Buerkle v. Standard Heater Co.

ACHE SON, Circuit Judge.

The bill charges infringement of letters patent No. 29,584, granted on November 1, 1898, to August Buerkle for a “design for a case or shell for water heaters.” The specifications set forth the, design in the words following:

“In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, is shown a perspective view of my new design for a case or shell for water heaters. The leading feature of tlie design is a case or shell having the side walls or panels, 1, the double-wing doors, 2, at Hie ends of the case or shell, and a sliding door, 3, about midway of the…