Preston v. Manard
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL EKOM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR '. THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OE ILLINOIS. This was a bill in equity for the infringement of letters patent granted October 10, 1876, and reissued February 22, 1882, for an improved fountain hose-carriage.
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APPEAL EKOM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR '. THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OE ILLINOIS. This was a bill in equity for the infringement of letters patent granted October 10, 1876, and reissued February 22, 1882, for an improved fountain hose-carriage. The specification of the original patent, after describing the apparatus as consisting of a standard mounted upon an axle, to which are applied two wheels and a foot so contrived that, when the device rests upon the tripod formed by the wheels and the foot, the standard will assume an upright position to serve as a suitable…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice-Gray
delivered the opinion of the court. After stating the facts as above reported, he continued:
It is unnecessary to consider the difference between the claim in the reissue and the claim in the original patent, because, assuming the reissue not to be invalidated thereby, yet it sets forth no patentable invention.
*664The hose-reél, the standard, the brace,, the nozzle-holder, and their use in combination,' being all old, the description of the hose-reel, in the specification and claim, as “ a. reel of large diametér to allow the water to pass through the hose when partially wound…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Guidet v. BrooklynSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Flood v. HicksU.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois · 1869
3Cited by14 opinions
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- Bullock Electric Mfg. Co. v. General Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1906
- Preston v. Manard and AnotherSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Steiner Fire Extinguisher Co. v. City of AdrianCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1893
- Bergman v. Aluminum Lock Shingle Corporation Of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
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