Appeal No. 97-4247
Application No. 08/190,618
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner
finally rejecting claims 15-27, which constitute all of the
claims remaining of record in the application.
The appellant's invention is directed to a clamp for
gripping an elongate member such as a pipe. The subject
matter before us on appeal is illustrated by reference to
claim 15, which has been reproduced in an appendix to the
Brief on Appeal (Paper No. 10).
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Dillon 2,182,797 Dec. 12,
1939
British specification (Atlas) 651,556 Apr.
4, 1951
German patent (Price) 952,307 Oct. 21,
1956
British specification 1,478,861 Jul. 6,
1977
(Compagnie)
THE REJECTIONS
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