Appeal 2007-2419
Application 10/681,413
1 3. Applicants acknowledge that the preamble and the first four
2 paragraphs that follow the preamble encompass the known prior art (Id.).
3 4. The improvement is defined by the last paragraph, e.g., essentially a
4 belt guide member 2 shown in the above figure (Id.).
5 5. Claim 1, the sole independent claim2 is as follows with the
6 improvement highlighted:
7 1. A coating film transfer tool comprising:
8 a supply reel 3 having a transfer tape 6 wound thereon, the
9 transfer tape 6 comprising a base tape 8 coated with a coating film 7;
10 a transfer head 9 for pressing the transfer tape 6 against a
11 receiving surface to transfer the coating film 7 thereto;
12 a take-up reel 4 for taking up used base tape 8, said base tape 8
13 extending from the supply reel 3, past the transfer head 9, to the take-
14 up reel 4 and being capable of exerting a pulling force tending to
15 unwind base tape from the supply reel 3 when the transfer head 9 is
16 moved over a receiving surface and thereby causing the supply reel 3
17 to rotate in a first direction; and
18 a driving mechanism comprising a first belt-engaging pulley on
19 the supply reel 3, a second belt-engaging pulley on the take-up reel 4,
20 and an endless belt 5 frictionally engaged with both pulleys, capable of
21 slipping on the belt-engaging pulley on the take-up reel 4, and
22 cooperatively connecting the supply reel 3 in driving relationship with
2 References to Fig. 2 are for illustrative purposes.
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