US Patent: 329,542
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Wrench
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Patentee:
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James A. Fairbanks (exact or similar names) - Augusta, ME |
Manufacturer: |
Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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Applied: |
Jun. 29, 1885 |
Granted: |
Nov. 03, 1885 |
Patent Pictures:
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James A. Fairbanks patent November 3, 1885 |
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Stan Schulz
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Description: |
The adjustable jaw is moved by screw threads on the handle shaft that engage rack teeth on the movable jaw.
Corresponding Canadian patent CA-25,331 was granted Nov. 11, 1886.
Fairbanks' subsequent patent (340,436 and CA-26,593) altered the basic concept to work as a pipe wrench. |
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