Legal Opinion
Knight Soda Fountain Co. v. Walrus Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 4, 1919No. 2632PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Suit in equity by the Walrus Manufacturing Company against the Knight Soda Fountain Company. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
The patent to P'aries, No. 779,271, relates to a jar and dipper for serving crushed fruit, etc. Claims 3, 4, and 5, held valid and infringed, read as follows:
“3. The combination of a jar, a cover for the jar, a rod extending below the cover, a dipper on the lower end of the rod, with its dipping edge extended away therefrom, and a handle above the cover, rigidly connected with the rod and shaped to aid in lifting the dipper in a proper filling and emptying position.
“4. The combinaiion of a jar having a wide mouth, a cover for the mouth of the jar, a rod attached to the…
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