Florsheim v. Schilling

The complainants, by this bill, seek an injunction and accounting for the alleged infringement by defendant of patent No. 238,100, granted by the United States to Simon Florsheim and Thomas H. Ball, February 22, 1881, for a “corset;” and letters patent No. 238,101, granted to the same parties, on the same date, for an “elastic gore or gusset for wearing apparel;” the invention in both patents appearing to have been made by the complainant Florsheim, and the patent issued to himself and Ball.

No. 238,100 is for a corset constructed with an elastic section extending from the top to the bottom,…