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 536 FEOEBAL BEFOBTEB. �the only novelty pretended consists in the arranging the fare box, lamp, and reflector in such a manner that light from the lamp will be thrown into the fare box. No invention was required to so arrange these parts. It would not fail to be acccmplished by any person of ordinary intelligence and ex- perience who should attempt it. �This patent, therefore, must be held to be void. The resuit is that the bill is dismissed, with costs. ���Amebioait Whip Co. v. Hampdem Whip Co. and othera. �(Circuit Court, S. Massachusetts., 1880.) �1. Re-Issub Ko. B,651, for an improvement in the modes of constructing wbip-stocks, hdd valid aa to the ûrst claim, hdd antidpated as to the second claim. �In Equity. �Patent No. 132,909 was granted David G. HuU, November 12, 1872, on an application said to have been filed March 9, 1871, for an improvement in modes of constructing -whip- stocks. In his specification he said : "In the common way heretofore practiced for making a whip-stock of pieces of rat- tan and a metallic load, the pieces of wood were arranged around the load-piece, with their butts even, or about so, with each other, in consequence of which the part at the butt of the stock held or grasped by the clluck of the tuming machine could not be turned thereby, but had to be subse- quently reduced by other means." He then described the mode of making his improved whip-stock, showing, with the assistance of his drawings, substantially this : that he inserted a plug or backing of wood in the butt of the whip-stock, at the part which is grasped by the chuck of the lathe, in place of the metallic load-piece, so that when the stock is taken out of the machine this part can be sawed off without obstruction from the iron or leaden load-piece, instead of being planed or wnittled down to suit the taper of the whip. He adds : "I ����