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■COURT OF COMMON FLEAS.CO*!fl*H AND ANOTHBB V. XBB.NE AND ANOTHKB.This was an action brought by the plainliffii for the infringement of their patent by the defendants, manufectnrers in the York-road, Lambeth. The patent was obtained by Mr. Slevier, the celebrated sculptor, on the 17tb January, 1883, to secure to him the benefits arising out of thddiscorery of an improvement in the fabric of webbing, by the introduction of Indian rubber strans into cotton or other nou-elastfc knitting, thereby rendering it more light and porous, and coosetjwuily more beneficial to health than the original manufacture.The Attorney-General, Mr. Sergeant Wilde, and Mr. Htad-marsh appeared for the plaint iffr.John Rogers, of the firm of Rogers and Co., wholesale brace* makers, of Birmingham, and of Chlswell-street, in the city, da-posed that elastic and rubber web was first introduced into this country about 1829, but did not purchase any articles of the description No. 3 (the plaintiflV patent article) till 1883. No.I was the old article, and was Indian rubber thread covered ; the warp consisted exclusively of Indian rubber threads. No. t (an article made before the patent) consisted of Indian robber thread above and below tbo cotton. In No. 8 the warp was cotton; the Indian robber thread was woven in transversely : first there came a thread of cotton and then a thread of Indian rubber, which rendered the articles lighter and cheaper. No. 1 was the defendants1 article, and resembled in every respect No. 3.Cross-examined—'Never heard of a patent obtained by a Wf* Hancock. This web was ebiefiy used for braces, and round the margins of nightcaps and gloTes, to make them fit tight. Did cot believe it was more than three years ago that Indian robber web was brought from Paris. No. 1 was made of Indian rubber web, covered over with a fabric of web cotton, while the principle of No. S was the putting the cotton between the threads of Indian rubber. Before the patent Indian rubber strans bad been mixed with cotton, but the strans of cotton and robber bad not been put alternately as in No. 3.Beqjamin Hicklio, wholesale brace-maker, of Noble-street, gave undoubted preference to No. 8 ; and the advantage of it was. that it was much cheaper, much more porous, and much lighter than the old article.Dr. Andrew Ure, the author of the History of British Manufactures, had not seen anything similar to No. 8 before 1838. It consisted of filaments of Indian rubber intra-stratified with threads of cotton, which gave them a greater degree of porosity than Nos. 1 and 2; the first of which was Indian rubber threads braided ; and the second consisted of layers of Indian rubber on the top and the bottom placed latitudinal!y, with the cotton between. In No. 8 the Indian rubber was longitudinal. Had read the specification, and the article No. 3 was manufactured according to the directions there contained.Cross-examined—Elastic web was known before the patent of 1833; but it had never before been introduced longitudinally Into a fabric.William Morton, a frame-work-koHter, produced a nigbt-cap, into the margin of which he bad himself woren Indian rubber webbing, according to the specification. He made it a fortnight ago-Mr. Frederick Skea, lecturer of anatomy and asslstant-sur-geon at Bartholomew’s Hospital, had examined the article No. 3, nnd believed it would be very useful for mcdiari purposes, to dress tvotradv, r. The M article* were heavier.Cross-examined—He did not think, however,thatNo.k would enter lulu competition wHH No. 8.- . „ ^ ^■George Minton and George Cook, tailors, haa examined the elastic cloth made by the plaint ilfr,-and thought iiAdmirable for poor men's wear. On their cross-examination they stated they had never heard of it, nor seen it before Sunday evening last.Professor Farey bad paid attention fora long time to subjects of this nature. The patent had three objects. The first was to introduce elastic cords of India rubber covered with fine thread into non elastic loops of hosiery goods, such as round the margins of gloves, Ac. The second object was to produce an elastic woollen clotb, and the Indian rudder might be introduced longitudinally and latitudinally. The third object was to make an elastic fabric, incapable of being felted, snch as bands for braces, Ac.
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