Appeal No. 1999-2103
Application No. 08/734,205
accurate in translating "nervures" (page 1, lines 28-29, of5
the French language document) as "grooves," the walls of the
grooves are formed by ribs or ridges which, as clearly
illustrated in Figures 4 and 5 of Studer, have a crest in the
form of a line, as set forth in appellants' specification.
According, we are of the opinion that Studer does indeed
disclose elongated "ridges."
Turning now to appellants' second argument, we note that
appellants have not expressly defined "substantially
triangular" in their specification. In fact, aside from claim
18, the phrase "substantially triangular" does not appear in
appellants' specification. With regard to the cross sectional
shape of the ribs or ridges, appellants' specification (page
5) states:
The cross sectional shape of ribs 15 may be arcuate,
triangular, rectangular, or a combination thereof.
Preferably, ribs 15 are triangular, but with rounded
edges to provide the best compromise between
traction and damage to the turf. By "rounded edges"
we mean that whenever two surfaces meet (the edge),
the region of the edge is free from sharp points or
angularity (rounded). This is true wherever our
The French-English Dictionary for Chemists (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.5
1921) translates "nervure" as "vein, nerve (as of a leaf); rib; web, fin,
vane, feather, flange, fillet; groove.
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