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Mann's cartridge box. Not only did he have a patent on it, the patent was re-issued. Was it patented?
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The reissue is more extensive than the patent itself regards claims. Regardless, note the title of the patent. "Improved Mode of Slinging Accouterments."
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The box itself isn't patented. The method of slinging it is.