US Patent: 609,324
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| Wrench
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Patentee:
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| John H. Atkinson (exact or similar names) - Winnebago, MN |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Dec. 15, 1897 |
| Granted: |
Aug. 16, 1898 |
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Patent Pictures:
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John H. Atkinson patent August 16, 1898 |
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Description: |
| Reversible ratchet socket for railroad fish plate bolts; the tool includes a spring clamp to hold the socket in place on the nut, and prevent the bolt from turning.
The ratchet action uses two sets of teeth facing in opposite directions, and a pair of pivoting pawls which also face in opposite directions. |
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