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Manufacturers Index - Pratt Chuck Co.

Pratt Chuck Co.
Frankfort, NY; Clayville, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
434,460 Aug. 19, 1890 Drill-chuck Charles T. Pratt New Hartford, NY "My invention relates to drill-chucks; and the object of the improvement is particularly to provide means for giving positive rotation to the drill independently of the jaws of the chuck, whereby the strain on the jaws is diminished and their wear lessened. When the grip of the jaws on the drill is relied on alone to revolve the drill a great twisting and grinding strain is brought upon the jaws, by which they are unequally worn, and the accurate alignment of the drill in the chuck is rendered difficult or impossible. If, to obviate this, a socket for the end of the drill is made in the chuck for the purpose of imparting motion to the drill directly from the chuck and thereby relieving the strain on the jaws, then, should the end of the drill be formed out of true, the jaws cannot center the drill in the chuck without throwing the drill out of its true alignment in the axis of rotation. To overcome these difficulties, I insert a plate or piece, which has a slot to receive the end of the drill, in a chamber in the chuck in such a manner that the piece always is capable of a certain amount of motion in the chuck in a direction transverse to the axis of rotation. The piece revolves with the chuck, and by its engagement upon the end of the drill imparts positive rotation to the drill and relieves the strain upon the jaws. At the same time, should the end of the drill be out of true, then when the jaws are tightened on the drill the piece moves a little to the one side or the other and thus compensates for the want of trueness in the drill end, and thereby permits the jaws to accurately center and align the drill in the chuck."
449,135 Mar. 31, 1891 Drill Chuck Charles T. Pratt New Hartford, Oneida County, NY
452,363 May. 19, 1891 Drill Chuck George W. Crommie Clayville, Oneida County, NY
    Drill Chuck Broady Dunn Clayville, Oneida County, NY  
455,490 Jul. 07, 1891 Drill-chuck Charles T. Pratt Clayville, NY
455,689 Jul. 07, 1891 Drill-chuck Charles T. Pratt Clayville, NY
462,879 Nov. 10, 1891 Drill Chuck Charles T. Pratt Clayville, Oneida County, NY
473,639 Apr. 26, 1892 Sleeve for taper drills Charles T. Pratt Clayville, NY
742,131 Oct. 20, 1903 Apparatus for electroplating Charles T. Pratt Frankfort, NY
842,245 Jan. 29, 1907 Running-gear for automobiles Charles T. Pratt Frankfort, NY Pratt built just one six-wheel automobile, for his own use. Its claim to fame was its smooth ride on rough roads. Pictures of this car can readily be found on the web.
888,737 May. 26, 1908 Automobile running-gear Charles T. Pratt Frankfort, NY Pratt built just one six-wheel automobile, for his own use. Its claim to fame was its smooth ride on rough roads. Pictures of this car can readily be found on the web.
969,805 Sep. 13, 1910 Outlet-box Charles T. Pratt Frankfort, NY
1,091,161 Mar. 24, 1914 Armoring-machine Charles T. Pratt Frankfort, NY
1,098,919 Jun. 02, 1914 Machine for forming cable-armor Charles T. Pratt Frankfort, NY
1,841,300 Jan. 12, 1932 Tubing Winthrop T. Scarritt Utica, NY The tubing is formed from a helically wrapped metal strip with interlocking edges.
1,869,224 Jul. 26, 1932 Receptacle and method of making the same Winthrop T. Scarritt Utica, NY Soldered helically wrapped metal strip, primarily intended for making fire extinguishers.