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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: lauver on March 07, 2013, 09:43:59 AM

Title: NB 50 3/8 Drive Flex Handle +
Post by: lauver on March 07, 2013, 09:43:59 AM

Gang,

I recently picked up this New Britain NB 50 flex handle breaker bar that has a patent pending stamping on it.  This particular breaker bar has a unique ratcheting mechanism that allows you to use it as a breaker bar or a crude ratchet, depending on the position of the drive bit.

Does anyone know the patent number for this tool or know how to do a patent search when you only know the assigned company?  [Note... New Britain Machine Co had a gazillion patents.]

Does anyone have a New Britain Tool catalog listing this tool and describing it?  If so, what is the catalog date and what is the description? [ I'm just guessing this could be late 1940's - early 1960's.]

Any help appreciated.

(http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo109/lauver_photos/NB50RatchetingFlexHandle_zpsaf1c25ca.jpg)

Title: Re: NB 50 3/8 Drive Flex Handle +
Post by: lauver on March 07, 2013, 02:50:59 PM

FrankLee

Thank you for the help.  I appreciate it.  Also, I like the way you approached the search; very short, direct, and simple.  I think I can do that now.

I learned something today... it doesn't get much better.

Title: Re: NB 50 3/8 Drive Flex Handle +
Post by: sumner52000 on March 07, 2013, 06:01:17 PM

That is pretty cool.  Now I'll have to go bid on one on ebay.

Title: Re: NB 50 3/8 Drive Flex Handle +
Post by: lauver on March 07, 2013, 07:23:16 PM

sumner,

The one I bought is the 1st one I've ever seen in the wild, and I've been at it for many years.

Now, ebay is a different story.  For some reason, perhaps the scale of ebay, obscure things seem to pop up more often.  But I don't consider ebay to be real world.  it's cyber world.