| US Patent: 250,464 
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| Differential screw | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John Thomson (exact or similar names) - Brooklyn, NY |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | May 28, 1881 |  
| Granted: | Dec. 06, 1881 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | This invention uses a simple clutch mechanism to allow a screw to act in the ordinary way when resistance is light, but convert to a differential screw when resistance increases. |  |