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Safety Appliance

Description: Patent for safety appliances and is primarily for when railroad cars encounter broken rails or leave the tracks completely.
Date: October 28, 1914
Creator: Jones, Martin A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Safety-Elevator.

Description: Patent for a elevator with a safety feature to prevent the car from falling rapidly to the bottom of the shaft if a cable breaks.
Date: March 8, 1910
Creator: Dunlap, Henry William & Lumbley, Joseph Slater
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sash-Lock.

Description: Patent for a sash lock that comprises two members that are secured together in a manner to hold the meeting rails in close contact.
Date: May 2, 1916
Creator: Huber, Frederick K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Scrip Holder.

Description: Patent for "a scrip holder, designed particularly for housing in a conveniently accessible manner the usual railroad scrip" (lines 8-11).
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Cleveland, George H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Seed-Planter

Description: Patent for improvements to seed planters including "having a revolving seed distributing drum provided with radial slots in which radially moving plungers are arranged, and so operated that at predetermined points seeds are received in the pockets and subsequently ejected therefrom" (lines 12-17) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 29, 1913
Creator: Gibson, Rupert R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Shade and Curtain Bracket.

Description: Patent for shade and curtain brackets. This invention allows the brackets at opposites sides of the window frame to be easily adjusted to receiver shade rollers or curtain poles.
Date: June 2, 1914
Creator: Reisner, Carl T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Shear-Trimmer

Description: Patent for improving shear trimmers particular to those cutting wall paper. It "aims to provide a trimmer which is of simple and economical construction, and to further provide means for guarding the blade" (line 19-22) when it's not in use .
Date: June 11, 1919
Creator: Hilliard, John M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sifter

Description: Patent for a flour sifter with a double sieve and agitator that can be operated simultaneously. Both sieves are detachable for cleaning.
Date: August 10, 1915
Creator: Green, Shirley M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stalk-Cutter Attachment

Description: Patent for improvements to stalk-cutter attachments to plows. The invention allows stalks to be cut by the plow and then turned under it into the soil to decrease labor an improve plow performance.
Date: April 7, 1919
Creator: Wylie, Arthur E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stock-Crate.

Description: Patent for "an improved crate for catching, loading and handling hogs and the like stock" (lines 14-16)
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Winans, Myron L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Switch Mechanism

Description: Patent for a switch mechanism, which is a improvement for the switch throwing mechanisms used for street railway systems. "The switch is set by means of tripping devices by the car and under control of the motorman."
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Yoakum, Hugh D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Table.

Description: Patent for improvements on table supports that enable the table to be adjusted to a raised position.
Date: December 7, 1915
Creator: Carrell, Fitchhulee & Moreau, William W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Thermostat.

Description: Patent for an improved and automatic thermostat tool to regulate temperature including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Royall, John H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tire-Protector.

Description: Patent for an adjustable protective shield for automobile tires, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 2, 1912
Creator: Day, Alfred H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Truck

Description: Patent for truck, or dolly, used in movement of packages.
Date: October 17, 1916
Creator: Hall, James T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Trunk-Strap.

Description: Patent for an "efficient and inexpensive" (lines 13-14) trunk strap, including instructions and illustration. The strap is comprised of adjustable sections, the free ends of which hook into angular plates on the bottom of the trunk.
Date: March 28, 1916
Creator: Hall, James T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Water Feeding Device

Description: Patent for "improvements in Water-Feeding Devices" (lines 5-6) to "adjust the rate of discharge of liquid...[and] whose adjusting means shall be capable of accurate regulation to vary the amount of liquid discharged in a given time" (lines 21-24) including illustrations.
Date: June 23, 1914
Creator: Walkup, John A. & Walkup, Charles W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Water-Gage.

Description: Patent for a water-gage measuring the height or volume of water in a steam boiler, particularly those "held closed by the weight of the operating handle" (lines 11-12). The device is designed for simple manufacture and easy assembly & disassembly without tools, and features a valve seat that stays in place, illustrations included.
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Leidecker, Helmoth M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Window Sash And Curtain Operating Mechanism

Description: Patent for a window sash and curtain mechanism that works in tandem with electronic security systems. Sash/Curtains can be moved normally, but an alarm can be set to detect when the window itself is tampered with.
Date: October 25, 1917
Creator: Schwarz, Henry W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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