Appeal No. 97-0695
Application No. 08/273,466
and generally about at least 1 cm in width. Furthermore, the
head mounting section 20 is wider than the gripping section 16
and the ratio of the length of the gripping section 16 to the
length of the head mounting section 20 is about 2:1, however,
such ratio may vary depending on the sizes of the head member
30 and the intended use.3
We agree with the appellants (brief, pp. 16-18) that
Janssen does not teach or suggest the subject matter recited
in claims 3, 7 and 8. In this rejection the examiner presents
no evidence as to why it would have been obvious to form a
plurality of strips shaped as right, regular parallelopipeds,
and then form barbs on each of the strips. While Janssen
teaches having serrations (i.e., barbs) 24 on a flat plate 20
of generally rectangular shape, Janssen does not teach or
suggest the fabrication steps recited in independent claim 3.
Additionally, contrary to the examiner's position with regard
to the limitations recited in claim 7, Janssen does not teach
or suggest the formation of at least four barbs on each of
3See column 2, lines 43-68, of Janssen.
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