US Patent: 2,188,846 
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| Ratchet Device
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	        Patentee:
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 | Theodore O. Rueb (exact or similar names) - Chicago, Cook County, IL |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Oct. 14, 1938 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Jan. 30, 1940 | 
 
 
 
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Pat. No.  2188846 - CRAFTSMAN  -- courtesy photo composite  |  
 
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                        Stan Schulz 
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        Description: |  
| Intermediate design between patent nos. 1,981,526 and 2,232,477 -- the two Rueb patents known to have been used for S-K ratchets. 
This patent number appears on some CRAFTSMAN branded ratchets with "circle K" contract manufacturer code, and is also reported as appearing on 3/4" drive S-K ratchets. 
The other Rueb "intermediate" patents include 2,082,356, 2,103,556, and 2,174,502. |  
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