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- Apparatus for Demonstrating and Testing Piston Packing Rings
- Patent for an apparatus that allows for a more accurate and efficient way to test piston packing rings by measuring ease of movement.
- Armor For Pneumatic Tires.
- Patent for armor for pneumatic tires to prevent puncturing of the inner inflatable tube. To also provide anti-skidding lugs which connect to the flexible armor embodied in the tire casing.
- Attachment for Planters.
- Patent for attachment for planters that currently employed for planting cotton and corn fields, the object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which embodies novel features of construction whereby the runner is mounted and held firmly in position by action of spring, including illustrations.
- Automatic Binder Attachment for Hay Presses
- Patent for automatic binder attachment for hay presses with accompanying illustrations of the patent.
- Boll-Weevil Catcher.
- Patent for an improved agricultural device for catching boll weevils and other unwanted insects, including instructions and illustrations.
- Boll-Weevil Machine.
- Patent for a pneumatic device to remove and crush boll weevils and their associated bolls on cotton plants, in the ground around cotton plants, and in the air.
- Burglar-Alarm.
- Patent for a burglar alarm device that is triggered by the movement of a door or window, including illustrations.
- Casing Spear
- Patent for a casing spear, "to remove casing within a well or removing a tool which may be dropped within the casing," with accompanying illustrations of the patent.
- Coin-Controlled Vending-Machine.
- Patent for a con-controlled vending-machine that sells stamps and similar products including illustrations. The machine "compels a complete cycle of operation for each coin received and cannot be rendered inoperative through the deposit of a plurality of coins in the chute or while the operation of the machine is in progress." (lines 14-17).
- Combined Protector and Irrigator For Plants
- Patent for a combined protector and irrigator that provides protection for the plant from insects and other animals, and provides proper watering from a reservoir. The contraption can be re-used and be accommodated for different size plants.
- Connecting Member.
- Patent for connecting members, "which in one form is particularly adapted for repairing chains or linking chains to each other and which may be modified so as to be used as buckles or for a variety of other purposes." (lines 20-24)
- Cotton Chopper or Blocker.
- Patent for an invention that provides a wheeled carriage, or supporting frame, to support cotton choppers, or similar devices, including instructions and illustrations.
- Curtain and Shade Bracket.
- Patent for curtain and shade bracket which is readily secured to the window frame without marring the same and which is provided with adjustable means for attaching the shade and also for attaching the curtain pole, whereby from a single fixture the window shade and curtain may be suspended.
- Direction-Indicator
- Patent for Direction Indicator for a motorized vehicle. This particular model is electrically operated and used to indicate to other vehicles and pedestrians, what the vehicle intends to do and aims to reduce accidents.
- Display Advertising-Machine.
- Patent for an advertising display that carries a number of large advertisement sheets that are revolved and held stationary to periodically display each advertisement in repeating succession.
- Emergency-Door for Safes.
- Patent for an emergency door for safes that provides an improved arrangement including a supplemental door which will automatically move to closed position when the main door is opened to its limit.
- Farm-Gate.
- Patent for improvements upon Farm-Gates, through an object that will help in, "the simple and efficient means for either opening or closing the gate upon the pulling of an operating cable."(line 12- 14)
- Fireproof Swing and Ventilator.
- Patent for fireproof ventilated swing for the chimney base to prevent sagging of the ceiling.
- Fishing-Float
- Patent for a new type of fishing float with "ferrules or caps" (line 18) on the ends to prevent water from getting into the float, causing it to decay, including illustrations and instructions.
- Folding Table
- Patent for a new round folding table with leaves, includes illustrations and instructions.
- Funnel and Gage.
- Patent for a funnel and gage with a mechanism used to indicate "when the proper amount of water has been inserted in the battery" (lines 14-15).
- Garment-Hanger.
- Patent for a garment-hanger that is adjustable which enables it to be used for garments of various sizes, including illustrations. The device enables an entire suit to be supported and prevents wrinkles. This garment-hanger can also be utilized to crease clothing such as trousers, coats, etc. in the proper locations.
- Gin Attachment for Bolly Cotton
- Patent for gin attachment for bolly cotton. This seeks to make the gin stands have automatic control and for disposing of hulls and waste products from the gin.
- Hay-Press.
- Patent for hay-presses relating to the arraignment and and construction of the means for operating the plunger of the press whereby reciprocation of the plunger may be secured by the revolution of an arm or lever whereby a single or double reciprocation of the plunger during a single revolution of the arm or lever may be secured as desired.
- Heel-Sweep Brace.
- Patent for heel-sweep brace "relates to new and useful improvements in attachments to cultivators for strengthening the heel sweep thereof and prevent the same from rocking upon the foot."(lines 15-19)
- Hobble.
- Patent for a new, simple hobble for cultivators made up of fewer parts to reduce cost and for east of use and adjustment. Illustration included.
- Hose-Clamp
- Patent for hose-clamp. A hose clamp designed to stay attached to a drill even when the pressure of the fluid running through it is high.
- Insect-Collecting Attachment.
- Patent for an insect-collecting attachment for cultivators and similar equipment, with an illustration. The attachment is designed to "shake loose the insects from the plant and to collect said insects for removal and destruction." (lines 16-18). Specific plants that are ridden with insects are particularly difficult to remove, hence the creation of this attachment which will shake the stems of the plants, dislodge the insects and collect them in a receptacle.
- Insect-Destroyer.
- Patent for an insect destroyer, specifically made for the boll weevil insect. The purpose of the Insect-Destroyer is to provide a cheaper, simpler, and more convenient alternative to the existing boll weevil insect destroyers.
- Interlocking Tile.
- Patent for interlocking tiles that obviate a continuous transverse mortar joint so that all liability of moisture passing through the wall is eliminated and a more substantial wall built.
- Intermittent-Operating Mechanism
- Patent for intermittent-operating mechanism. This is to improve upon the automatic regulating means for windmills in regards to supplying water to a tank.
- Loose-Leaf Binder
- Patent for new loose leaf binder to help carry leaf support and means for separating the members and displacing one longitudinally relation with the other.
- Mail-Bag Catcher
- Patent for a mail bag catcher for a train, utilized to catch mail efficiently of different sizes, weights, and through adverse conditions.
- Measuring Instrument.
- Patent for caliper style measuring instrument which may be used as a micrometer. This measuring instrument features legs that may be used for measuring the inside or outside dimensions of an object.
- Mechanism for Operating Air-Compressors, &c.
- Patent for operating air-compressors, an improvement on the action rather than simply the machinery, accompanied by illustrations on the patent.
- Method and Apparatus for Handling Seed-Cotton.
- Patent for "a method of and apparatus for treating seed cotton and compromises in its entirety a system of handling cotton as it comes from the field until it leaves the gin" (lines 9-13).
- Milking Device and Antikicker.
- Patent for a folding milking device that prevents a cow from kicking over the milk bucket, from kicking the milker, and from switching the milker's face with its tail, including illustrations.
- Multiple Submarine Destroyer
- Patent for a munitions delivery system designed for anti-submarine warfare. Specifically, this devise is a multi-stage explosive that periodically (period of deployment determined by depth measurement) deploys first a primary detonating charge, followed up by the detonation of multiple, smaller charges scattered by the primary explosion, ensuring an area of effect should the primary canister miss it's intended target. The patent notes that should the canister actually make contact with an object on it's bottom facing, all explosives in the canister will be triggered at once.
- Oil-Burner.
- Patent for an oil burner designed to increase air flow to the flame and towards the furnace, including illustration.
- Oil Cup For Wagon Wheels
- Patent for oil cup for wagon wheels that enables the lubrication of the wheels without the need of removal.
- Pad for Lower Limbs
- Patent for a new single pad for the lower limbs, particularly of "feminine theatrical performers" (lines 12-13). Unlike previous pads which represented single muscles, the new pad contains all the muscles required for a lower limb in one, so that the muscles will not slip around when the performer is dancing.
- Plow.
- Patent for a reinforced plow shoe that eliminates frictional wear on the landside bar and reduces wear on the landside plate of the plow.
- Plow-Hitch Mechanism
- Patent for a plow hitch mechanism created by J. Butler and assigned by Parlin & Orendorff Company of Canton, Illinois with accompanying illustrations.
- Portable Power Stump-Boring Machine.
- Patent for an invention that improves upon portable power stump boring machines to prevent breakage of the auger or shaft, including instructions and illustrations.
- Printing-Press Gripper.
- Patent for a device to grip paper being carried between the type bed, rotary platen, and delivery belts of a printing press.
- Process of Distilling Oil
- Patent for a new and improved process of distilling oil by inventor James E. Biggins.
- Protector for Detonator-Caps.
- Patent for a detonator cap that acts as a "protecting device...to seal the inner end of the cap into which the adjacent end of the fuse is projected in use." (lines 13-16)
- Razor-Strop Holder.
- Patent for a new, less expensive razor strop holder with a reversible strop, including illustrations.
- Resilient Wheel for Vehicles.
- Patent for wheels for automobiles which are resilient by introducing a cushioned and floating hub between the hub and the rim.
- Safety Car Net
- Patent for safety car-net to be attached to train freight-cars closing the space between adjacent cars and protecting train workers from falling.