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Clarke- -Coultas
Clarke, Thomas & Alphonse Bonzano (cont’d)
117,049 Jul. 18, 1871 Connection detail for tubular truss members.
117,050 Jul. 18, 1871 Connection detail for tubular truss members.
130,479 Aug. 13, 1872 Metal block connection joint for tubular members.
132,254 Oct.15, 1872 *Turntable for swing-span drawbridges.
Clarke, Thomas, Alphonse Bonzano & John Griffen (Clarke, Reeves & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.)
140,471 Jul.1, 1873 Whipple trapezoidal truss configuration. Quadruple-intersecting diagonals.
Stacked set of four cross-braces between alternate verticals due
to extreme height.
Clymer, George
413,172 Oct. 22, 1889 *Suspension bridge. Web of verticals with diagonal cross-ties.
416,054 Nov.26, 1889 *Short-span I-beam bridge supported on metal mud sills.
534,032 Feb. 12, 1895 *Short-span cable-trussed I-beam bridge.
Colby, Ellery
187,513 Feb. 20, 1877 Bowstring truss. Top chord made of bent railroad rails. Vertical and
crossed diagonal are metal rods.
Cole, L.K & H. Soule, Jr.
52,536 Feb. 13, 1866 Howe truss. Timber upper chord. Threaded rod for the bottom chord.
Single diagonal in all panels.
Conklin, Solon
153,540 Jul. 28, 1874 Truss web configured to facilitate insertion of pipes for transmission of
water, gas, and electricity. Labeled “truss bridge.”
174,120 Feb. 29, 1876 Truss with a lozenge pattern. Formed with straight members and midheight
horizontal chord.
210,754 Dec.10, 1878 Timber truss with double-panel-length crossed diagonals called
“double hip arches.” Verticals at intersection of web cross-bracing.
Cooley, George
208,155 Sep. 17, 1878 Truss with timber chords. Half-span diagonal strut with single panel
“rafter” struts between half-span diagonals and top chord. Verticals
composed of both rods and timber struts.
Cooper, William
135,970 Feb. 18, 1873 Bowstring truss. Tubular arched chord. Crossed diagonals intersect at
circular ring in center of panel.
Corey, G. W.
66,799 Jul. 16, 1867 Timber Howe truss variation. Crossed timber diagonals notched into
double chords between vertical panel points.
Cottrell, Albert
2,334 Nov. 10, 1841 Timber lattice truss. Cantilever arms project from both sides of span.
Erected without centering.
43,099 Jun. 14, 1864 *Corbelled timber bridge. Stacked cantilevered beams secured with
vertical pins.
Coultas, George
365,970 Jul. 5, 1887 Inverted king-post configuration. Timber top chord and post. Diagonal
metal rods.
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