US Patent: 317,637 - Device For Adjusting and Removing Nuts


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US Patent: 317,637

Device For Adjusting and Removing Nuts

Patentee:

Preston G. Gesford, Jr. (exact or similar names) - Napa, CA

USPTO Classifications:

301/116, 403/320, 411/166, 411/435

Tool Categories:

wrenches : axle nut wrenches : axle nut wrenches that lock nut to wheel hub

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Sep. 01, 1884
Granted:	May 12, 1885

Patent Pictures:

Preston G. Gesford, Jr. patent May 12, 1885

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Description:

A swinging loop on the axle nut fits into notches cut in the outer hub band, thereby locking the nut to the wheel and allowing the wheel to turn the nut on or off the axle. The hinge point for the loop is above the center line, so fits within the the hub when swung down.