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- Corn-Shuck Chopper.
- Patent for "an implement for cutting and removing the corn shuck or husk from the ear of corn more rapidly than any machine in the market. The invention consists of a table having in the middle of the top a longitudinal recess wit grooves on its sides, in which by means of pressing down a treadle a horizontal knife-blade slides to and fro. This knife-blade carries on its upper side a pair of movable clamps for holding an ear of corn in its place against an upright standard which is fastened on top of a stationary knife-blade." (Lines 7-19) Illustrations are included.
- Combined Cotton-Seed and Corn Planter
- Patent for "a truck having operating mechanism changeable to either cotton or corn seeders and in combination therewith a hopper formed in sections, one of which is removable" (lines 14-17).
- Automatic Reversing Mechanism
- Patent for an automatic reversing mechanism for cotton presses.
- Car Coupling.
- Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in a link-guide support "pivoted to the underside of the car, the link-guide pivoted to the front end of the support, the spring arranged between the guide and the support, the yoke secured to the car, and the spring supported by said yoke and bearing against the link-guide support" (lines 1-6).
- Auger.
- Patent for a new and improved auger. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a shank provided with a conveying-screw and the cutters at the lower end of the screw, the sides of the cutters being extended beyond a vertical line drawn across the edges of the screw, and a tube or casing enclosing the screw and connected at its lower end with the cutters, said tube being of less diameter than the cutters and arranged within the outer sides thereof" (lines 56-64).
- Carriage Curtain Fastener.
- Patent for a new and improved curtain fastener for carriages. This design is "an improvement upon that particular form of curtain-fasteners . . . in which a sleeve or barrel having a rotary and sliding movement on a spring-encircled shank or post is provided with a wing or projection for effecting the connection of said sleeve or barrel with the eyelet or grommet of the curtain . . . which will effectually prevent the accidental disengagement of the curtain" (lines 18-29).
- Boll-Weevil Machine.
- Patent for a pneumatic device to remove and crush boll weevils and their associated bolls on cotton plants, in the ground around cotton plants, and in the air.
- Air Intake Device.
- Patent for an air intake device for automobiles and other internal combustion engines. Provides novel and improved heated air supply for carburetors during cold weather. Adjustable to admit unheated air in various proportions according to the air temperature and weather.
- Coupling.
- Patent for a coupling to be used by military vehicles, unique in its "simplicity, rapidity in attachment and detachment, strength and durability" (lines 19-21).
- Press
- A press adapted for packing cotton (line 13).
- Steering Attachment for Automobiles
- Patent for a steering attachment for automobiles, more specifically automobiles of Ford. This invention helps to provide stiffer friction for the steering wheel which provides stability when the driver no longer has a grip on the steering wheel. This helps keep the steering wheel from veering off and stays on track.
- Insecticide.
- Patent for a compound to kill insects, formula and instruction on how to mix the ingredients are included. No illustration.
- Windmill-Regulator
- Patent for a windmill regulator, specifically windmill breaks "to be used in connection with a windmill placed upon a tower in the usual manner and having the controlling-wire depending therefrom to be drawn upon for stopping the pumping mechanism and to be released for allowing it to resume its operation" (lines 22-28), including illustrations.
- Lock.
- Patent for a lock that was invented for house doors, outside doors, inner safe doors, and other similar doors. The lock is simple in construction and easily operatable for the user's efficiency.
- Lint Packing Appratus
- Patent for a lint packing apparatus for collecting packing lint from a gin saw. Illustrations included.
- Improvement in Threshing-Machine.
- Patent for improvements in threshing-machine for threshing grain, with the improved machine, “grain may be threshed and separated from the straw in a very rapid and perfect manner, and without bruising or injuring the straw in any way.” (Lines 13-16) Illustration is included.
- Improvement in Thrashing-Machines.
- Patent for "new and useful improvements on machinery for thrashing various kinds of grain, whereby the work is performed in a very rapid and perfect manner, without impairing the straw." (lines 28-32) Instructions and illustrations are included.
- Wheel-Plow.
- Patent for improvements in wheeled-plow by adding inner and outer guide to the bent axle and an adjusting device to the stop-plate; these additions enable the plow adjustment process effortless. Illustration is included.
- Tire Setting and Cooling Machine.
- Patent for a tire setting and cooling machine.
- Spout for Railroad Water Tanks
- Patent for improvements to railroad water tank spouts which allow for valve shut-off. The valve shut-off function controls the flow of water by suction force into the spout which will prevent wasting water.
- Poison-Distributer for Plants
- Patent for a mobile, horse-drawn poison-distributer for application of a dust or spray "to destroy insects and vermin" (line 11) on "as many as five rows of plants at a time" (lines 38-39).
- Punch.
- Patent for a metal punch for use on cold metal. It is designed to sit atop a blacksmith's anvil.
- Plunger for Baling Presses
- Patent for a plunger for baling presses. This baling press is used for the baling of cotton, hay, and similar products through the "means for mounting and actuating the ram or plunger which reciprocates in the baling chamber" (14-16) Illustration included.
- Mowing Machine
- Patent for a mowing machine. This invention is designed to attach to mowers of various sizes in order to divide material along a proper line of swath and guide it over the cutting-bar.
- Tree Protector.
- Patent for a new and improved tree protector. This design "provide[s] the means whereby fruit-trees, ornamental trees, and other trees may be protected against the ravages of the cutting-ant and other crawling insects" (lines 35-39).
- Gun-Barrel Cleaner.
- Patent for a gun-barrel cleaner unique in that it cleans and oils. It also provides an adjustable handle-stop which avoids damage to muzzle end of shotgun by inexperienced users. Adjustable in order to clean different gauges.
- Retaining Ring.
- Patent for "a new and useful Retaining-Ring" (lines 5-6), including illustrations.
- Foot-Rail and Tonneau Truck Attachment for Passenger-Cars.
- Patent for "an attachment for use within the tonneau of a passenger automobile" (lines 9-10) which includes a space-efficient foot rest "which can be utilized as a support for one end portion of a supplemental platform employed in the back portion of the tonneau when the vehicle is to be used for delivery services" (lines 12-16) including illustration.
- Sash Fastener
- Patent for a new and useful Sash holder and lock to "provide a simple, cheap, and efficient device of this character which may be applied to either the upper or lower sashes of windows in general use at the present time without materially injuring them and without requiring the aid of a skilled mechanic" (line 10 - 15).
- Insect-Destroyer
- Patent for an insect destroyer in the form of an oven that can be placed on the ground in the rows between plants to kill insects. This machine has an added benefit of killing weeds, as well.
- Shock Absorber
- Patent for shock absorbers.
- Pencil Sharpener and Holder.
- Patent for a device that is a pencil sharpener and a pencil holder, which can clip onto a coat pocket. The device is made from a small amount of sheet metal.
- Rope-Clamp
- Patent for a rope clamp for plungers used in cotton presses. Illustrations included.
- Drawing Board
- Patent for a drawing board. Illustration included.
- Work-Holder
- Patent for a work holder used to hold securely hold a bolt, rivet or the like against movement. The work holder is used in combination with a work bench, and contains perforations to receive a variety of sizes of bolt and rivet.
- Device for Scraping Plows
- Patent for a device for scraping plows. Illustration included.
- Acetylene-Gas Apparatus.
- Patent for improvements in “gas-machines in which the gas is generated from calcium carbid; in which the gas will be thoroughly washed before passing to the distributing-pipe, thus affording a pure white light, and further to provide a means for running off coal-tar that may gather on the top of the water in the machine.” (Lines 9-18) Illustration is included.
- Cultivator Attachment
- Patent for a cultivator attachment. Illustrations included.
- Cotton Conveying and Packing Device.
- Patent for a cotton conveying and packing device for use in cotton gins.