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Sanitary Attachment For Milk Pails

Description: Patent for a dome lid that attaches to the top of a milk pail with two "tubes" in which to place the hands while milking a cow. The lid serves to protect the fresh milk from germs, dirt, and other contaminants.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Williams, John Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Switch Operating Mechanism for Electric Railways.

Description: Patent for a switch-operating mechanism for electric railways that uses a movable display band to control movement through an electrically operated switch. The arrival of the railway car or street car at a point adjacent to the switch automatically throws the switch to automatically shunt the car from one line to another without a motorman or switchman's intervention.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Craig, Richard M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Flushing Device

Description: Patent for a flushing mechanism for water-closets (toilets) which operates in concert with the lifting and lowering of the seat.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Kreter, Otto F. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Flexible Joint

Description: Patent for a flexible joint provides "an improved and simplified device that is simple, durable and reliable in construction and effective and efficient in operation" (lines 10-13).
Date: November 16, 1915
Creator: Mooney, Thomas H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automobile-Headlight

Description: Patent for an improved automobile headlight function that allows the light to be pointed directly at the road in front of the wheels to avoid the glare/reflection associated with straight-forward lighting.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Allan, William N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Case for Motion-Picture Films

Description: Patent for a case for motion picture films that protects the film from damage when rewinding or transferring from one reel to another. The case also ensures that the film will be wound uniformly.
Date: October 5, 1915
Creator: McNeel, William Pinkney
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Air-Compressing Apparatus.

Description: Patent for a new air compressing apparatus which employs two kinds of tanks called high pressure containers and low pressure containers charged by means of an air compressing engine.
Date: March 16, 1915
Creator: Gebhardt, William Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Adding-Machine

Description: Patent for improvements to adding machines, which is key-operated and includes a vertically disposed shaft and a means to actuate the sliding plate.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Gatewood, William F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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