Benjamin Electric Mfg. Co. v. Bright Light Reflector Co.

LINDLEY, District Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a decree finding invalid claims 2, 3, 4, S and 6 of Patent to *881Benjamin No. 1,787,032, issued December 30, 1930, upon application filed July 16, 1927, for a “fixture construction” and claims 1, 2 and 10 of Patent to Phillips No. 1,834,318, issued December 1, . 1931, upon application filed March 28, 1928 for a “lighting fixture construction.”

Benjamin’s claim 2 is as follows: “A ceiling fixture construction comprising a unit to be secured to the ceiling and a second unit detachably secured to said first unit, said first unit comprising a wiring base…