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- Slate for the Blind.
- Patent for a slate that allows the blind to read and write with lettered pegs. Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Side Guide for Printing and Lithographic Presses.
- Patent for a new and improved side guide for printing and lithographic presses. This design consists "in a novel construction of . . . feed-guides . . . and a double guide on a single support . . . which may be adjusted a short distance or entirely across the feed board or base of a printing or other press and can be used either on the right or left hand side of the press" (lines 13-23).
- Car-Coupling.
- Patent for a car-coupling that provides "a link of this character which will remain set in a coupling position at all times, so that the coupling of the cars can be effected in an automatic manner" (lines 10-14). It can be easily adjusted to different heights and its construction prevents jerky movements.
- Clutch.
- Patent for a simple and inexpensive clutch used for transmitting power. The clutch has "independent rotable disks that act on peripheral eccentric proportions, which are so arranged that the said disk will be held free from contact with the drive-shaft and the entire bearing of the clutch mechanism thrown on the grip members, whereby the shaft-apertures in the disks can be made sufficiently large to overcome any irregularity of the bearing-faces of the internal cam portions and obviating the necessity of providing outside collars" (lines 17-27).
- Washing-Machine.
- Patent for a boiler washing machine that uses a stove and a hand-operated pounder attachment. This invention makes these types of washing machines more efficient.
- Tellurian.
- Patent for a device "which shall illustrate the axial and orbital movements of the earth and the directions of the sun's rays upon our globe... by simple and effective means of automatic character." (Lines 17-24) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Rotary Engine.
- Patent for a new and improved rotary engine. This design consists "[i]n a rotary engine, the combination of the wheel having two circumferential channels and radial recesses, with the notched pistons, fitted in the radial recesses of the wheel, and the adjustable cam connected with the side casings and fitted into the notches of the pistons" (lines 90-96).
- Rotary Steam Engine.
- Patent for a new and improved rotary steam engine. This design "first, provide[s] a novel form of valve for regulating the induction and eduction of steam to and from the cylinder; second, [it] provide[s] novel devices for reversing the movements of the rotating pistons; and, third, [it] provide[s] novel combinations of the parts of which the engine is composed"
- Register for Barber's Chairs.
- Patent for a new and improved barber's chair. This design relates to certain improvements in registering devices for barber-chairs, and has for its object to provide means whereby a correct tally can be kept of the persons shaved and the number of hair-cuts which have been performed during the day, week, or month. . . . [The] invention is only applicable to the style of barber-chairs that have a tilting motion backward and forward, for the purpose of more conveniently placing the person when being shaved or having his [or her] hair cut" (lines 10-21).
- Fan Attachment for Rocking Furniture.
- Patent for a new and improved rocking-chair fan. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the fan-frame and fan, sleeve, cord, and the rocker, of the double clamping device for uniting the fan-frame to the rocker . . . and the connecting cord or wire" (lines 24-31).
- Fare Box.
- Patent for a new and improved fare-box. This design consists in a "cylinder provided with a longitudinal slot more than half the diameter of said cylinder in depth, and weighed by means of a rotary weight secured to the shaft which forms the axis, to return said cylinder and keep it to normal position with the mouth of the slot downward, of the inclined parallel plates located, respectively, above and below said cylinder, and means for operating said cylinder composed of segment, arm, and toothed wheel secured to the shaft of said cylinder" (lines 110-122).
- Fare Box.
- Patent for a new and improved fare-box. This design consists in "three resting-places for the fares before they enter the final receptacle or drawer provided at the bottom of the case, and the windows in front are so arranged that the fares may be observed at each change until they enter their final receptacle. All lights of glass employed are held in grooves in the upright sides of the case or in a frame secured in grooves of the said sides, so that by no possibility can they be displaced unless the entire box is taken to pieces" (lines 25-35).
- Fan Attachment.
- Patent for a new and improved fan attachment. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the sewing-machine table and the upright of the fan-supporting frame, of the triangular base provided with a rubber-covered base hinged to a sleeve adjustably fitted upon said upright" (lines 111-115).
- Fan for Rocking Furniture.
- Patent for a new and improved fan for rocking furniture. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the fan-supporting frame . . . the fan adjustably journaled to the bar, and the holding forks pivoted to uprights of the fan pivoted to the ends of the horizontal arms of the frame, all arranged to form a set of fans for front and rear service" (lines 94-100).
- Exhaust-Steam Condenser.
- Patent for an exhaust-steam condenser meant for steam-engines in places where water needs to be conserved. It also "prevents the use of water for cooling the surfaces of the condenser" (lines 14-16).
- Siphon-Pump for Oil-Cans.
- Patent for a simple and inexpensive siphon meant to transfer oil from a container to another container without spilling the liquid. It can transfer a liquid from a reservoir to a receptacle and back again without spilling.
- Siphon-Pump Attachment for Oil-Cans.
- Patent for a siphon pump attachment that takes up little space and can be used in different sized containers. It is an improvement on a previous patent granted to E. A. Franklin (No. 503,232).
- Seeding-Machine.
- Patent for "a new and useful improvements in Seeding-Machines" (lines 5-6) the light draft interchangeable seeding-machine can be converted from a cotton-planter to a corn-planter, and vice versa. The invention is "compact, simple, and durable" (line 13)
- Seed Planter and Cultivator.
- Patent for a new and improved planter and cultivator. This design "relates to combined seed-planters and cultivators intended for different kinds of seeds and crops; and it consists of a novel construction of machine having a detachable harrow and seed-drum, and being what [the inventors] call a 'universal seed-planter and cultivator'" (lines 14-20).
- Seed Planter.
- Patent for a new and improved seed planter. This design consists in "[t]he combination [of] a lever, shaft, bars, and ring-plate on a wheel, [and] of the four fixed cams and intermediate detachable cams" (lines 66-69).
- Fruit Squeezer.
- Patent for a new and improved fruit juicer. This design consists "[i]n a fruit-squeezer having flat or nearly flat pressing-surfaces, the combination of jaws having lever-handles integral therewith, and face-plates held in transverse dovetail seats in the faces of the respective jaws by means of clamping-screws, and supported therein by central set-screws" (lines 89-95).
- Safety Stop for Elevators.
- Patent for a new and improved safety stop for elevators. This design "consists in a lever pivoted to the bottom of the car, and provided with a spring for throwing it into position transversely to the car-bottom, so that the ends of the lever can catch on horizontal bars secured to the sides of the elevator-shaft. A rope or cable is secured to one end of the lever and to the car-elevating cable, and keeps the spring taut, and prevents it from throwing the lever unless the elevating-cable breaks" (lines 11-20).
- Sash-Holder
- Patent for "an improved device, easily attached,cheap of manufacture, and durable and efficient in use, which will dispense with the employment of weights and cords, and which will not be affected by the Weather to allow the window to fall by the shrinkage of the holder" (lines 14-20).
- Metallic Cross-Tie.
- Patent for an improved, simple, and inexpensive metallic crosstie that has elasticity and the same vibration as a wooden cross-tie and does not require bolts or nuts. It can easily be placed or removed from rails.
- Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms.
- Patent for improvement in breech-loading fire-arms.
- Mosquito Bar Frame.
- Patent for a new and improved frame for mosquito bars. This design calls for wires, bent at right angles, to be attached to a center piece, in which hanging-cords can be stored. This design represents a lighter, more portable alternative to the wooden predecessors.
- Mosquito-Canopy.
- Patent for a folding bed that has a mosquito canopy that automatically unfolds over it. It includes instructions and illustrations.
- Money Changer and Counter.
- Patent for a new and improved money changer and counter. This design "is to provide novel means for automatically assorting coins of different denominations . . . [and] to provide a series of graded pockets for the reception and retention of different coins of different denominations, and which will receive the coin only of the denomination for which it is provided; to provide novel means for discharging a coin of a given denomination from its pocket in order to make the proper change, and which will only discharge one coin at a time to prevent too much money from being delivered" (lines 15-30).
- Metallic Railroad-Tie.
- Patent for an improvement of metallic railroad ties in which clamp-plates are not needed to hold the longitudinal tension-rods, “instead the heads of the rods bear against the solid outer ends of the rail-seats which are constructed integral with the body of the tie.” (Lines 14-17) Illustration is included.
- Metallic Railroad-Tie.
- Patent for a new and improved metallic railroad tie that purports to prevent the spreading of rails or the bending of tension-rods. Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Mosquito-Canopy for Folding Bed
- Patent for an improvement "to provide a folding bed of any variety with a canopy-frame for suspending a netting which will both fold up when the bed is closed and open when the bed is opened automatically" (lines 9-13).
- Harness Saddle.
- Patent for a new and improved harness saddle. This design "consist[s] of the central arched portion, having the central perforation and side notches, the hook having the screw and nut and lugs, and the jockeys, the latter hinged to the arch . . . and the pads" (lines 65-70).
- Harness-Saddle.
- Patent for a harness saddle that has a metallic frame that is hinged with straps, pads, guide straps that are secured to the pads and slide along straps, plates connected to a curved plate in the saddle, plates pivotally connected to the aforementioned plates, cylindrical lugs that are attached to plates, and cylindrical apertures that slip over the lugs.
- Grubber.
- Patent for a simple and durable grubber that has "a frame preferably carrying a caster-wheel at front, guiding-handles at rear, vertical cutting knives or shares at its sides, penetrating shares or points at the lower ends of said knives, and a transverse or horizontal knife or share at rear of said points, preferably in substantially the same plane therewith, and adjustable mounted to be tilted or inclined out of the horizontal and adjusting handles for the transverse share" (lines 20-30).
- Harness-Saddle.
- Patent for an adjustable harness-saddle that has self-adjusting trees and doesn't pinch or injure the horse.
- Harness and Saddle.
- Patent for a saddle and harness in which "several parts are united in a secure but detachable manner and which possesses certain other advantages" (lines 27-31).
- Pocket Hanger for Hats and Coats.
- Patent for a new and improved portable hat- and coat-hanger. This design utilizes two metal hooks, each of which fold into a metal handle, so that one hangs from a surface while the other hangs an article of clothing. One hook should be sharp enough to engage with a wall, while the other need not be sharp to hang an article from the back of a chair or pew.
- Plow.
- Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in a "hollow hub or sleeve in combination with the universal joint composed of a band fitting loosely within said sleeve, a gimbal-ring pivoted to said band, and a knuckle pivoted to said gimbal-ring, whereby motion may be transmitted from one rotary body to another when the planes of rotation are or are not parallel to each other" (lines 88-95).
- Plow.
- Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the driving-wheel . . . the rotary mold-board, and the plow-beam, of the universal joint composed of the hollow portion of the hub of the driving-wheel, a ring pivoted thereto, a knuckle pivoted to said ring, and a band encircling the hollow portion of said hub and fixed to the said plow-beam" (lines 6-13).
- Plow.
- Patent for a new and improved plow. This design "will serve to cut and pulverize the soil and at the same time will act as a guide to the plow, whereby it may be steadied and caused to run more evenly" (lines 17-20). It consists, "with the beam, the standards provided with shovels, and the brace-rod, of the backwardly-extending arm pivoted to standards and having its free end formed into a knife-edge, the vertical bar secured to said arm intermediate of its ends and provided with a series of holes and the pin passing through the beam and through said holes" (lines 65-73).
- Rat Trap.
- Patent for a new and improved rat trap. This design consists of "the pendulum bait-frame, in combination with triggers and attached to cam-springs and weighted trap-doors and rollers" (lines 59-62).
- Portable Fan and Operating Machinery for Same.
- Patent for a new and improved fan. This design "is fluted or corrugated . . . its lines of corrugation radiating from a common point. By this peculiar formation [it is] enabled to concentrate the surrounding air during its movement, and direct and carry it in a body back and forth . . . [and a] heavy bead or bar follows the zigzag or corrugated outline of the bottom of the fan, and serves as a weight to keep it tending downward toward a position of rest. . . . The frame carrying the fan is supported upon standards provided with broad footings . . . by which the fan may be readily moved" (lines 16-35).
- Power Attachment for Treadle Machines.
- Patent for a new and improved attachment for treadle machines. This design "consist[s] of the frame provided with the bearings and adapted to support the machine to be driven, the shaft journaled in the said bearings and provided with the arms, the roller journaled between the outer ends of the said arms, and the pulley secured on the said shaft" (lines 85-92).
- Saw-Gin.
- Patent for improvements in cotton-gins by having two compartments, one above the other. “The upper roll-box being especially adapted to raw cotton and the lower one to half-ginned cotton as the lint and seeds are only partially separated in one roll-box and are then delivered into another, where the operation is completed.” (Lines 24-29) This operation used less time to separate the seed and lint. Illustration is included.
- Needle.
- Patent for improvements in needles: "is to provide a ready means for cutting to the twine, thread, or cord carried by a needle" (lines 15-17).
- Napkin Ring and Holder.
- Patent for a new and improved napkin ring and holder. This design is "to receive the napkin after it is folded, or to be used as a device for sustaining the napkin at the neck of the user when at the table. It consists in a yoke-shaped piece of metal having a hinged section for connecting the two ends, and serving as a ring, in combination with a clasp for holding the napkin . . . at the throat" (lines 17-25).
- Nutshell Cutting Machine.
- Patent for a new and improved nutshell-cutting machine. This design consists in "the ring provided with slots, the apertured plate, the cutters inserted in the slots, the set-screws adapted to hold the cutters in the slots, and the follower . . . arranged to force the nut through between the cutters, and means for supporting the cutters in the position of use" (lines 72-80).
- Pinless Clothes-Line.
- Patent for "a new and useful improvement in pinless clothes lines" (lines 10-11) that uses spring-clamping fingers that are part of the line instead of detachable pins; including instructions and illustrations.
- Pinless Clothes-Line.
- Patent for a pinless clothes line that consists of a series of links that have spring coils and spring clasps. The links also have a loop that is concave on one side.
- Pinless Clothes-Line.
- Patent for "pinless clothes-lines consisting of a series of wire sections connected loosely together at their adjacent ends by means of rings or links, each section having formed on its ends suitable spring-clamps to engage the articles of apparel hung on the line." (Lines 18-24) Includes instructions and illustrations.