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- Bailing-Press
- Patent for improvements in bailing presses, for baling cotton and other materials and substances. Baling press have strong and durable organization devices and mechanisms for feeding and pressing cotton.
- Bale-Tie.
- Patent for a bale tie that can withstand strain on the side of the band. The text describes the different parts of the bale tie and how it differs from ones currently used.
- Bale-Tie Buckle.
- Patent for a buckle that secures ends of bale ties so that they are not exposed nor endanger the hands of farm workers.
- Bale-Tie Buckle.
- Patent for a new bale tie buckle made of wire material "in which the buckle is closed by the strain or stress on the bale tie" (lines 11-14), including illustrations.
- Bale Tile
- Patent for a bale tie for cotton bales.
- Baling Press
- Patent for improvements to baling presses for double bale type presses. It includes elevators and a reciprocating press head.
- Baling-Press.
- Patent for improvements in baling-presses by making baling-presses into a hand held portable press which includes a head block that could be released easily and quickly. Illustration is included.
- Bat-Forming Apparatus.
- Patent for an apparatus to form bats, made of fibrous material, to be placed in the coverings or tickings to make mattresses. The apparatus works so that "the bat-forming fibrous material may be evenly distributed, and by which the mattress-forming operation may be expeditiously carried on" (lines 16-19). The patent includes illustrations.
- Beam-Spring Trip for Cultivators, Plows, &c.
- Patent for the improvement of "the construction of spring trips, and to provide a simple and inexpensive spring trip, capable of being constructed of sufficient strength to enable it to be employed on stirring and breaking plows as well as cultivators, planters and the lighter class of agricultural implements" (lines 12-18) including instructions and illustrations.
- Beet Harvesting Machine
- Patent for a machine that will harvest beets with only two operatives and not made of "heavy construction." Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Bibliography of State Participation in the Civil War, 1861-1866
- Alphabetical list of states that participated in the Civil War including reports published, laws enacted, and military organizations from the state. Includes an appendix with additional listings, starting on page 929.
- Bilge-Water Dishcharger
- Patent for the importance of discharging bilge water from a boat.
- Blade.
- Patent for a new blade similar to "weed blades" (line 10) that can be "attached to a cultivator" (line 11) and includes an illustration.
- Blank for Making Perforated Tubing
- Patent for a blank for the manufacturing of well tubing used in water and oil wells.
- Boiler Attachment
- Patent for improvements in boiler attachments, to produce a thermostatic device of simple and improved construction which may be utilized for the purpose of actuating a valve governing the steam supply to the pump or the injector.
- Boring-Bit.
- Patent for a boring drill. The invention creates a new means "for connecting the constituent members of the head so as to provide novel means for assembling the head with a driving element" (lines 19-22).
- Brake.
- Patent for a new brake design that forms part of the driving mechanism of a sewing machine. The design has been adapted to include a plurality of small rollers that exert different amounts of friction on brake wheels.
- Brick-Mason's Steel Trig.
- Patent for brick mason's steel trig that is designed to hold a straight, horizontal line at the top of a brick wall.
- Buggy-Shaft Brace.
- Patent for buggy shaft braces for connecting the shaft and cross bar of a vehicle, in order to eliminate malfunction of cross bar.
- Bumper for Log-Wagons.
- Patent for an improved bumper for log wagons that is "mounted to roll on a wagon bolster and adapted to collapse below the carrying surface of the bolster" (lines 11-13); including instructions and illustrations.
- Burglar-Alarm.
- Patent for Buglar-Alarm. Adding protection to building windows.
- Butter-Container.
- Patent for a butter container that holds butter and protects against direct handling until it is served. This is inexpensive, two-piece and very easy to clean.
- Cabinet-Bed.
- Patent for improved cabinet bed construction features, which include allow access to mirror on either side.
- Cactus Burner.
- Patent for a cactus burner that burns spines off of cacti using a liquid fuel burner. Document explains the different parts of the cactus burner and why it is an improvement over current ones in use.
- Camera Attachment
- Patent for a camera attachment.
- Can Spout.
- Patent for "new and useful improvements in stoppers and discharge spouts for cans, or receptacles more particularly to cans employed in shipping kerosene oil, cotton seed oil, turpentine syrups and various other liquids." (lines 10-15).
- Carbid-Feed Valve
- Patent for carbid-feed valve for acetylene generators whose improved form allows for balanced feeding whether closed or open.
- Carbureter-Regulating Mechanism.
- Patent for improvements in carbureter-regulating mechanism by "automatically regulate the air and fuel valve of a carbureter, according to the speed of the engine and the load being carried thereby" (lines 12-15, p.1.) Illustration is included.
- Card Game
- Patent for an invention of a new card game to assist with arithmetical computations and outlines of different objects, including illustrations.
- Caster Attachment.
- Patent for casters. An attachment to prevent insects from passing up bed posts or other furniture. Fits to any form of caster.
- Cattle-Guard.
- Patent for a cattle guard consisting of pivoted metal plates, mounted longitudinally on rail ties that rock to an inclined position when stepped on by an animal. The displacement of the plates causes a portion of the plate to come into contact with the foot of the animal, frightening it and preventing the animal from crossing the cattle guard.
- Cattle-Guard.
- Patent for improvements on a cattle-guard used on railways. Improvements include a novel method of attaching the guard to rails.
- Check for Draft Apparatus.
- Patent for a check attachment for a draft apparatus that pulls rope from the apparatus to effect the draft on the object "which will automatically lock the pull rope against movement under the influence of tension of the apparatus when the force applied to the rope to the effect such tension is removed" (lines 20-24).
- Chicken-Roost
- Patent for an improved chicken roost.
- CHURN
- Patent for the improvement of a churn. The churn has a detachable support and a closure for the upper end of the body of the churn.
- Churn.
- Patent for an improvement to churns. "The purpose of the invention is to provide a novel churn structure embodying a pair of oppositely reciprocating dashers mounted in a common churn receptacle or body and operated from a single crank wheel" (lines 15-19).
- Churn
- Patent for a vertical dash butter churn with a frame that allows for removal of the receptacle with dash parts still attached to the frame, including illustrations.
- Churn
- Patent for a new and improved churn and cooler which allows for easier removal of the cooling liquid and includes illustrations and description.
- Churn.
- Patent for Churn for mixing liquids. The invention's construction includes a sturdy stand with a crank handle, that when rotated, allows a wheel to turn on the shaft. The simple design allows for inexpensive construction.
- Churn
- Patent for a churn that can produce butter in very short period of time with minimal effort.
- Churn
- Patent for a churn. Illustrations included.
- Cigar-Tip Cutter.
- Patent for a cigar clipper that enables the clipper to fold compactly along the edge of the cigar box when not in use.
- Circuit-Closing Device for Doors.
- Patent for a device mounted within a door jamb that closes or breaks a circuit when the door is opened or closed, respectively. The electrical connection can be used to turn on lights when the door is opened and off when closed.
- Cleaner For Firearm-Barrels.
- Patent for a cleaner for firearm barrels that is small enough to be carried in a pocket. "May be used for cleaning firearms of the repeating type."
- Clock.
- Patent for self-winding secondary clocks that are "connected in series to be timed by a master clock and more particularly to tower clocks" (lines 10-12) with the objectives of keeping perfect time and winding periodically, including instructions and illustrations.
- Clothes-Pin
- Patent for new and useful improvement to clothes pins to automatically lock themselves against accidental disengagement from the clothes line.
- Clothes-Pin.
- Patent for clothes pins made from non-oxidizable wire, including illustrations.
- Clothes-Pin.
- Patent for Clothes Pin made of galvanized wire that will remain normally on the line. It will also prevent the adjacent pins from becoming tangled together. It's twisted portions adapted for riding content with the line to hold the pin in operative position.
- Clothes-Pin.
- Patent for the improvement of clothes pins "and has for an object to provided on their gripping faces with novel projections which contact in securely holding the clothes pin fast to operative position when applied." (lines 13-17)
- Coaster-Brake.
- Patent for a coaster brake featuring an improved positive drive and braking.