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- Sawing-Machine
- Patent for an improvement in the invention of sawing machines. Illustrations and instructions are included.
- Building Construction.
- Patent for a building construction method. After completion of typical foundation and framework construction, "interlocking slabs or tiles are secured to the framework to form an outer covering or sheathing for the building." The interlocking method requires no cementing of material yet still allows water to be shed. "Provision is also made for fastening slabs or tiles to the framework in a manner permitting rapid assembly of parts" which reduces building time. The invention can be applied to doors and windows as demonstrated in the illustrations.
- Adjustable Flat Die.
- Patent for improved adjustable flat dies which provide different sizes of cutting dies to the cutting device.
- Ink-Bottle
- Patent for an ink bottle with screw threads allowing it to be screwed and unscrewed into a holder or desk; ink bottle can also be removed for cleaning or filling.
- Pump-Actuating Mechanism.
- Patent for improving measuring pumps "by providing a pump actuating means so constructed that a continuous movement of the crank in one direction will cause a reciprocation of the piston in both directions" (lines 29-33), with illustrations.
- Adjustable End Die.
- Patent for improvements to adjustable end dies. These improvements allow convenient rethreading of bolts while it is engaged with an object.
- Sod Cutting and Disintegrating Machine.
- Patent for a sod cutting and disintegrating machine that has a wheel-supported frame, inclined elevator, plow attached to the elevator, front truck, and disintegrating rollers.
- Locomotive Driving-Box.
- Patent for improvements in locomotive driving boxes. Designed to "eliminate the necessity of removing the driving wheels" (lines 13-14) to replace the crown brasses, "eliminate the necessity of removing the driving box" (lines 16-17) to avoid lateral wear, and eliminates the necessity of expensive machine work.
- Combination Lock and Jack.
- Patent for a combination lock and jack to prevent automobile theft. The jack locks the operating levers of an automobile to prevent them from moving, and the lock prevents its removal. The jack can also be detached and collapse for easy storage.
- Saw-Handle.
- Patent for improvements in saw-handles. Invention provides for adjustable and detachable means for clamping of a saw blade. The device includes a "head member, means for clamping the end of a saw blade" (lines 19-20).
- Apparatus for Separating and Cleaning Hulls and Trash from Seed Cotton.
- Patent for a machine for separating and cleaning hulls and trash from seed cotton. It is intended to be used in conjunction with a boll threshing machine.
- Bottle Holder.
- Patent for a bottle holder, to hold ink bottles to a surface such as a desk or table. It is designed to be both a permanent or detachable fixture.
- Peanut-Harvester
- Patent for a peanut harvester that uproots the peanut and lifts it for delivery to a carrier. This harvester also includes a pair of colters that roll alongside the row of peanuts to cut grass and loosen the soil, this includes a mechanism for raising and lowering the digging structure and fingers to guide to stems of the plants so that they are not cut.
- Nutcracker.
- Patent for a nutcracker with an adjustable jaw and a smaller number of parts.
- Wrench.
- Patent for a wrench that can hold round-headed fastening elements (bolts) so as to prevent from turning in the same direction. The wrench can be held while the jaws grip and hold the round heads of bolts.
- Plow.
- Patent for a reinforced plow shoe that eliminates frictional wear on the landside bar and reduces wear on the landside plate of the plow.
- Hay-Press.
- Patent for hay-presses relating to the arraignment and and construction of the means for operating the plunger of the press whereby reciprocation of the plunger may be secured by the revolution of an arm or lever whereby a single or double reciprocation of the plunger during a single revolution of the arm or lever may be secured as desired.
- Door Fastener
- Patent is for door locking device for fasteners that can be carried around in a pocket. It is an improvement on models in circulation.
- Cotton Boll Threshing Machine.
- Patent for a cotton boll breaking mechanism and a means for breaking cotton bolls which are not opened sufficiently for the cotton to be picked.
- Switch.
- Patent for a switch mechanism for use on railroads. The switch can be installed without cutting the railroad tracks. Instructions and illustrations are included.
- Wire Stretcher
- Patent for wire stretcher.
- Excavator
- Patent for excavator.
- Seed Cotton Cleaner
- Patent for a cleaner for seed cotton, in preparation for supplying the cotton to gins.
- Rail-Joint
- Patent for rail joints which "requires no extra plates or parts like the usual joint; that is stronger and more durable; that it is more readily assembled and that the parts are efficiently united; that only one bolt is required..." (lines 9-14).
- Type-Writer Line-Shift.
- Patent for line shifter attachment for typewriter which makes it possible for the typewriter to print characters above or below the standard line of print. This attachment makes the typewriter useful for taking stenographic notes.
- Truss.
- Patent for improvements to trusses, which uses "a pair of spring hangers each carrying a pad of particular construction and arrangement" (lines 9-11). Patent includes instructions and illustrations.
- Composition of Matter for Use in Killing Trees and Other Vegetable Growths
- Patent for a composition or recipe for tree and plant killer
- Attachment for Plows
- Patent for "improvements in attachments for plows for the purpose of cutting roots, sods, and the like, and has for one of its objects to provide a simply constructed attachment which not only provides a suitable cutting implement but likewise includes a removable landslide." (9-15)
- Wrench
- Patent for improvements in wrenches, particularly relating to the type generally known as the spanner wrench. The object of this invention is to provide an improved spanner wrench including means for reliably retaining the wrench head in proper position with relation to the object being rotated.
- Automatic Time-Check for Oil-Presses and Other Machines
- Patent for a device that records the time in which a machine is in operation and in which it is idle to check the efficiency of the workmen and the work plant as a whole.
- Cotton-Boll Picker
- Patent for an improvement to cotton ball harvesters.
- Fender.
- Patent for a device "to be secured to the prow of a ship or vessel and which projects forwardly therefrom for the purpose of protecting the vessel against injury from a collision" (lines 13-16) including instructions and illustrations.
- Corn and Cotton Stalk Cutter
- Patent for a stalk cutting machine adapted for cutting corn and cotton stalks after the stalks have been stripped
- Clock Attachment
- Patent for an improved clock attachment to operate "a series of alarms or signals arranged in different rooms of a building or in other separated stations for simultaneously sounding the alarms or for operating the signals at predetermined times." (lines 11-17) including illustrations.
- Improvement in Clasps.
- Patent for improvement in clasps "especially adapted for garment supporting" (lines 9-10) including instructions and illustrations.
- Detachable-Blade-Connecting Device For Tools.
- Patent for detachable blade connecting device for tools, the importance of which lies in the fact that this tool provides "simple and efficient means for detachably supporting interchangeable blades which may be quickly removed and replaced" (lines 16-19).
- Knockdown Frame
- Patent for improvements to the knockdown frame for easy setup and take down and for supporting a block and tackle. This invention also provides a device for locking the fall rope of a block and tackle after the load is raised.
- Automatic Brake.
- Patent for automatic wagon brake which removes the strain on draft animals when the vehicle is descending down an incline.
- Support for Telegraph and Telephone Wires.
- Patent for a circular metal support for telegraph and telephone wires; including illustrations.
- Door-Operator.
- Patent for a device that is a means of mounting a train car door by which it may be easily opened or closed, and especially easily fixed when stuck.
- Dasher for Churns.
- Patent for a more buoyant and compact churn dasher.
- Nutcracker.
- Patent for a nut cracking device.
- Weather Strip or Seal for Sliding Window-Sashes.
- Patent for "a new and Improved Weather Strip or Seal for Sliding Window-Sashes" (lines 5-7), including instructions and illustrations.
- Guard-Rail Clamp
- Patent for a guard rail clamp. Illustrations included.
- Insulator Support for Line Wires
- Patent for an insulator support for line wires. This invention is designed to support the cross arms used with telephone and telegraph poles. illustration included.
- Car-Door Mechanism
- Patent for a sliding car door mechanism.
- Grain-Door
- Patent for a grain car door that keeps the grain securely in the railroad car.
- Beam and Shank Attachment
- Patent for a beam and shank attachment for attaching harrows to cultivators.
- Grave-Cover
- Patent for a device to provide a temporary cover to open graves made of non-rusting materials with adjustable length.
- Nutcracker
- Patent for a nutcracker that can be used for a variety of types of nuts without crushing them.