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Bridge.
Patent for a new and improved bridge. This design consists in "the combination, with the base, stringers, the top arched bars, and the upright tie-bars, of the intermediate stringers, arched bars, and their horizontal tie-bars, and wedge-keys . . . whereby the structure is greatly strengthened" (lines 85-91).
Gate
Patent for a gate. This inventions is designed to be open without having to dismount from horseback or from a vehicle.
Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Patent for "revolving-cylinder seed-planters; and its object is to furnish a strong and durable implement adapted to plant with precision various kinds of seed, and the wheels of which are not liable to become clogged with earth." (Lines 12-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Improvement in Sinking Pneumatic Piles or Caissons.
Patent for certain improvements in sinking and securing of pneumatic piles or caissons, including instructions and illustrations.
Life Boat.
Patent for a new and improved life boat. This design "consists in providing a steam-launch with a float on each side, secured by suitable strong braces thereto, and to provide said floats with a hand-rail, so that persons can hold onto said rails, and are prevented from being washed off" (lines 17-22).
Nut Wrench
Patent for a nut wrench. Illustration included.
Peanut Picker and Pea Huller.
Patent for a new and improved Peanut Picker and Pea Huller, which picks peanuts from the vines and removes them without damaging the peanuts through beating or flailing. The invention also operates at a minimum amount of power while discharging the peanuts or peas free of dust.
Rope Attachment.
Patent for a new and improved rope attachment. This design "relates to a novel and useful device which is adapted to be rigidly and substantially secured to the end of a rope, and which is constructed with a curved lip on its protruding end, so that when pressed over the loop of a snap-hook it will form a link or jointed connection of the snap-hook with the rope, ferrule, or clamp" (lines 12-19).
Table.
Patent for a new and improved table. This design "is to increase the utility of tables by providing them with drawers extending from side to side, that will open from either side of the table, and also providing the drawers with additional means of support that will enable them to contain articles of great weight without injury to the structure, and thus adapt the same for use in stores" (lines 10-18).
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1407
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Mandatory or permissive character of provisions for a county engineer in the Harrison County Road & Bridge Law.
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