| US Patent: 2,982,161 
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| Ratchet Wrench | 
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| Patentees: |  
 | Torstan Fred Angquist (exact or similar names) - Jamestown, NY |  | Marvin L. Peterson (exact or similar names) - Lakewood, NY |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jan. 27, 1959 |  
| Granted: | May 02, 1961 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | T. Fred Angquist and Marvin L. Peterson patent May 2, 1961 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | A resilient plastic piece serves the function of "spring" in this ratchet design and also provides the tension to retain the ratchet selector in chosen position.
A known example is marked with the patent number and a stamped model "LIFE-TIME LS 70."
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