HI Brian:
Sorry, I don't have a date for you, and looking at the saw, I'm not
sure the "patent" referred to is the locking lever, it might say
"Patent GROUND".
---whatever it says, no date...cool feature, tho, and many thanks
for trying---
GAM in Seattle, home of Mapleine
--- Brian Pennington wrote:
> GAM and GGs,
>
> The handle Erv is referring to is listed as the Garland Adjustable
> Handle in the c. 1913 C. E. Jennings & Co Price List No. 13
> reprint that MWTCA did in 1985.
>
> The text for the handle reads, "The feature of the handle is the
> adjustable lever that operates the screw which holds the blade.
> The blade may be instantly removed from the handle without use
> of a screw driver and another blade inserted. A screw driver
> may be used if it is desirable to tighten the screws to render the
> blade rigid."
>
> Provided with a number of combination sets of saws containing
> from two to six blades.
>
> The text on one page indicates that a patent was applied for but
> in looking for it rather extensively under the usual patent
> categories,
> I haven't been able to locate a patented issued under that name
> or with that particular feature. If I had a patent date.....
>
> Best,
> Brian
>
> At 09:32 PM 5/26/2003 -0700, gary may wrote:
> >Hey Erv:
> > Is that a C E Jennings patent? I have a saw by that maker that
> >seems to say so...TIA; GAM
> >
> >--- Erwin L Schaffer wrote:
> >
> > > Bret: The "strap" is used to lock-in or remove the saw blade.
> It
> > > rotates upwards/downwards on a "Pin" in the handle. The hole
> in
> > > the
> > > latch is likely there in case one wants to put a rod through it
> to
> > > facilitate rotating the latch to an open or locked position.
> > > --ErvSawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwz
> >
> > > > http://my.voyager.net/~mfhaston/MySaw.jpg
> > >
>
>
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