Brace Patents 1910-1930

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


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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.


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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.


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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