Patent information:
| Patent: | Utility 218,708 |
| Patented: | August 19, 1879 |
| Applied: | November 1, 1878 |
| Title: | Improvement in Lightning Conductors |
| Description: | Lightning rod supported by four twisted metal legs |
| Category: | Lightning Rod |
| Assigned to: |
Patentee Information:
| CAIN, George W. | Newport, NH |
Class and subclass information:
| Class: | 174 | ELECTRICITY: CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS |
| Subclass: | 2 | LIGHTNING PROTECTION; |
| Class: | 52 | STATIC STRUCTURES (E.G., BUILDINGS) |
| Subclass: | 152 | VERTICAL STRUCTURE WITH BRACE, OR GUY, EXTENDING DIAGONALLY TO A BASE; Spaced or angularly related braces; |
| Class: | 174 | ELECTRICITY: CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS |
| Subclass: | 4R | AIR TERMINALS; |
Known specimens:
| None known |
Drawings:
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