Patent information:
| Patent: | Utility 494,286 |
| Patented: | March 28, 1893 |
| Applied: | October 31, 1892 |
| Title: | Apparatus for Protecting Buildings from Lightning |
| Description: | System replaces lightning rods by using batteries to put a charge on wires run along the edges of the roof to prevent a lightning strike |
| Category: | Lightning Rod |
| Assigned to: |
Patentee Information:
| BARTLETT, Jonathan B. L. | Boston, MA |
Class and subclass information:
| Class: | 174 | ELECTRICITY: CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS |
| Subclass: | 2 | LIGHTNING PROTECTION; |
Known specimens:
| None known |
Drawings:
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