US Patent: D173,830 
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| Hand Wheel Wrench
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	        Patentee:
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 | Wayne K. Bergman (exact or similar names) - Toledo, OH |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Oct. 26, 1953 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Jan. 11, 1955 | 
 
 
 
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Wayne K. Bergman design patent January 11, 1955  |  
 
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                        Stan Schulz 
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        Description: |  
| Hand wheel wrenches provide leverage to turn hand wheels (valve handles) on large scale piping. 
The specifications cite patent no. 1,957,462 and a catalog listing for an Allen conduit bender as references. 
Term of patent 14 years.
D179,555 patents a similar head design with provision for a separate tubular handle. |  
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