Appeal No. 97-1153
Application 08/335,939
The appellant’s invention pertains to a clamping apparatus
for connecting first and second members together. Independent
claim 1 is further illustrative of the appealed subject matter
and a copy thereof may be found in EXHIBIT A to the appellant’s
brief.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Daniell 3,005,614 Oct. 24, 1961
Poitier 2 495,157 Aug. 01, 1950
(Belgium)
Claims 1-3 and 6-8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Poitier in view of Daniell. According to
the examiner:
Potier [sic, Poitier] shows the claimed invention
in Figs. 10 and 11, including a disc-like clamping
member a1, flour slots (see enclosed copy of Fig. 11) , 3
first and second fastener means, and third and fourth
fastener means. Potier [sic, Poitier], however, lacks
slots which have a length greater than their width,
separate first and second fastener means, separate
third and fourth fastener means and separate clamping
links. Potier [sic, Poitier] teaches in Fig. 42,
arcuate slots in the disc-like clamping member.
2Translation attached.
3In support of this rejection the examiner has attached a
copy of Fig. 11 of Poitier, superimposing labeling thereon to
identify the structure which the examiner believes corresponds to
the first through fourth slots and the first through fourth
fastener means.
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