Appeal No. 97-2734
Application 08/394,067
biasing to provide "dynamic support" to the user. At page 5
of the specification, it is explained that
[i]n operation, as weight is shifted to the
crutches 15, the handgrip 24 moves
downwardly against a biasing force to
provide dynamic
support to the user at the handgrip 24. As
the user shifts his weight away from the
crutches 15, the handgrip 24 is biased
upwardly.
Accordingly, we find clear antecedent basis and
support for the language of claims 1, 4, 10 and 11 on appeal
in appellants' specification as originally filed and will
therefore not sustain the examiner's rejection of these
claims, or the claims which depend therefrom, under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, first paragraph.
Turning next to the examiner's rejection of claims 1
through 4 and 8 through 11 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, after reviewing appellants' specification and
claims as noted above, and appellants' arguments on pages 7
8
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