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Clothes Hanger.

Description: Patent for clothes hanger that is made of a singular piece of wire. The hanger also features the capability to hold an entire three piece suit: coat, vest, and trousers.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Stapp, Jesse W.

Cultivator.

Description: Patent for a riding cultivator that keeps the shovel gangs positioned "parallel with the line of the draft, or with the longitudinal axis of the machine" (lines 19-21), by shifting them in the direction that the driver guides the wheels. The cultivator also provides a means to keep the depth of cultivation as uniform as possible when working on uneven ground or in different kinds of soil.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Mayer, Henry A.

Drafting Implement

Description: Patent for drafting implement, for laying out or plotting curves of different degrees and combining the functions of a plurality of implements into a single implement.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Tanner, John L.

Drill Bit

Description: Patent for drill bit, adapted for use in boring (or drilling) of oil wells with bit shank and enlarged head of angularly mounted rotary cutters (for outward cutting of well walls).
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Thomas, Martin E.

Hand Cotton-Picking Apparatus

Description: Patent for a hand cotton picking apparatus that can be conveniently carried by a farm hand for more efficiency.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: {Shipman, Abraham T.}

Resilient Tire Filler

Description: This patent addresses resilient tire fillers, presenting a novel approach by providing a filler for tire casings in segmented sections. Each section incorporates sealed, airtight cavities designed as radially arranged columns, ensuring the tire retains the full benefits of pneumatic resistance and resiliency.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Collins, Warren

Turntable.

Description: Patent for an improved turntable "designed to be attached to and carried beneath a motor car" (lines 12-13) that would allow the car (train car) to be elevated or lowered onto railroad tracks. The device includes a base, pedestals, and a rotatable base.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Westmoreland, James P. & Bullington, John D.

Animal Trap.

Description: Patent for Animal Trap especially adapted for the extermination of mice and similar rodents.
Date: May 3, 1921
Creator: Fredrick, Willaim.

Fuse Block

Description: Patent for improvements to Patent No. 1113528. Invention provides a fuse block where the fuses can be replaced by a lineman without being in close proximity to the primary circuit wires. Invention also allows various types of fuses to be used.
Date: May 3, 1921
Creator: Anderson, Lou Belle

Insecticide-Holder.

Description: Patent for an insecticide holder having improved and "novel means for discharging the insecticide" (lines 10-11).
Date: May 3, 1921
Creator: Irwin, Herbert G.

Lock for Automobiles

Description: Patent for a new inexpensive, secure, and convenient to use lock for automobiles to be secured against theft, or use, while the lock is attached.
Date: May 3, 1921
Creator: Godbey, Walter H., Jr.

Locking Device for Motor-Vehicles.

Description: Patent for motor vehicle locking device to prevent theft or unauthorized use of motor vehicle. Suited for motor vehicles with the "throttle and spark levers below the steering wheel" (lines 18-19).
Date: May 3, 1921
Creator: Harris, Robert E.

Removable Pass-Book.

Description: Patent for a book with a removable cover that lies flat when open and fits within a pocket. Particularly suited for bank books, also known as passbooks.
Date: May 3, 1921
Creator: Exline, Marcus P.

Rolling Fender

Description: Patent for improvements in rolling fenders. The invention can be attached to an earth working device, such as a cultivator, to prevent clods of dirt being thrown and crushing small plants. Multiple discs will crush the clods and prevent the dirt from sticking to the rolling fender.
Date: May 3, 1921
Creator: Wright, Joseph Hansel

Self-Closing Bundle-Receptacle.

Description: Patent for a receptacle basket that attaches to the side of an automobile and closes automatically using springs and hinges.
Date: May 3, 1921
Creator: Cardwell, Charles E.

Automatic Safety Target.

Description: Patent for a target device for pistols and rifles which allows for the motion of the target being hit to move another target into view.
Date: August 3, 1920
Creator: Briggs, George F.

Binding Attachment for Baling-Presses.

Description: Patent for bale binding devices that takes wire from spools and binds each bale and then twists the ends of the bale so they hold their shape.
Date: August 3, 1920
Creator: Leavitt, William H.

Transmission-Gear

Description: Patent for improvements in motor vehicle transmissions in which all gears mesh at one time as opposed to being shifted and are "obtained by clutching different selected drive gears to the drive shaft of the transmission." (lines 18-20)
Date: August 3, 1920
Creator: Downie, James H.

Aeroplane.

Description: Patent for a new and useful airplane that provides the ability of the aircraft to take off from the ground at an abrupt angle. The aircraft has a supplemental propeller and jointed body to direct the machine upward in an abrupt ascent, making it especially useful in wooded areas or where obstructions prevent normal take-off.
Date: February 3, 1920
Creator: Cartwright, Andrew

Anti-Agitating Device.

Description: Patent for anti-agitating device, including two figures describing said device, with illustrations. Author describes improvements for liquid dispensers on previous anti-agitating devices by altering the cylinder duties during its performance.
Date: February 3, 1920
Creator: Catron, John J.

Automatic Train-Gate.

Description: Patent for "new and useful improvements in automatic train gates" (lines 5-7) including illustrations.
Date: February 3, 1920
Creator: Ivanhoe, George. C.

Folding Landing-Gear for Aircraft.

Description: Patent for improvement in folding landing-gears for an aircraft. Once the aircraft is at the sustention in the air, the wheels and attendant parts will fold up into the aircraft.
Date: February 3, 1920
Creator: McCarroll, Frank

Recording Apparatus

Description: Patent for "Improvements in Recording Apparatus" including illustrations.
Date: February 3, 1920
Creator: Catron, John J.
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