Legal Opinion
Beldam v. Garlock Packing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 10, 1928No. 60PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in this suit sued for infringement of patent No. 1,000,293, granted August 8, 1911, for a packing for piston rods. It is used in steam engines at a point where the piston rod comes out of the engine cylinder in order to prevent the steam under pressure from leaking near the piston rod, or in machinery receiving fluids under pressure. It maintains a fluid-tight condition, and avoids undue friction on the piston as it reciprocates, thus avoiding searing and wearing away of thé piston rod. It must have capacity for long life and quick and easy insertion into…
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