Sweet v. Lauterbach

HAZEL, District Judge.

The Noetzel patent, No. 871,884, relates to trousers and belt fasteners. The only novelty claimed resides in a small loop on the front of the trousers to “receive the buckle tongue before it is made to engage the other end of the belt.” There are two claims. The first is for a pair of trousers having attached to the waistband in front a vertical loop adapted to be engaged with the tongue of a belt buckle; and the second is for a combination with the belt of the trousers having a small vertical loop attached.

There are many prior patents in evidence illustrating the use of…