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- Improvement in Valve-Gear for Steam-Engines.
- Patent for "an improvement in steam-engines which shall be so constructed as to give a full application of the steam and a free exhaust at regular intervals, which will enable the engine to be easily reversed, can be easily attached to any engine, which will enable an engine to be worked by water-pressure, will run smoothly and with very little friction, and will be very durable." (Lines 11-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Cotton-Presses.
- Patent for an improved cotton press: "Our invention consists of a contrivance for driving the screw, which works the follower by a worm when doing the work, and a toothed wheel when returning the follower; also, of a removable case which receives the pressed bale and carries it away on a truck to be tied, while another box takes its place to receive the next bale" (lines 8-15). Includes illustrations and instructions.
- Bed-Slat Fastener.
- Patent for an improved construction of a bed-slat fastener, one "adapted to support a bed-slat firmly in position and to prevent the side rails of a bedstead from springing outward" (lines 14-16). There are also "no recesses or crevices for the accumulation of vermin" (lines 19-20) in this design.
- Andiron.
- Patent for a simple and inexpensive andiron that can easily be moved and holds the logs in place. "The invention consists of an andiron having two dogs or members connected together and a fender removably connected to the front of said dogs and extending over the intervening space or opening" (lines 9-14).
- Combined Seed-Planter, Harrow, and Plow
- Patent for "a combined seeder or planter, harrow, and plow, and to simplify the parts, so that they can easily be put together and taken apart and manufactured at little expense" (lines 16-20).
- Back Band.
- Patent for a new and improved back-band. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the back-band, the leather guard secured thereto, and the leather section secured to said band at one end of said guard and provided with loop and buckle, of the protector having slotted ends, and the strap connected with said buckle and having its ends passed through the slotted ends of said protector and under said loop" (lines 65-72).
- Weather Board Gage.
- Patent for a new and improved gauge for weatherboards. This design utilizes a guiding loop and a hinged part to create a gauge that, "after it has been attached to the house, will support at least two boards in position while they are being nailed on, before it is necessary to the move the gage [sic] into another position, and which gage will be so securely held in place that the boards can be moved back and forth without displacing it in any manner" (lines 27-34).
- Walking Seed-Planter.
- Patent for a walking seed-planter. It has a frame, a supporting-wheel between two beams of the frame, a seed-slide with forwardly-projecting arms and blocks that are engaged by cams, a hopper that overlies the seed-slide, springs attached to the hopper and the seed-slide that return the slide to its usual position, a pin that limits the seed-slide's movement, shovels on the frame, a seed-spout, a bolt that holds the frame together, and brace-rods.
- Mechanical Power.
- Patent for a new and improved engine. This design "relates to mechanical powers, the object being to combine with an ordinary tread-wheel mechanical advices adapted to be operated by horse-power to revolve said wheel. The invention consists in the features of construction and combination of parts" (lines 9-14).
- Tongue Support for Vehicles.
- Patent for a new and improved tongue-support for vehicles. This design "is to provide a spring for bearing downwardly upon the rear end of the tongue, and thereby raising and supporting the front end thereof, to relieve the horses' necks of the weight of the tongue, and thereby enable them to draw the wagon more readily, and with less exertion" (lines 23-29).
- Miller Exterminator.
- Patent for a new and improved insect exterminator. This design consists in "[a] lamp having an external upwardly-projecting sleeve and a side socket and a wick projecting through the sleeve, in combination with a pole or standard fitting into said side socket and a pan having an inward sleeve fitting over said sleeve on the lamp" (lines 49-54).
- Nut-Lock.
- Patent for improvements in nut-locks, "wherein a ratchet and pawl is employed to prevent retrograde movement of the nut after it has once been turned up into the desired position." (Lines 12-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Nut-Lock.
- Patent for an improved, simple, and inexpensive nut lock that can be easily used and removed. It lengthens the life of the bolt. The invention is "a bolt with a longitudinal groove or slot in which fits a tongue or lug on a washer which is provided with a notch or notches into which may be forced a portion or portions of a washer made of bendable material, opposite portions of which are designed to be forced into notches in the faces of the nut and thus the nut and both washers are bound or held firmly together" (lines 14-23).
- Wagon Step.
- Patent for a new and improved wagon-step. This design "consist[s] of the support-piece adapted to be secured to the side of a wagon-bed and formed with a chamber having parallel inclined end walls, extended shoulders, and parallel inclined end walls, in combination with the step formed with a head to fit the chamber of the support-piece, and a lifting and holding hook" (lines 7-15).
- Plank Fence
- Patent for "invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences" (lines 4-5) including instructions and illustrations.
- Car Coupling.
- Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to car-couplers, the object being to provide a coupler of simple and durable construction which may be coupled automatically, thus avoiding the inconvenience and danger incident to the use of the usual coupling-link or pin" (lines 9-14).
- Car Coupling.
- Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to car-couplers, the object being to provide a coupler with a coupling-pin of improved construction, and to combine said pin with effective and durable devices for raising and lowering it. The invention consists in the combinations of parts" (lines 9-15).
- Device for Jointing and Setting Saws.
- Patent for improvements in saw jointing and setting machines in “which [it] will serve to hold the saw-blade securely in place, will serve as a guide for the file, and by the simple movement of a conveniently-arranged lever the saw-teeth may be quickly and accurately set. Mechanism is provided whereby the movements of the file-blade may be readily adjusted and whereby the set of the saw may be changed, as desired.” (Lines 19-27) Illustration is included.
- Cake-Baking Pan.
- Patent for a device "which will afford the means to bake form-cakes of different varieties in a perfect manner in the oven," (lines 9-11) including instructions and illustrations.
- Revolving Signal.
- Patent for a new and improved revolving signal-light: "[t]he combination, with a car-axle and a shaft driven thereby, of the lateral supporting stems carrying signaling-lanterns glazed in alternating colors, a shifting-lever acting alternately upon studs or stops of the said shaft, said shaft having a sliding movement, and gearing alternately with said signal-carrying stems" (lines 82-89).
- Check Row Planter
- Patent for check row planter. Illustration included.
- Electric Conductor
- Patent for electric conductor with switch cord and plug especially designed for use with multiple electrical circuits, as with a telephone switchboard.
- Clothes-Pin.
- Patent for a clothes pin, which holds clothes without stretching them and is easily taken on and off with one press of the clamp.
- Apparatus For Straightening AX-Handles
- Patent for apparatus for straightening ax-handles. Illustrations included.
- Cloth-Measuring Machine.
- Patent for a new and useful cloth measuring machine, including instructions and illustrations.
- CASH REGISTER.
- Patent for improvements in cash-registers for making change and with a recording mechanism for printing amounts for which change is made, including descriptions of the parts of the mechanism and with illustrations.
- Cotton Bat Former and Compressor
- Patent for a combined cotton bat former and compressor. Illustrations included.
- Andiron.
- Patent for improvement in andirons “which is so arranged as to permit ready access to the fireplace for the purpose of cleaning out the ashes and having a removable fender which is capable of being quickly and readily removed or placed in position to retain the fire and prevent the fire from rolling out the fireplace.” (Lines 47-54.) Illustration is included.
- Buckle-Hook.
- Patent for a new buckle hook, specifically a back-band buckle for use with a harness that is "of simple and inexpensive construction designed to firmly grip the back-band or strap of the harness and retain the same in adjusted position" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
- Bedstead Fastening.
- Patent for connecting legs to side rails of beadsteads.
- Bridle-Bit.
- Patent for a bridle bit that holds and manages vicious horses and that can be adjusted to also fit a calf or colt.
- Combined Couch and Bath-Tub.
- Patent for a new and useful combined couch and bath tub, including instructions and illustrations.
- Brace For Heel Sweeps
- Patent for a brace to be used with the class of agricultural implements known as 'heelsweeps'. Illustration included.
- Culinary Implement
- Patent for a culinary implement for slicing food. Illustrations included.
- Machine-Brake.
- Patent for a machine brake for motorized fans that allows the speed to be regulated.
- Hay-Press
- Patent for a hay press. Illustrations included.
- Machine For Destroying Cotton-Boll Weevil, &c.
- Patent for a new and useful machine for the destruction of the Mexican cotton boll weevil and other insects, including instructions and illustrations.
- Latch.
- Patent for certain new and useful improvements in latches, including instructions and illustrations.
- Latch.
- Patent for certain new and useful improvements in latches, including instructions and illustrations.
- Vehicle-Axle.
- Patent for a vehicle axle for buggies, which has easy access to the inner parts of the axle for repair and runs easily.
- Twine Holder
- Patent for a twine holder. Illustration included.
- Vehicle Seat Brace
- Patent for a vehicle seat brace. The invention is a brace for seats to sustain weight placed in the seat. Illustration included.
- Vehicle Running-Gear.
- Patent for vehicle running-gear, catered toward machinery that has fifth-wheel reach beams. Designed for smoother vehicle functioning.
- Lifting-Jack.
- Patent for improved construction of lifting jacks with a "vertically-movable screw and capable of enabling the jack to be readily connected with an object at the base of it, whereby the range of the lifting-jack will be materially increased" (lines 14-18).
- Vehicle Sand Box
- Patent for vehicle sand box. Illustration included.
- Ironing-Table.
- Patent for improvements to ironing tables, including a narrow folding table top by which to iron sleeves and small articles, a means by which "depending articles" may be kept out of the way and off the floor (and thus clean), and an iron holder.
- Steam-Condenser.
- Patent for a steam condenser, which performs the function of a re-boiler to remove harmful gases from water during the process of making ice.
- Plow Attachment.
- Patent for a plow attachment by using a socket adapted to be clamped in position upon the beam (line 15). “Plow equipped with the attachment may be used at a straddle-row cultivator, or a middle furrow cultivator, and that the teeth may be so arranged as to cast the soil toward or away from the plants, as occasion may require” (lines 35-40). Illustration is included.
- Switchboard
- Patent for a switchboard for use with telephone exchanges and electrical plants. The invention is designed to connect any line wire to the jack wire. Illustration included.
- Nut-Lock
- Patent for a nut lock, to hold a nut in place or act in place of a washer, including illustrations.