| US Patent: RE12,773 
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| Compound Tool | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Norman McAslan (exact or similar names) - Yorkshire, IA |  
 
| USPTO Classifications: |  | 7/131 |  
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Nov. 18, 1907 |  
| Granted: | Mar. 31, 1908 |  
 
| Reissue Information: |  | Reissue of 858,618 (Jul. 02, 1907) |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Norman McAslan Pat. Mar. 31, 1908 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The patent describes a combination tool based on a pliers or tongs, with provisions for the handle ends to interlock forming a stable alligator wrench, and locking the pliers' grip. The patent drawings and specifications also show provisions for auxiliary tools like screwdrivers and gimlets attached to the handles by sliding loops. The pliers combination tool marked only Pat. Mar. 31, 1908 is a stripped-down version of the patent corresponding to McAslan's July 10, 1910 patent (no. 964,532). |  |