| US Patent: 1,271,911 
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 | William J. Kearney (exact or similar names) - Des Moines, IA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Aug. 13, 1917 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 09, 1918 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | William J. Kearney patent July 9, 1918 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | There are ratchet teeth on the pivot bolt, and a spring-loaded pin in the handle that engages the ratchet when the handle is fully depressed.  The handle in question has a secondary pivot to activate the spring-loaded pin. |  |