Appeal No. 97-2483
Application 08/575,830
Appellants’ claimed invention relates to an automobile
gas cap removal tool having a housing (3), channel-defining
walls (4) in the housing, a handle (1) and a shaft (2)
connecting the handle to the housing. According to the
invention as disclosed in appellants’ specification, a gas cap
ridge 6 is received in a channel defined by walls 4 when the
housing is placed over the gas cap to permit the user to turn
the gas cap by grasping the handle.
A copy of claim 1, which is illustrative of the claimed
subject matter, is appended to this decision.
The following references are relied upon by the
examiner in support of his rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
and 35 U.S.C. § 103:
Grote 3,186,263 Jun. 1, 1965
Rosenberg 5,439,338 Aug. 8, 1995
Claims 1 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as being anticipated by Grote, and claims 2, 3 and 5 through 8
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