Appeal No. 97-2734
Application 08/394,067
Before COHEN, FRANKFORT and McQUADE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's
final rejection of claim 12, and from the examiner's refusal
to allow claims 1 through 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11 as amended subse-
quent to the final rejection in a paper filed August 5, 1996
(Paper No. 22). Claims 5 through 7, the only other claims
pending in the application, stand allowed.
Appellants' invention relates to an orthopedic
crutch which includes a handgrip that is movably mounted in a
vertical direction and includes spring biasing to provide
dynamic support to the user and improve the comfort level to
the user during use of the crutch. Figures 1, 2 and 5 through
10 of the application show the details of appellants' movable
handgrip and supporting structure. Claims 1 and 12 are repre-
sentative of the subject matter on appeal and a copy of those
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