US Patent: 1,798,482 
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| Ratchet lever
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	        Patentees:
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 | Edward Henry Peterson (exact or similar names) - Chicago, IL |  
| Norris F. McNaught (exact or similar names) - Chicago, IL |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Oct. 08, 1928 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Mar. 31, 1931 | 
 
 
 
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Norris F. McNaught & Edward H. Peterson patent March 31, 1931  |  
 
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        Description: |  
| Looks identical to the second form shown and described in parallel patent no. 1,784,481's drawings & specifications. A close reading of the relative specifications & claims shows some slight additional elaborations in this patent.  The DURO ratchet handle is marked with patent no. 1,798,481. 
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