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- Automatic Weighing Machine
- Patent for an automatic weighing machine. Illustration included.
- Boiler Scraper and Cleaner
- Patent for a boiler scraper and cleaner. This invention is designed to remove incrustation and sediment that collects on the bottom of boilers. Illustration included.
- Bung-Extractor
- Patent for "an improved extractor for the bungs of casks and barrels of all kinds, so that the same can be quickly and conveniently removed from the bung-hole" (lines 8-11).
- Ball-Caster.
- Patent for a new and useful ball caster, including instructions and illustrations.
- Continuous Weighing Scale
- Patent for continuous weighing scale. Illustration included.
- Ant-Trap.
- Patent for ant traps that has a body portion with upper and lower inlet chambers. The trap is connected with the upper inlet chamber by a passage-way through which the ants may pass.
- Combined Scrubber And Mop.
- Patent for the combination of a scrubber, a mop, and a water receptacle to supply the cleansing liquid to the surface that is being cleaned and it provides a mechanism for wringing the mop.
- Combined Trunk And Dressing-Case.
- Patent for a new and useful combined trunk and dressing case. This design is to "provide a simple and efficient device of the character specified having a large amount of space for receiving different articles of wearing-apparel and for inclosing various kinds of toilet appliances" (line 9 - 14).
- Compound For Treating Seeds.
- Patent for a new and useful composition of matter to be used for killing weevils in corn, beans, or peas, including instructions and illustrations.
- Car-Coupling.
- Patent for an automatic car-coupling that is designed to be operated from either side of the car. The danger of an operator passing between cars to couple or uncouple the cars is avoided in this invention, and the coupling can be adapted to couple cars that have draw-bars to unequal height. The coupling can be manually operated if wished.
- Car-Coupling.
- Patent for "car-couplers of the link-and-pin type which couple automatically and are provided with unlocking-levers operated from the top and side of a car, and designed to avoid the necessity of passing between the cars to couple or uncouple the same." (Lines 11-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Cartridge-Loading Machine
- Patent for improvements to the machine originally patented on August 10, 186 by Edward A. Franklin of Brenham, patent no. 347,268.
- Beverage Shaking and Mixing Machine.
- Patent for a new and improved beverage shaker and mixer. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the frame provided with arms at right angles thereto and the main drive-wheel journaled therein, gear-wheels journaled at the ends of the arms, provided with wrist-pins and meshing with the drive-wheel, a shaker-bar connected to the wrist-pins of the gear-wheels and having a loop or opening for the insertion of the shaft of the drive-wheel, and the cups or tumbler-holders attached rigidly to the shaker-bar" (lines 27-36).
- Car Coupling.
- Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists "of a draw-head, a depending hook pivotally mounted therein, a transverse pin arranged on the bottom of the mouth of the draw-head and provided intermediate its ends with a notch to permit the passage of the lower end of the hook, a spring for holding the notch away from the hook, and means for sliding the pin to bring the notch opposite the hook" (lines 83-91).
- Apparatus for Barreling Soap-Stock.
- Patent for "an apparatus for filling barrels with soap-stock or other thick liquid of similar consistency, the object being to provide a machine whereby the barrels may be filled quickly through the bung-hole." (Lines 12-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Electric motor.
- Patent for improved electric motor used in motor vehicles "which may be associated directly with the driving-wheel of a motor-vehicle" (lines 40-41), bypassing the need for other power-transmitting mechanisms. Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Corn and Cotton Planter Combined.
- Patent for a new and improved planter. This design "has relation to that class of cotton and corn planters in which are hoppers smaller at their top than at their bottom and hoppers larger at their top than at their bottom, to adapt them for planting cotton-seed and corn, respectively. It is the object of the invention to provide the planter with interchangeable hoppers of the above construction, whereby either can be used upon the same machine, as found desirable, the hopper-seat being especially adapted to receive and hold thereon either one of the hoppers" (lines 12-24).
- Cartridge-Loading Machine
- Patent for improvements for loading cartridge, included detailed drawings.
- Cartridge Crimper.
- Patent for a new and improved cartridge crimper. This design consists of "tweezers having biting-heads, an interposed core and printing-stamp arranged within said core, a shell-holder surrounding the core, and a trimming-knife" (lines 78-82).
- Toy Race-Course.
- Patent for toy race-course.
- Cotton and Cotton Seed Press.
- Patent for a new and improved press. This design consists in "a suitable frame-work, the follower, two sets of toggle-arms which are operated by a screw, and two sets of toggle-arms which extend at right angles to the two sets which are operated by the screw, and which second set are operated by a rope and tackle . . . The object of [the] invention is to produce a very powerful press in which the follower is operated by four sets of toggle-joints, two of which are operated by a screw and the other two by a rope and tackle, so as to produce twice the amount of power usually exerted in toggle-joint presses" (lines 15-29).
- Cotton Cleaner
- Patent for the invention of a machine used to clean cotton. The Machine employed for cleaning cotton in which the object of the invention is to produce a machine wherein the cotton may be thoroughly and effectively cleaned without damage to the staple or fiber of the material (10)
- Apparatus for Treating Cotton-Seed Hulls
- Patent for "a simple and durable plant capable of use in carrying out a dry process of reducing the hulls to a finely-divided condition" (lines 8-13).
- Cartridge-Loading Machine
- Patent for "an improvement in cartridge-loaders adapted to load cartridge shells automatically, the machine being operated by suitable power. It consists in improved power mechanism and devices which may be arranged and combined with the loading mechanism of a machine cartridge-loader" (lines 38-45).
- Combination-Plow.
- Patent for combination-plow by providing a plow with “interchangeable parts, whereby the same may be used as a double-foot plow, a middle-breaking plow adapted for deep and shallow running and a sweep-stock” (lines 10-13), includes illustration.
- Corner-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer.
- Patent for improvements in corn-planters and fertilizer-distributers is to combine the two into one machine by dividing the hopper into two compartments; one for fertilizing material and the other for corn-seeds. The bottom of these two compartments, each has its own opening design to dispense the seeds and fertilizers. Illustration is included.
- Cartridge Loading Apparatus.
- Patent for a new and improved cartridge loader. This design "consists of a filling attachment to cartridge-loading blocks, which is composed of a hopper part having discharge-tubes in the bottom and a perforated and spring-actuated slide-piece having perforations registering with said tubes, and of a lower part having upwardly-extending tubes sliding on the bottom tubes of the hopper and downwardly-extending tubes of conical shape . . . and are opened or closed by a second spring-actuated slide-piece" (lines 16-26).
- Combined Agricultural Implement
- Patent for a "combined cultivator and ditcher mounted" (lines 10 -12) with illustrations and instructions included.
- Construction of Doors or Window-Sashes.
- Patent for "improvements in the construction of doors and window-sashes, the object being to provide a door or window-sash which shall be constructed of two pieces of timber united by means of a key to prevent warping or twisting" (lines 8-13). The panel of the door or the pane of glass can also be united by the key. This design lightens and cheapens doors and window-sashes.
- Combined Trunk and Dressing-Case.
- Patent for a combined trunk and dressing-case. The trunk has drawers, and the lid of the trunk has a mirror in its lid. "The lid is connected at one end by a hinged strap with one end of the body of the trunk, so as to be adapted to be moved into position for closing the body and to be supported in upright position on the same in line with the bottom, so that it forms a proper support for a looking-glass, shelf, and the like" (lines 19-26).
- CONCRETE-BLOCK MACHINE
- Patent for "improvements in means for improving cement or concrete blocks."(ln. 12-14)
- Cooking Utensil.
- Patent for a new and improved cooking utensil. This design consists in "[a] cooking-vessel consisting of the outer vessel having a notched lid, and a handle provided with the pin, and the inner perforated vessel having a handle projecting over the [first] handle, and apertured to receive the pin, and legs on the bottom of the perforated vessel" (lines 4-10).
- Method and Composition for Reclaiming Gummer and Linter Files.
- Patent of the methods and compositions for reclaiming Gummer and Linter Files. The invention is used to reclaim the files used in sharpening linter saws that are used in cutting lint from cotton seed after the long fiber has been removed from the seed. This invention ensured cost effective reclaiming of the files instead of their reformation.
- Collar
- Patent for a collar with tie supporting strip.
- Wire-Fastener
- Patent for a wire fastener. Illustrations included.
- Wire-Stretcher.
- Patent for a wire-stretcher that has "a body portion bifurcated at one end with the rigid integral forks of the bifurcation oppositely notched with said notches arranged in line substantially transverse of the body portion, whereby the device is adapted to operate in holding the wire for stretching" (lines 75-81).
- Lock for Sliding Doors.
- Patent for a new and improved lock. This design consists "[i]n a lock, the combination of the latch, the spring pressing upon it, and the trip-lever, provided with upper and lower arms and the former serving as a seat for the spring and the latter having a projection for the key to act upon" (lines 97-102).
- Lawn-Trimmer
- Patent for improved lawn trimmer "whereby the margins of a lawn adjacent side walks or curbing may be trimmed." (lines 12-14) including instructions and illustrations.
- Liquid-Transferring Device for Vessels.
- Patent for an "improved apparatus in position for transferring liquid from one vessel to another," (lines 10-12) with instructions and illustrations.
- Machine for Loading Cartridges.
- Patent for mechanizing and streamlining the steps involved in loading a cartridge.
- Machine for Loading Cartridges.
- Patent for "improvement in machines for loading cartridges" (lines 5-6), with instructions and illustrations
- Improvements in Mattress-Stuffers.
- Patent for an improved mattress stuffer with a horizontal case and a hinged cover.
- Improvements In Machines for Distributing Compounds for Destroying Cotton-Worms
- Patent for improvements on machines to distribute poison for cotton worms in the field. It consists of vibrating,sifting boxes combined with a suspension bar which is secured to the front of a horse saddle so the rider can shake the boxes to distribute poison powder to two rows of crops at a time.
- Improvements in Revolving Cotton Lint Rooms.
- Patent for improvement in cotton-lint rooms. These rooms are used with gins that seperate the seeds from the cotton.
- Improvement in Transplanters
- Patent for an improvement in transplanters, intended for use in transplanting cotton or other plants.
- Improvement in Truss-Bridges.
- Patent for an improved method of truss-bridge construction, "whether made with a single or double roadway and with or without a sidewalk upon one or both sides, so as to enable them to be made with less material and less expense than when made in the ordinary manner, and which shall at the same time have an equal or greater strength." (Lines 14-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Metallic Window-Blinds.
- Patent for "a blind which acts both as a barrier to the progress of flames attacking windows and as a convenient shutter for the common purposes, and is adapted to be adjusted and securely locked in an open or closed position." (Lines 21-26) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in folding tables.
- Patent for combination folding tables that fold into a convenient traveling-trunk.
- Improvement In Shoe-Lacings
- Patent for relation to device of gaiter-boot's; nature of invention consist in the arrangment of the shoe laces; whereby the shoe laces be properly laced. Proptions of the lace between the eyelet on the left side of the opening be drawn over and placed on hooks or bottons situated on the right side are in like manner placed on hooks or buttons on the left side.
- Improvement in Nail-Extractors.
- Patent for an improved instrument for extracting nails which "will increase its effectiveness in equal ratio with the resistance offered by the object under operation" (lines 13-16) including instruction and illustrations.