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T / S Patent Date Description Patentee Category Assigned To
 1884
U 296,688 April 8, 1884 Insulating Support for Electric Conductors
Knob for holding wires
HAINES, David
LAKE, Stephen
Knob  
 1885
U 324,692 August 18, 1885 Insulator for Securing Telegraph and other Wires
Cleat
HILL, George W.
Cleat  
 1889
U 398,025 February 19, 1889 Insulator
Knob
BROWN, Warren C.
Knob  
U 411,801 October 1, 1889 Wire Holder and Insulator
Cleat
FLETCHER, John R.
Cleat  
 1890
U 440,042 November 4, 1890 Insulator for Electric Conductors
Knob - 2 piece
KESSLER, William
Knob  
 1892
U Specimen known 476,827 June 14, 1892 Wire Cleat
Cleat Patent was owned by Pass & Seymour.
SEYMOUR, Albert P.
Cleat  
 1893
U 502,614 August 1, 1893 Cleat for Insulated Wires
Cleat - 2 piece
CLARKE, Edward H.
Cleat 1/2 to Solomon Eaton
U 503,384 August 15, 1893 Cleat for Electric Wires
Cleat - 2 piece
PAWOLOWSKI, Jacob
Cleat  
U Specimen known 505,912 October 3, 1893 Cleat for Holding Insulated Electric Wires
Cleat (2-wire) - 2 piece
BUFFINTON, Elisha W.
Cleat 1/2 to Albert F. Dow
U Specimen known 508,687 November 14, 1893 Cleat for Electric Wiring
Cleat (2-wire) - 2 piece
DUGGAN, Frederic A.
Cleat  
 1894
U 525,001 August 28, 1894 Insulator
Knob - 2 piece
BRADLEY, Leonard W.
Knob  
U 526,472 September 25, 1894 Insulator for Electric Conductors
Knob - self-tying
WEBSTER, George
Knob 1/2 to Arthur Ingraham & Samuel Brown
U 527,254 October 9, 1894 Insulator
Cleat - 2 piece
TRIMBLE, William D.
Cleat  
 1895
U 531,635 January 1, 1895 Electric Wire Holder or Insulator
Knob - 2 piece
ISKE, Albert
Knob  
 1896
U 558,165 April 14, 1896 Electric Wire Cleat
Cleat - 2 piece
EVANS, Fredric B.
Cleat 1/2 to Theodore Gould, Jr.
 1897
U 575,090 January 12, 1897 Cleat
Cleat with ridges to hold wire in grooves
ADAM, Carl F.
Cleat  
 1901
U Specimen known 682,831 September 17, 1901 Adjustable Insulator
Knobs with various fluted sides grouped to hold wire
MURDOCK, Henry D.
Knob  
 1902
U Specimen known 697,001 April 8, 1902 Insulator
2-piece reversible nail-knob “P. E. M. Co. knob” (made by the Porcelain Electric Mfg. Co.) formerly known as the “W. E. split knob”. When Thomas received exclusive right to make and market the knob, it was called Thomas “T. P. I. knob “.
NICHOLS, William H.
Knob 1/2 to Elmer Larrabee
 1903
U 726,651 April 28, 1903 Electric Wire Support
Glass insert in crossarm to insulate a steel pin that supports the conductor
CULLEN, Beauregard
Pin  
U Specimen known 745,999 December 8, 1903 Insulator
nail-knob with conical projection on the bottom part that fits in a conical recess in the top part and projections in the wire groove and cap to secure the wire.
BOWER, Sigmund
Knob 1/2 to Joseph Levy
U 746,469 December 8, 1903 Electrical Wire Support
Wire support of cylindrical shape & metal support bolt to underhang wire
CULLEN, Beauregard
Wire  
 1904
U 769,639 September 6, 1904 Cleat for Electric Conductors
Cleat - 2-piece bolted together
SARGENT, Howard R.
Cleat General Electric Co.
U 776,514 December 6, 1904 Cleat for Electric Wiring
Knob - split
HUNT, Emory C.
Knob 1/2 to C. W. E. Snyder
 1905
U Specimen known 806,588 December 5, 1905 Electrical Insulator
Oval shaped nail-knob with saddle top for cap to fit over the saddle
SINCLAIR, Herbert
Knob  
 1906
U 815,471 March 20, 1906 Insulator
Knob - split
RICKS, George L.
Knob  
U 818,186 April 17, 1906 Insulating Cleat
2-piece single wire cleat
MURDOCK, Henry D.
Cleat  
U 825,795 July 10, 1906 Insulator
miscellaneous
BAKER, Melvin F.
Miscellaneous  
 1907
U 845,544 February 26, 1907 Wiring Knob
Knob
GORDON, Waldo C.
Knob The Electric Good Mfg Co.
U Specimen known 855,208 May 28, 1907 Insulator
nail-knob with top part fitting inside the bottom and with an offset nail hole. Specimen was found at Star Porcelain Co. dump with embossed marking IDEAL.
SINCLAIR, Herbert
Knob  
U Specimen known 864,947 September 3, 1907 Clamp for Electric Wires
Knob
BUFFINTON, Elisha W.
Knob 1/2 to Marietta Huggett
U 869,163 October 22, 1907 Insulator
Cleat for corners
DEVINE, William J.
Cleat  
U 872,993 December 3, 1907 Insulator
Cleat
DEEM, Arthur S.
Cleat 1/2 to Issac Bear
 1908
U Specimen known 878,302 February 4, 1908 Insulator
nail-knob, square shaped with reversible matching halves
MARKEL, Harley R.
Knob  
U 880,121 February 25, 1908 Electrical Insulator
Knob wiring insulator composed of two or more discs to secure individual wires from each other and the supporting nail or screw.
BOLTON, Daniel G.
Knob  
U 905,014 November 24, 1908 Flexible Suspension for Conductors
Electrose suspension system
STEINBERGER, Louis
Electrose  
U Specimen known 907,251 December 22, 1908 Electrical Wiring Knob
nail-knob with side projection on each part to secure the wire.
LAWRENCE, Harry W.
Knob  
 1909
U 911,429 February 2, 1909 Cleat for Electric Wires
Cleat - L shaped for curves
MCLENNAN, Roderick
Cleat  
U Specimen known 917,207 April 6, 1909 Insulator
Knob with offset screw
WEBER, JR., August
Knob August Weber, Sr.
U Specimen known 919,386 April 27, 1909 Insulator
Nail knob made by Cook Pottery Co. known as the ""Wedge"" for holding two wires (see article 7273)
SCHAUB, Ferdinand
Knob  
 1910
U 945,350 January 4, 1910 Insulator
Two part insulator fitted in the underside of the crossarm.
TINSLEY, Addison B.
Under Crossarm  
U 955,065 April 12, 1910 Insulator
miscellaneous oddball
HARDIN, Cornelious C.
Miscellaneous  
U 964,586 July 19, 1910 Insulator
Knob - self-tying
TUFTS, JR., John R.
Knob 1/2 to F. W. Clark
U Specimen known 965,723 July 26, 1910 Insulator
nail-knob with ball holder. Known as the Paragon knob, which was sold by the Paragon Electric Co.
MALTHANER, John F.
Knob  
U Specimen known 971,683 October 4, 1910 Insulator
Knob
MARKEL, Harley R.
Knob  
 1911
U 981,074 January 10, 1911 Split-knob Insulator
Knob triangular shaped
DUPONT, Henry H.
Knob  
U Specimen known 992,570 May 16, 1911 Insulator
Knob with reversible L-shaped halves to better grip the wire and without projections that might get damaged during shipment.
MARKEL, Harley R.
Knob  
 1912
U Specimen known 1,014,934 January 16, 1912 Insulator Knob
Knob
BAKER, George
Knob  
U Specimen known 1,021,059 March 26, 1912 Insulator
Knob
MARKLEY, Willis R.
Knob  
U Specimen known 1,032,545 July 16, 1912 Insulator
Knob
HILTY, Robert D.
Knob 1/2 to Ira Zeis
U 1,042,372 October 22, 1912 Split Insulator
Knob
HARRIS, John R.
Knob  
U 1,042,677 October 29, 1912 Insulating Cleat
Cleat
HILTY, Robert D.
Cleat 1/2 to Ira Zeis
U Specimen known 1,048,850 December 31, 1912 Insulator
Findlay reversible ""Buckeye"" split-knob for crossovers
MOORE, John W.
Knob  
 1913
U 1,049,405 January 7, 1913 Insulator
Knob
SCHAUB, Ferdinand
Knob  
U 1,056,711 March 18, 1913 Crossover Insulator for Electrical Conductors
Crossover
SCHAUB, Ferdinand
Crossover  
U 1,060,886 May 6, 1913 Insulator
Interchangeable nail-knob parts
BICKNELL, John E.
Knob Findlay Electric Porcelain Co.
U 1,061,620 May 13, 1913 Insulator
Cleat
MARKEL, Harley R.
Cleat  
U Specimen known 1,079,239 November 18, 1913 Insulator
Knob with tube of metal surrounding the nail to aid in keeping parts together.
HARRIS, John R.
Knob  
 1915
U Specimen known 1,127,776 February 9, 1915 Insulator
Reversible nail-knob
KETTRON, Charles W.
Knob Illinois Electric Porcelain Co.
U Specimen known 1,139,748 May 18, 1915 Insulator
Knob
BEATTY, Thomas W.
Knob  
U Specimen known 1,144,153 June 22, 1915 Insulator
Knob
NICHOLS, William H.
Knob  
U Specimen known 1,147,498 July 20, 1915 Divided Insulator
Reversible nail-knob
FREEMAN, Edgar H.
Knob Trenton Porcelain Co.
U 1,163,114 December 7, 1915 Insulator
Cleat
STAHL, Loren
Cleat  
 1916
U Specimen known 1,176,801 March 28, 1916 Insulator
Crossover block (see reissue 14,256 on 2-6-1917)
WILLIAMS, William H.
Crossover  
U 1,177,996 April 4, 1916 Insulator
Knob with two nail holes
CURRY, William J.
ANDREWS, William A.
Knob  
U 1,178,539 April 11, 1916 Insulator
Cleat
SCHAUB, Ferdinand
Cleat  
U Specimen known 1,179,127 April 11, 1916 Insulator
Knob, split with metal clip to hold the parts together
MARKEL, Harley R.
Knob  
U 1,194,747 August 15, 1916 Insulator
Knob
KELLS, Herbert R.
Knob  
U 1,201,325 October 17, 1916 Insulator
Knob
MARKEL, Harley R.
Knob  
 1917
R Specimen known 14,256 February 6, 1917 Insulator
Crossover block (reissue of 1,176,801)
WILLIAMS, William H.
Crossover  
U 1,215,883 February 13, 1917 Crosstree for Telegraph Poles
Large blocks of wood securing in between the blocks halves of a stone or porcelain insulator mounted on a crossarm to secure the wire
SIMPSON, John Stewart
Insulator  
U 1,217,315 February 27, 1917 Insulator
Knob
KENDIG, Julian H.
Knob  
U Specimen known 1,218,181 March 6, 1917 Insulator Knob
nail-knob made by Cook Pottery Co. known as the ""Wedge"".
HOMER, John W.
Knob  
U Specimen known 1,232,354 July 3, 1917 Insulator
nail-knob
MAIR, John E.
Knob Brunt Tile & Porcelain Co.
 1918
U 1,273,313 July 23, 1918 Insulator
Knob with metal clip
BEATTY, Thomas W.
Knob  
 1919
U Specimen known 1,290,540 January 7, 1919 Knob Insulator
Knob with 6-prong star under cap (DIXIE NAIL-IT and DIXIE SCREW-IT)
GLOCKER, Gustave
Knob  
U 1,302,158 April 29, 1919 Insulator
Knob
HARRIS, John R.
Knob  
U Specimen known 1,311,483 July 29, 1919 Insulator
nail-knob, cap has radial ridges flush with rim of cap and base has ribbed grooves.
AMOS, Frank M.
Knob Wheeling Tile Co.
 1920
U Specimen known 1,329,656 February 3, 1920 Insulator
Nail knob made by Triangle M (Illinois Electric Porcelain Co.) with captivated nail. (DIXIE NAILIT)
FARGO, Arthur H.
Knob Charles Tremain
U 1,335,634 March 30, 1920 Insulator
Knob
AMOS, Frank M.
Knob Wheeling Tile Co.
U Specimen known 1,354,396 September 28, 1920 Fastening Device
Knob with ribs on nail to prevent separation
HOENIG, Harry E.
Knob 1/2 to Josiat Smith
 1921
U 1,376,307 April 26, 1921 Insulator
Knob
AMOS, Frank M.
Knob Wheeling Tile Co.
U 1,390,118 September 6, 1921 Insulator
Knob
FRIDRICHSEN, Peter Christian Carl
Knob  
 1922
U 1,427,953 September 5, 1922 Attaching Device
Knob
HARRISON, Arthur W.
Knob Porcelain Appliance Corp.
U 1,429,079 September 12, 1922 Split Insulator
Knob
KETTRON, Charles W.
Knob Illinois Electric Porcelain Co.
U 1,429,369 September 19, 1922 Attaching Device
Knob
PARKER, William M.
Knob J. H. Parker & Son, Inc.
 1923
U 1,474,736 November 20, 1923 Insulator
Knob
SCHAUB, Ferdinand
Knob  
 1924
U Specimen known 1,521,433 December 30, 1924 Indicating Insulator
Knob
CHARLTON, Robert W.
Knob  
 1926
U 1,592,042 July 13, 1926 Insulator
Knob
NEWMAN, Maurice H.
GILARDIN, William A.
Knob  
U 1,602,918 October 12, 1926 Insulator
Knob
MARTINEZ, Woodward J.
Knob  
 1928
U 1,668,581 May 8, 1928 Electrical Insulating Knob
Knob (Canada)
BROWN, Donald M.
Knob  
 1933
U 1,920,978 August 8, 1933 Insulator
Clamp type with lag screw
FORT, Louis
Clamp Type  
 1938
U 2,135,344 November 1, 1938 Transposed Lead-In
Transposition for radio line
JOHNSTON, Fred E.
Transposition Crosley Radio Corp.
 1940
U 2,213,425 September 3, 1940 Insulator Fastener
Knob and bracket pin
YOUNG, Harry M.
Knob Western Wire Products Co.
 1960
U 2,935,553 May 3, 1960 Electrical Knob Insulator
Nail-knob with center bushing to secure nail
SHOWMAN, Robert L.
Knob A. B. Chance Co.

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