Roof Screw. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Roof Screw.

Creator

  • Inventor: Corley, Daniel B.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Corley, D. B., of Abilene, Texas.

Contributor

  • Witness: Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Buck, Thomas
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Printer: Norris Peters Co.
    Contributor Type: Organization

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Patent Office.
    Place of Publication: [Washington D.C.]

Date

  • Creation: 1890-09-23
  • Acceptance Date: 1890-09-23
  • Submission Date: 1890-05-02

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for a new and improved roof screw. This design consists, "[a]s a new article of manufacture, [in] a screw consisting of a threaded shank having an integral head, an enlarged collar or flange on said shank below the head thereon, and an elastic cushion on the shank immediately below the enlarged collar or flange, for the purpose described" (lines 60-66).
  • Physical Description: [2], : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • Keyword: screws
  • Keyword: roofing

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Taylor County - Abilene

Collection

  • Name: Texas Patents
    Code: TXPT

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Patent

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Patent Number: 436775
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth172474

Note

  • Display Note: "SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 436,775, dated September 23, 1890. Application filed May 2, 1890. Serial No. 350,730. (No model.)"
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