| US Patent: 573,732 
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| Ratchet Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Edward T. Warn (exact or similar names) - Maiden, MT |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Aug. 11, 1896 |  
| Granted: | Dec. 22, 1896 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Edward T. Warn patent December 22 ,1896 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | Adjustable jaw ratchet wrench. The component parts of the ratchet head are contained within an enclosing band.  The jaw adjustment is accomplished by a circular rack and pinion which can be turned by a second pinion connected to a shaft extending to the end of the handle.  A compression spring holds this second pinion out of engagement with with circular rack. |  |