| US Patent: 2,161,163 
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| Tool having identification insignia | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Theron L. Hedgpeth (exact or similar names) - Oak Park, IL |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Mar. 27, 1937 |  
| Granted: | Jun. 06, 1939 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | This invention constitutes a method of marking wrenches so that they can be marked with the owner's mark, and that mark cannot easily be altered; if altered, the alteration can easily be detected. The wrench is provided with a space for marking that includes a central raised rib. A "marking means" is provided—a press and dies—that accomodate the marking space with its raised rib. Once the tool is marked, the mark cannot easily be removed with a bench grinder because the space for the mark is nested with the ribs of the handle. If a means is found to remove the mark, it will be very difficult to do so without also removing the rib within the mark, which makes the defacing very obvious. |  |