New York Belting & Packing Co. v. Sierer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
NOYES, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit in equity to restrain the alleged infringement of letters patent No. 527,961, issued October 23, 1894, to Frank Furness (assignor of one-third to David H. Watts) for “Improvements in Tile Floors, Walls, etc.” The principal defense is want of invention in .view of the prior art.
The patentee states that the object of the invention “is to prevent tile floors from cracking or opening at the joints because of tension or compression strains.” This object is accomplished by the use of tiles of yielding material — preferably rubber — interlocked together. Various…
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