Mahony v. Malcom
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Northern District of Illinois.
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant’s bill for infringement of letters-patent No. 729,500 issued to him on May 26, 1903, was dismissed on. the ground that the patent was void for want of invention.
The patent is for an eye shade made of two pieces of flat, thin,, light, flexible material, such as celluloid. One piece is cut in the form-of a crescent; the other, of a straight strip long enough to reach between the horns of the crescent. The horns and the ends of the strip are pivotally connected by detachable clips. When not in use, this. *125eye shade lies flat. In use, the flat crescent by conforming…
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