| US Patent: 542,265 
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| Pipe Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Karl August Klose (exact or similar names) - Richfield, MN |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Nov. 05, 1894 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 09, 1895 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Karl August Klose patent July 9, 1895 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | Improvement on Klose's May 29, 1894 patent no. 520,529. In this patent, the quick adjustment of the jaws is held by a pawl engaging a geared rack wheel. The jaw surfaces are replaceable. Corresponding British patent GB-189513,260 was registered July 9, 1895. 
Klose's later patent (560,220) led to production by the Klose Wrench Co. of Minneapolis, MN. |  |