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Wire-Screen Frame.

Patent for a more economical, foldable wire screen frame for doors with removable wire mesh, and included illustration.

Date: December 18, 1917

Creator: Carroll, Houston Monroe

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Adjustable Trunk-Rack

Patent for a trunk-rack that is adjustable and sturdy. The trunk-rack design indicates that the rack has wheels and adjustable components to accommodate various sized pieces of luggage.

Date: April 15, 1919

Creator: Wessinger, Lon Woodram

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Window-Shade-Operating Device

Patent for a window-shade-operating device that "revolv[es] the shade roller and [retains] the roller in position whereby the shade is held at the desired point" (lines 14-17).

Date: December 16, 1919

Creator: Minnis, Henry M.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Window-Shade Roller

Patent for spring acting window shade rollers. The spring acting mechanism allows for the raising up or down of the shade to any desired position without unnecessary wear.

Date: August 5, 1913

Creator: Schindler, Emil F.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Window-Shade and Roller

Patent for a Window-Shade and Roller that does not use springs or analogous devices to coil the curtain around the roller. This device rolls the curtain more evenly.

Date: May 31, 1910

Creator: Lowe, Purley E. & De Young, Blanche

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Knob-Fastening.

Patent for improved knob fastening where the door knob will be held in place without the use of screws for increased durability, including illustrations.

Date: January 27, 1914

Creator: Collins, Horace B.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Machine for Washing Clothes, Renovating Feathers, Canning, &c.

Patent for a clothes washing and feather renovating machine with a stove for heating water. Illustrations included.

Date: January 24, 1911

Creator: McNorton, John T. & Stanley, John S.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ironing-Table

Patent for ironing tables that can be knocked down and packed into a small compass for transportation or storage.

Date: April 29, 1913

Creator: Kennedy, William J.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Patent for improvements made to tub holders, primarily to suit tubs of various sizes for heating water. Purposes for holding tubs include boiling water for clothes and food. The improvements focus on support of the tubs, and allow for rotation of tubs with ease and efficiency.

Date: April 28, 1914

Creator: Dullnig, Adolph Cleveland

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lock.

Patent for a screen door lock which is both rotatable and slidable.

Date: December 28, 1915

Creator: Stockburger, Charles W.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Patent for an improved hyrdrocarbon burner that includes "an overhanging generating element of suitable construction in combination with a particular base having a burner jet surrounded by air admitting jets [...] to be installed in the various forms of stoves and grates" (lines 11-26), including illustrations.

Date: May 16, 1916

Creator: Franklin, Oliver H.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stay-Hinge.

Patent for a new stay-hinge to prevent breakage of an opened tool chest or trunk lid.

Date: April 21, 1914

Creator: Gassaway, H. E. & Gassaway, Huey E.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Foot Rest for School Desks

Patent for foot rest that will elevate the feet of a studying student while they are at the desk.

Date: February 20, 1917

Creator: Pratt, John L.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Paper-Hanging Machine.

Patent for improvements in paper-hanging machines to "provide a device of this class of simple and improved construction adapted to hold a roll of wall paper, to guide the paper over a trimming device and under a paste applying device, and said machine being also provided with a cutting device for severing the strip of paper after the same has been applied to the wall" (lines 10-18); it includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: March 7, 1911

Creator: Phillips, Jay V.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lamp Attachment.

Patent for a lamp attachment that will decrease the likelihood of a lamp explosion and allow liquids to be heated over the lamp. The attachment has a top plate which prevents insects or other debris from igniting and falling into the lamp chimney, therefore decreasing the potential for a lamp explosion. The attachment also has a perforated cylinder that rests on top of the lamp chimney and can support a vessel for heating liquids.

Date: October 31, 1911

Creator: Lehmann, Hugo

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department