Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-05-18

MEssRs. A. s. III. BEARD. Of Greeu-,
willie. having Published ala article iii the
Staunton Spectator of the 9th of April
Last. designed to iDure the sale OF an
improvement in the Spring of Spring
Seat Saddles invented by me. for which
j have lately obtained Letters Patent of
she United States, l am compelled in
defence of my rights to state few facts
in order to relieve those who may feel
disposed to patronise my improvement
from the apprehension of danger with
which they ure Threatened. The Mes
srs. Boards having been very industrious
in collecting aud spreading before the
public certificates as to the usefulness of
their invention. now intimate that what
1 claim as my invention is precisely their
angled spring curved. This charge is
incorrect in point OF fact. as is proved BY
their own description OF their machine
AS taken from their Patent now before
me. In their description they use this
language: Nov we do not claim as
-new in the construction of spriug sea,
saddles. the application of spring to
''the head OF the tree, nor spring of
zig gag or w shape, as applied to this
PURPOSE But what we do claim as
new. and our invention, and for which
.'we ask Letters Patent, is the form and
'.manner of constructing the frame and
attaching the spring thereto. both be-
4',ing curved SO as 10 conform to the gull
.'ltt of the saddle" From this descrip-
tion it is apparent that the form aud
manner of constructing the machine of
the Iessrs. Boards may be attained BY
any one who will weld one end of zig.
gag spring to the side of buckle. such
as old men formerly wore on their shoes.
This mode of obtaining the action of
zig.zag spring on u saddle seat is for
aught know, entirely new. and the
invention OF the Messrs. Boards; they
are entitled TO ali tie merit Of the dis
coyery. which seems to consist i'll its
unsurpassed simplicity.
I, like the Messrs. Boards, do not
pretend 20 claim the invention of the
zig gag spring | only claim, as any one
who will take the trouble to read my
Letters Patent will discover, the i'm
proYement produced by the invention
and application of the double sliding
frame regulating the action of the spring.
The public now have before them dis
tinctly uhe. Is claimed by me as my in-
vention, and what is claimed by the
Messrs. Boards as theirs, and the entire
dissimiiarity in the two machines is SO
very obvious, that cannot conceive j,
possible for any man OF common sense TO
point out one single particular in which
my lnventissa infringes upon that of the
MessTs. Boards. Il is not true, as the
Messrs. Boards suppose. that my spring
will cost from two to three dollars can
pay the wages Of skilful workmen who
are making them for me, and afford to
sell them st one dollar aud expect very
shortly to have them nude for even less
, than tlat.--Not TO be tedious, l will
merely state to the public. that am au-
ehorised by the United States Govern
nent TO make and sell nay improvement,
the threat of the Nessrs. Boards TO the
contrary notwithstanding aud If have
infringed upon their rights, their most
sfectual mode of redress is by the YER
3ics OF twelve men, which dare them
70 seek, in Court of Justice, which is
open TO them. This course woald be-
hnOtc iait abo usniv bAaH tne1r atsetnpt
to injure me by unfonnded insipuatious.
Aud that they may not be subjected to
Inconvenience in looking up evidence,
here distinctly avow chat have made
and sold, end shall continue TO do so
whenever aud wherever can, the i'm
provement patented to me on the Both
day of March, 1897, which the Messrs.
Boards pretend is an infringement upon
their Improvement and moreover, i
will furnish them with list Of the per-
sons 10 whom | have already sold rights,
and model Of my machine gratis, to file
rs evidence in their suit, should they be
so accommodating to me as IN institute
one. HENRY SHEETS.
staunton, May IL, 1897.