US Patent: 1,227,372
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| Wrench
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Patentee:
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| Yancy M. Bledsoe (exact or similar names) - Bonham, TX |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Oct. 06, 1916 |
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May 22, 1917 |
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Yancy M. Bledsoe patent May 22, 1917 |
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Stan Schulz
1946 BLEDSOE - (FLICKR)
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Description: |
| The patent is for the intermediate locking plate which holds the pivot stud in whichever of the slots it is placed. An early example marked "BLEDSOE / Y.M. BLEDSOE BONHAM TEXAS / PAT 5-22-1917" and later production marked with the BLEDSOE logo and patent date are known.
BLEDSOE three-position slip-joint pliers without this patented locking feature were also produced.
The single pivot point BLEDSOE TRADE MARK MINNEAPOLIS PAT. PENDING pliers wrench produced after WWII has an overall generally similar shape. (see 2nd image & item in "link").
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