US Patent: 173,177 - Lateral Lever Adjuster for Plane Cutters


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US Patent: 173,177

Improvement in Bench-Planes
Lateral Lever Adjuster for Plane Cutters

Patentee:

Josef Nicht (exact or similar names) - Auburn, NY

USPTO Classifications:

30/487, 30/492

Tool Categories:

woodworking tools : planes : plane adjustment mechanisms : plane cutter adjustments

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

The Stanley Rule & Level Co. - New Britain, CT

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Patent Dates:
Granted:	Feb. 08, 1876

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Description:

Stanley eventually acquired rights for this lateral lever adjuster. The date for this patent appears along with the date for 306,877 on the first lateral adjustable planes (type 5). The type 5 planes came out in 1885, a full 9 years after this patent issued.