. Electrical world. known was a rock, or log buried in theearth. The labor of digging is a matter of such trouble and a great deal of ingenuity has been displayed in developing ananchor which can be driven, and a number of such are now uponthe market. The present patent describes an anchor of this typecomprising a shank with pivoted wing pieces, which assume a posi-tion at right angles to the shank in case any attempt is made to pullit up. The only improvement claimed is a shaping of the butts ofthese wings so as to concentrate all stresses upon their G. Beach, of Grandl
. Electrical world. known was a rock, or log buried in theearth. The labor of digging is a matter of such trouble and a great deal of ingenuity has been displayed in developing ananchor which can be driven, and a number of such are now uponthe market. The present patent describes an anchor of this typecomprising a shank with pivoted wing pieces, which assume a posi-tion at right angles to the shank in case any attempt is made to pullit up. The only improvement claimed is a shaping of the butts ofthese wings so as to concentrate all stresses upon their G. Beach, of Grandlake, Kan., is the patentee of this anchor. Two cable suspension clips form the subjects of the remainingline material patents. These are both the work of one inventor,O. C. Hoffmann, of Chicago. Both follow the general design ofthe most successful clips of to-day, consisting of a strip of sheetzinc to surround the cable and a suspension hook of wire soformed that by intertwining the end of the zinc strip with it the.
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