US Patent: 1,019,517 - Weight safety device


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US Patent: 1,019,517

Weight safety device

Patentee:

Albert E. Newton (exact or similar names) - Worcester, MA

USPTO Classifications:

187/368, 408/235

Tool Categories:

metalworking machines : drilling and boring : drill presses

woodworking machines : wood drilling and boring : drill presses

Assignees:

Prentice Bros. Co. - Worcester, MA

Manufacturer:

Reed-Prentice Co. - Worcester, MA

Witnesses:

Louis W. Southgate

C. Forrest Wesson

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Apr. 12, 1911
Granted:	Mar. 05, 1912

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Description:

The invention is a safety brake for the counterweight on a machine tool, especially a drill or radial drill. The safety brake is similar in concept to that used on elevators.