Ex parte BACHLE et al. - Page 2




          Appeal No. 1997-1358                                                        
          Application 07/874,651                                                      



          Amendments after final rejection were filed on March 26, 1995               
          and August 31, 1995, and each amendment was entered by the                  
          examiner.                                                                   
          The disclosed invention pertains to a connector for                         
          armored electrical cable apparatus.                                         
          Representative claim 20 is reproduced as follows:                           
               20.  A connector for armored electrical cable apparatus                
          which comprises:                                                            
               a body having a central bore, said body having a                       
          generally cup shaped seat disposed in generally aligned                     
          relationship to said bore, said body having threads disposed                
          on a surface 12d thereof;                                                   
               a dual finger member comprising a generally cylindrical                
          member having an axial midsection, a first plurality of                     
          axially extending fingers disposed about the circumferential                
          extent of said generally cylindrical member and a second                    
          plurality of axially extending fingers disposed about the                   
          circumferential extent of said generally cylindrical member,                
          the free ends of all of said first plurality of axially                     
          extending fingers being disposed at a first axial extremity of              
          said generally cylindrical member and the free ends of all of               
          said second plurality of axially extending fingers being                    
          disposed at a second axial extremity of said generally                      
          cylindrical member, said fist plurality of axially extending                
          fingers and said second plurality of axially fingers not                    
          extending past said axial midsection, each of said first                    
          plurality of fingers have a notched portion thereof proximate               
          to the free end thereof; and                                                
               a nut dimensioned and configured for engagement with said              
          threads on said body.                                                       

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