Plomb/Proto ratchet patent

[Northwoods]

Can any of you fellows point me to the patent info for the Plomb tik-tok ratchet?

The 5449, etc.

[Papaw]

No help on the patent, but we did discuss that ratchet here- http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=15472.0

And Alloy Artifacts references 1921 Eagle patent #1,380,643, which is for handle design.

[mikeswrenches]

I spent some time this morning looking for the patent, but no luck.

Mike

[kwoswalt99]

Here's two of the earliest. Lowell Wrench Co was the first to use this design.
http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&idkey=NONE&SectionNum=3&HomeUrl=&docid=0295797
http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&idkey=NONE&SectionNum=3&HomeUrl=&docid=0349007

[Northwoods]

Thanks so much.  Who would have thought of putting the selector at the base of the handle!
One inventor from Waco, and one from Worcester.
Both patents are so interesting.