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Caterpillar-Tractor. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Caterpillar-Tractor.
  • Added Title Caterpillar Tractor.

Creator

  • Inventor: Rountree, Joseph G.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Joseph G. Rountree, of Beeville, Texas

Contributor

  • Witness: Barry, J. B.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Witness for illustration.
  • Witness: Miller, M. A.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Witness for illustration.

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 1918-05-07
  • Acceptance Date: 1918-05-07
  • Submission Date: 1917-08-11

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for 1) a mechanism preventing the Caterpillar tractor's driving element from becoming clogged with mud; 2) a mechanism to regulate the force put on the wheels in relation to the weight of the tractor's load; 3) a mechanism to allow this regulation of force in relation the weight of the tractor's load to be manually adjustable; 4) a construction improvement to allow the tractor to be turned in a relatively short radius, including illustrations.
  • Physical Description: 3 sheets, 4 p. ; : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Farm Equipment - Tractors
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • Keyword: tractors
  • Keyword: Caterpillar tractors

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Bee County - Beeville

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: 1265118
  • Government Documents No.: 02/185761
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1258248
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