Steering Device and Brake for Tractors Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Steering Device and Brake for Tractors

Creator

  • Inventor: Lewis, Otto Leroy
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: "Otto Leroy Lewis, of Houston, Texas."

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Patent Office.
    Place of Publication: [Washington D.C.]

Date

  • Creation: 1922-01-10
  • Acceptance Date: 1922-01-10
  • Submission Date: 1920-10-11

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for new and useful improvements for the steering and stopping of tractors, particularly for the machines that are extremely difficult and laborous to manually steer and apply brakes. The invention permits the controlling of the direction of movement of the behicle by disconnecting the source of power from the wheel(s) at one side while those at the other side contrinue to rotate under power. The invention allows for braking to be used to slow the motion of the tractor on downward grade or when it is desired to stop.
  • Physical Description: [3], 4 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Tractors
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Tractor trailer combinations -- Steering-gear
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Motor vehicle driving -- Steering
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Motor vehicles -- Steering-gear
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Brakes
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Transportation
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Farm Equipment
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Farm Equipment - Tractors
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Transportation
  • Keyword: performing operations
  • Keyword: land vehicles
  • Keyword: steering non-deflectable wheels

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Harris County - Houston

Collection

  • Name: Texas Patents
    Code: TXPT

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Patent

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Patent Number: 1403258
  • Government Documents No.: 02/416316
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1257920
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