US Patent: 172,854 
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Wrench Improvement in Tap-Wrenches
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	        Patentee:
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 | John J. Grant (exact or similar names) - Hartford, CT |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Dec. 16, 1875 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Feb. 01, 1876 | 
 
 
 
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John J. Grant Patent February 1, 1876  |  
 
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                        Stan Schulz 
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        Description: |  
| The gripping jaws are actuated by ratchet action.  The inside of the ratchet wheel has "tapered" flanges which engage slots in the gripping jaws, to close or open them.  A spring-loaded pawl on one side provides the ratchet action. |  
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