Appeal No. 98-0177
Application No. 08/577,873
the lid comprising
a plate member covering an opening in the disposal
container,
a perforation through the plate member,
a hub wrenching member carried by the plate member
extending substantially horizontally partially across the
perforation positioned to engage the radially extending side
of the flute of the needle assembly when placed downwardly
thereinto, so that said needle assembly may be removed from
the barrel sleeve by rotation of said sleeve; and
means carried by the lid for supporting the barrel sleeve
vertically aligned with the lid perforation and the flute
engaging wrenching member.
The following reference is cited by the examiner as
evidence of anticipation:
Thead et al. (Thead) 4,986,811 Jan. 22, 1991
REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 2, 4 and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b) as anticipated by Thead. According to the examiner,
Thead discloses a device for the removal of a needle
comprising a container 12, a plate member 29, means 31 for
supporting the barrel sleeve, and a hub wrenching member gears
61, 62. These gears, according to the examiner, define a
forked member.
Claims 1, 2, 4 and 5 stand rejected under the judicially-
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