US Patent: 2,993,398 
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| Slidable Jaw End Wrench With Spiral Actuator
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	        Patentee:
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 | Ernest F. Schlote (exact or similar names) - San Antonio, TX |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Jul. 08, 1959 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Jul. 25, 1961 | 
 
 
 
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Ernest F. Schlote patent July 25, 1961  |  
 
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                        Stan Schulz 
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        Description: |  
| Lost motion and friction are major challenges in the design and execution of adjustable wrenches with a slide and spiral shaft geared to the movable jaw. 
This patent includes bearings, close manufacturing tolerances, and "TEFLON" on the contact between the slide and spiral shaft. 
The specifications cite a number of patents as relevant prior art: 1,354,782, 1,723,574, 1,739,182, 1,915,396, 2,447,094, 2,603,116, 2,753,748, 2,795,987, and 2,837,952. 
This patent is cited in design patent D524,126 (July 4, 2006). |  
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