Patent information:

Patent:Utility 1,866,804
Patented:July 12, 1932
Applied:May 21, 1929
Title:Means for Utilizing Wood Poles to Aid Insulators
Description:On wood poles, connect the steel pins with a conductor and fuse to aid grounding an insulator struck by lightning and reduce the chance of burning the crossarm or pole
Category:Transmission
Assigned to:Locke Insulator Corp.

Patentee Information:

HAWLEY, Kent A. Baltimore, MD

Class and subclass information:

Class:361ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES
Subclass:124SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF SYSTEMS AND DEVICES High voltage dissipation (e.g., lightning arrester) Thermal (e.g., fusible, bimetallic);
Class:174ELECTRICITY: CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS
Subclass:45ROVERHEAD Towers, poles or posts;
Class:174ELECTRICITY: CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS
Subclass:140RINSULATORS Combined With conductive arcing or stress distributing means;
Class:361ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES
Subclass:132SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF SYSTEMS AND DEVICES High voltage dissipation (e.g., lightning arrester) Combined (e.g., with disconnect switch) With line supporting insulator;

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