Appeal No. 96-3441
Application 08/137,868
The invention relates to a rolling mill stand constructed to
facilitate roll replacement. Claim 9 is illustrative and reads
as follows:
9. A universal rolling mill stand, comprising:
a drive side roll mount;
an operator’s side roll mount extending parallel to the
drive side roll mount and adapted to move away therefrom; and
an alternate frame, in which horizontal and vertical rolls
are mounted and which is removably locked to the operator’s side
roll mount for joint movement therewith and for disengagement
therefrom, wherein the alternate frame includes projections which
support an adapter and extend in the region of the vertical rolls
into the roll mounts.
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Stubbins 4,974,438 Dec. 4, 1990
Tajima et al. (Tajima) 3354-139866 Oct. 30, 1979
(Japanese Patent Document)
Field 2 034 222 Jun. 4, 1980
(British Patent Document)
The claims on appeal stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
follows:
a) claims 2, 7 and 9 as being unpatentable over Field in
view of Tajima; and
3An English language translation of this reference,
prepared by the Patent and Trademark Office, is appended hereto.
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