TRANS-ATLANTIC COMPANY v. UNITED STATES

Customs Appeal No. 5498.

471 F.2d 1397 (1973)

TRANS-ATLANTIC COMPANY, Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES, Appellee.

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

February 8, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allerton deC. Tompkins, New York City, attorney of record, for appellant.

Harlington Wood, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Andrew P. Vance, Joseph I. Liebman, New York City, for the United States.

Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, RICH, BALDWIN and LANE, Judges, and CLARK, Justice, (Ret.), sitting by designation.


CLARK, Associate Justice.*

The issue raised on this appeal from the United States Customs Court, Third Division, involves a very simple question which is, as stated by appellant, whether or not the merchandise involved here is a hinge or a door closer. Appellant concedes that the device in question is "a kind of hinge" but claims that it "is more than a hinge" — it also closes the door and is, therefore, "a kind of door closer....

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