https://www.datamp.org/ Recently added patents en-us https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=25332&pn=895,285 Wrench Patentee: John R. Morris - Marshalltown IA Granted:1908-08-04
Manufactured by K. C. Drop Forge Co. - Independence MO

The wrench combines an adjustable "monkey wrench" with an alligator wrench. The drawings and specifications note optional arrangements. The version with the fixed alligator wrench end was produced. An early 8 1/2 inch long version is marked "PAT APP. FOR." That version and 10 inch variants (marked Marshalltown, IA) have the adjustable jaw with a "monkey wrench" adjustment as shown in the patent drawing. Later production (Independence, MO) have the adjustable jaw with an "auto monkey wrench" type adjustment.
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]]> https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=66660&pn=1,404,445 Shifting Spanner Patentee: Karl Kissendorfer - Oberndorf-on-the-Neckar Germany Granted:1922-01-24
Manufactured by Waffenfabrik Mauser, A.G. - Oberndorf-on-the-Neckar Germany
Assigned to Waffenfabrik Mauser, A.G. - Oberndorf-on-the-Neckar Germany

Screw- and quick-adjust nut wrench with the adjusting worm in a sliding frame at the base of the movable jaw. A compression spring holds the worm engaged with rack teeth on the shank. The angled jaws and tire iron handle end shown in the drawings are not noted in the claims. Corresponding British patent GB-193744 shows the wrench as produced, with the jaws at right angle to the handle, and no tire iron handle end. The specifications note parallel German and Spanish patent applications. The application for corresponding German patent 351,276 was filed Dec. 19, 1919.
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]]> https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=40392&pn=2,624,222 Adjustable Jaw Internal Wrench With Threaded Handle Patentee: Alfred R. Joy - West Hartford CT Granted:1953-01-06
Manufactured by R. M. Starbuck and Sons - Hartford CT
Assigned to R. M. Starbuck and Sons - Hartford CT

The patent's features are: ability to grip internal surfaces, telescopic action with a jaw on each section, and the jaws stay aligned. One jaw is fixed to the outer sleeve; the second jaw attaches to the adjusting screw. The attachments are made by removable pins to allow the parts to be replaced if they wear or break. The pins also serve to keep the jaw alignment. U.S. Patent nos. 1,301, 378,584, 850,900, 1,121,229, and French patent no. 13,381 (1855) are cited as references.
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]]> https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=13842&pn=298,043 Wrench Patentee: Nathaniel W. Vandegrift - Bridgeport CT Granted:1884-05-06
Manufactured by Armstrong Manufacturing Co. - Bridgeport CT
Assigned to Frank Armstrong - Bridgeport CT

This patent was used by the Armstrong Mfg. Co. of Bridgeport, CT for their screw-adjust pipe wrench. The wrench also draws upon Armstrong & Vandegrift's patent No. 392,300 granted November 6, 1888.
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]]> https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=40488&pn=443,216 Wrench Patentees: Frederick John Biel - Terre Haute IN , Joseph Selvester Urban - Terre Haute IN Granted:1890-12-23
Manufactured by J. BIEL MFG. Co. - Terre Haute IN
Assigned to Fredrick John Biel - Terre Haute IN

Quick adjust, with a spring-loaded link that shifts through a series of notches for size adjustment. A well-preserved example has the manufacturer name stamped on the shank. Known examples conform to the form shown in an August 1889 "new product write-up" in IRON AGE, rather than the form in this patent.
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