Appeal 2007-4070
Application 10/625,531
[11] The upper left hand section of Figure 1, enlarged below for ease of
viewing, depicts a hook-shaped rest (second 15 from the back of the
dental arch) which is spaced apart from the end of the first wire (top
15) and with a small "hook" extending externally of annular bridge 14
at the first molar (40) of the dental arch (10) toward the second wire
12 (id.).
{Enlargement of the upper left-hand portion of Harima Figure 1.}
C. Rejections over the Prior Art and Rebuttal
[12] The Examiner found, as to claims 1-5, 7-8 and 10, that
Harima discloses an orthodontic wire retainer
comprising a first metal wire 11, a second metal
wire 12, a pair of third metal wires 13 (figure 1,
column 1 line 62), the third metal wires attached to
the first and second metal wires to form an annular
bridge 14, and a wire rest 15, as circled below,
extending from the first wire, the wire rest spaced
apart from the end of the first wire. Figure 1
shows a wire clasp that is W-shaped and the wire
rest is L-shaped. Figure 1 shows the wire rest
having a first section attached to the first wire and
extending toward the second wire. Figure 1 shows
a second wire rest on the opposite side of the
retainer from the (first) wire rest with the same
configuration. [Answer at 3.]
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