Appeal No. 95-0575
Application No. 07/921,645
recites “a clamp mounted to said support [member ].” Also in 4
claim 14 and in claim 24, the recitation of “a pin adjustably
securing said adjustment means in at least one of said holes” is
confusing and appears to inaccurately depict the function of the
pin as described in the specification (see page 6).
In claim 24, the recitation of the “adjustment means”
and “mounting means” as separate elements is confusing since the
underlying specification indicates that the mounting means, at
least insofar as it is defined in claim 24, is part of the
adjustment means.
Claims 5 through 9, 13, 15, 17 through 19 are indefinite by
virtue of their dependency from indefinite parent claims.
In summary and for the above reasons:
a) the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 through
10, 13 through 20 and 22 through 24 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is
reversed; and
b) a new 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, rejection of
claims 1 through 10, 13 through 20 and 22 through 24 is entered
pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b).
4The term “said support” in claims 14, 17 and 23 should be
--said support member-- for consistency with preceding claim
terminology.
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