Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit October 6, 1908, No. 1,449 (American Mattress & Cushion Co. v. Springfield Mattress Co.)

GROSSCUP, Circuit Judge

(after stating the facts as above). The mattress described in the patent is made up of a series of layers of cotton, wool or other elastic fabric; the inner layer being compressed by means of stitches running clear through it, and the outer layers being held to the inner layer by means of stitches on the side.