Richards-Wilcox Mfg. Co. - Assigned Patents

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Richards-Wilcox Mfg. Co.
Aurora, IL; London, ON, Canada, U.S.A.
Company Website: http://www.richardswilcox.com/company.php
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
241,882	May. 24, 1881	Door-hanger	Henry Eugene Richards	Ottawa, IL
262,120	Aug. 01, 1882	Door-hanger	Henry Eugene Richards	Ottawa, IL
343,994	Jun. 22, 1886	Door-hanger	Albert Julius Ives	Aurora, IL
358,613	Mar. 01, 1887	Door-hanger	Albert Julius Ives	Aurora, IL	Improvements to patent 343,994.
438,587	Oct. 14, 1890	Door-hanger	Marcius C. Richards	Aurora, IL
478,645	Jul. 12, 1892	Umbrella-stand	Albert Julius Ives	Aurora, IL
		Umbrella-stand	Samuel S. Sencenbaugh	Aurora, IL
478,646	Jul. 12, 1892	Umbrella-stand	Albert Julius Ives	Aurora, IL
		Umbrella-stand	Samuel S. Sencenbaugh	Aurora, IL
D22,568	Jun. 27, 1893	Design for an umbrella-stand	Albert Julius Ives	Aurora, IL
		Design for an umbrella-stand	Samuel S. Sencenbaugh	Aurora, IL
590,724	Sep. 28, 1897	Fire-door	Albert Julius Ives	Aurora, IL
621,710	Mar. 21, 1899	Sliding-door hanger	Marcius C. Richards	Aurora, IL
623,035	Apr. 11, 1899	Adjustable track for sliding doors	Marcius C. Richards	Aurora, IL
638,475	Dec. 05, 1899	Wrench Atttachment	George W. Rouse	Lowell, MI	The pair of toothed jaws and their connecting thumb screws convert a "monkey wrench" into a pipe wrench. Marketed as the "Yankee Pipe Jaws" by a succession of manufacturers, including WILCOX in 1901, followed by RICHARDS-WILCOX after those companies merged, and BOW MFG. in 1914. Some known examples are marked with the patent date. Note also D.R.G.M. 144155 which appears to be a corresponding German patent.
639,987	Dec. 26, 1899	Door-hanger	Albert Julius Ives	Aurora, IL	Improvements to patents 343,994 and 358,613.
854,174	May. 21, 1907	Ratchet Wrench	Joseph N. Noyer	Gould City, WA	The reversible ratchet wrench has adjustable jaws built into the head. It was marketed as the Wizard Adjustable Ratchet. The patent is a refinement on a reduced scale of Noyer's Dec. 13, 1904 adjustable jaw ratchet wrench for railroad fish plate bolts (pat. No. 777,389). Corresponding Canadian patent no. CA-101,549 was granted on October 16, 1906.
947,346	Jan. 25, 1910	Wrench	Herman A. Paquette	Chicago, IL	This adjustable alligator wrench has a hinged toothed piece attached to the movable jaw that has teeth which engage teeth on the back of the main stock. The engagement is held in place with a swinging spring steel latch. This was produced as the SHARK wrench. Two sizes are known. Compare this approach to Halvor Christopherson's patent no. 906,614.
1,055,278	Mar. 04, 1913	Quick-acting vise	George G. Hunt	Plano, IL	"This invention relates to improvements in quick acting vises and has for its primary object to provide a device of this character where the operating parts are compactly arranged within the frame of the vise so that the vise can be mounted and used in a comparatively limited space."
147,269	Apr. 15, 1913	Vise	George G. Hunt	Plano, IL	This is the Canadian version of US patent 1,055,278. The patent date has been seen on a No. 430 vise from Richards-Wilcox Canada.
1,106,096	Aug. 04, 1914	Quick-acting clamp	George G. Hunt	Plano, IL
2,148,573	Feb. 28, 1939	Wrench	Cyrus J. Mulcay	Aurora, IL	Multi-function wrench for barrel bungs and the like. "My present invention has for its principal object to provide a wrench which is adapted for fitting all the various types of screw plugs in common use on steel drums." Listed as Nine-In-One All Purpose Drum Opener in a SHAPLEIGH HARDWARE wholesale catalog.