Was this wrench patented

[Danks]

I have an Evans Sure Grip pipe wrench - 10inch that has the letters PAT on the handle. Have tried to find a patent but no luck.
Can anyone offer additional info on Wrench maker etc.

[Papaw]

Welcome to Tool Talk!

That wrench showed up in  The Wrenching News 2017 Spring Antique Wrench Auction in 10" size.

April 21 and 22 - York, Nebraska as item # 242-
"EVANS SURE GRIP 14 IN - - 12.25" unique quick adjust pipe wrench. Never seen another. Excellent. (not listed, no info found)"

[Danks]

Thank you for that information and picture,will try and post pictures of the one that I have here

[mikeswrenches]

Don’t know if this is the same Evans, but this guy was in to quick adjust wrench's. Link to a different Evans patent.

http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=1449386&typeCode=0

Mike

[bill300d]

Yes it was in 1913.

[Danks]

I have been back through lots of patents found 6 for Evans in the 1921 to 1929 range, nothing that comes close to this operating method.
went back through  1913, still could not find anything similar.
Finally found a patent No.681,910 by F. P. Galvin granted on Sept. 30 1901.
This patent shows same teeth on the sides of the top jaw shank, but the spring operated pawls work horizontally not vertically, and the jaws are a shallow v shape.

Bill300d, do you do you have any additional information on the 1913 patent, that you mentioned.

[bill300d]

Here you go.
http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=01074936&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO1%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526d%3DPALL%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsrchnum.htm%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526s1%3D1074936.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2F1074936%2526RS%3DPN%2F1074936&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page

[Danks]

Thank you very much, you are an absolute legend. Cheers 

[mvwcnews]

Here you go.
(Pat. No. 1,074,936) Thanks for giving us the patent # for Evans Sure Grip.  That one had been bugging me for years & now I have it in DATAMP.  Now to figure out who made & sold it.
Regards, Stan S.

[bill300d]

Did you see the markings on the wrench Stan? It sorta looks familiar but I can't place it.

[mvwcnews]

Did you see the markings on the wrench Stan? It sorta looks familiar but I can't place it.

I was shuffling through boxes at the last minute before heading out to Indianapolis & ran across my example of the EVANS SURE GRIP -- those swirly marks look like they could be meant as "texture" on the adjusting pawls, and since a similar mark appears on the handle end perhaps was also intended to serve as a trade mark?