Ex parte EBELING - Page 5




          Appeal No. 98-0430                                                          
          Application 08/688,141                                                      



          the examiner.  As a consequence of our review, we make the                  
          determinations which follow.                                                


                    The rejections based upon Walker and Schnase                      
                    We reverse the rejection of claims 9 through 12                   
          under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Walker in                  
          view of Schnase.                                                            


                    Initially, we note that appellant’s independent                   
          claim 9 is drawn to a baseball or softball glove pocket form-               
          ing tool made from a material selected from wood, plastic and               
          metal and com- prising, inter alia, an enlarged head portion                
          having an essen- tially spherical surface with a radius from                
          about 1 to 2 inches,                                                        




          with the enlarged head portion of the tool being intended to                
          be pounded into a baseball or softball glove.                               





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