| US Patent: 2,478,696 
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| Toggle Lever Operated Pliers With Pivoted Jaw Piece | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Louis E. Isele (exact or similar names) - Watertown, CT |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Aug. 23, 1944 |  
| Granted: | Aug. 09, 1949 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Louis E. Isele patent August 9, 1949 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The toggle leverage locks.  The movable jaw has a pivoted jaw piece.  The handle portions have grooves to "enhance frictional grip."
The specifications cite patent nos. 449,250, 1,489,458, 1,561,833, 1,680,956, 2,211,507, 2,299,454, 2,341,489, and 2,385,654 as references.
The patent matches the SEYMOUR SMITH SNAP-LOCK locking pliers; patent no. 2,598,650 is a later enhancement. |  |