Van Kannel Revolving Door Co. v. Revolving Door & Fixture Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This cause comes here upon cross-appeals from a decree of the District Court, Southern District of New York. Complainant brought suit for infringement on two patents, issued to Theophilus Van Kannel, No. 656,062, on August 14, 1900, for a revolving door, and No. 836,-843, on November 27, 1906, for a collapsible revolving door.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This cause comes here upon cross-appeals from a decree of the District Court, Southern District of New York. Complainant brought suit for infringement on two patents, issued to Theophilus Van Kannel, No. 656,062, on August 14, 1900, for a revolving door, and No. 836,-843, on November 27, 1906, for a collapsible revolving door. The court held that claims 1, 2, 3, and 8 of the first patent, and claims 13 and 14 of the second patent, were valid and infringed, and that claims 1 and 2 of the second patent…
1Opinion of the Court
EACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
[1] Judge Mayer has quoted quite fully from the patents and has set forth the eight claims involved; it will not be necessary to restate them here. Van Kannel was apparently a pioneer in the art of “revolving” doors, as distinguished from swinging doors. The revolving door has a series of radiating wings which rotate in a casing; the wings fit snugly in the casing, so as effectually to prevent the entrance of wind, rain, snow, or dust, either when the door is closed or when persons are passing through it. It is noiseless, and cannot be blown open by the wind, as the…
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