Appeal No. 96-2640 Application No. 08/068,273 somewhat arbitrary, and it would have been obvious to operate the apparatus inverted, as this would have no effect on its functioning. Alternatively, it would have been obvious to use Marechal’s core 2 in the lower position in view of Hosoe, which discloses a glass molding apparatus in which the lower core 19 is driven upwardly into the upper mold 18 by plunger 7, and further discloses at page 9, lines 9 to 14, that the plunger may pass 18Page: Previous 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007