Appeal No. 2001-0099
Application No. 09/042,431
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to ratchet wrenches
and, more particularly, to ratchet wrenches with multi-
position heads (specification, page 1). Claims 1 and 21 are
exemplary of the invention and are reproduced in the appendix
to appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Harrigan 69,911 Oct. 15,
1867
Davis 1,182,652 May 9,
1916
Packer 2,060,523 Nov. 10,
1936
Kentish 2,705,897 Apr. 12,
1955
Henson 3,423,781 Jan. 28,
1969
Inoue 4,711,145 Dec. 8,
1987
Glineur (British patent) 273,914 Jul. 14,
1927
Mesenhöller (European patent) 0,377,777 Jul.
18, 19901
The following rejections are before us for review.
An English language translation of this reference, prepared by the1
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), is appended hereto.
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