Appeal No. 2001-1198 Page 2
Application No. 09/233,899
We REVERSE.
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to self-adjusting
pliers. A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the
appendix to the appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Edwards 1,508,510 Sept. 16,
1924
Wright 2,112,873 April 5,
1938
Miller 2,906,155 Sept. 29,
1959
Chow 5,660,089 Aug.
26, 1997
Claims 1 to 4 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102(e) as being anticipated by Chow.
Claims 1 to 5, 7 to 13 and 19 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Miller in view of
Wright.
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