Appeal No. 98-0409
Application 08/420,480
claimed are formed by A and P as indicated on page 1
column 2 lines 8-11 in that the portion P may be
made of multiple parts as they are noted as being
located at convenient distances on the belt A. For
claim 3, it would have been obvious to reverse the
orientation of the tracks as a matter of design
choice achieving no new or unexpected results.
Regarding claim[s] 5 and 7 it would have been
obvious to replace some of the cartridge holders
with other well known holders such
as a closable case when it is desired to carry other
articles. Regarding claim 9, as the device of Goss
is used by a hunter, the belt will be attached to the
clothes of the hunter and thus attached to hunting
apparel. [Answer pages 3 and 4.]
Claims 4 and 15-19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Goss in view of Benward and
Peckels. The examiner is further of the opinion that it would
have been obvious to provide the receiver of Goss with a tab
in view of the teachings of Benward and Peckels in order to
provide "for better retention of the article in the bore"
(answer, page 4).
The arguments of the appellants and examiner in support
of their respective positions may be found on pages 4-11 of
the brief and pages 4-7 of the answer.
OPINION
As a preliminary matter, we note that the brief contains
arguments concerning the propriety of the examiner entering a
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