Appeal No. 95-5048
Application No. 08/162,372
(1) Claims 1 and 8-15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Schurman;
(2) Claims 1 and 8-15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over the combination of Schurman and
Byrns;
(3) Claims 1 and 8-15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
112, first paragraph, as containing new matter; and
(4) Claims 1 and 8-15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to
particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
which applicant regards as the invention.
Rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph
Claims 1 and 8-15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
first paragraph, as containing new matter. According to the
examiner, the phrase "said edge portion solely adjacent said
hinge portion" in claim 1 is not supported in the
specification as originally filed (Supplemental Examiner's
Answer, p.6). Appellant relies on Figures 1 and 4 to
establish that the specification, as originally filed,
provides support for the invention now claimed. See Vas-Cath
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