Ball Bearing Co. v. Star Ball Retainer Co.

DALLAS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decree dismissing a bill in equity, in which the appellant charged the appellee with infringement -of two patents belonging to the appellant, viz., patents No. 449,968 and No. 449,959, both dated April 7, 1891, -and issued to George F. Simonds, for “Improvements in ball-bearings.”

The claims of patent No. 449,968 are as follows:

“(1) An annular ball-retaining cage consisting of-a tubular body baviug a central opening to receive a central support and provided with flanges having lateral openings that surround the central 'opening, in combination…