| US Patent: 997,156 
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| Adjustable Alligator Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Edward H. Smith (exact or similar names) - Aberdeen, WA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jan. 12, 1911 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 04, 1911 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Edward H. Smith patent July 4, 1911 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | A lobed wheel with an off-center pivot point (or a set screw) acts as the adjustment mechanism for a spring-loaded swinging toothed jaw of an alligator wrench. 
The HURLEY adjustable alligator wrench (based on pat. no. 1,123,880 used a similar off-center pivoted wheel adjustment. |  |