Appeal 2007-3147
Application 10/072,435
face and having a body portion and a tip portion, where the tip portion is
separable from the body portion, the body portion is provided with a first
configuration adapted to be used with a first platen, and the body portion has
first segments defining regions of weakened material so that separation
along these first segments will change the body configuration to correspond
with a second platen configuration of different dimensions (Br. 2).
Independent claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and a copy of this claim
is reproduced below:
1. A universal abrasive sheet for use with alternative sanding or
polishing machines having platens with different configurations, comprising:
a sheet material having an abrasive material disposed on a face and
having a body portion and a tip portion, said tip portion being separable
from said body portion and defining a separate region of said sheet material
relative to said body portion, the body portion being provided with a first
configuration adapted to be used with a first platen configuration and having
first segments defining regions of weakened material, wherein said sheet
material is adapted to be separated along said first segments to change a
configuration of said body portion of said sheet material to correspond with
a second platen configuration having different external dimensions than said
first configuration.
The Examiner has relied on the following prior art references as
evidence of obviousness:
Simons US 1,635,350 Jul. 12, 1927
Pearce US 5,367,839 Nov. 29, 1994
Martin US 6,045,887 Apr. 04, 2000
ISSUE ON APPEAL
Claims 1, 7-11, 13-17, and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as unpatentable over Martin in view of Simons (Answer 3).
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