Appeal No. 1997-2107 Application No. 08/309,577 of claims 1 and 9 which are all of the claims remaining in the application. The subject matter on appeal relates to a method of applying a filler material to a fill hole with a size and a shape in a surface comprising the steps of placing on said surface a putty application tool having an aperture approximately equal to said size and said shape of said hole, positioning the tool such that its aperture is substantially aligned over the hole, inserting the filler material into the hole through the aperture of the tool, removing excess filler material from the tool, and removing the putty application tool from the surface before the filler material dries. This appealed subject matter is adequately illustrated by independent claim 1 which reads as follows: 1. A method for applying a filler material to fill a hole with a size and a shape in a surface, comprising the steps of: providing a putty application tool with an aperture, said aperture being approximately equal to said size and said shape of said hole; placing said putty application tool on said surface such that said putty application tool is slidable thereon; positioning said putty application tool such that said aperture is substantially aligned over said hole; 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007