| US Patent: 633,578 
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| Monkey Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Richard F. Downey (exact or similar names) - Menominee, Menominee County, MI |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Oct. 10, 1898 |  
| Granted: | Sep. 26, 1899 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Richard F. Downey patent Sept. 26, 1899 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The hinged handle acts as a cam to slide the adjusting nut and its base tighter against a nut. The internal pin and spring return the handle to the "straight" position when pressure is released.
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