Appeal No. 97-0081
Application No. 08/226,532
the legs. As stated by the appellants, "[a]n integral part of5
the present invention is how the holes are located to cooperate
with the conical nuts so that a clamping force is applied by the
legs of the U-bolts to the toolbar, such an arrangement is not
taught by these references. " Thus, it is our opinion that even6
if the teachings of Zvanut and Robinson could be combined in the
manner proposed by the examiner, such combination would not
result in the appellants' claimed invention. Therefore, we
cannot sustain the examiner's rejection of the claims on appeal
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 for this additional reason.
5See page 2, lines 20-27, of the specification.
6See page 4, lines 15-17, of the first amendment (Paper No.
3, filed June 26, 1995).
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