US Patent: 2,499,609 - Quick-Acting Wrench


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US Patent: 2,499,609

Quick-Acting Wrench

Patentee:

John Anthony Riordan (exact or similar names) - Kermit, TX

USPTO Classifications:

81/135

Tool Categories:

wrenches : wrench adjustment types : quick adjust wrenches

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

none listed

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Dec. 07, 1945
Granted:	Mar. 07, 1950

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Description:

C. A. Knowles & Co. - patent attorneys

This invention relates to quick acting end wrenches of the adjustable open end type. An important object of the invention is to provide means whereby the movable jaw of an adjustable end wrench, may be readily and easily moved into engagement with a nut to be rotated by the wrench, and the locking mechanism moved to secure the movable jaw in its adjusted position. Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the jaw securing mechanism will be held against accidental movement, after it has been moved to secure the movable jaw.