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- Baling-Press.
- Patent for improvements in baling-presses by using a “duplex baling-press wherein the power is alternately applied by novel mechanism to the two baling-plungers in such manner that only one plunger at a given time is operating to compress the bale, and at the completion of the stroke thereof the other plunger is operated to compress its bale, the arrangement being such that the plungers are alternately engaged and released by the power mechanism and are automatically returned to operative position after they have been released.” (Lines 9-21.) Illustration is included.
- Bottle
- Patent for a a nursing bottle employing a jacket designed to hold the parts of the bottle together. Illustration included.
- Building Block Machine
- Patent for a building block machine. This invention is used to mold concrete and other artificial stone blocks. Illustration included.
- Car-Coupling.
- Patent for a car-coupling that has a "simple construction which can be operated without going between the cars both in coupling and in uncoupling, and also to provide for adjusting the height of the coupler or draw head so that cars of different heights can be readily coupled" (lines 17-22).
- Car-Coupling.
- Patent for a simple, durable, and safe car-coupling that will not accidentally uncouple, and can uncouple without the operator stepping between the cars. It "consists principally of a knuckle pivoted in the drawhead and provided with cam surfaces, and an arm mounted to swing and adapted to engage the said cam surfaces to open and close the knuckle" (lines 14-18). The coupling can also couple cars of different heights.
- Car Step
- Patent for a car step. This invention is designed to be swung down into position from a fixed under the bottom of the rail car. Illustration included.
- Cattle-Guard for Railroads.
- Patent for a simple and inexpensive cattle-guard for railroads that improves on preventing cattle from passing from their enclosure onto a railway track. The invention does not trap animals or people or cause injury, and lies below the upper treads of the rails.
- Crossing-Gate.
- Patent for improvements to crossing gates through a device that helps facilitate the gates' automatic closing and opening position.
- Dirigible Automobile-Headlight.
- Patent for a simple, sturdy mounting for automobile headlights that connects them to the steering gear. It enables the headlights to turn in the same direction as the front wheels of the vehicle, thus continually lighting the direction of travel, even when turning.
- Dirigible Automobile-Headlight
- Patent for a dirigible automobile headlight which turns with the front wheels of the vehicle in order to illuminate the path in the direction the vehicle is about to travel, including illustrations.
- Double-Acting Pump
- Patent for new and useful improvement in double-acting pumps for those "deep-well double-acting pumps in which as single cylinder and piston are used" (lines 14-15), including illustrations.
- Fence
- Patent for fence improvements, "especially to a wire fence made, preferably, of plain strands of wire horizontally disposed and drawn toward one another by means of short pieces of wire which are twisted about the horizontal wires line" (lines 15 – 20) illustrations included.
- Gravity Oil-Distributer for Ships.
- Patent for a gravity oil-distributors for ships at sea that calms the water during storms. "the objects of [the] invention are to produce a very simple, cheap and buoyant boat or float, that may be compactly stored upon deck, conveniently launched over the side of the vessel, and so manipulated therefrom as to keep a proper and desired relative position in connection therewith, and which will automatically feed oil to the water" (lines 11-18).
- Hame Tug.
- Patent for a new and improved hame-tug. This design "relates to a hame and trace attachment, having for its object to provide a simple, strong, and durable device to connect the front end of the trace chain or strap to the hame, whereby the movement of the said chain or strap is prevented from wearing the parts, and thus necessitating frequent repair or replacement" (lines 9-16).
- Improvement in Bale-Band Tighteners.
- Patent for improving the operation of tightening baling-bands and saving the length of metal bands.
- Improvement in Combined Awning and Shutter.
- Patent for a "combined fire and burglar proof shutter and awning" (line 5-6).
- Improvement in Devices For Ringing Bells.
- Patent for an improvement to a mechanism that externally strikes a bell to ring it, "applicable to fire, hotel, school, church, factory and other bells. By it the striking may be performed with great rapidity and regularity" (para. 10).
- Improvement in Ditching and Excavating Machines.
- Patent for "an improved machine for making ditches and other excavations, which shall be so constructed as to separate the slice from the soil, raise it, and deposit it at the side of the cut, which will feed itself forward automatically." (Lines 14-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Faucets.
- Patent for "an improved faucet, which shall be so constructed that it will not be liable to be injured by being screwed into and out of the cask, which will not be liable to leak, which will have the button of the valve-stem protected from accidental injury, and shall be simple in construction and easily operated." (Lines 8-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Fish and Animal Traps
- Patent for an improvement in the design of traps intended for catching fish or animals. Includes illustration.
- Improvement in Saddle-Trees.
- Patent for "an improvement in riding-saddles, designed to secure greater strength in the pommel and fork; and it consists in forming the fork of the saddle-tree and the pommel from malleable cast-iron, and in one and the same piece, the neck of the pommel being cast hollow for greater lightness, with the upper end of the casting open, which opening is closed by a surmounting cap of wood or other material, which finishes the pommel." (Lines 13-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in stilts.
- Patent for an improved stilt involving a stilt-rod and a tube that can be slid. Includes illustrations.
- Improvement in Sulky-Plows.
- Patent for an improvement of the "construction and arrangement of the sulky-plow" (line 17-18).
- Improvements for Apparatus for Sealing Pipe-Joints
- Patent for apparatus for sealing pipe-joints. Improvements and unique changes are explained in the text of the patent submission, accompanied by diagrams of the patent.
- Inspirator Valve For Intake Manifolds
- Patent for inspirator valve for to accelerate the air intake to the intake manifold as suction is increased.
- Lawn Mower.
- Patent for a new and improved lawn-mower. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a bifurcated frame, a driving-wheel supported therein, gears secured to opposite sides of said wheel, inclined pitmen-driving shafts carrying at their inner ends pinions to engage said gears, guide-plates supported by the lower and forward end of the frame, cutters provided with slots and supported between said guide-plates, pitmen connecting the cutters and shafts, and adjusting-screws applied to said plates and cutters" (lines 23-33).
- Nut-Lock.
- Patent for improvement in nuts-locks whereby a nut is coupled to a bolt by a washer with a pivoted tooth.
- Oil Press Mat.
- Patent for a new and improved oil press mat. This design consists in "having its body portion composed of card-board cut to the size of the press-box, the adjacent faces being covered with sheet metal, which is pressed or stamped into the paper body to give the required cavity, which is bounded by raised margins and transverse ribs struck up from the metal, and supported by paper strips interposed between the layers of card-board, the two leaves of the mat having a leather backing and being hinged together" (lines 15-25).
- Plow.
- Patent for "an improvement in plows, and it has for its object to provide a plow in which the share is removable therefrom in a convenient and expeditious manner, and is connected with the shank of the beam and with the wing or other support, by a locking connection not involving the use of bolts." (Lines 7-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Plow Gage.
- Patent for a new and improved plow gauge. This design "may be adjusted as desired without loosening the connection of the share with the plow-stock, and that when it is desired to shift or change the stock, it may be readily done by running off [a] nut and swinging the bar and shoe forward on the hinge and entirely free from the bolt connections of the plowshare" (lines 73-80).
- Process of Sealing Pipe-Joints.
- Patent for an improved method of sealing sewer or soil pipe joints, including illustrations.
- Process of Treating Hydrocarbons
- Patent for a new or improved process which distills heavy hydrocarbon oils into large volumes of gasoline or other lighter volatile liquids.
- Pump.
- Patent for an improvement in pumps.
- Refrigerator.
- Patent for a refrigerator that cools dairy and other food products by evaporating water. The cooler is a chest with water in it and containers with absorbent material around the bottom of the containers that sits in the water. The outer chest is metal, and a container sits underneath to catch drips.
- Rotary Valve for Steam-Engines.
- Patent for a rotary valve for steam-engines that has a simplified valve and less pressure on the valve. It has a rocking valve that is "operating within a steam chest independent of the cylinder and connected therewith by pipes entering through the cylinder ends, a cam movement being provided for rocking the valve" (lines 21-25).
- Screw-Gearing
- Patent for screw-gearing for motors, particularly motors for fans or similar objects, including illustrations.
- Shoe Cabinet.
- Patent for a new and improved shoe cabinet. This design "is to provide for the convenient arrangement of the stock according to size, style, or make, and so as to enable the salesman or attendant to have ready access to different styles and sizes and to select those desired without the trouble of moving or handling other stock. It consists, essentially, of a case or cabinet furnished with drawers which are arranged in groups or sections and with a door for each group or section. It consists, further, in dividing each drawer into several compartments by movable or 'knockdown' partitions" (lines 12-24).
- Switch-Operating Mechanism
- Patent for a information regards to improvements in switch operating mechanism.
- Switch-Point Holddown
- Patent for switch-point holddown to accompany and support the switch rail machinery. Process and function in text with accompanying illustrations to demonstrate said function.
- Thermostatic Signal
- Patent for Thermostatic Signal. "The object of my invention is to provide a device whereby an alarm will be automatically sounded when the temperature of the drier has reached too high a point." (lines 13-16). With Illustrations.
- Vehicle-Tire
- Patent for a bolt-free spring connection between a vehicle tires inner and outer rims, allowing for an air cushion between rims and improving overall performance of vehicle tires.