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Quilting-Frame.

Patent for a quilting-frame that holds "the quilt in position to be sewed with an ordinary sewing machine" (lines 13-14). The frame has rollers on it.

Date: November 20, 1894

Creator: Broadfoot, Thomas W.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Quilting-Frame for Sweing-Machines.

Patent for a quilting-frame for sewing-machines that "a folding tripod which is adapted to support the quilting frame, by means of a swiveled pulley connected to the handle of the frame carrying the rollers, the said pulley running backward and forward on the upper surface of a horizontal shaft which is held by means of adjustable rods, to a parallel shaft which is slidingly held to the upper surfaces of two of the tripod strips" (lines 18-26). The invention can fold compactly for storage.

Date: November 27, 1894

Creator: Parsons, James A.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Method of and Apparatus for Making Concrete Monuments.

Patent for "an improved method of and apparatus for making concrete monuments and tombstones" (lines 9-11) and makes harder and sets faster than other methods. The end result is meant to look like polished stone.

Date: June 26, 1894

Creator: Cameron, Neill C.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Neck-Yoke.

Patent for "a safety attachment for neck yokes which, if the neck yoke or the straps which connect it to the pole or to the collars break, will come into action and prevent the pole from dropping" (lines 8-13).

Date: July 24, 1894

Creator: Hobron, Charles B.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pipe-Wrench.

Patent for a pipe-wrench that is a "pair of tongs [made] for holding rods or pipes of different diameter so that, when between the jaws, they will be held by an elastic cam pressure, without any further muscular exertion by the smith or expert mechanic who is about to work upon the rod or pipe" (lines 16-21).

Date: November 13, 1894

Creator: Riza, Mike H.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Match-Receptacle.

Patent for match-receptacle that holds a number of matches and the operator can withdraw one match at a time. The match must be ignited before its removal.

Date: December 18, 1894

Creator: Halsey, Fred Deo

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pinless Clothes-Line.

Patent for a pinless clothes line that consists of a series of links that have spring coils and spring clasps. The links also have a loop that is concave on one side.

Date: January 16, 1894

Creator: Kirk, John P.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Picture-Hook.

Patent for a picture-hook that improves on a commonly used picture-hook that easily becomes dislodged. The patented hook fits over molding with spurs that go into the molding.

Date: February 6, 1894

Creator: Hall, James B.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Perforating Mechanism for Cylinder Printing-Presses.

Patent for a perforating mechanism for cylinder printing-presses that is simple and automatic. It produces "lines of perforations at any required distance apart and of any desired length in paper or cardboard at the time of printing thereon the forms for checks, draft, bills, notes, tickets or other printed or lithographed matter" (lines 12-17).

Date: April 17, 1894

Creator: Kellner, Eugene

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pendulum-Scale.

Patent for "a self-registering scale which shall be composed of but a few parts, and which will be accurate and reliable in use, and not liable to get out of repair from constant employment" (lines 10-14).

Date: April 17, 1894

Creator: Graves, William J.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Overcoat.

Patent for an overcoat that is "so constructed as to keep dry the legs of the wearer; which is adapted to shed water from horsemen; and which is of the usual external appearance and will not impede or interfere with the locomotion of the wearer" (lines 9-24).

Date: May 8, 1894

Creator: Gassaway, Benjamin F.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gage for Bias-Cutters.

Patent for a gauge for bias-cutters that produces "a pair of shears or scissors and provide the same with such additions as will adapt them to accurately cut to a predetermined width bias strips of any fabric" (lines 10-14).

Date: May 8, 1894

Creator: Steen, Nevada

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Elevated Railway.

Patent for improvements in elevated railways: "provide simple means for regulating and adjusting the weight of the car so as to throw the preponderence thereof upon either the upper or the lower track or to equally divide the weight so that each track bear a like proportion" (lines 12-17).

Date: April 10, 1894

Creator: Anderson, Lee

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Felly for Wheels.

Patent for a felly for wheels designed to be used for a heavy wagon or cultivators. It consists of malleable iron with the inside edge being smaller than the outside, an indentation in the center going around the outside surface, and conical spoke sockets.

Date: June 12, 1894

Creator: Mosely, Jeremiah Thomas

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Draw-Bar for Locomotives.

Patent for an improved draw-bar for locomotives that consists of a frame, a pilot and draw bar, a counterweight that moves vertically in the pilot, a coupler head with a knuckle and a toe and a guide arm, and a release mechanism for the locking device on the bar.

Date: January 9, 1894

Creator: Heidelberg, Samuel R.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Door-Spring.

Patent for simple, inexpensive, and durable door springs meant to hold a door in place, and can be easily used.

Date: May 22, 1894

Creator: Wilson, James L.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Dog or Stop Device for Baling-Presses.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and durable stop-device or dog used in baling presses with a pressure-chamber in a plunger or traverser reciprocates. The invention operates automatically and retaines the material being pressed inside the pressure-chamber. The dog pivots on the side of the pressure-chamber and is enabled to move freely.

Date: June 19, 1894

Creator: Schulze, Andrew

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ejector-Pump.

Patent for an improved ejector pump that operates using air or steam pressure, and pumps water any height or distance. The invention is easily operated and practical.

Date: January 23, 1894

Creator: Nevill, William Birt

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Egg-Crate.

Patent for an egg-crate that has "hinged sections, the middle section being composed of a solid block with cavities top and bottom corresponding with cavities formed in the lower and the top surface respectively of the upper and the lower portions which fit on opposite sides of the middle solid portion, the said three portions or sections being hinged together and provided with a suitable fastening" (lines 16-25).

Date: February 6, 1894

Creator: West, James

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Dish-Cleaner.

Patent for a dish-cleaner that improves on previous patents for washing machines granted to the inventor (No. 377,765 and No. 427,601). The dish cleaner is especially adapted for use on plates, cups, dishes, and similar things, without an operator working to clean dishes.

Date: March 6, 1894

Creator: McCausland, William I.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Disk Cultivator.

Patent for a disk cultivator that can be used without supporting wheels, and cuts stalks or tracks while cultivating. It is also adjustable in both height and width.

Date: October 2, 1894

Creator: Brock, Andrew L.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Curling-Iron Heater.

Patent for "an improved attachment for gas burners or lamps, which will be adapted to facilitate the heating of curling irons or other light articles" (lines 8-11).

Date: March 6, 1894

Creator: Fowler, Samuel O. & Taylor, Walter R.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cultivator.

Patent for a cultivator attachment which is designed to be "a guard to protect the young growing crop from being covered by dirt when it is being cultivated." (Lines 14-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: July 17, 1894

Creator: Maxfield, Nelson; Griffin, Richard Frankling & Speer, Henry Alson

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fumigator.

Patent for an improved fumigator that has a furnace, a fan casing, a fan inside the casing, a discharge in the casing, an air chamber with dampered openings between the furnace and the casing, a perforated partition between the furnace and the chamber, and a nozzle and hose coming from the driving device.

Date: August 21, 1894

Creator: Horne, Edward G.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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