| US Patent: 61,537 
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| Metal Nut | 
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| Patentees: |  
 | William Harris (exact or similar names) - Rush Run, OH |  | Clinton Browning (exact or similar names) - Rush Run, OH |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Granted: | Jan. 29, 1867 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Harris & Browning Pat. Jan. 29, 1867 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | This patent is for a nut with an attached spring which would prevent loosening until released by a wrench with an angled groove in the throat.  The wrench itself is noted as being the subject of a separate patent application, although it is prominent in the drawings for this patent. |  |