Linscott Supply Co. v. Hopewell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Frederic Dodge, Judge. Suit in equity by Charles F. Hopewell against the Linscott Supply Company. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, District Judge.
The Hopewell and Kinder patents at issue relate to a case, or cover, designed for the protection of spare tires carried on automobiles. The Hopewell patent is numbered 854,-215, and the Kinder patent is numbered 881,411.
The case, or cover, is described as one which shall twice overlap the tread-face of the tire and one side-thereof. The purpose of the cover in question is to protect the tire against water and dirt, and the claims, speaking generally, cover an annular tire case adapted to overlap.
It is said in the specification of the Hopewell patent:
“It will be noticed…
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