Ward Hunt

“ In his own words, it is 'the inclined shovel mould-board B, formed and mounted substantially as described, and constructed highest at its outer edges, so as to form on each side of the standard A a recess c, through which recesses a portion of the earth may, after rising upon the mould-board, descend into the furrow in the rear of the plow.'
An inclined shovel mould-board, simply and alone, is not spoken of as an invention. ”

“ Ever since plows have been used,-and there is no secular history of man in which the plow and the hoe are not recorded,-we may safely believe that there has been an inclination, sometimes greater and sometimes less, in the shovel and mould-board. A perfectly upright shovel would be nearly immovable, except in a light soil and to a very slight depth, while one perfectly flat would be of little value. ”

“ Denmead, cited by the respondent's counsel, it is said, 'Although a particular geometrical form is best for a certain purpose, yet other forms, giving substantially the same result, are infringements. ”