Nutter v. Mossberg
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
In Equity. Suit for infringement of letters patent No. 491,012 for a bicycle bell granted to Eewis E. Erieson, January 31, 1893. On supplemental bill filed by defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
The opinion previously filed in this case (116 Fed. 488) held that claims 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Erieson patent, No. 491,012, were valid and were infringed. By supplemental bill the prior art was enlarged by the introduction of the Mill & Toiman bell. In this bell the striking mechanism is located inside the gong, and certain advantages — compactness, simplicity, and durability — are secured. The very close analysis which defendants’ counsel have made of the claims of the Erieson patent, and of the various mechanisms, serves to confirm the opinion that Erieson made an…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Nutter v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1900
- Nutter v. MossbergU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1902
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- Bass v. HardenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925