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Abdominal Supporter.

Patent for a new and improved abdominal supporter. This design "consist[s] of the waist-belt, the abdominal sector-shaped pads hung from the waist-belt by elastic straps, the straps buttoned to the belt behind and to the bottom of the abdominal pads in front, the side straps connecting the abdominal pads with the pieces at the back, and the front strap connecting the two abdominal pads together with the shoulder-straps" (lines 70-79).

Date: December 25, 1888

Creator: Gray, Harriet N.

Apparatus for Loading Cotton-Bales, &c.

Patent for an apparatus for loading cotton-bales onto trucks from the compress. It is comprised of a cylinder, a piston, a piston rod, an inlet and exhaust pipes and a valve, a chain with grapnels at one end end and the other end is connected to the piston rod, a sheave, an adjustable slidable trip rod, a pivoted trip lever connected to the cylinder, a four armed lever connected to the valve, and connecting rods.

Date: December 24, 1895

Creator: Thompson, George

Base-Ball Score-Card

Patent for a baseball score card that has spaces for putting the players name on the card from both teams on the same side.

Date: December 5, 1911

Creator: Dealey, Walter A.

Blind-Slat Fastener.

Patent for improvements in blind-slat fasteners, in which it holds the blinds so that air can pass through. Illustration is included.

Date: December 14, 1909

Creator: Riley, John Brizendine

Breech-Loading Fire-Arm

Patent for a new and improved breech-loading firearm. This design "consists in the devices for opening the breech-block and ejecting the cartridge-shell by one and the same motion that cocks the gun, and also in a spring and pitman arranged with the breech-block" (para. 2).

Date: December 4, 1877

Creator: Petmecky, Joseph C.

Car Coupling

Patent for a rail car coupling. Illustration included.

Date: December 4, 1906

Creator: Yeiser, John Clarke & Story, Leonidas J.

Combined Concentrator, Amalgamator, and Separator

Patent for improvements to a Combined Concentrator, Amalgamator, and Separator used for ore and gravel.

Date: December 3, 1901

Creator: Journeay, William O.

Combined Cultivator and Planter.

Patent for a new part that attaches to an ordinary cultivator. The device has a plow that runs in front, and a planting mechanism that spreads seeds in the plowed rows. This device makes it possible to plough and plant in one sweep of the field.

Date: December 31, 1901

Creator: Noren, Peter O. & Clyburn, Mile D.

Crayon-Holder

Patent for a new and useful crayon holder, including instructions and illustrations.

Date: December 19, 1899

Creator: Yates, Robert T.

Dental Implement

Patent for a dental implement that features a tool useful for dentists when filling teeth and also is adapted to contain filling material for instant availability and use during dental procedures.

Date: December 2, 1919

Creator: Edwards, Walker A., Jr.

Design for a Badge or Medal.

Design patent for a round souvenir badge or medal that has an image of a star on the front with a portrait in the center, and rays emanating toward the outside edge used for text. The back of the medal has an image of the Texas state capitol and spaces for additional text. The design also includes a suspending-bar shaped as a bald eagle with spread wings, holding crossed rifles.

Date: December 6, 1887

Creator: Maxcy, John Wharton

Elastic-Tube-Splicing Device

Patent for improvements in elastic tube splicing devices. Primary object being the provision of a novel form of device especially adapted for connecting the free ends of tubes, such as the inner tubes of automobile tires.

Date: December 16, 1913

Creator: Franklin, Edward A.

Electric Sign.

Patent for an electric lighted sign, as might be displayed in the window of a business. The sign consists of a box with an inner reflective coating, an interior light source (bulb), and front-facing circular cutouts with translucent coverings, the latter arranged to depict the sign text.

Date: December 27, 1921

Creator: Daughdrill, Kenneth W.

Fuel Produced From Lignite.

Patent for the process by which fuel is created from lignite coal.

Date: December 15, 1891

Creator: Edelmann, Albert

Fuel-Supply System and Starter for Explosive-Engines.

Patent for "improvements in the fuel supply system for explosive engines." (Lines 9-10). Improvements include, utilization of the heat of exhaust gases to vaporize liquid fuel, so that the carburetor and other devices are not necessary.

Date: December 15, 1914

Creator: Lowry, Benjamin F.

Germ-Destroyer for Telephone-Mouthpieces.

Patent for destroying disease causing germs in the mouth-piece of a telephone.

Date: December 18, 1900

Creator: Lacey, Lewis Lorenzo

Harness Saddle.

Patent for a new and improved harness saddle. This design "consist[s] of the central arched portion, having the central perforation and side notches, the hook having the screw and nut and lugs, and the jockeys, the latter hinged to the arch . . . and the pads" (lines 65-70).

Date: December 4, 1888

Creator: Vogtsberger, Emil

Hitching-Strap.

Patent for a strap to attach an animal to a hitching-post, especially a smooth one, to avoid slipping or accidental loosening by the animal with "an improved slidable catch" (line 18).

Date: December 11, 1900

Creator: Jacobsen, Frederik August

Improvement in Corn and Cotton Planter.

Patent for a "new and improved corn and cotton planter" (lines 3-4), to plant both cotton and corn seed,including instructions and illustrations. The configuration includes a new combination of parts.

Date: December 25, 1877

Creator: Domschke, Charles

Improvement in Gang Plow and Cultivator.

Patent for "a new and improved gang plow and cultivator" (lines 3-4), including instructions and illustrations. "This invention relates to a new agricultural machine which may be readily changed from a gang-plow into a cultivator, and vice-versa" (lines 15-17).

Date: December 18, 1877

Creator: Domschke, Charles

Improvement in Methods of Forming Saw-Teeth.

Patent for "a rule for giving to the backs of saw-teeth such an angle as will allow the teeth to be made of proper strength and at the same time to be chambered out and pointed so that they will cut the wood like chisels instead of scraping or tearing the wood." (Lines 14-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: December 19, 1871

Creator: Littlepage, Caleb V.

Improvement in Saws.

Patent for improvements to circular or straight saws that steady the saw and prevent vibration and buckling. Includes instructions and illustrations.