| US Patent: D160,706 
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| Illuminating Screw Driver | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Carl R. Hettrick (exact or similar names) - Terrace Park, OH |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Oct. 29, 1949 |  
| Granted: | Oct. 31, 1950 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Carl R. Hettrick design patent October 31, 1950 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | A light is mounted on the side of the handle, with the lens focusing the light on the screwdriver tip. 
Patent nos. 1,236,782, 1,603,985, 2,158,970, 2,360,250, and D133,782 are cited as references. 
Patent D160,707 extends the idea to a generalized tool handle with a side light. |  |