Telescope Cot Bed Co. v. Gold Medal Camp Furniture Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit in equity by the Telescope Cot Bed Company against tire Gold Medal Camp Furniture Manufacturing Company. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals. This cause comes here upon appeal from a decree finding validity and infringement of United States letters patent No. 793,723, issued July 4, 1905, to R. E. Herman for a folding cot.
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
[1] The patented structure is simple; it comprises a plurality of legs, which are connected in pairs by pivots, so 'that they can be closed to lie together or open to .stand like toe letter X. These legs are disposed or arranged transversely of the length of toe cot, and the legs or horses are united lengthwise of toe cot and on both sides of toe cot by so-called braces, which are pivoted in pairs like the legs, so that they can be closed together or can be opened into toe shape of the letter X. This construction provides a framework for a cot which can be either…
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