Appeal No. 97-1025
Application No. 08/183,571
Ahrens
We do not sustain the rejection of claims 1 to 4, 6, 8, 10
to 15, 20 to 32, 35, 38 and 40 to 44 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Ahrens.
Ahrens does not disclose a plurality of control pads
positioned in a separate "open at one side recess" as set forth
in independent claims 1, 3, 6, 23 and 35. Additionally, Ahrens
does not disclose (1) the gripping member being of circular shape
as set forth in independent claims 1, 3, 4, 6, 23 and 35, (2) the
control pads positioned on the gripping member as set forth in
independent claims 1, 6 and 23, (3) the control means positioned
on the hub member of generally circular shape as set forth in
independent claim 35, and (4) the control pads which do not
project beyond the gripping surface as set forth in independent
claims 1 and 23.
For the above reasons, the rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, 6,
23 and 35, as well as their dependent claims 2, 8, 10 to 15, 20
to 22, 24 to 32, 38 and 40 to 44 as being anticipated by Ahrens
is not sustained.
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