Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: dimwittedmoose51 on January 16, 2013, 02:35:14 AM
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Was digging around in an old rusty tools box and found this pair of pliers that simply says "patent applied for" on both sides. You can faintly see a C G on the inside, but that's all the ID I can find on it. It's unique to me due to the fact that the two jaws handles come together like scissors instead of having them function like a normal pair of pliers.
Any ideas on who made this tool or if it ever went into production? It's about 8" long
TIA
DM&FS
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I had a pair like that and called them blood blisters they are probably down in the woods somewhere bob w.
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B. O. Wade patent 1,677,909 patented July 24, 1928 I have a pair someplace in my collection.
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The patent is almost as interesting as the wrench.
The patent shows slightly curved handles, and clearly describes the advantage of the curvature:
The handles 1, 1 are precisely identical and termi-
nate in the substantially identical curved
portions...
Because the handles are curved and paral-
lel to each other in the position indicated,
they are readily manipulated by the fingers
and when grasped by the hand of the oper-
ator present a smooth even surface in the
palm of the hand, making a wrench which so
can be used indefinitely without tiring the
hand.
And all the claims describe the object of invention as "
A wrench comprising opposed pivotal members, with parallel handle bars which
are identical in form and curved to one side ...
Which means if poor Wade had ever had to defend his patent from infringment, he probably would have lost if the wrenches all looked like the one above ;P
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Thanks gentlemen, I can't imagine using these things for any worthwhile gripping procedure, but......
DM&FS
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Interesting, they came with curved handles also....
#81 http://www.greatplanestrading.com/MSWA/MSWA12_SA064PH.jpg
#98 (Bottom) http://www.greatplanestrading.com/MSWA/MSWA12_FR096PH.jpg
The straight handled ones seem to be quite a lot less common...