| US Patent: 486,697 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Andrew J. Curtis (exact or similar names) - East Williamson, NY |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | May 31, 1892 |  
| Granted: | Nov. 22, 1892 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Andrew J. Curtis patent November 22, 1892 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | A cam lever and tapered section of the shank combine to form a wrench adjustment that can easily be tightened by sliding the movable jaw.  The cam lever has to be shifted to relax its grip to loosen the jaws. |  |