Appeal No. 96-3616
Application 08/368,857
for use by a bodybuilder during exercises that are intended to
strengthen the thigh and calf muscles. A copy of claims 1
through 4 on appeal appears in the Appendix to appellant's brief
(Paper No. 7).
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Lawlor 4,494,321 Jan. 22, 1985
Agnew 5,224,279 Jul. 06, 1993
Anderie et al. (Anderie) WO 90/04933 May 17, 1990
(International Patent Publication)2
Neugebauer DE 4,100,156 Jul. 09, 1992
(German Patent)2
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Anderie.
Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Anderie in view of Neugebauer.
Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Anderie in view of Neugebauer as applied to
2A translation of each of these foreign language documents has been
prepared for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and a copy of each
translation is attached to this decision.
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