Appeal No. 96-1605
Application No. 07/887,629
lesser diameter will be urged by the protrusion though the
aperture and into the secondary race to thus separate the
coins of lesser diameter from the coins of the larger, first
diameter.
Claim 2 recites that the secondary race is connected to
the above-mentioned aperture and is dimensioned to retain
coins in a substantially on-edge orientation. Claim 2 also
recites that the means for applying the lateral force pivots
the coin in the primary race to align the leading edge of the
coin with the above-mentioned aperture.
A copy of appealed claims 2 and 3 is appended to
appellants’ brief.
The following reference is relied upon by the examiner as
evidence of anticipation in support of his rejection under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b):
French patent 2 469,837 Aug. 12,
1914
2A translation of this reference is attached to
appellants’ brief.
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