Appeal No. 1997-0726 Page 8
Application No. 08/329,398
inner casing wall 30 is "preferably constructed of a rigid
material such as steel." In addition, as shown in Figures 1
and 2 of Shtarkman, the inner casing wall 30 is not shown to
undergo any change when the spring strut is moved from its
free state (Figure 1) to its compressed state (Figure 2).
Thus, we conclude that Shtarkman's inner casing wall 30 is not
yieldable and thus is not readable on the claimed "upper
compliance member."
Since all the limitations of claims 1 through 5 have not
been shown to have been obvious from the applied prior art,
the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 through 5
under
35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.
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