Appeal No. 96-0561
Application 08/055,584
relative to one another in the manner set forth in appellant's
claim 1 on appeal and also are capable of operation in the manner
set forth in claim 1. In addition, Hirmer discloses an axially
extending expander member (9) slidable between and against the
inner surfaces of the deflectable members (3) and effective to
move the second ends of the deflectable members away from one
another so that the outer surfaces of the deflectable members are
forced against the surface defining a passage in a work piece
through which the members (3) extend. As to claim 7, the
deflectable members (3) of Hirmer are connected to a threaded
body portion (1) of the expansion body, and that body portion
includes a guide passage means therethrough for guiding the
expander member (9) in relation to the first and second members
(3) when the expander member slidably moves in said guide passage
means. Contrary to appellant's arguments, we consider that the
conically tapered tip portion (10) of the expander member in
Hirmer would have been viewed by one of ordinary skill in the art
as having a "wedge-like configuration."
With respect to the above determinations, we observe
that the law of anticipation does not require that the reference
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