Louden Machinery Co. v. Strickler

SANBORN, District Judge.

Bills for infringement of three patents: No. 515,296, issued to complainant February 20, 1894; No. 620,467, issued to William Louden February 28, 1899; and No. 555,-605, issued to William Louden March 3, 1896. As an aid to clearness, a description of the Louden self-locking patent contained in Lou-*523den Machinery Co. v. Janesville Hay Tool Co. (C. C.) 141 Fed. 975, 982, may be read, in connection with the following cuts:

In the opinion referred to it is stated that the hay carrier there involved, patented August 19, 1890, marked the final step in the development of the…