Appeal No. 98-2097
Application NO. 08/670,320
These claims constitute all of the claims in the application.
Appellants’ invention pertains to a fishing reel
assembly. An understanding of the invention can be derived
from a reading of exemplary claim 1, a copy of which appears
below.
1. A fishing reel assembly, comprising:
a frame having a spindle;
a spool supported on said spindle;
a snap-fitted end cap mounted to said spool to
assist in retaining said spool to said spindle.
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner has applied the
single document specified below:
Hardy 658,472 Oct. 10, 1951
(Great Britain)
The following rejection is before us for review.
Claims 1 through 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as being unpatentable over Hardy.
The full text of the examiner's rejection and response to
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