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Car-Coupling.

Description: Patent for an improved, simple, and effective car coupling that couples automatically and without anyone having to go between the cars. It consists of a drawhead with a slot on one side, upper and lower slides in the drawhead, a coupling pin that sits in the upper slide, a lever that is connected to the slide, a spring that holds the lower slide in place, and a bolt that connects the lever with the upper slide.
Date: May 30, 1893
Creator: Cundiff, Middleton
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combined Stalk-Cutter and Rake

Description: Patent for a stalk-cutter and rake design, "such as well enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same" (lines 9-11).
Date: July 2, 1889
Creator: Boykin, Archable T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Baling-Press.

Description: Patent for baling presses that press for balling hay that simplify the construction of presses of this type and produce a press readily movable from one place to another.
Date: July 28, 1914
Creator: Redding, Robert B. & Barnett, James W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Auxilary Transmission-Case Hanger.

Description: Patent for auxiliary hanger for automobile transmission case. This particular device was designed for use with Ford automobiles, but can be used with other automobiles.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Windsor, Samuel T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Auto-Carrier

Description: Patent for an auto-carrier that applied to the running board for carrying various luggage. A second aspect is to provide a device to support a wide array of objects and to withstand the weight giving its location along the running board.
Date: July 8, 1919
Creator: Evans, Edward L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Regional Water Plan: Region H, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Description: Water plan for Region H describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, water conservation methods, drought response plans, financing methods, and the process of creation of the plan.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Region H Water Planning Group
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Broom.

Description: Patent for a broom which allows the user to easily replace the broom straw or fiber with new straw or fiber when it is worn out. The intention is to decrease the cost of brooms while still producing "a strong and relatively durable broom structure" (lines 18-19).
Date: November 2, 1920
Creator: Taylor, James T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automobile Seal-Holder.

Description: Patent for adjustable holders on automobiles for carrying the registry seal. In particular, this invention utilizes some sort of holder that clamps both to the part of the automobile it attaches to and the registry seal.
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: Blair, Stuart Baggs
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Peanut-Digger.

Description: Patent for improvements to peanut-diggers, specifically a curved frame attached to a plow beam.
Date: July 5, 1921
Creator: Stevens, Shed P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire-Stretcher.

Description: Patent for improvements in wire stretchers by using a T-shaped lever “to stretch the wire readily to the desired tension, and is capable of maintaining the wire at that tension until after stapling or otherwise fastening the same to a post.” (Lines 61-65) Illustration is included.
Date: April 21, 1891
Creator: Kennedy, Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plow Attachment.

Description: Patent for a plow attachment that guides and aids the plow, and regulates "the depth at which the plow or cultivator shovel shall run in the ground" (lines 13-15).
Date: November 17, 1896
Creator: White, Hedley
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mine-Cart-Check Lock

Description: Patent for improvements on mine-car-check lock technology. It provides a secure place for miners to put checks on the front of their cars and cannot be opened until the cart is empty.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Williams, Ned
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sun Shade Hat.

Description: Patent for a new and improved sun shade hat. The hat is designed to shield the wearer's head from the sun to prevent heatstroke and keep the wearer's hands free to work. This design utilizes a clamp and washers to enable the hat to remain in the desired opened/closed state while off of the wearer's head, which represents an improvement over previous designs.
Date: July 12, 1881
Creator: Ross, George W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hay Press.

Description: Patent for an improvement in the hay-press that involves operation by horse-power. Includes illustrations.
Date: May 10, 1892
Creator: Finch, Thomas J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gate.

Description: Patent for a rotary gate that has latch-posts and spring-latches at its ends. The spring-latches are designed to employ the latches. "Levers fulcrumed on the top of the gate and connected with each other, connecting-rods connecting said levers with the spring-latches, and vibratory braces rising from the sides of the gate and secured to said levers" (lines 33-37).
Date: July 21, 1896
Creator: Holder, Elisha G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gate.

Description: Patent for a gate that relates to a patent (no. 363,964) granted to the inventor, which is a gate opener that operates by pulling a chord connected to a mechanism that swings the gate open and closes upon release. The current patent simplifies the previous invention. The operator pulls a chord which makes the gate swivel on a central point. When the chord is released, the gate swivels back into place.
Date: November 10, 1896
Creator: Philpott, Horatio V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hame Attachment.

Description: Patent for a hame attachment, used in the collar of a draft horse, that is simple in construction and operation and can be produced for little cost. The attachment would prevent wear of lines and keep them in place at the same time.
Date: August 13, 1918
Creator: Bilderback, Eddy R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Elevator-Guide

Description: Patent for an elevator guide to be used for safety elevators used in mines. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Martini, Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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