US Patent: 636,661
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Vise
Improvements in Spanners, Vises, Pipe-Wrenches and Similar Tools Having Adjustable Jaws
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Patentee:
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| Walter Joseph Lees Guest (exact or similar names) - Alphington, Victoria Australia |
| Manufacturer: |
| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Jul. 22, 1899 |
| Granted: |
Nov. 07, 1899 |
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Patent Pictures:
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Walter J. L. Guest patent Nov. 11, 1899 |
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Description: |
| The patent describes the use of a lever, spring-positioned pawl, and rack teeth as adjusting means for wrenches, vises, etc. In the vise form, alternate provision is made for a movable loop to hold the handle in the "closed" position.
The specifications note an April 1899 patent application in the British Colony of Victoria. |
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