US Patent: 265,151 
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Drill-Chuck Three-jaw chuck with springs to spread the jaws open.
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	        Patentee:
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 | George S. Rominger (exact or similar names) - Philadelphia, PA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Apr. 24, 1882 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Sep. 26, 1882 | 
 
 
 
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        Description: |  
| The inventor claims improvements over his own US Patent No.243,978 to make the chuck easier to assemble. However, in the present invention the jaws are no longer self-adjusting to accommodate tapered bits. Nor has any attempt been made to strengthen the weak places. |  
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