Dorsey v. Pilot Electric Co.

(after stating the facts as above). The critical question in claim 1 is the phrase "a bearing designed to hold the cover plate against movement away from the panel,” and in claim 3, the phrase “said knob also serving to exert a pressure which is transmitted to the cover plate for holding it in place.” It is not enough merely to read the language of the claims; they must be construed with the disclosure. While it is, of course, true that they should not be exactly confined to it, it is equally true that they do not extend beyond its functional significance. There is no high road between these…