Hewes v. S. Deiches & Co.

EVAN A. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Two . patents, Nos. 1,419,137 and 1,148,839, are involved on this appeal. Both eover “men’s neckwear.” The gist of the invention lies in the use of a wire skeleton frame to support a bow tie.

In the application for the earlier patent the inventor said:

“The wire skeleton frame employed for the internal support of the fabric is pliable, formed from soft pliable metal, such as for instance, copper wire, or sheet metal, thereby retaining any given position into which the wire skeleton may be bent as the wings of the tie are arranged by the wearer. The fabric of the…