Angier v. Nehring Electrical Works

LINDLEY, District Judge.

Defendant moves to dismiss the bill of complaint, brought for infringement of Letters Patent No. 1,282,167, to Angier, claim 3 of which, being typical of the other claims, is as follows:

“3. A package comprising an annular article and a wrapping inclosing the same comprising a strip encircling the article in a series of closely drawn helical turns, each turn embodying stretched resilient embossments tensioning the material throughout its width.”

Admittedly, the meaning of this claim, in ordinary language, is: A package, comprising an annular article (such as an…