Appeal No. 97-3068 Page 3
Application No. 08/389,904
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a fence wire
dispensing apparatus. An understanding of the invention can
be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which appears
in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Demmien 1,256,443 Feb. 12, 1918
Therrien 2,664,253 Dec. 29, 1953
Byfield, Jr. (Byfield) 4,579,358 April 1, 1986
Claims 1 through 5 and 7 through 11 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Byfield in view of
Therrien.
Claims 6, 14 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Byfield in view of Therrien and
Demmien.
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