Waterbury Buckle Co. v. Aston
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. Suit in ’equity by the Waterbury Buckle Company against Walter F. Aston. Decree (172 Fed. 672) for complainant, and defendant appeals. The appeal is from a decree sustaining complainant’s letters patent No: 847,811 granted to Morris Peller, March 19, 1907, for an improvement in suspender buckles.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. Suit in ’equity by the Waterbury Buckle Company against Walter F. Aston. Decree (172 Fed. 672) for complainant, and defendant appeals. The appeal is from a decree sustaining complainant’s letters patent No: 847,811 granted to Morris Peller, March 19, 1907, for an improvement in suspender buckles. The application was filed January 8, 1902. All of the six claims were upheld,1-but the third which was not in issue. The opinion of the Circuit Court was filed August 2, 1909, and is reported in 172 Fed. 672.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
The patent relates to a suspender buckle. It is an exceedingly simple device, indeed its chief merit lies in its simplicity, cheapness and adaptability. The specification says:
“My invention relates to an improvement in that class of suspender-buckles called ‘rustless’ for the reason that the webbing is disposed so that the perspiration of the wearer is kept away from the metal, the object being to produce a simple, compact, effective, and convenient buckle constructed with particular reference to economy of webbing and to the avoidance of the production of any such humps…
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