US Patent: 1,142,426 
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| Wrench
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	        Patentee:
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 | Alton B. Heimbach (exact or similar names) - Duluth, MN |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
May 15, 1914 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Jun. 08, 1915 | 
 
 
 
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Alton B. Heimback Patent June 8, 1915  |  
 
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        Description: |  
| A cam-action end at the pivot end of the swinging handle pulls the rack on the inside face of the movable jaw against a corresponding rack on the face of the main shank. 
A known example is marked "QUICK GRIP WRENCH CO. DULUTH MINN. // PAT. JUNE 8, 1915." 
Most HEIMBACH patent wrenches incorporate some features covered in his May 10, 1921 patent (no, 1,377,772), including a curved end fixed jaw rather than the "hammer poll" style jaw shown in this patent. |  
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