US Patent: 491,415
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| Wrench
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Patentee:
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| Elisha L. Essley (exact or similar names) - Chicago, IL |
| USPTO Classifications: |
| 81/75 |
| Manufacturer: |
| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Nov. 21, 1892 |
| Granted: |
Feb. 07, 1893 |
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Patent Pictures:
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Elisha L. Essley patent February 7, 1893 |
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Description: |
| Axle nut wrench that clamps an axle nut to the hub so turning the wheel will also turn the axle nut.
Comprised of adjustable jaw segments attached to a band that clamps around the outside of the hub band.
The 1908-04-18 issue of Domestic Engineering and the Journal of Mechanical Contracting, says: "The E. L. Essley Machinery Company, of Chicago, has been incorporated with a capital of $25,000, to manufacture machinery and tools. The incorporators are E. L. Essley, B. E. Spangler and David F. Noble. |
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