Appeal No. 96-4149
Application 08/276,436
is influenced by, among other things, the degree to which the
lag bolts are tightened and the coefficients of friction of
the materials of the bracket and the supporting structure. In
addition, appellant indicates in the brief (see page 2) that
the capacity of the brackets to temporarily bend and distort
also has an effect on the ability of appellant’s device to
control movement. Moreover, there is the question of the3
threshold amount of force required to initiate the controlled
movement.
In the present instance, appellant’s specification and
claims are devoid of any guidelines whatsoever regarding how
the
tightening of the lag bolts, the coefficients of friction of
the bracket and supporting structure, and/or the bending
strength of the brackets affect the ability of appellant’s
device to provide the desired result, i.e., the controlled
3It is noteworthy that appellant’s specification is silent
as to how temporary bending and distortion of the bracket
might bring about the sort of controlled movement desired
here.
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