| US Patent: 2,719,449 
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| Open End Wrench Locking Means | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Walter J. Johnson (exact or similar names) - Buffalo, NY |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jul. 27, 1953 |  
| Granted: | Oct. 04, 1955 |  
 
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| Description: |  | J.H. Williams & Co. adjustment lock for "Crescent" style adjustable wrench. 
The center shaft for the adjusting worm has polygonal (hexagonal) shape, and fits in a corresponding polygonal bore in the wrench body.  A portion of the adjusting worm has a matching sized area cut in some multiple of the sides of the polygon. A spring detent holds the center shaft in one of two positions.  In one position the adjusting worm is free to turn; in the other it is engaged with the center shaft.  The patent describes alternate forms for the bore and spring detent.
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