If you find a patent number or patent date by this manufacturer that is not on this
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Key to Links for Patent Information
USPTO = U.S. Patent Office .
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DATAMP = Directory of American Tool And
Machinery Patents . A sister site to VintageMachinery.org with information
on patents related to machinery and tools. A much easier user interface than the
USPTO's for finding information on machinery patents.
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987,636
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Mar. 21, 1911
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Coin-controlled vending machine
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Joseph G. C. Mantle |
New York, NY |
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57,512
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Feb. 10, 1913
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Reaktionsbacken für anschmiegende Berührung, Umklammerung oder Klemmung beliebig geformter Körper
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Paulin Karl Kunze |
, Austria-Hungary |
See US patent 1,059,545. |
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191,206,479
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Mar. 17, 1913
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Device for obtaining intimate contact with, engaging or clamping bodies of any Shape
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Paulin Karl Kunze |
, Austria |
The inventor is described as "Engineer and Factory Manager". See US patent 1,059,545. |
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1,059,545
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Apr. 22, 1913
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Device for obtaining intimate contact with, engaging, or clamping bodies of any shape
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Paulin Karl Kunze |
, Austria-Hungary |
The patent has five pages of drawings and five pages of text. The unifying principle is layers of segments with circular bases that would move when pressure was applied. The claims use the phrase "self-conforming bearing." Examples of use described in the patent include vise with jaws that would conform to irregular shapes, and a chair that would conform to the seated body.
A machinist's vise with shape-conforming jaws based on this patent was advertised by Mantle & Co. (New York) in 1923. It appears MANTLE & Co. sold production of the vise including patterns and production equipment in 1928. A YouTube video showing restoration of a MANTLE vise is instructive. |
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96,512
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Oct. 16, 1922
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Mehrteilige Backe für anschmiegende, unter Druckausgleich erfolgende Anlage an beliebig geformte Körper
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Paulin Karl Kunze |
, Austria |
See US patent 1,059,545. |