US Patent: 2,574,676
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| Toggle Actuated, Plier-Type Wrench
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Patentee:
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| Glenn J. Waterbury (exact or similar names) - Van Nuys, CA |
| Manufacturer: |
| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Nov. 22, 1946 |
| Granted: |
Nov. 13, 1951 |
| Reissue Information: |
| Reissued as RE24,465 (Apr. 29, 1958) |
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Glenn J. Waterbury patent November 13, 1951 |
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Description: |
| George F. Smith - patent attorney
The release lever presses against the lever handle adjacent to the "over center" pivot point of the toggle linkage. Press the end of the release lever toward the size adjusting screw to release the grip. This facilitates one-handed operation.
The patent cites patent nos. 952,079, 1,489,458, 2,201,918, 2,443,153, 2,462,709, 2,500,261, 2,514,130, and 2,523,385 as references. Cited in the specifications of patent no. 2,799,195.
Lock releases corresponding to this patent are found on some CRAFTSMAN (tm) locking pliers. Some of those are marked with reissue patent no. RE24,465.
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