American Saddle Co. v. Sager Gear Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western New York
In Equity. Suit for infringement of letters patent No. 594,451 for a bicycle saddle, issued November 30, 1897, and No. 28,435, f°r a design for a bicycle saddle, issued March 29, 1898, both granted to B. F. Wheeler. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
HAZEL, District Judge.
This suit is for infringement of two United States letters patent issued to the Wheeler Saddle Company, and subsequently assigned by B. F. Wheeler, the inventor, to complainant. Their numbers are 594,451, dated November 30, 1897, application filed May 28, 1897, and 28,435, issued March 29, 1898, application filed August 9, 1897. Both patents relate to bicycle saddles; the earlier for a mechanical improvement, and the latter a design for the shape and configuration of the saddle. The functional patent, which will first be .considered, has six claims, four of which—1, 3,…
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