Roger's lightning rod insulator patent

Patent Claims

Issued from the United States Patent Office

FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 26, 1858.

[Reported officially for the Scientific American.]

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METHOD OF INSULATING AND SUPPORTING LIGHTNING RODS - Elkanah C. Rogers, of Boston, Mass. : I claim making the insulator cap, c, with the adjustable or turning loop, a, applied to it, and arranged so as to operate substantially as described.

I also claim combining with the rod or conductor an adjustable rest, G, applied to it and the insulator cap, substantially in the manner and so as to operate as specified.

I also claim combining with or arranging in the cap, c, of the insulator, and with respect to the insulating material an annulus or ring, L, applied substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

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