to increase productivity while decreasing cost.
Bracket for Window-Shades.
Patent for new and improved brackets to hang window shades and curtain rods without damaging window frames, including illustrations.
Broiler
Patent for a broiler. Illustrations included.
Calculating-Machine
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in calculating machines. Whereby substantially correct calculations may be registered or recored without using a series of superfluous or immaterial numbers. The machine will round prices up to the nearest cent. For example, $0.024 becomes $0.02 while $0.025 becomes $0.03. Illustrations included.
Candy, Cake, and Cracker Box.
Patent for "a tin box for candy, cakes, or crackers" (lines 15-16) with a display glass panel on the front wall.
Car-Brake
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Car-Brakes" (lines 6-7) relating to a railroad brake operating mechanism, including instructions and illustrations.
Car Door
Patent for a car-door. The design is to prevent rattling and reduce wear on rail car doors. Illustration included.
Car-Replacer
Patent for a railway car replacer, which is used to derail vehicles as well as for, "restoring derailed railway vehicles to the track."
Card Game
Patent for an invention of a new card game to assist with arithmetical computations and outlines of different objects, including illustrations.
Carton
Patent for improvements made to a carton such as an inclusion of a wrapper and retaining strip to protect and hold valuable objects such as glass along with various other improvements to the overall construction of the carton.
Cartridge Holder
Patent for a belt adapted to hold the shells used in fire arms.
Chicken Coop
Patent for an improved chicken coop.
Churn.
Patent for Churn for mixing liquids. The invention's construction includes a sturdy stand with a crank handle, that when rotated, allows a wheel to turn on the shaft. The simple design allows for inexpensive construction.
Cleaner For Firearm-Barrels.
Patent for a cleaner for firearm barrels that is small enough to be carried in a pocket. "May be used for cleaning firearms of the repeating type."
Clock.
Patent for self-winding secondary clocks that are "connected in series to be timed by a master clock and more particularly to tower clocks" (lines 10-12) with the objectives of keeping perfect time and winding periodically, including instructions and illustrations.
Clothes Pin.
Patent for a coil clothes-pin "capable of ready engagement and disengagement with and from the clothesline" and "which may be loosely and slidably mounted upon a clothesline".
Coffee Roaster.
Patent for a coffee roaster, with key features such as electric heat and agitation of coffee beans during roasting, including illustrations.
Coin Controlled Machine
Patent for a coin controlled machine. This invention is designed to accept coins of proper values and operation is dependent on predetermined portion of the im pressed surface of the coin. Illustrations included.
Coin-Controlled Vending-Machine
Patent for a coin-operated vending machine. Illustrations included.
Collapsible Coffee-Pot.
Patent for a new and improved collapsible coffee pot and similar receptacles, including illustrations.
Combination Emergency and Transmission Brake Mechanism.
Patent for a combination of emergency and transmission brake mechanism on Ford automobiles that helps relieve the strain on the emergency brake mechanism.
Combination Fence and Repair Tool
Patent for a multi-purpose tool related to working with wires in and around the home. It is intended to tighten, twist, and/or sever a wire.
Combined Bridge and Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a bridge with movable parts that disallows the passage of cattle while allowing for the passage of human foot-traffic and automobiles.
Combined Broom and Cloth Hanger.
Patent for a combined broom and cloth hanger, which allows a broom to be quickly engaged and supported at any desired elevation above the user's floor. It can also be folded against the wall when the broom is not in use, "...whereby the ordinary broom cover...can be conveniently clamped and held securely in position between the lower end of the bracket and against the support by passing the broom cover over and through the rods when the hanger is in a receiving position" (lines 24-30).
Combined Pneumatic Lift and Force Pump.
Patent for a combined pneumatic lift and force pump, which is able to reach the inexhaustible supply of water found at the depths of five to forty or more feet in the arid region of Texas and Great Central Valley of Mexico. The machinery perfects the simplicity and economy of construction needed to reach and lift a great volume of water in a short time.
Compound Tool.
Patent for a compound tool that is related to pliers.
Controller Attachment for Levers
Patent for improvements on controllers for levers
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