Appeal No. 96-2623
Application No. 08/240,095
112 permits the collar 108 and the hanger 110 to be adjusted
vertically along tubular member 94 to maintain cap 114 in a taut
condition. The set screw 112 does not vertically adjust the
position of the pressure head 50. The vertical position of
Stiff's pressure head is adjustable by (1) the arrangement of
slot 90 in pin 90, openings 98 in tubular member 94 and pin 100,
(2) the action of compression spring 104, and (3) the number of
washers 106 present between the spring 104 and the lower surface
of the pressure head 50. However, no vertical adjusting screw
for raising and lowering Stiff's pressure head is present.
In light of the foregoing, we will not sustain the standing
§ 103 rejection of claim 5.
Under the provisions of 37 CFR § 1.196(b), we enter the
following new ground of rejection:
Claim 5 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Stiff in view of Johnston and old and well
known prior art.
The teachings of Stiff and Johnston are set forth in the
discussion of parent claim 1 above. Additionally, the use of a
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