In re Cranmer

SMYTH, Chief Justice.

Cranmer’s application for a patent on a device which consists of a, pneumatic tire casing of the standard beaded type, having incorporated within its- tread portion a transversely arched rigid reinforcing member, which is imbedded therein and covered with a layer of fabric to protect the inner air tube of the tire, was rejected by the Commissioner of Patents, and he appeals. Of the three appealed claims, we set out claim 1:

In a pneumatic vehicle tire curved in transverse section, having an elastic inflatable inner air tube and an outer fire casing, a rigid annular band,…