| US Patent: 3,545,315 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Frank Patrick (exact or similar names) - Meadville, PA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | May 09, 1968 |  
| Granted: | Dec. 08, 1970 |  
 
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| Description: |  | The focus of the patent is provisions to absorb the shock of opening locking pliers of the types shown in the drawings. The specifications include a description of elastomeric coating on the release lever, and two-stage opening in the linkage. 
The specifications note patent nos. 2,576,286 and 2,997,903. Some of the features described in this patent appear on CHANNELLOCK 910 GRIP-LOCK plier wrenches. Some of the features appear in Patrick's parallel patent (no. 3,545,316).
This patent and 3,606,806 appear on the CHANNELLOCK No. 950 TOG-L-LOK pliers. |  |