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Started by Northwoods, April 21, 2019, 09:00:38 AM

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Northwoods

Need some help from English patent wizard.
These pats are for the swivel wingnuts that hold together the clamps on a vintage tennis racquet. 
Hey, a tennis racquet clamp is a tool, isn't it?

This type:     https://www.ebay.com/itm/202405360095?ul_noapp=true

Here is what shows:

209670
263472
ENGLAND
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Plyerman

#1
Prior to Espacenet, this would have been a bugger to track down. Now it's easy. Here's what came back on 263472

https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=GB&NR=263472A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19261230&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP#
(click the arrows to look at page 1, 2, or 3)

Patent issued to Dale, Forty, and Company Limited in 1926
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Northwoods

"Such screws are commonly used as pressure members for tie presses, trousers presses and tennis racquet or other presses...."

Wow!  These things are so complicated that it is no surprise that they were eventually replaced by simpler, and cheaper--though less elegant--wingnuts.

Here is the tie press application:  https://www.ebay.ie/itm/VIntage-Tie-press-Royal-Letters-patent/323776844414?hash=item4b629a927e:g:tmMAAOSwf6Fcl-Z1

Thanks so much.
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