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86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4638, Chapter 326

Description: Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Bear Creek Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Parker County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: May 31, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.

Bicycle Attachment.

Description: Patent for a bicycle attachment that supports the frame and can be used as a "carrier or support for a child, package, a satchel, &c." (Lines 12-13) Illustrations included.
Date: May 1, 1900
Creator: Flinn, William M.

Canopy-Frame.

Description: Patent for "a simple, compact and efficient extensible frame adapted to be supported for use either in connection with a bedstead or door and window openings, &c" (lines 9-13). It is constructed to be arranged in multiple positions and "to support the fabric of the canopy in the desired position without risk of tearing or otherwise injuring the same" (lines 15-18).
Date: May 2, 1899
Creator: Baggett, Charles Bennett

Hay Press

Description: Patent for a hay press. This invention uses a toggle lever that becomes active after each stroke of the plunger. Illustration included.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Pickard, William Moad

Lamp-Chimney Holder.

Description: Patent for "certain new and useful improvements in Lamp-Chimney Holders" (lines 5-7) which produces an efficient means for adjusting the chimney engaging arms to accommodate different sizes of lamp chimneys.
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Burgin, Daniel W.

Snuff-Box.

Description: Patent for a snuff box "in which the snuff may be conveniently packed for shipment and sale; and which is also adapted to carry the brush so that it is kept out of contact with the snuff and with the clothing, and to provide means for ejecting the brush handle when the box is open so that it may be conveniently grasped and used" (lines 20-27).
Date: May 30, 1893
Creator: Powell, Charles L.

Steering Attachment.

Description: Patent for a steering attachment that keeps the steering wheels of a motor driven vehicle straight. This device is simple and relatively inexpensive, among other advantages.
Date: May 17, 1921
Creator: Huffman, Orla L.

Washing-Machine.

Description: Patent for a useful washing machine by providing “a device which will thoroughly cleanse the clothes with a minimum of labor and in which the heavier particles of dirt from the pieces washed will be separated from the main washing-chamber and thus kept out of contact with the clothes.” (Lines 10-15) Illustration is included.
Date: May 26, 1891
Creator: Hutcheson, Casey E. & Hutcheson, Franklin L.
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