| US Patent: 69,896 
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| Improvement in Combined Hose, Tongs, Clamp, Wrench and Pick | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Harry Bitter (exact or similar names) - Philadelphia, PA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Aug. 03, 1867 |  
| Granted: | Oct. 15, 1867 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Harry Bitter Pat. Oct. 15, 1867 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | This is a fireman's combination tool including a hose clamp, hose coupling wrench and hydrant wrench. It is described as an improvement of Patrick H. Collins' April 30, 1867 hose clamp patent -- Collins' Leak Stopper Pat. No. 64285. One of the purposes for hose clamps was to stop leaks in pressurized fire hose. |  |