Ball & Socket Fastener Co. v. Kraetzer
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POE THE DISTRICT OP MASSACHUSETTS. This was a bill in equity originally filed for the. infringement of six letters patent for improvements in glove fasteners, 'five of which patents were issued to William S. Richardson and one to Albert G. Mead. A plea having been filed upon the ground of multifariousness, two of the patents were stricken from the bill upon the application of the plaintiff.
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APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POE THE DISTRICT OP MASSACHUSETTS. This was a bill in equity originally filed for the. infringement of six letters patent for improvements in glove fasteners, 'five of which patents were issued to William S. Richardson and one to Albert G. Mead. A plea having been filed upon the ground of multifariousness, two of the patents were stricken from the bill upon the application of the plaintiff. The only patent relied upon at the hearing or covered by the assignments of error was that to Albert G. Mead,. No. 325,688, issued September 8, 1885, fora…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
The invention of Mead consists of a glove fastener having on the button side a knob with a shank to it, which passes through two washers, one of which washers is above and the other below the glove fabric, and the shank is ■ upset on the lower side of the lower’ washer. The swell of the knob is sufficient to allow of an engagement with the clasp or spring-sides of the button-hole member of the fastener. This buttonhole member, which is the one alleged to be infringed, consists of an imperforated cap or button-head, F, and an elastic socket, E. ■ The button-head F consists of three parts, a…
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