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Shingling Bracket.

Description: Patent for a new and improved shingling-bracket. This design consists "[i]n a shingling-bracket, the combination of the frame having the beveled upper ends provided with the studs and the prongs at its lower ends, the frame having the prongs, the serrations or notches to receive the upper ends of the frame, the recesses in said notches for the studs, and the links connecting the frames . . . whereby the latter may be adjusted to any desired angle or folded together" (lines 78-87).
Date: May 4, 1886
Creator: Specht, Frank
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Flue-Beader.

Description: Patent for a tool that allows a boiler flue to rotate while not letting any steam out of the flue. This allows for the projecting end of the flue to turn without damaging itself and makes taking the flue apart easier for workmen.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Hutchison, Wilson F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fly-Trap.

Description: Patent for an improved fly-catching device.
Date: May 4, 1914
Creator: King, Wylie D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Feed Cutter.

Description: Patent for a new and improved feed-cutter. This design consists in "a body having bottom and sides provided at their forward ends with a metallic plate and supporting-leg, and frame having sill, uprights, and panels, in combination with frame sliding in grooves in the uprights and provided with knife, lever, swinging link having offset, and inclined trough having sides provided with detents" (lines 92-100).
Date: May 4, 1886
Creator: Wilson, John Calhoun
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Extension-Step.

Description: Patent for improvements in extension-steps which attach to vehicles and "do away with the boxes used to assist in getting up to the first or lower step" (lines 10-12). When not in use, the steps can be swiveled up. They are raised, lowered, and locked into position with a mechanism operated using a handle.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Hamilton, Samuel R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Extensible Neck-Yoke

Description: Patent for a neck yoke which may be lengthened or shortened and has novel means for securing the adjustable sections to prevent slipping, should the main fastening become loose.
Date: May 4, 1915
Creator: Waddell, Gasper Leon
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Canopy for Vehicles, &c.

Description: Patent to "improve the construction of canopies and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient one adapted to be readily mounted on all kinds of vehicles, plows, machines, &c., where shade or protection from weather is desirable" (lines 11-15) with instructions and illustration.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Buchanan, Hugh A. & Tisdal, Jefferson M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bottle.

Description: Patent for a bottle that has a mechanism near its opening, and when the cork is pulled out, it becomes impossible to refill the bottle and use it again. The point of this bottle is so that after it has been sealed, it cannot be opened and emptied without apparent evidence that it has been opened.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Phillips, George C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Button-Fastener.

Description: Patent for a button fastener for clothing that is not liable to damage cloth.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Taylor, Albert Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Blind Slat Adjuster.

Description: Patent for a new and improved blind adjuster. This design consists in "[a] shutter-stop consisting of a slotted bar linked to the end of the slat-actuating rod of a shutter, in combination with a plate having a spur on one side and a screw-threaded stud on the other, a washer, and a thumb-nut" (lines 93-97).
Date: May 4, 1886
Creator: Lewis, Paulinus Aloysius
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Brick-Machines.

Description: Patent for improvement in brick machines by “providing the mixing and grinding-shaft with arms at the bottom, adapted in form and arrangement for pressing the clay through the openings, in the bottom of the curb, into the moulds, below, which rest on ways above a sliding carrier, provided with brackets, for forcing the moulds out.” (Lines 26-34) Illustration is included.
Date: May 4, 1869
Creator: Morgan, Asa
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Churn.

Description: Patent for an automatic churn, which churns up and down and rotationally. To operate, turn a crank and a gear inside the churn moves the blades.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Rogers, James P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Wrench.

Description: Patent for improvements in monkey wrenches.
Date: May 4, 1869
Creator: Richer, F. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automobile-Tool.

Description: Patent for an automobile tool for the Ford make of automobiles that "will hold the springs away from the bands and allow the bands to be removed and replaced or adjusted, when necessary" (lines 29-32) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Roberge, James Z.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combination Wrench.

Description: Patent for a new and improved multi-tool. This design consists in "[t]he bar having the nut-wrench and the hammer-head formed at one end, the pipe-wrench formed at the opposite end, and the slot made in one side, the spring located in the bottom of the slot or opening, and the blade pivoted in one end of the slot or opening and bearing on the free end of the spring, the said blade forming a screw-driver" (lines 52-59).
Date: May 4, 1886
Creator: Wright, Augustus Washington
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Battery-Plate and Terminal Connection

Description: Patent for improvements on a battery plate and terminal connections. Plate lugs and the terminal for the battery are a solid piece to fit more battery sizes and prevent the lugs from breaking off.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Hawkins, Alda F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Beauty-Pillow.

Description: Patent for improvement in beauty pillow which is slanted to draw the skin back toward the scalp to prevent wrinkling. Illustration is included.
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: Fitze, Eloise
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Antispreading Attachment for Rails.

Description: Patent for the improvement of antispreading attachments for rails. The attachments provide a structure comprising a span tie located between the rails and is adapted to connect with dogs, one dog being connected with each of the rails.
Date: May 4, 1915
Creator: Simpson, Mary E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Barrel-Shelf

Description: Patent for barrel shelves which attach to barrels to hold up sacks during filling and fold up when out of use.
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: Hughes, Alonzo
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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