Appeal No. 97-1810 Page 8
Application No. 08/321,262
skill in the art at the time the invention was made to seal
Merrill's chamber 5 in the handle 4 by a wall which would be
pushed through or removed by Merrill's shank 2 as suggested by
the teachings of Munoz Saiz. The motivation for this
modification is to make Merrill's handle an exchangeable part
which can be purchased in stores in the manner suggested and
taught by the handle of Munoz Saiz.
The appellant's argue (brief, pp. 5-6) that the
combination of Merrill and Munoz Saiz is improper since there
is no motivation to combine their teachings. We do not agree.
As set forth above, it is our opinion that Munoz Saiz's
teaching of making his handle an exchangeable part which can
be purchased in stores provides one skilled in the art the
motivation to provide Merrill's chamber 5 in the handle 4 with
a sealing wall.
The appellant's argue (brief, p. 4 and reply brief, p. 1)
that the combination of Merrill and Munoz Saiz does not meet
all the limitations of claim 21. Specifically, the
appellant's argue that the claimed "means for sealing the
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