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Higgin Mfg. Co. v. Scherer

100 F. 459, 40 C.C.A. 491, 1900 U.S. App. LEXIS 4279
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit·Decided February 12, 1900·No. Nos. 700, 774·Published·Cited by 7 cases

Opinion

TAFT, Circuit Judge.

This suit is brought upon patent No. 480,-093, issued August 2, 1892, to Henry Iliggin, for an alleged new and [460] usaeful improvement in band-shells for wheel hubs. The specification describes the invention as follows: C is a band-shell, preferably-of annealed brass, adapted to take over and closely embrace the band. The shell has an inturned flange, c, adapted to take over and into the point of the band, and a groove or depression, c1, adapted to take into a corresponding groove or depression b1, in the band. The shell is secured to the band by pressing it thereover until the depression in the shell takes into the depression in the band; the shell having sufficient spring to insure its closing tightly over the band. The joint thus made locks the shell in position, and affords a simple and efficient means of securing it in position without the use of special tools or machinery. The hub is more thoroughly protected, and a neater finish secured, when the shell is extended over substantially the entire surface, of the band, thereby protecting and concealing the joints of the bands, with their, fastening devices. By providing the inner end of the band with an annular shoulder or bead-ring, b, and causing the inner end of the shell to abut against that shoulder as shown in Fig. 3, the openings in the band are thoroughly protected, and an exceptionally clean-cut appearance is obtained. The bands may be mami-[461] factured with the grooves ready cut, or the grooves may he made in bands, not thus provided, by simple and inexpensive tools, thus enabling the carriage maker to apply the shells without the necessity of providing a stock of bands especially prepared for that purpose. Higgin claims as his invention:

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