Legal Opinion
Mason v. Hepburn
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 7, 1898No. 79PublishedCited by 72 opinions
Hearing on an appeal from a decision of the Commissioner of Patents in an interference proceeding. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
1. This is an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents in an interference proceeding with the following issue:
“In a magazine-firearm, the detachable end piece for closing the outer end of the magazine provided with upwardly-projecting curved arms to clasp the sides of the barrel, substantially as described.”
The device is a clip made in one piece instead of two, as formerly, one end of which is made to fit closely in the upper end of the magazine. The other is split or divided into two curved arms, which are elastic and clasp each side of the gun-barrel far enough around to hold…
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3Cited by72 opinions
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