Legal Opinion
Acme Flexible Clasp Co. v. Cary Mfg. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided July 29, 1899PublishedCited by 15 opinions
This was a suit in equity by the Acme Flexible Clasp Company against the Cary Manufacturing Company for alleged infringement of a patent for a staple fastener for wooden vessels.
1Opinion of the Court
TOWNSEND, District Judge.
Final hearing on usual bill and answer, raising questions of validity and infringement of patent No. 314,204, issued March 17, 1885, to William O. Swett, complainant’s *345assignor, for a staple fastener for wooden vessels. The single claim thereof is as follows:
“A fastener tor securing wooden, package covers, formed of a single piece of metal, with tailored shanks, D, and a thin metal plate, A, which is thick enough at its junction with bases, 0, of shanks, D, to form heads, B, for driving the shanks, D, in the wood, as specified.”
The fastener is in the form of a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Reece Button-Hole Ma. Co. v. Globe Button-Hole Ma. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1894
- Matheson v. CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1897
- Boyd v. CherryU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Iowa · 1883
- Doyle v. SpauldingUnited States Circuit Court · 1884
- Draper v. WattlesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1878
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Metallizing Engineering Co. v. Kenyon Bearing & Auto Parts Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Gillman v. SternCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Boyer v. Keller Tool Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1903
- Diamond Patent Co. v. S. E. Carr Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1914
- Ajax Metal Co. v. Brady Brass Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey · 1907
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