| US Patent: 469,701 
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| Wrench Improvements in Ratchet-Wrenches
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Andrew Hullinger (exact or similar names) - Bolivar, OH |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Apr. 16, 1891 |  
| Granted: | Mar. 01, 1892 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Andrew Hullinger patent March 1, 1892 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The ratchet is reversible. Interchangeable sockets for the head have a flange on one side, and are held in place by a keeper spring that clips into notches on the other side. A pin in the handle acts as a stop to hold the pawl-shifting lever in position. |  |