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 WASHBUKN as MOBN MANUf'g 00. V. HAISH. 901 �10. Patent No. 66,182, dated June 25, 1867, issued to Lucien B. Smith, embodied the idea of flxing the barba by bends in the wire, so as tes prevent them from moving lengthwise on the wire. This patent waa re-mued, (No. 7,13G,) May 23, 1876, and contained a claim for the bent wires, as a means of preventing the movement of the bàrb lengthwise thereon. Held, that no objection to the re- issue had been well talien. �11. Patent No. 74,369 waa iàsupd to Michael Kelly, February 11, 1868, for thorns or barba, flxed rigidly to the wires, bo that they could neither slide lengthwise nor revolve upon the wires, (1) by stringing them upon the wires by holes through the center, and then compress- ing thera upon the \Tire by blows or pressure, or (2) by " laying another wire of the same or different size along-side the thom vrire and twisting the two together." The latter method was first claimed in the re-Usue, No. 6,902, datcd February 9, 1876. Held, that sùch re-issue was valid. �12. Patent No. 84,062, dated November 17, 1868, issiied to Michael Kelly, and re-ùsued, (No. 7,035,) April4, 1876, was for » flat wire, pierced with holes, through which spurs made of pieces of wire, with the ends eut diagonally so as to leave them pointed without further ma- nipulation, were thrust, and for compressing the wire so as to clamp the barb thus inserted in each hole. Held, that this patent, and re- issue did not show invention, in so far as it claimed for the flrst tirae a wire barb made sharp or pointed at botb ends by being eut ofl diago- nally. �13. Patent No. 150,683, issued May 12, 1874, to Joseph P. Glidden, showed a device for keeping the wirea of a fence stretched, or spread apart, by means of a slotted tube. It also showed, as part of the mechanism, a barb, made by coiling a short piece of wire between its ends around the fence wire. This feature was flrst claimed in the re-isme, No. 6,913, dated February 8, 1876. Eeld, that such re-issue was valid. �14. Patent No. 157,124, dated November 24, 1874, issued to J. F. Glidden, was for a "twisted fence wire, having the transverse spur wire, D, bent at its middle portion about one of the wire strands of said fence wire, and claraped in its position and place by the other wire strand twisted upon its fellow, substantially as specifled." Hdd, that there was nothing left in the line of invention to justify the issue of this patent. �16. Infbingembnt. — Defendant manufactured a twisted fence wire, armed with a wire barb, eut diagonally, so as to Icave the points sharp, and which was bent in the form of an " 8," so as to clasp both wires and extend the sharp points in opposite directions from the wire. Hdd, that such fence wire infringed Hunt's claim for " a fence wire provided with spurs" or barbs; Kelly's idea of a rigid or flxed barb, held in place by the twisting of two wires together ; and Qlid- den'8 barb, made by bending a short piece of wire around the fence ■wire 80 as to leave the two sharp ends projecting to form the spur« or barbs. ����