| US Patent: 297,640 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Friedrich Schmemann (exact or similar names) - Philadelphia, PA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Nov. 08, 1883 |  
| Granted: | Apr. 29, 1884 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Friedrich Schmemann patent April 29, 1884 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | A tongs type wrench using a lever and link to shift and hold the movable jaw.  The jaws will grip pipes or nuts. There is an adjustment in the lever linkage to accommodate different pipe sizes.  The patent presents an alternate clamping means using a screw instead of the lever handle. |  |