Appeal No. 2004-1319
Application 09/933,329
ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to combine
the Lassiter and Givot references, we find such argument equally
unavailing since the examiner has clearly set forth a reason,
based on teachings found in Givot, for using direct manual
gripping of the outer surface of the tool in Lassiter as an
alternative to using the ratchet mechanism associated with the
tool for applying the torque necessary for securing a wire
connector to the conducive ends of electrical wires.
In light of the foregoing, we will sustain the examiner’s
rejection of claims 18 and 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
obvious over the collective teachings of Lassiter and Givot.
Since at least one of the examiner’s rejections has been
sustained with regard to each of the claims before us on appeal,
it follows that the decision of the examiner is affirmed.
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