Elijah McCoy - Inventions, Facts & Death - Biography
2014年4月2日 · While the majority of his inventions related to lubrication systems, he also developed designs for an ironing board, a lawn sprinkler, and other machines. Although McCoy's achievements were...
Almanac: The ironing board - CBS News
On May 12, 1874, the prolific African-American inventor Elijah J. McCoy patented an "ironing "table." CBS News. Responding to complaints from his wife about uneven ironing surfaces,...
Elijah McCoy | Biography, Inventions, & Facts | Britannica
His well-known inventions include a portable ironing board and a lawn sprinkler. However, most of his inventions had to do with machine lubrication. In 1920 McCoy created the Elijah McCoy Manufacturing Company in Detroit, with himself as vice president. Two years later he and his wife were involved in a car accident.
Elijah McCoy - The Black Inventor Online Museum
He developed and patented a portable ironing board after his wife expressed a need for an easier way of ironing clothes. When he desired an easier and faster way of watering his lawn, he created and patented the lawn sprinkler. In 1922, Elijah and Mary were involved in an automobile accident and both suffered severe injuries.
Elijah McCoy, The Black Inventor Behind 'The Real McCoy' - All …
2022年7月18日 · Although racism prevented Elijah McCoy from working as an engineer, prejudice could not halt McCoy’s prolific inventions. And while the engineer received little reward for his patents during his life, today, McCoy is celebrated as a pioneering Black inventor.
Elijah McCoy – The Real McCoy | Urban Intellectuals
2019年7月1日 · This biography highlights the life of Elijah McCoy, an inventor who developed lubrication devices to enhance train and railway operations. McCoy also made work easier for housewives when he invented the ironing table. In 1897, He received the US patent #150,876 for this Ironing Board.
The Real McCoy - North Carolina Railroad Company
2020年7月19日 · Elijah McCoy, one of the most influential inventors of the 19th century, invented the first ironing board and lawn sprinkler system. This July marks the 148th anniversary of his lesser known, but equally revolutionary invention – the “oil-drip cup” .
International African Inventors Museum - iaimuseum.org
Over the course of his life he was granted fifty-two patents, most of which were for improvements in steam engines, although he did patent a folding ironing board and self propelled lawn sprinkler. In 1916 he patented what he described as his greatest invention, the "graphite lubricator", which used powdered graphite suspended in oil to ...
Elijah McCoy: Inventor of "The Real McCoy" - U.S. National Park Service
In his lifetime, Elijah McCoy held over 57 patents. In 1916, Elijah invented a graphite lubricator, allowing superheated machinery to be oiled. Other inventions included a movable ironing board and lawn sprinkler. In 1920, Elijah sold the rights to some of his patents to raise money to open the Elijah McCoy manufacturing company.
Elijah J. McCoy - Edheads
He continued to invent until late in life, obtaining as many as 57 patents; most related to lubrication, but others included a folding ironing board and a lawn sprinkler. The popular expression, “the real McCoy”, typically meaning the real thing, has been attributed to Elijah McCoy’s oil-drip cup invention.