OVERMAN CUSHION TIRE CO. v. GOODYEAR TIRE & R. CO.


34 F.2d 508 (1929)

OVERMAN CUSHION TIRE CO., Inc., v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO., Inc.

District Court, S. D. New York.

September 10, 1929.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Byerly, of New York City (Robert W. Byerly and Arthur L. Kent, both of New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff.

Cooper, Kerr & Dunham, of New York City (Drury W. Cooper and Ernest D. Given, both of New York City, of counsel), for defendant.


THACHER, District Judge (after stating the facts as above).

What Overman sought to accomplish was the construction of a cushion tire for vehicles which would avoid the outward bending of the load-bearing side walls, which must project well below the wheel flange so as to be freely responsive to absorb shock. Such tires have a tendency to bend or buckle under the shocks of travel usage, and the continuous distortion of the rubber into folds and bends quickly results...

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