Ex Parte Taylor - Page 2



              Appeal 2007-1594                                                                                             
              Application 10/600,379                                                                                       
                     The claimed invention is directed to a joint that finds special utility in                            
              connecting a wakeboard tower to a boat hull.  Claim 1, reproduced below, is                                  
              further illustrative of the claimed subject matter.                                                          
                     1. A variably positionable coupler mountable on a curved surface,                                     
              comprising:                                                                                                  
                     a base formed with an upper side and a lower side,                                                    
                            wherein the lower side is a substantially flat planar surface;                                 
                     means for mounting the base on the curved surface;                                                    
                     a tub adjustably connectable to the base;                                                             
                     a plug respositionably attachable to the tub;                                                         
                     a neck rotatably insertable in the plug,                                                              
                     wherein the neck is formed for securing a shaft to the neck; and                                      
                     a clevis mechanism slidably and demountably engageable with the plug and                              
              the neck.                                                                                                    

                     The references of record relied upon by the Examiner as evidence of                                   
              anticipation and obviousness are:                                                                            
              Schroeder                     1,257,536                    Feb. 26, 1918                                     
              Murray                        5,697,320                    Dec. 16, 1997                                     
              Landgrebe                     5,704,749                    Jan.    6, 1998                                   





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