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Originally named Allen Manufacturing Company, the business produced hexagonal set screws and wrenches to fasten them. The terms "Allen wrench" (American English) and "Allen key" (British English) [3] are derived from the Allen brand name and refer to the generic product category "hex keys". W.G. Allen [4] filed the first related patent in 1909 ...
A hex key (also, hex wrench, Allen key and Allen wrench or Inbus) is a simple driver for bolts or screws that have heads with internal hexagonal recesses ( sockets ). Hex keys are formed from a single piece of hard hexagonal steel rod, having blunt ends that fit snugly into similarly shaped screw sockets. The rods are bent to 90º, forming two ...
Allen (surname) Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and "harmony", or it may also be derived from the Celtic Aluinn, which means "handsome ...
Alan is a masculine given name in the English language. [3] The name is believed by scholars to have been brought to England by people from Brittany, in the 11th century; later the name spread north into Scotland and west into Ireland. [4] In Ireland and Scotland there are Gaelic forms of the name which may, or may not, be etymologically ...
Key (surname) Key is an English and Dutch-language surname. Notable people with the surname include: David McK. Key (1900–1988), diplomat from Tennessee. Philip Key (U.S. politician), a Representative of the State of Maryland in the United States Congress from 1791 to 1792. Philip Barton Key (U.S. politician), a Representative of the State of ...
The surname Alan is a variant spelling of Allan and Allen. According to one source, Alan is a variant of the English surname Allain. There is also the given name of Alan. People with the surname Alan. A. J. Alan, English magician, intelligence officer, short story writer and radio broadcaster; Ahmad Alan, Palestinian footballer
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Allan (name) Allan is an English and Scottish name. For lists of notable people with this name see: Allan (given name), a list of people and characters with this given name. Allan (surname), a list of people and characters with this surname. Category: Human name disambiguation pages.