Appeal No. 97-3214
Application No. 08/280,369
The appellant's invention is directed to a transversely
movable thread sled for use in a slitting line. The subject
matter before us on appeal is illustrated by reference to claim
1, which has been reproduced in an appendix to the Brief.
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Graf et al. (Graf) 3,448,645 Jun. 10, 1969
Brand 3,795,166 Mar. 5, 1974
Matsunaga 4,567,799 Feb. 4, 1986
THE REJECTION
Claims 1-8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Matsunaga in view of Graf and Brand.
The rejection is explained in the Examiner's Answer.
The opposing viewpoints of the appellant are set forth in
the Brief.
OPINION
The problem upon which the appellant’s inventive efforts are
focused concerns replacement of the arbors used in the continuous
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