Appeal No. 1998-1454 Page 13
Application No. 08/422,840
rotated relative to the shaft," the cranking device lacks a
locking means for locking the socket fitting onto the end of
such a shaft "in the loose fitting relationship such that the
shaft may be cranked together with the engagement member" as
required by claims 1 through 12. Similarly, the device lacks
the spacer means required in claims 14 through 20.
For the foregoing reasons, we shall not sustain the
examiner's rejection of claims 1 through 12 and 14 through 20
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Seliger.
Turning now to the examiner's rejection of claims 1
through 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by the
Schuitema patent, Schuitema discloses a gas cylinder plunger
lock for a pneumatic cylinder of the type commonly employed in
assisting movement of doors or lids on vehicles or machines,
such as trunk or hatchback lids, and for retaining such in one
position, usually the open position (column 1, lines 5 to 11).
The disclosed apparatus comprises a pneumatic cylinder (12)
having a piston (17) and rod (16) extending therefrom. The
cylinder is provided at one end thereof with a connector (14)
for connection to a vehicle or the like. A cover tube (20) is
fixed about the piston rod by means of, for example, threading
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