Appeal No. 98-2158 Page 4
Application No. 08/610,279
cylindrical abrasive member located in said chamber engageable
with longitudinal portions of the converging lower inside walls
of the body means." As to limitation (1), the body means of
Anderson has a lower inside wall which is semi-circular, rather
than lower inside walls which are generally flat and converging
(see Figs. 16 and 18). As to limitation (2), the abrasive
member 127 of Anderson is spaced from the side wall 121 and
thus is engageable with no side wall whatsoever, much less
being engageable with longitudinal portions of the converging
lower inside walls of the body means as claimed.
Independent claim 28 expressly requires a cylindrical
abrasive element and a holder, with the holder having a cavity
therein for receiving the cylindrical abrasive element.
Apparently the examiner considers Anderson's members 131, 132
to correspond to the claimed holder and Anderson's member 130
to correspond to the cylindrical abrasive element which is
received in a cavity in the holder. In Anderson, however, the
cylindrical abrasive element is a sleeve 127 which is
adhesively secured to the outer circumference of a cylindrical
member 130 in such a manner that the ends of the cylindrical
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