Atkins v. Gordon

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves the validity and infringement of patent No. 1,945,110, issued January 30, 1934. It covers an ear protector. The single claim reads as follows :

“An article of the character described comprising a band terminating in enlarged portions, the enlarged portions being slitted, with the adjacent portions of the slit lapped and secured together to form such enlarged portions in approximate cone shape, the lapped portions forming a pocket, and a securing strip for the article with its terminals secured in said pockets.”

The defenses are invalidity of the patent…