Rudolph v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““(1) The herein described method of feeding the reciprocating saw blade of a stone sawing machine, which consists in imparting to said saw blade during its forward and backward movements a forward or feeding movement during both its backward and forward strokes, said feeding,movement corresponding in extent to the speed at which the saw blade is moving forward or back at all times, substantially as set forth. (2) In a stone sawing machine, the combination, with the diamond-toothed saw blade and its sash, of means for imparting to said sash a reciprocating movement in a straight line throughout its entire stroke, a screw mechanism for positively feeding the saw blade up to its work, and means for actuating said feeding screws during both the forward and backward strokes of the saw, whereby the saw blade is fed up to its work intermittently during both its reciprocating movements. (3) In a stone sawing machine, the combination, with the saw blade and its sash, of means for imparting to said sash a reciprocating movement in a straight line throughout its entire stroke, a ratchet mechanism operating means for feeding the saw blade up to its work during its forward stroke, and a ratchet mechanism operating means for feeding said blade up to its work during its backward stroke, substantially as set forth.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Diamond Stone Sawing Mach. Co. of New York v. Dean