| US Patent: 1,198,309 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Allen C. Allan (exact or similar names) - Chicago, IL |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Aug. 12, 1914 |  
| Granted: | Sep. 12, 1916 |  
 
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| Description: |  | Quick-acting movable jaw adjustment mechanism; the specifications indicate the mechanism could be applied to various gripping tools. Produced as a nut wrench. 
Known examples marked, "ALLAN SELF ADJUSTING WRENCH - PATENT PENDING / A. C. ALLAN & CO. - MORRIS, ILL"
The self-adjusting aspect of the wrench received further evolution in patent 1,306,794. |  |