| US Patent: 678,959 
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| Pipe-Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Joseph P. Lavigne (exact or similar names) - New Haven, CT |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jan. 19, 1901 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 23, 1901 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | patent 678,959 - edited image |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | "My invention relates to an adjustable pipe wrench; and its object is to provide a simple compact device that can be instantly adjusted to any-sized pipe within its scope and with one hand of the operator, if desired, instantaneous in its action of gripping the pipe, and readily released therefrom." 
A spring loaded pawl provides the latch for size adjustment. |  |