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T / S Patent Date Description Patentee Category Assigned To
 Wireholder
U 562,528 June 23, 1896 Wire Holder
Odd wireholder with two fins or ears that hold the wire
HAKANSSON, Louis M.
Wireholder  
 Wire
U 887,107 May 12, 1908 Wire Fastener for Insulators
Wire fastener for crown wire groove of insulator
LOCKE, Fred M.
Wire  
 Wedge
U 296,485 April 8, 1884 Means for Supporting and Insulating Electrical Wires
Wedge block for side of pole or driven in hole in crossarm
TRINGHAM, John Watson
Wedge  
 Tree
U 2,361,109 October 24, 1944 Insulating Protector for Conducting Wires
Tree insulator to protect the wire
KENNEALLY, Martin M.
Tree The Porcelain Insulator Corp.
 Transposition
U Specimen known 2,305,688 December 22, 1942 Transposition Block
Transposition block (flat) for short wave radio antenna
GODDARD, DeWitt Rugg
Transposition Radio Corporation of America
 Tie Wire
U 340,734 April 27, 1886 Electric Wire Insulator
Tie wire embedded in insulator
SEABOLDT, Bert
Tie Wire 3/4 to George Goss, Samuel Gilson, Andrew Horner
U 406,041 July 2, 1889 Insulator for Electric Wires
Tie wire cast into insulator
GILL, James C.
Tie Wire Hemingray Glass Co.
U 2,816,155 December 10, 1957 Insulator Clamp
Tie wire replacement using a preformed adjustable sheet metal loop
BARNES, Robert I.
Tie Wire  
 Strain
U 524,850 August 21, 1894 Insulator
Strain and hanger block
HAMMOND, Charles N.
Strain  
U 2,510,182 June 6, 1950 Wire Support
Guy strain with preformed attachment and line wire is brought in through the center and secured by wrapping around the external grooved ribs.
KLINGEL, Edward L.
Strain  
 Spout
U 346,971 August 10, 1886 Telegraph Insulator
Spout each end of groove for rain; barbed top groove; hole for tie wire
WILSON, John
Spout  
 Spacer
U 2,092,515 September 7, 1937 Insulator
Circular line spacer for telephone wires composed of a disk with holes for each wire
JERVEY, William T.
Spacer Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.
 Slack Wire
U 907,834 December 29, 1908 Insulator
Slack wire holder with nail spike
MARSHALL, George B.
Slack Wire  
 Self-tying Slot Top
U 383,734 May 29, 1888 Insulator for Electrical Wires
Self-tying slot top & metal keeper
KEYES, Frank E.
Self-tying Slot Top  
U 586,372 July 13, 1897 Insulator
Self-tying slot top with perpendicular hole for retainer
STEINBERG, JR., Henry W.
Self-tying Slot Top  
U 587,273 July 27, 1897 Insulator
Self-tying slot top with perpendicular hole for retainer. Also patents England: 16,087 (1-24-1896); Germany: 86,014 (4-25-1895)
RUDOLF, Heinrich
Self-tying Slot Top  
U 711,629 October 21, 1902 Insulator
Self-tying slot top with wedge keeper
HOBERT, Clayton
Self-tying Slot Top 7/10 to S. Miller & E. Kerper
U 728,442 May 19, 1903 Electric Insulator
Self-tying slot top with wedge keeper plug
BURKE, Edward J.
Self-tying Slot Top 1/2 to Cummings & Anderson
U 821,401 May 22, 1906 Insulator
Self-tying slot top
CARTER, Taylor
Self-tying Slot Top  
U 1,116,631 November 10, 1914 Insulator
Self-tying slot top for slack wire use
SCHISLER, Frank J.
Self-tying Slot Top  
U 1,241,929 October 2, 1917 Insulator
Self-tying slot top and clip
DADE, William A.
MORGAN, Richard E.
Self-tying Slot Top  
U 1,291,139 January 14, 1919 Insulator
Self-tying slot top with keeper nail
REESE, Rudolph R.
Self-tying Slot Top  
U 1,475,722 November 27, 1923 Insulator for Telephone and High Tension Conductors
Self-tying slot top and clip
ROMANDY, Joseph
Self-tying Slot Top  
U 1,675,589 July 3, 1928 Insulator
Self-tying slot top via separate piece (similar to Ransom patent)
BABINEAU, Oliver D.
Self-tying Slot Top  
 Self-tying Screw Top
U 217,427 July 8, 1879 Improvement in Telegraph Insulators
Self-tying screw top
TAYLOR, Burnley
Self-tying Screw Top  
U 671,876 April 9, 1901 Self-Locking Insulator
Self-tying screw top
BEARDSLEY, Willard P.
Self-tying Screw Top  
U 1,020,880 March 19, 1912 Insulator
Self-tying screw top
BOURKE, Alexander M.
Self-tying Screw Top  
 Self-tying Miscellaneous
U 99,873 February 15, 1870 Improvement in Insulator for Telegraphs
Self-tying via cam devise to hold wire with cap covering
FINLEY, Stephen L.
Self-tying Miscellaneous 1/2 to Marshall Lefferts
U 274,821 March 27, 1883 Electric Wire Insulator
Self-tying miscellaneous
REIFF, William H.
Self-tying Miscellaneous 1/3 to Andrew Siep, Jr.
U 346,972 August 10, 1886 Telegraph Insulator
Self-tying via bolt in crown
WILSON, John
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 347,943 August 24, 1886 Insulator for Electric Wires
Self-tying with metal cam lever
LEONARDSON, John M.
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 349,022 September 14, 1886 Telegraph Wire and Insulator Fastening
Self-tying via a spiral of wire that fits in the top groove or notch holding the line wire within
WILSON, John
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 448,956 March 24, 1891 Electric Insulator
Self-tying via metal band screwed on top
GRAHAM, George H.
GANNANE, Thomas
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 515,448 February 27, 1894 Fixing Electric Conducting Wires to Insulators Supporting Same
Self-tying via hole through insulator crown & metal clamp
SCHOMBURG, Rudolf
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 546,383 September 17, 1895 Insulator
Self-tying with crown hole, slot & spacer
GERSTENLAUER, Daniel M.
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 546,585 September 17, 1895 Insulator
Self-tying insulator (NOTI Insulator Co.)
DIBB, William
VICKERS, Albert
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 746,671 December 15, 1903 Insulator
Self-tying via pivoted locking dogs
CARTER, Taylor
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 770,962 September 27, 1904 Insulator
Self-tying groove top and screw wire clamp
GILL, Jacob F.
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 844,796 February 19, 1907 Insulating Wire Holder
Self-tying via spiral slot
HATCHETT, Andrew
Self-tying Miscellaneous 1/3 to Battiste, 1/3 to Porter
U 866,596 September 17, 1907 Insulator
Self-tying via cylindrical slot with screw threads
MORTON, William A.
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 872,216 November 26, 1907 Insulator
Self-tying with cam lever
BODLEY, Homer D.
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 900,917 October 13, 1908 Insulator
Self-tying miscellaneous
DOBSON, Grant
Self-tying Miscellaneous 1/2 to Richard Ohloff
U 922,477 May 25, 1909 Electric Line Insulator
Self-tying with side grooves
HENRY, Robert
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 931,507 August 17, 1909 Insulator for Electric Wires
Self-tying miscellaneous
SILER, Aaron V.
Self-tying Miscellaneous 1/2 to Andrew Siler
U 1,009,810 November 28, 1911 Insulator
Self-tying top groove with metal clip
WATKINS, Thomas H.
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 1,032,153 July 9, 1912 Insulator
Self-tying miscellaneous
NEMES, Mike
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 1,035,415 August 13, 1912 Insulator
Self-tying miscellaneous
BROWN, Robert L.
BROWN, Gus
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 1,045,353 November 26, 1912 Insulator for Automatically Securing Conducting Wires
Self-tying miscellaneous non-pin type slot-top
ZACHHUBER, Franz
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 1,090,686 March 17, 1914 Insulator Clamp
Self-tying via clamp
COOK, William A.
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 1,172,963 February 22, 1916 Insulator
Self-tying miscellaneous using odd projections on top and wire clamping device
ENGELHARDT, August J.
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 1,176,618 March 21, 1916 Insulator
Self-tying
SWEARINGEN, Walter E.
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 1,208,874 December 19, 1916 Insulator
Self-tying
WILSON, William E.
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 1,260,160 March 19, 1918 Insulator
Self-tying
DISBENNET, Charles
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 1,509,645 September 23, 1924 Insulator
Self-tying
FOSS, Marvin J.
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 1,516,884 November 25, 1924 Wireless Tie Insulator
Self-tying via side fingers
FREDERICK, Harry A.
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 1,829,354 October 27, 1931 Insulator
Self-tying clamp-top
HOUDE, Victor Frederick
Self-tying Miscellaneous 1/2 to Ferdinand La Fleche
 Rubber
U 2,304,204 December 8, 1942 Electrical Insulator
Rubber insulator for wire fence
RATZMAN, Borah B.
Rubber  
 Protective Shield
U 983,039 January 31, 1911 Insulator Protector
Protective shield
FIELD, John E.
Protective Shield  
 Pin
U 700,570 May 20, 1902 Insulator Supporting Arm
Pin assembly for crossarm
SHARPE, John E.
Pin 1/2 to Newton Bartle
U 1,361,948 December 14, 1920 Insulator
Pin with spring wire extending beyond edge of bottom pin hole
WIDMYER, James L.
Pin  
 Neon
U Specimen known 1,755,971 April 22, 1930 Insulator
Neon, knob to support wires for neon sign (""spook"" insulator)
SMALLEY, Robert C.
Neon Claud Neon Lights, Inc.
 Multipart
U 1,733,067 October 22, 1929 Insulator
Multipart with metal cap to prevent damage due to temp changes
MARVIN, Richard H.
Multipart The R. Thomas & Sons Co.
 Miscellaneous
U 918,127 April 13, 1909 Insulator
miscellaneous - specially shaped crown slot to hold wire
CLARK, Walter G.
Miscellaneous  
U 967,649 August 16, 1910 Means of Visibly Indicating Faulty Insulators
Colored flammable cap that fits over the top of an insulator that will burn away during an arc indicating that the insulator may be damaged
LINKE, Charles
Miscellaneous  
U 1,028,534 June 4, 1912 Insulator
Miscellaneous
BRADY, Charles C.
Miscellaneous  
U 1,292,451 January 28, 1919 Line Wire Insulator
miscellaneous
FORT, Louis
Miscellaneous  
U 2,198,839 April 30, 1940 Conductor Support
Little bracket with insulator crown to hold low voltage wire attached to a wood pole (see 2,022,386)
PITTMAN, Ralph R.
WALSH, Carroll H.
Miscellaneous  
 Mine
U 1,213,002 January 16, 1917 Insulator
Mine insulator
PIERCE, Frank C.
Mine  
 Metal
U 310,059 December 30, 1884 Insulator
Metal plate to hold wire on side of insulator
JAMES, Hamilton L.
Metal  
 Lightning Rod Insulator
U Specimen known 13,162 July 3, 1855 Improvement in Attachments for Lighting Rods
Lightning rod insulator holder for glass insulator (Salamander)
DWYER, Robert D.
Lightning Rod Insulator  
U Specimen known 24,110 May 24, 1859 Improved Device for Securing Lightning Rods
Lightning rod insulator (glass) with spring clip to hold rod
ENGGREN, John A.
Lightning Rod Insulator  
U Specimen known 66,054 June 25, 1867 Improvement in Lightning Rod Insulators
Lightning rod insulator (glass) with tie wire to hold conductor
STEBBINS, Darius
Lightning Rod Insulator 1/2 to E. Morse
 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 849,896 April 9, 1907 Insulator
Knob with cam device to hold wire
GRIFFITH, Charles
Knob  
U 1,664,172 March 27, 1928 Insulator
Knob with metal hook to hold wire
HOLLER, John R.
Knob  
 Insulator
U 445,969 February 10, 1891 Electric Insulator
Round insulator mounted on top of crossarm with two screws and surrounded with a rubber tube. Conductor is supported on top and secured with a metal clip.
BRANCH, James R.
Insulator  
U Specimen known 504,059 August 29, 1893 Insulator
CD 141.6, bail type clamping lever to hold line wire
BLACKBURN, George W.
Insulator  
U Specimen known 545,819 September 3, 1895 Electric Insulator
CD 268, hole through crown for tie wire
ROTHENBERGER, Daniel M.
Insulator 2/3 to C. Inglis & E. Reilly
U Specimen known 744,631 November 17, 1903 Insulator
CD 139 combination safety and CD 181.5
SCHOENTHALER, Edward F.
Insulator 2/3 to W. Parker & J. Finn
U Specimen known 798,235 August 29, 1905 Insulator
CD 141.7
TWIGGS, William R.
Insulator  
U Specimen known 881,967 March 17, 1908 Electric Insulator
U-185
SLUSSER, Charles R.
Insulator  
U Specimen known 894,616 July 28, 1908 Insulator and Wire Clamp
U-401 and U-401A, insulator & wire clamp
FAY, John L.
Insulator  
U Specimen known 929,878 August 3, 1909 Insulator
U-183
RANSON, Joseph W.
Insulator  
U Specimen known 1,107,111 August 11, 1914 Insulator
U-186
PURKEY, Benjamin S.
Insulator  
U Specimen known 1,703,853 February 26, 1929 Dry-Spot Insulator
CD 182, U-173, U-174 & U-175 dry-spot
GOULD, Rufus
Insulator 1/2 to Postal Telegraph Cable Co.
 Hole
U 1,206,846 December 5, 1916 Insulator
Hole in crown with mercury receiving ends of line wires & clamp
HOPKINS, Roy S.
Hole  
 Hanger
U 574,828 January 5, 1897 Insulator
Hanger insulator for end of pole or other support
SMOCK, Benjamin D.
Hanger  
 Glass
U 1,169,011 January 18, 1916 Insulator
Glass insulator with internal reinforcement for strength
COOK, Harry A.
Glass  
 Electrose
U 879,068 February 11, 1908 Insulator for High Tension Currents
Odd electrose insulator with large hood over the top
STEINBERGER, Louis
Electrose  
 Electric Fence
U Specimen known 2,163,954 June 27, 1939 Electric Fence
Electric fence insulator with bail wire to hold the wire in place.
LUCAS, John A.
Electric Fence Prime Manufacturing Co.
 Earthenware
U Specimen known 75,815 March 24, 1868 Improvement in Insulators for Telegraphs
Earthenware insulator, cemented galvanized pin coated with paraffin (Brown p. 57)
VARLEY, Cromwell F.
Earthenware  
 Crossarm
U 884,142 April 7, 1908 Insulator
Cylindrical insulator with spiraling ribs to screw insulator into crossarm, center groove to hold line wire, external grooves to carry water away and drip points or serrations to allow water to drip down
FOREMAN, Ernest Jay
Crossarm  
 Composition
U Specimen known 1,249,820 December 11, 1917 Insulator
Composition insulator with side cable clamp
PHARO, Harry A.
SCHAAKE, William
Composition Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
 Cleat
U 497,515 May 16, 1893 Insulator
Cleat with metal clip to hold wire
BRADY, Thomas H.
Cleat  
U 536,684 April 2, 1895 Self-Locking Cleat for Electric Wiring
Cleat - self-tying
CREAGER, Frank O.
Cleat  
U 539,040 May 14, 1895 Insulator
Cleat (ceiling) with metal clip (Electrical Engineer 1-30-1895 and 8-14-1895) It was referred to as the ""Simplest"" cleat and the Ideal cleat.
DESISLES, Leonard H.
Cleat 1/2 to Frederick Palmer
U 1,188,599 June 27, 1916 Self-Tying Insulator
Cleat - self-tying
YOUMANS, Salem L.
MCLAUGHLIN, James A.
Cleat  
 Clamp Type
U 843,258 February 5, 1907 Insulator Clamp
Clamp type metal cable holder
CLARK, Walter G.
Clamp Type The Clark Electric & Mfg. Co.
U 843,259 February 5, 1907 Insulator
Clamp type metal cable holder
CLARK, Walter G.
Clamp Type The Clark Electric & Mfg. Co.
 Clamp
U 1,221,893 April 10, 1917 Safety Repair Device for High Voltage Transmission Lines
Clamp to hold conductor to insulator while repairs are made
NEELEY, George S.
Clamp 1/2 to Thomas O. Moloney
 Bracket/secondary Rack
U 2,709,058 May 24, 1955 Insulator Support Rack
Secondary rack bracket with side tabs to receive screws or bolts.
VOSE, Fred C.
BURNIE, Glen
RUTH, Bernard W.
Bracket/secondary Rack General Electric Co.
 Block
U 307,916 November 11, 1884 Insulator
Blocks held by mortised metal tube to hold wire
CLEVELAND, John S.
KENT, George F.
Block  

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