| US Patent: 588,365 
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| Adjustable Spanner | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Rudolf Stocker (exact or similar names) - London,  England |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Apr. 02, 1897 |  
| Granted: | Aug. 17, 1897 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Rudolf Stocker patent August 17, 1897 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The movable jaw has a frame with an angled section and spring connection to the adjusting lever.  The adjusting lever has rack teeth that engage rack teeth on the shank of the fixed jaw. A tapered end on the adjusting lever adds gripping movement to the movable jaw. An extension on the movable jaw frame facilitates sliding the jaw into position with the gripping teeth are disengaged. |  |