US Patent: 2,161,163
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Tool having identification insignia
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Patentee:
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Theron L. Hedgpeth (exact or similar names) - Oak Park, IL |
Manufacturer: |
Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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Applied: |
Mar. 27, 1937 |
Granted: |
Jun. 06, 1939 |
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Stan Schulz
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Description: |
This invention constitutes a method of marking wrenches so that they can be marked with the owner's mark, and that mark cannot easily be altered; if altered, the alteration can easily be detected. The wrench is provided with a space for marking that includes a central raised rib. A "marking means" is provided—a press and dies—that accomodate the marking space with its raised rib. Once the tool is marked, the mark cannot easily be removed with a bench grinder because the space for the mark is nested with the ribs of the handle. If a means is found to remove the mark, it will be very difficult to do so without also removing the rib within the mark, which makes the defacing very obvious. |
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