1948Skip Posted March 28, 2009 Report Posted March 28, 2009 Ok Guys, Can somebody with a Ammco 1750 brake tool take a look and post the patent number from the tool. Many thanks Skip Quote
TodFitch Posted March 28, 2009 Report Posted March 28, 2009 I don't see any patent numbers on mine. There is a riveted on red painted tag that does say "PAT. PEND." but has no numbers on it. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted March 28, 2009 Report Posted March 28, 2009 If no one can find a patent number on their tool, try searching on the internet. Just type in Ammco 1750 brake tool into a Goggle search. Many times it will bring up a link from the patent office for whatever item you want. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted March 28, 2009 Report Posted March 28, 2009 actually you can search on the patent office and then it will take you to the product by search....I found the info for my old ballon style tire guage that way..was wanting to date it... Quote
1948Skip Posted March 28, 2009 Author Report Posted March 28, 2009 Well fellas I was just on the US patent site and I don't think I want to go back. Like the rest of the Goverment, a mess. I searched many ways and come up with nothing. I thank you for the suggestions. I tried. Skip Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted March 28, 2009 Report Posted March 28, 2009 1948Skip said: Well fellas I was just on the US patent site and I don't think I want to go back. Like the rest of the Goverment, a mess.I searched many ways and come up with nothing. I thank you for the suggestions. I tried. Skip Anything that has to do with government is a mess. They can't even answer questions about their own jobs most of the time. Believe me, I just went through this. I'll be 65 in May and my group insurance will no longer cover me after May 1st. So.......The first week of February I called the local social security office to sign up for medicare. Well........they have to set up a telephone appointment to do it, they wont' do it just when you call. So.....that was set up for about 10 days later. Then the person who called me back that day said he was in Ohio and couldn't get access to my records at the time. So.........he set up another telephone appointment to call me back March 10th. That day a guy called back (again from the same Ohio office but different person). Started talking and he also couldn't access my records. Said I had to call the local office back and tell them they were the only ones who could access the records. So.........immediately called them back to set up another telephone appointment. That one was set for March 25th. FINALLY, they were able to access my records to set up the medicare only for me. Didn't want to file for social security at this time. So.........even the government employees don't always know how to do things on their own system. That said, if you just google the tool name it will give you a bunch of links for that tool. In one of those, you will probably get a direct link to the patent for the tool. I've never tried to do any searches on the patent office site myself, but have accidentally found patent files on the site this way, because it takes you directly to that item. Quote
1948Skip Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Posted March 29, 2009 Hi Norm's coupe, I was on the patent site quite a while when all of a sudden I find out that you must have the patent number to search any thing prior to 1976. So I have been googling in hopes that I wii find something. If I do I will post my findings. Thanks skip Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted March 29, 2009 Report Posted March 29, 2009 Skip, I've found some pretty old patents by accident the way I explained before. It may take you a while to go through the google search results, but it will probably be in there somewhere. Quote
blueskies Posted March 29, 2009 Report Posted March 29, 2009 1948Skip said: Ok Guys,Can somebody with a Ammco 1750 brake tool take a look and post the patent number from the tool. Many thanks Skip Here's mine... Pat. No. 2,553,525 Hit reload on your browser if the pic doesn't show. Pete Quote
TodFitch Posted March 29, 2009 Report Posted March 29, 2009 blueskies said: Here's mine... Pat. No. 2,553,525 Hit reload on your browser if the pic doesn't show. Pete Interesting. Mine says "PAT. PEND." exactly where yours lists the patent number. So I am guessing that yours was made after May 15, 1951 (when the patent was issued) and mine is older. Quote
1948Skip Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Posted March 29, 2009 Wow a number. You guys are a peach. Thanks much. Skip Quote
William Davey Posted March 29, 2009 Report Posted March 29, 2009 Is there anybody that would be willing to sell theirs? Thanks, Bill Davey 315-529-3918 Oswego, NY Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted March 30, 2009 Report Posted March 30, 2009 For 1200 bucks you could convert all four wheels to disc brakes and probably have money left over. Not to mention, you'd also have much better brakes that never need adjusting. Quote
Reg Evans Posted March 30, 2009 Report Posted March 30, 2009 Two of these sold yesterday on eBay for under $300. They use to go for more. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110367755985&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&viewitem= http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150333589499&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&viewitem= Quote
1948Skip Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Posted March 30, 2009 Well guys I was one of the lucky guys to get one of the 1750's on Ebay. I got the one from NY that ended at 17:59 PDT. Sorry Shel-Bizzy. I didn't know who I was biding against. Maybe we can work out some thing. Skip Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted March 30, 2009 Report Posted March 30, 2009 Reg Evans said: Two of these sold yesterday on eBay for under $300. They use to go for more.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110367755985&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&viewitem= http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150333589499&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&viewitem= Even at $300 for one of those tools, they are way over priced. The only brakes people have the most trouble with are adjusting the fronts. Rears are a lot easier. So...........if you take the cost of the tool, add that to about $120 for new front wheel cylinders, relining your brake shoes at about $60, then having the drums turned, you are are up around $500 or more, just for the front brakes. Again, you can buy disc brakes for about $500 or so, for the fronts only. It's a much better deal and safer in today's traffic. Quote
Reg Evans Posted March 30, 2009 Report Posted March 30, 2009 For us guys with multiple cars that are driven alot I'd still buy the gauge or make one if I didn't already have one. The rears require the gauge too and once the original brakes are set up and adjusted correctly they stop great. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted March 30, 2009 Report Posted March 30, 2009 Just a suggestion here for people living near one another and also buy off ebay. If it's a car tool like the 1750, maybe people could tell the others near you on the board that you are bidding on that item by private email or private messages. That way, you wouldn't bid up each other by mistake. Then you could both could use the tool for a much cheaper cost. Quote
1948Skip Posted March 31, 2009 Author Report Posted March 31, 2009 Shel Bizzy Thats ok. Yes I did find it while hunting for Ammco tools. I had started this thread to find patent numbers. Simply because if I could not find a 1750 to buy I was going to loan one and make some. Being a retired toolmaker I think I should put that knowledge to work for myself. I have some machinery available to me. I still may work on this. I'll keep you posted. Skip Quote
greg g Posted March 31, 2009 Report Posted March 31, 2009 There is a thread showing a brake gauge mad out of wood and thresded rod, and also thee is another from a fellow whole tooled on up out of metal. It might be in the mantainence section on the main page. The wood and hardware store one is on the Graham Paige club repair pages. Quote
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