https://www.datamp.org/ Recently added patents en-us https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=53231&pn=3,762,244 Speed Wrenches Patentee: James P. Evans - Oklahoma City OK Granted:1973-10-02

Open end wrench with jaws shaped to allow "ratchet" action on hexagon nuts. Some known examples marked "RATCHET ACTION SPEED WRENCH / U.S. PAT. 3762244 U.S.A." The jaw design also appears on SPECIALTY TOOLS copper - beryllium alloy wrenches marked "PAT. PENDING" and with patent no. 3,615,880. Patent no. 2,652,735 cited as reference. 2026 addendum: Searching online for phrase "rapid action speed wrench" brings up many images, etc. and a 1972 POPULAR SCIENCE "blurb."
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