Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit January 3, 1905, No. 1,051 (Ries v. Barth Mfg. Co.)

BAKER, Circuit Judge

(after stating the facts). The general nature and the object of Ries’s invention are thus stated in the specification:

“This invention relates to certain improvements in circuit-closing apparatus, whereby the actuating-eurrent to the brake or other devices is applied gradually and with continuously increasing strength, so as not to subject said devices to the rapid wear and