| US Patent: 172,854 
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| Wrench Improvement in Tap-Wrenches
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John J. Grant (exact or similar names) - Hartford, CT |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Dec. 16, 1875 |  
| Granted: | Feb. 01, 1876 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | John J. Grant Patent February 1, 1876 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The gripping jaws are actuated by ratchet action.  The inside of the ratchet wheel has "tapered" flanges which engage slots in the gripping jaws, to close or open them.  A spring-loaded pawl on one side provides the ratchet action. |  |