| US Patent: 642,391 
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| Vehicle Nut Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Jacob Edward Vannote (exact or similar names) - Lakota, ND |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jul. 31, 1899 |  
| Granted: | Jan. 30, 1900 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Jacob E. Vannote patent January 30, 1900 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | A slit sliding spring socket piece inside the socket end of the wrench holds the axle nut, and allows the wrench to operate on a range of nut sizes. The end cap on the spring socket piece facilitates the clamping and removal process. |  |