Finucane v. Apex Gutter Hanger Corp.

COXE, District Judge.

This is an infringement suit involving the Einucane patent No. 1,676,485, issued July 10, 1928, for a leader strap. The patent has two claims, and claim No. 1, which is fairly typical, reads: “A leader-pipe supporting strap comprising a single strip of sheet metal consisting of end portions having embossed reinforcements and a front portion between said end portions and having embossed reinforcement, said front embossed portion being spaced from the end embossed portions to form flat bending zones between said front and end portions.”

The defenses are prior use, lack of…