US Patent: 596,096
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| Pocket Knife
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Patentee:
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| John Robert Watts (exact or similar names) - Sheffield, England |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Apr. 28, 1897 |
| Granted: |
Dec. 28, 1897 |
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Patent Pictures:
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John Robert Watts patent December 28, 1897 |
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Stan Schulz
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Description: |
| The patented features are the pliers and tire spoon; the knife could also include traditional blades, corkscrew, etc. The "blade" forming the handle of the pliers has a notch for engagement with a sliding latch when not in use. The tool was conceived as being useful for cyclists. |
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