Newhall v. McCabe Hanger Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Appeal from an order of the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York granting an interlocutory injunction in a suit for infringement of complainant’s patents Nos. 680,415 and 680,458, granted August 13, 1901, to O. H. Kingsland. For opinion below see 117 Fed. 621.
1Opinion of the Court
TOWNSEND, Circuit Judge.
The patents in suit relate to door-closing apparatus so constructed as to operate automatically in case of fire. They cover generally an ordinary self-closing fire door and thermal fuse, in combination with a sliding catch or bolt so arranged that, while normally holding said door open, the bolt is releasable by heat and permits the door to close by its own weight.
The bill was filed within one year after the issuance of the patents in suit, they have never been litigated, and there is no proof of public acquiescence. Complainant, however, relies upon a decision adverse…
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