| US Patent: 588,069 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Nov. 11, 1896 |  
| Granted: | Aug. 10, 1897 |  
 
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| Description: |  | The major feature of this self-adjusting hook jaw pipe wrench is the compression spring surrounding a guide rod. This spring pushes the hook jaw closed. |  |