US Patent: D138,173 
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Design For A Wrench Auto Grip
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	        Patentee:
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 | Edward Matthews (exact or similar names) - Denver, CO |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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Aug. 11, 1943 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Jun. 27, 1944 | 
 
 
 
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Edward Matthews design patent June 27, 1944  |  
 
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                        Stan Schulz Cleveland Wrench Co. AUTO-GRIP  (FLICKR) 
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        Description: |  
| Self adjusting swinging hook-jaw wrench design. The Cleveland Wrench Co. Auto Grip markings include the patent number. A January 1948 hardware trade journal "new product write-up" notes production in six and ten inch sizes.
The Matthews Wrench Co. Denver Colorado self-adjusting wrench may also be related to this design, along with Matthews' April 28, 1923 patent (no. 1,466,136). 
D150,677 and D162,856 are later design patents spinning off from this one. |  
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