Dunham v. Dennison Manufacturing Co.

Citations

• 154 U.S. 103
• 14 S. Ct. 986
• 38 L. Ed. 924
• 1894 U.S. LEXIS 2219

Syllabus

<p>The reissue of June 10, 1884, by which the patent of May 8, 1883, to Joseph T. Dunham, for a combined tag and envelope, with an end flap covering the side of the envelope, was so enlarged as to include an envelope with a flap of any size or shape, is void.</p> <p>The patent of November 34,1885, to Joseph T. Dunham, for an improve- ' ment in tag envelopes, with a flap so constructed that it can be opened and the contents taken out without tearing the envelope or removing or breaking the fastenings, is not infringed by an envelope in which the flap is fastened down so that it cannot be opened without injury, and the contents are taken out by opening a flap at the opposite end of the envelope.</p>