Appeal No. 97-2999 Page 13
Application No. 08/338,714
Claims 33 and 35 through 40
We do not sustain the rejection of claims 33 and 35
through 40 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Independent claims 33 recites "a clamp tightened to have
surfaces moving radially inwardly to lock said female locking
portion on said male ball." Independent claims 36 recites "a
clamp tightened to have surfaces moving radially inwardly to
lock said female locking structure on said male ball."
With respect to the above-noted limitations, the examiner
concluded (answer, p. 10) that due to the geometry of
Kujawski's spherical ball 20, "the surface 30 would inherently
move radially inward as the clamp 27 is screwed onto the
threaded element 25."
The appellant (reply brief, pp. 2-3) does not agree with
the examiner's "inherent" interpretation of movement. The
appellant believes that as Kujawski's clamp 27 is screwed onto
the threaded element 25, the surface 30 would be moved
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