| US Patent: 18,135 
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| Improved Wrench Hinged Claw and Screw-Adjusting Gripper Wrench
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| Patentee: |  |
 | H. M. Clark (exact or similar names) - New Britain, CT |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Granted: | Sep. 08, 1857 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | H. M. Clark patent Sept. 8, 1857 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The adjustable toothed portion on handle grips pipe by wedging it against a spring-loaded "hook" jaw. The specifications specifically note and distinguish this design from Bartholomew & Merrick's 1849 patent 6,002 and G.A. Jenks' June 24, 1856 patent 15,184. |  |