Appeal No. 97-4177
Application No. 08/502,276
Mark J. Kucirka (the appellant) appeals from the final
rejection of claims 1-26, the only claims present in the
application.
We REVERSE.
The appellant's invention pertains to (a) an assembly of
joists that are interconnected by bridging which includes
flexible straps, (b) a method of installing bridging among a
plurality of joists and (c) a method of aligning misaligned
joists. Independent claims 1, 18 and 24 are further
illustrative of the appealed subject matter and copies thereof
may be found in the appendix to the brief.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Paine Sr. (Paine) 457,664 Aug. 11, 1891
Powell 1,523,711 Jan. 20, 1925
Lane 1,656,741 Jan. 17, 1928
Gstalder 2,442,726 Jun. 1, 1948
Tracy 3,596,941 Aug. 3, 1971
Schoeller 4,038,803 Aug. 2, 1977
Bodell 5,224,309 Jul. 6, 1993
Menig (Swiss) 323,249 Sep. 14, 1957
RAPZ Strapping Products Catalogue (RAPZ), "RAPZ Strapping
Products, Steel Strapping Tools and Accessories," RAPZ
Strapping Products, pp. 1-21, 1990.
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