Appeal No. 97-1621
Application 08/073,586
Suarez also discloses an apparatus for separating tubing
into predetermined lengths. As described by Suarez,
[t]he apparatus includes drive rollers to feed the
workpiece, horizontal and vertical straightener
rollers, and a movable carriage assembly which moves in
a parallel path of travel to the workpiece. The free
end of the workpiece contacts the carriage assembly and
imparts movement to the assembly. The carriage
assembly includes a cutter assembly for severing the
workpiece, a stripper assembly for breaking the article
from the workpiece, and a kick-out for sending the
article to a storage bin [Abstract].
Sato discloses a system for the continuous processing of an
elongate steel plate. The system includes a central processing
unit having loopers positioned at its entrance and exit ends to
control the traveling speed of the plate. Each of the loopers
consists of a plurality of fixed upper rollers and a plurality of
lower rollers mounted on a vertically adjustable carriage.
Wallis discloses a machine for cutting tubing into
predetermined lengths wherein cutting assemblies are reciprocated
longitudinally in synchronism with the tubing by a motor-driven
gear and crank assembly.
With regard to the standing 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of
independent claim 1, the examiner finds that the apparatus
disclosed by Stroup meets all of the limitations in this claim
except for those requiring a cutter blade mounted on a movable
stand and a stretcher having movable rollers (see page 9 in the
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