Matthews v. Shoneberger

This suit is brought on two patents. One of them is a re-issue, No. 2,386, granted to the plaintiff, October 80, 1866, for an improvement in bottle stoppers, the original patent having been granted to Albert Albertson, as *636inventor, August 26, 1862. This patent has expired. The specification says: “This invention consists in a stopper which always remains in the bottle, and which readily permits the introduction of any fluid into the bottle, and at the same time effectually prevents any discharge of it except when desired, and which is particularly adapted to bottles containing soda-water,…