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          Appeal No. 98-0197                                                          
          Application 08/417,362                                                      



          distorted by tightening of the roof bolt.  Since no reference               




          teaches a passageway that extends through a plug portion on a               
          skewed axis, the rejection of claims 1 through 4 under 35                   
          U.S.C. § 103 must be reversed.                                              


                                       SUMMARY                                        
               The rejection of claim 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second                 
          paragraph, has been reversed.                                               
               The rejection of claim 1 through 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 103               
          has been reversed.                                                          
                                      REVERSED                                        






                         CHARLES E. FRANKFORT        )                                
               Administrative Patent Judge )                                          
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                         WILLIAM F. PATE, III     ) BOARD OF PATENT                   
                         Administrative Patent Judge )   APPEALS AND                  

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