US Patent: 2,743,638 
 | 
| Torque-Limiting Wrench
 | 
| 
	        Patentee:
		   |  
|
 | Robert Glen Woods (exact or similar names) - South Gate, Los Angeles County, CA |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 | 
| 
        Patent Dates:
         |  
| Applied: | 
Sep. 07, 1954 | 
 
| Granted: | 
May 01, 1956 | 
 
 
 
| 
		  Patent Pictures:
	      
	        [
			1 | 2 | 3
	        ]
	       |  
 |  
Patent 2,743,638 - edited image  |  
 
USPTO (New site tip) Google Patents 
			Report data errors or omissions to steward 
                        Stan Schulz 
 | 
| 
        Description: |  
| "It is a major object of the present invention to provide a novel torque wrench which will apply a first limited amount of torque when moved in one direction and a second limited amount of torque when moved in the opposite direction." 
This patent number, together with 2,897,704 and 3,016,773 appear on one series of DURO / INDESTRO torque wrenches.  This number, together with 3,016,773 appear on a JO-TITE torque wrench from JO-LINE Tools.
See also patent no. 2,734,411 for JO-LINE. |  
  |