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MODEL. A machine made on a small scale to show the manner in which it is to
be worked or employed.
2. The Act of Congress of July 4, 1836, section 6, requires an inventor
who is desirous to take out a patent for his invention, to furnish a model
of his invention, in all cases which admit of representation by model, of a
convenient size to exhibit advantageously its several parts.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.