Appeal No. 96-2852
Application 08/055,573
1. A chalk box comprising:
a) a case having a hollow cavity, said case including
a generally teardrop-shaped main body section
having a longitudinal axis and an arched neck
joining the main body [section] along its 2
longitudinal axis, wherein the arched neck extends
forwardly from said main body section and curves
to one side thereof;
b) a line aperture formed at a forward portion of
the neck communicating with the interior of
the case;
c) a reel rotatably mounted within main body
section of the case; and
d) a line wound on the reel and extending
through the aperture in the case, said line
exiting the case at an angle relative to the
longitudinal axis of the case.
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Vernon 660,672 Oct. 30, 1900
Lyle 2,347,273 Apr. 25, 1944
Baumgart 2,673,398 Mar. 30, 1954
Millen 5,042,159 Aug. 27, 1991
2The term “the main body” in clause a of claim 1 lacks a
proper antecedent basis. It would appear that the word
--section-- should be inserted into claim 1 as indicated
above to correct this informality.
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