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Breech-Loading Fire-Arm.

Patent for breech-loaded fire-arms, with illustrations. The purpose of the breech-loaded fire-arms was to improve existing fire-arms by allowing for a method to prevent accidental discharge.

Date: March 18, 1884

Creator: Schraud, Franz

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car Wheel.

Patent for a new and improved car wheel. This design "consists in the combination, with a railroad-car axle having wheel-bearings of equal diameter throughout their whole lengths, of wheels the peripheries of which are provided with central flanges dividing each into two treads, the said wheels adapted to be pressed on the said bearings aforesaid, and to be removed therefrom, reversed, and again pressed thereon whenever the wear of the first tread shall render the same necessary" (lines 12-21).

Date: March 25, 1884

Creator: Melvin, Josiah W. & Clute, William H.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cartridge Loading Apparatus.

Patent for a new and improved cartridge loader. This design "consists of a filling attachment to cartridge-loading blocks, which is composed of a hopper part having discharge-tubes in the bottom and a perforated and spring-actuated slide-piece having perforations registering with said tubes, and of a lower part having upwardly-extending tubes sliding on the bottom tubes of the hopper and downwardly-extending tubes of conical shape . . . and are opened or closed by a second spring-actuated slide… more

Date: July 15, 1884

Creator: Lockett, William A.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Boot and Shoe Box.

Patent for a new and improved shoe box. This design "has relation to store-boxes for boots and shoes, designed to open automatically when drawn forward, and to close automatically when pushed back into place on the shelf or on the floor; and the invention consists in the construction and novel arrangement of a swinging hanger pivoted to a bearing above the box, and a slideway secured to the cover, which is hinged to the back of the box" (lines 18-27).

Date: July 22, 1884

Creator: Cook, Emmanuel T.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bridle.

Patent for a new and improved bridle. This design "consists in a novel manner of constructing driving-bridles, whereby a leverage upon the bit and curb proportionate to the needs of any particular occasion may be drawn up so that it will be impossible to hold the bit out of control of the driver" (lines 7-14).

Date: August 19, 1884

Creator: Roeber, Alexander

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Case for Eyeglasses.

Patent for a new and improved glasses case. This design "consists of a case for eyeglasses provided at the back with a pin or other device, for attaching the same to the vest or coat, said case being provided at the upper end with a retaining device that prevents the dropping of the eyeglasses from the case" (lines 11-17).

Date: September 16, 1884

Creator: Hawkes, Albert K.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad-cars. This design "relates to car-couplings; and it has for its object to provide improved devices whereby the cars may be automatically coupled; and further, to provide improved devices for this purpose which shall be simple in construction and thoroughly effective in operation" (10-16).

Date: September 23, 1884

Creator: Reid, Henry

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Charger for Loading Revolvers.

Patent for a new and improved charger for revolvers. This design "consists of a cylindrical case of metal, pasteboard, or other suitable material, contrived with a centerpiece, by which a number of cartridges corresponding to the number of chambers in the cylinder of the fire-arm may be located in the charger suitably for being simultaneously entered at the points in the chambers of the cylinder and be discharged from the charger into the cylinder all at once to facilitate the loading of revolv… more

Date: October 7, 1884

Creator: Munch, John Henry

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the draw-head, of an upright or standard secured thereto, a lever pivoted to said upright or standard, a coupling-pin pivoted to said lever, a flat spring secured to the underside of the draw-head and extending outwardly beyond the same, and a chain connecting said lever and spring" (lines 16-22).

Date: October 28, 1884

Creator: Pritchett, William Henry

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved churn. This design "relates to improvements in churn-powers in which suitable gearing and frame-work operate in conjunction with a vertically-reciprocating dasher; and the objects of [the] improvements are, first, to provide for the quick and convenient detaching of the churn from the driving mechanism; and, second, to afford facilities for the proper adjustment of the device to the different sizes of churns" (lines 7-16).

Date: November 11, 1884

Creator: Turner, Hiram O.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to car-couplings; and it has for its object to provide a device of this character which shall be so constructed as to couple the cars automatically as they are brought together, and one which will securely hold the cars coupled, and yet allow a free movement of the same in turning curves" (lines 9-15).

Date: December 16, 1884

Creator: Jourde, Alfred John

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the draw-head provided with a flange upon one of its sides, ways for securing said draw-head in place and allowing it a longitudinal movement, an abutment which is secured to said ways upon one side, a hook which is pivoted in the draw-head on the side opposite to the flange, which hook is provided with a weight for keeping it normally closed, and which has a notch formed upon its pivotal end… more

Date: December 30, 1884

Creator: Haltom, Samuel

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton Marking Brush.

Patent for a new and improved cotton-marking brush. This design has for one of its objects "is to construct a brush that will permit the trimming down of the bristles at an angle without injuring or damaging the brush. . . . In marking cotton-bales and the like a brush with an inclined edge is desirable" (lines 16-21).

Date: February 5, 1884

Creator: Pfeifer, Gustav

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oil Press Mat.

Patent for a new and improved oil press mat. This design "consists in a mat for oil-presses having its leaves composed of paper-pulp molded by dies or molds into the requisite shape to present a hard and inelastic body to the meal to be pressed, said leaves of molded paper-pulp being provided with a leather backing" (lines 18-24).

Date: April 8, 1884

Creator: Osborn, Adelbert E.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mechanical Power.

Patent for a machine that "has relation to mechanical powers designed for stump-pulling, hoisting heavy weights, &c.; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts" (lines 21-24).

Date: April 29, 1884

Creator: Gray, William Smith

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bellows Attachment for Barrels.

Patent for a new and improved bellows attachment for barrels. This design "provide[s] means for securely attaching the bellows to the barrels, so as to exclude the admission of air, except such as is forced in by the bellows; and a further object of the same provides for the shutting off the flow of liquid, as desired" (lines 13-18).

Date: July 1, 1884

Creator: Park, Hardy B.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Balanced Pump.

Patent for a new and improved balanced pump. This design "relates to improvements in balanced pumps having a horizontal cylinder provided with a horizontally-reciprocating plunger, and a curved cylinder placed directly under it, provided with a curved plunger, both having suitable valves operating automatically in conjunction therewith" (lines 8-14).

Date: July 1, 1884

Creator: Ramsey, Haley S.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Axle Lubricator.

Patent for a new and improved axle lubricator. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the barrel or reservoir, its piston, and screw of the passage leading up from the top of the barrel-chamber, and the tube passing through the axle-collar and into a cavity of the axle arm" (lines 92-97).

Date: October 7, 1884

Creator: Keller, Henry

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Belt Fastener

Patent for new and useful improvement in Belt-fastners by which the end of the belt may be quickly united and held without cutting holes in it.

Date: November 4, 1884

Creator: Norris, Albion K.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bitters.

Patent for stomach-bitters (a bittersweet digestive aid) “a new and healthy composition of matter to be used as a tonic, and to be known as the ‘Improved Bitters,’ ” (lines 5-7) which includes ingredients and dosage. Ingredients are Cologne spirits (the highest grade of distilled alcohol), Ceylon cinnamon, orange-peel, galanga-root, zedoary-root, cloves, star aniseed, coriander, Roman chamomile-flowers, cassia-buds, juniper-berries, gentian-root, wormwood, peppermint herb, calamus-root, elder-f… more

Date: December 9, 1884

Creator: Kieffer, Nickola

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "has for its object the production of a coupling that can be easily and readily applied to the common construction of draw-heads for cars, in which the ordinary coupling link and pin are used, while combining simplicity and economy in construction and effectiveness in operation" (lines 13-19).

Date: June 3, 1884

Creator: Harrold, Mahlon

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combined Corn Planter and Fertilizer Distributer.

Patent for a device that can be used both to plant corn and apply fertilizer to fields.

Date: February 19, 1884

Creator: Arnold, William Noah

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Churn Motor.

Patent for a new and improved churn motor. This design "consists in [a] novel construction and arrangement of parts . . . The machine . . . is so constructed that it gives to the dasher a perpendicular long or short stroke, and that it may be sunk deep or shallow in the milk; and the machine may be run at the greatest speed with but little friction, and without the danger of its parts becoming loosened, and by means of its apron and attachment . . . it holds the churn in place" (lines 16-26).

Date: February 26, 1884

Creator: Nevel, William A. & Fisher, George W.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rotary Plow

Patent for a rotary plow. "It pertains to improvements in rotary plows" (p. 4). There is a detailed illustration of the rotary plow. Each component is labeled and it is described thoroughly in the text.

Date: July 1, 1884

Creator: Willis, W. Beale

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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