US Patent: 1,214,572
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| Valve Spring Lifter
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Patentee:
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| Herman B. Mertz (exact or similar names) - Beach View, PA |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Feb. 13, 1912 |
| Granted: |
Feb. 06, 1917 |
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Patent Pictures:
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Herman B. Mertz patent Febr. 6, 1917 |
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Description: |
| Extensible arms which can be positioned on a vertical rod hold the "fork member" and "screw member." The patent claims include the construction of the component parts. The construction is intended to make the tool adaptable to a range of engines.
The MERTZ Valve Spring Release was on the market in 1915, "in 5 sizes." In the early 1920s it was available from the Rosier-Howard Corporation, Hutchinson, KS. |
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