Consolidated Fastener Co. v. Weisner
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
These were two suits in equity by the Consolidated Fastener Company against Annie Weisner and others and against Samuel Lehr, respectively, for the infringement of a patent. Heard on motions for a preliminary injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
COLT, Circuit Judge.
This is a motion for a preliminary injunction, brought upon a bill for the alleged infringement of letters patent Ho. 325,430, granted September 1, 1885, to Albert G. Mead, for improvements in buttons. In Kent v. Simons, 39 Fed. 606, this court said, with respect to the Mead patent: “The Mead improvement is manifestly of limited scope, in view of the many prior devices.” The Mead invention relates particularly to buttons secured to the fabric by metallic fastenings, and provided with an open central bore, which adapts them- for use especially with spring studs. The…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kent v. SimonsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1889
3Cited by1 opinion
- Consolidated Fastener Co. v. HaysCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1900