US Patent: 1,693,755 - Tire Chain Tool


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US Patent: 1,693,755

Tire Chain Tool

Patentee:

John P. Hotz (exact or similar names) - Boston, MA

USPTO Classifications:

59/3, 72/384, 72/409.01

Tool Categories:

pliers : chain

Assignees:

Manton A. Wood - Boston, MA

John P. Hotz - Boston, MA

Manufacturer:

Worden-Hotz Co. - Boston, MA

Witnesses:

none listed

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Nov. 01, 1926
Granted:	Dec. 04, 1928

Patent Pictures: [ 1 | 2 ]

John P. Hotz patent Dec. 4, 1928

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Description:

Tongs type tool with separate jaws for spreading and closing links of traction chains for vehicle wheels. The closing jaw section includes an adjustable stop to help position the link.

A known example is marked, "WORDEN CHAIN TOOL // PAT NO. 1693755." Hotz's Canadian patent CA-296,492 "SUPPORT FOR TIRE CHAINS" was assigned to the Worden Hotz Company of Boston, MA. The company dissolved in 1933.