Legal Opinion
Mazzella Blasting Mat Co. v. Vitiello
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 13, 1957PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERLANDS, District Judge.
This patent suit involves a safety device known as a blasting mat. Originally, and until about the 1920’s, blasting mats were made principally of heavy manila or sisal rope. In the last 25 to 30 years blasting mats have been woven mainly of steel cable one-half inch to five-eighths inch in thickness.
The mats may vary in size, commonly measuring from 4 feet by 6 feet to 10 feet by 18 feet.
A blasting mat is used most frequently in foundation and construction jobs, where it is placed on and over the site where dynamite is to be exploded. The primary functions of the mat…
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- Hotchkiss v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Sinclair & Carroll Co. v. Interchemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Reckendorfer v. FaberSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Mazzella Blasting Mat Co. v. VitielloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
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- Mazzella Blasting Mat Co., Inc. v. VitielloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957