Appeal 2007-2176
Application 10/309,852
Berkey's FIG. 7 shows the tube 90 in a furnace muffle 95 with the
core tablets 81, 82 and the retaining dents 98, 99. For this opinion, the lower
three tablets have been labeled A-C to aid discussion. The examiner offers
alternative readings of claim 17 onto FIG. 7. The tube 90 and the tablets 81,
82 are eventually fused so all qualify as "fusible".
Alternative I
In one reading, tablet B is the core rod, tablet C is the plug, and the
bottom dent 99 is the fusible fixing member. According to the examiner, the
creation of the bottom dent 99 reads on the step of "engaging the fusible
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