US Patent: 177,676


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US Patent: 177,676

Wrench

Patentee:

Elias H. Beach (exact or similar names) - Geneva, NY

USPTO Classifications:

81/143

Tool Categories:

wrenches : nut wrenches

wrenches : wrench adjustment types : quick adjust wrenches

Assignees:

Andrew Merrell - Geneva, NY

Elias H. Beach - Geneva, NY

Manufacturer:

Elias Beach - Geneva, NY

Witnesses:

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Mar. 31, 1876
Granted:	May 23, 1876

Patent Pictures:

Elias H. Beach patent May 23, 1876, with example (courtesy Martin J. Donnelly mjdtools.com)

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Description:

The central "shaft" is oval, and tightens or loosens "ratchet-bars" which grip teeth in the adjustable jaws. The end jaws are held in place by deeper recessed bearing surfaces in the "ratchet bars."

Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930" posits that Beach produced this wrench at Geneva, NY. A known example is marked with Beach's name and the patent date.