Appeal No. 97-1775
Application No. 08/500,740
Claim 8 is representative of the subject matter in issue:
8. A retaining mechanism for releasably securing a
cylindrically shaped object including:
a first means, adaptable for being fixedly mounted, for
receiving and partially securing the cylindrically shaped object;
a rotating arm, independent of, but rotatively coupled to
said first means, for receiving and partially securing the
cylindrical[ly] shaped object, the arm having both ends free and
rotatable about a fixed intermediate position between the free
ends thereof and a fixed point on said first means, whereby upon
receiving the cylindrical[ly] shaped object, said rotating arm
rotates, relative to said first means, such that the
cylindrical[ly] shaped object is placed within the confines of
said first means and the rotating arm holds the cylindrical[ly]
shaped object therein until selectively released; [and]
means coupling the first means and the rotating arm for
releasably holding any relative position there between, such that
upon placing the cylindrically shaped object within the rotating
arm, said means for releasably holding any relative position
there between allows the rotating arm rotates [sic: to rotate]
relative to the first means to confine the cylindrically shaped
object within the grasp of said first means and the rotating arm
until selectively released.
The references applied in rejecting the appealed claims are:
McGuire 5,024,405 Jun. 18, 1991
Marcusen 5,171,061 Dec. 15, 1992
Evels et al. (Evels) 5,419,479 May 30, 1995
(filed Apr. 19, 1994)
The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:
(1) Claim 8, anticipated by Marcusen, under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b);
(2) Claim 8, anticipated by Evels, under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e);
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