Appeal No. 97-2782 Page 15
Application No. 08/368,993
claims. Third, claim 34 does not require the same length of
flexible hose to snake around through two or more hose guides.
Claim 34 only requires a plurality of hose guides arranged in
series along a curved path wherein the hose is received in at
least one hose guide. Thus, claim 34 does not require the
same hose to be received in the plurality of hose guides.
For the reasons set forth above, the decision of the
examiner to reject claims 33 and 34 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is
affirmed.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject
claims 26 through 38, 40 and 42 through 44 is affirmed and the
decision of the examiner to reject claims 39, 45 and 46 is
reversed.
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