Patent information:

Patent:Utility 78,459
Patented:June 2, 1868
Applied:
Title:Improvement in Lightning Rods
Description:Means of connecting tubular lightning rods and supporting with rubber brackets
Category:Lightning Rod Coupling
Assigned to:S. Smith

Patentee Information:

KIRTLAND, George New Haven, CT

Class and subclass information:

Class:174ELECTRICITY: CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS
Subclass:154INSULATORS Insulator and conductor embracing holder;
Class:403JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS
Subclass:173BRANCHED Three or more radiating members Plural pairs of axially aligned members;
Class:403JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS
Subclass:305DISTINCT END COUPLER Plural opposed sockets;
Class:403JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS
Subclass:390ROD SIDE TO PLATE OR SIDE Laterally spaced rods By separable shim or bushing in connector;

Known specimens:

None known

Drawings:

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