Appeal No. 97-1005
Application 08/262,993
resulted in production of a given number of tube lengths being
unduly time consuming and, thus, expensive. As indicated on
page 4 of the specification, an object of the present inven-
tion is to provide a method and
apparatus for cutting such extruded flattened metal tubing
while
the same is continuously being fed, to thereby maximize pro-
duction and, thus, provide economy in the tube cutting opera-
tion. Claims 12 and 21 are representative of the subject
matter on appeal and a copy of those claims may be found in
the Appendix to appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by
the examiner as evidence of obviousness of the claimed subject
matter are:
Chamberlin 2,158,400 May 16,
1939
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