Key words: bit-stock, auger, drill-stock, chuck, boring machine
The American Patented Brace
1910 to 1939
Ron Pearson
| Patent #: |
945735 |
| Patent Date: |
01/04/1910 |
| Patentee: |
Hartsocg, Martin |
| Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
N/A |
| Description: |
Bit-chuck and bit |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
947002 |
| Patent Date: |
01/18/1910 |
| Patentee: |
Koerner, Ferdinand H. |
| Location: |
Newark, NJ |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
N/A |
| Description: |
Combination-tool. |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
953518 |
| Patent Date: |
03/29/1910 |
| Patentee: |
Cousino, Charles R. |
| Location: |
Cresent City, CA |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
N/A |
| Description: |
Bit-brace (geared) |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
954046 |
| Patent Date: |
04/05/1910 |
| Patentee: |
Peck, William A. |
| Location: |
Jersey City, NJ |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
N/A |
| Description: |
Extension bit holder |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
957044 |
| Patent Date: |
05/03/1910 |
| Patentee: |
Druck, Charles. |
| Location: |
Shaw, OR |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
N/A |
| Description: |
Combination-tool. |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
957696 |
| Patent Date: |
05/10/1910 |
| Patentee: |
Marks, Edward S. |
| Location: |
Auburn, NY |
| Manufacturer: |
assignee |
| Source: |
N/A |
| Description: |
Bit-brace |
| Comment: |
assigned to Ohio Tool Co. |
| Patent #: |
967837 |
| Patent Date: |
08/16/1910 |
| Patentee: |
Schade, Edmund A. |
| Location: |
New Britain, CT |
| Manufacturer: |
Assignor to Stanley Rule and Level Co. |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Bit brace chuck. |
| Comment: |
Ratchet mechanism |
| Patent #: |
970360 |
| Patent Date: |
09/13/1910 |
| Patentee: |
Whigham, William H. |
| Location: |
California, PA |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
N/A |
| Description: |
Angle guide attachment for boring-tools. |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
970361 |
| Patent Date: |
09/13/1910 |
| Patentee: |
Whigham, William H. |
| Location: |
California, PA |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
N/A |
| Description: |
Bit-brace with angle guide attachment |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
972179 |
| Patent Date: |
10/11/1910 |
| Patentee: |
Fox, Warren C. |
| Location: |
kansas City, MO |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
yes |
| Description: |
Bit holder |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
978066 |
| Patent Date: |
12/06/1910 |
| Patentee: |
Schucker, Alvin B. |
| Location: |
Reading, PA |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
N/A |
| Description: |
Carpenter's brace. |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
981693 |
| Patent Date: |
01/17/1911 |
| Patentee: |
Schade, Edmond A. |
| Location: |
New Britain, CT |
| Manufacturer: |
Stanley Rule and Level Co. |
| Source: |
yes |
| Description: |
Connection for bit-brace bows |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
988263 |
| Patent Date: |
03/28/1911 |
| Patentee: |
Hanson, Oscar B. |
| Location: |
Plum City, WI |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Attachment for bit braces. |
| Comment: |
Bit speed modification via gearing. |
| Patent #: |
993140 |
| Patent Date: |
05/23/1911 |
| Patentee: |
Allyn, William C. |
| Location: |
Mulberry, IN |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Brace |
| Comment: |
Adjustable angle for boring |
| Patent #: |
998534 |
| Patent Date: |
07/18/1911 |
| Patentee: |
Knuckles, Jacob C. |
| Location: |
Ferndale, Kentucky |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
N/A |
| Description: |
Combined auger and reamer |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1006932 |
| Patent Date: |
10/24/1911 |
| Patentee: |
Gladfelter, Elwood C. |
| Location: |
Lima, OH |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Breast drill attachment |
| Comment: |
creates right angle drilling. |
| Patent #: |
1029028 |
| Patent Date: |
06/11/1912 |
| Patentee: |
Redmon, Dillard |
| Location: |
Washington, DC |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Boring brace. |
| Comment: |
Leveling device for brace. |
| Patent #: |
1031540 |
| Patent Date: |
07/02/1912 |
| Patentee: |
Duchemin, Peter R. |
| Location: |
Spokane, WA |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Attachment for carpenters braces. |
| Comment: |
Speed adjustment. |
| Patent #: |
1059242 |
| Patent Date: |
04/15/1913 |
| Patentee: |
Wells, Alphred F. and Joseph C. |
| Location: |
East Stone Gap, VA |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Bit-stock |
| Comment: |
Assign 1/18 each to John, William and Edward Goodloe; 1/6 to A.H. Reeder, all of Big Stone Gap, VA |
| Patent #: |
1060845 |
| Patent Date: |
05/06/1913 |
| Patentee: |
Johnson, John W. |
| Location: |
Leavenworth, KS |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Bit-holder (chuck) |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1065360 |
| Patent Date: |
06/24/1913 |
| Patentee: |
Harris, Harry |
| Location: |
Tyrone, PA |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Geared bit-stock |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1070523 |
| Patent Date: |
08/19/1913 |
| Patentee: |
Jerry Pecord |
| Location: |
Willard, Illinois |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Brace Construction - lever mechanism |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1107938 |
| Patent Date: |
08/18/1914 |
| Patentee: |
Hall, Samuel N. |
| Location: |
Houston, TX |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Bit-brace with crank arm |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1127007 |
| Patent Date: |
02/02/1915 |
| Patentee: |
Jennings, Arthur L. |
| Location: |
Deep River, CT |
| Manufacturer: |
Russell-Jennings |
| Source: |
yes |
| Description: |
Auger bit and brace |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1148365 |
| Patent Date: |
02/27/1915 |
| Patentee: |
Duval, John |
| Location: |
Grand Junction, CO |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Speed Drill |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1132550 |
| Patent Date: |
03/23/1915 |
| Patentee: |
Bodmer, Christian |
| Location: |
New Britain, CT |
| Manufacturer: |
Assignor to Stanley Rule and Level Co. |
| Source: |
? |
| Description: |
Chuck |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1133046 |
| Patent Date: |
03/23/1915 |
| Patentee: |
Larson, Frank W. |
| Location: |
Hartford, CT |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Bit-stock |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1152669 |
| Patent Date: |
09/07/1915 |
| Patentee: |
Taylor, William J.C. |
| Location: |
Clarksburg, WV |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Holder for bits and similar tools |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1171670 |
| Patent Date: |
02/15/1916 |
| Patentee: |
Sisk, Ira E. |
| Location: |
E. St. Louis, IL |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Bit-stock |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1186670 |
| Patent Date: |
06/13/1916 |
| Patentee: |
Lovering, John W. |
| Location: |
Sandown, NH |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Bit-stock or brace |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1188363 |
| Patent Date: |
06/20/1916 |
| Patentee: |
Schade, Edmund A. |
| Location: |
New Britain, CT |
| Manufacturer: |
Stanley Rule and Level Co. |
| Source: |
yes |
| Description: |
Bit-brace |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1212481 |
| Patent Date: |
01/16/1917 |
| Patentee: |
Hall, Samuel N. |
| Location: |
Memphis, TN |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Two-speed mechanism via enclosed gear train. |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1212480 |
| Patent Date: |
01/16/1917 |
| Patentee: |
Hall, Samuel N. and Peterson, Carl M. |
| Location: |
Memphis, TN and Washington, DC |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Two-speed mechanism via enclosed gear train. |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1218429 |
| Patent Date: |
03/06/1917 |
| Patentee: |
McCann, James T. & Roberts, William H. |
| Location: |
Tuolumne, CA |
| Manufacturer: |
? |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
"Woodworking Tool" - a combination tool with brace, saw, etc. |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1264922 |
| Patent Date: |
05/07/1918 |
| Patentee: |
Harris, Joseph |
| Location: |
West Toronto, Ontario, Can. |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Adjustable tool. |
| Comment: |
Right angle drilling attachment. |
| Patent #: |
1266802 |
| Patent Date: |
05/21/1918 |
| Patentee: |
Hedden, Clarence D. |
| Location: |
Corral, ID |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Extension-sweep bit brace |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1286231 |
| Patent Date: |
12/03/1918 |
| Patentee: |
Cliffgard, Elmer |
| Location: |
Grafton, NC |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Gear-driven bit brace |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1294216 |
| Patent Date: |
02/11/1919 |
| Patentee: |
Zarek, Jacob P. |
| Location: |
Kenosha, WI |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Changeable-speed brace |
| Comment: |
lever-actuated variable gearing |
| Patent #: |
1339958 |
| Patent Date: |
05/11/1920 |
| Patentee: |
Karlsson, Karl W. |
| Location: |
E. Boston, MA |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Feeding attachment for bit-stocks |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1341180 |
| Patent Date: |
05/25/1920 |
| Patentee: |
Kern, William L. |
| Location: |
Alameda, CA |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
? |
| Description: |
Manufacture of Bit-stock |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1363954 |
| Patent Date: |
12/28/1920 |
| Patentee: |
Carll, Addison B. |
| Location: |
New York, NY |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Ratchet mechanism for braces |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1363953 |
| Patent Date: |
12/28/1920 |
| Patentee: |
Carll, Addison B. |
| Location: |
New York, NY |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Bit-chuck |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1501465 |
| Patent Date: |
07/15/1924 |
| Patentee: |
Peck, William A. |
| Location: |
New Haven, CT |
| Manufacturer: |
N/A |
| Source: |
no |
| Description: |
Tool holder |
| Comment: |
thin profile chuck. |
| Patent #: |
1523187 |
| Patent Date: |
01/13/1925 |
| Patentee: |
Fegley, Thomas J. and Leopold, George O. |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Manufacturer: |
Assignors to North Brothers Mfg. Co (basis of Yankee brace) |
| Source: |
yes |
| Description: |
Ratchet mechanism |
| Comment: |
"Yankee" brace |
| Patent #: |
1617998 |
| Patent Date: |
02/15/1927 |
| Patentee: |
Fegley, Thomas J. |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Manufacturer: |
Assignor to North Brothers Mfg. Co (basis of Yankee brace) |
| Source: |
yes |
| Description: |
Chuck |
| Comment: |
"Yankee" brace |
| Patent #: |
1661935 |
| Patent Date: |
03/06/1928 |
| Patentee: |
Fegley, Thomas J. and Leopold, George O. |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Manufacturer: |
Assignors to North Brothers Mfg. Co (basis of Yankee brace) |
| Source: |
yes |
| Description: |
Chuck for extension bits |
| Comment: |
N/A |
| Patent #: |
1679299 |
| Patent Date: |
07/31/1928 |
| Patentee: |
Fegley, Thomas J. and Leopold, George O. |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Manufacturer: |
Assignors to North Brothers Mfg. Co (basis of Yankee brace) |
| Source: |
yes |
| Description: |
Chuck |
| Comment: |
"Yankee" brace |
| Patent #: |
1805330 |
| Patent Date: |
05/12/1931 |
| Patentee: |
Fegley, Thomas J. and Leopold, George O. |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Manufacturer: |
Assignors to North Brothers Mfg. Co (basis of Yankee brace) |
| Source: |
? |
| Description: |
Extension bit |
| Comment: |
N/A |
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Created: Saturday, May31, 1997