Appeal No. 1999-0616
Application 08/443,152
said main body portion insertable into said wall
opening and maneuverable by said operating arm to an
operative position having a selected angular
relationship with said implement relative to a given
axis and means for securing said insertable means in
said operative position having said selected angular
relationship.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner in
support of the rejections are:
Moser et al (Moser) 3,941,262 Mar.
2, 1976
Vail 5,197,212 Mar.
30, 1993
Nickels et al (Nickels) 5,411,102 May 2,
1995
The following rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are before
us for review:
a) claims 1 and 12, unpatentable over Moser alone;
b) claims 2-10, unpatentable over Moser in view of Vail;
c) claim 13, unpatentable over Moser in view of Vail and
further in view of Nickels.
The rejections are explained in the examiner’s answer
(Paper No. 19, mailed May 26, 1998).
The opposing viewpoints of appellants are set forth in
the brief (Paper No. 18, filed March 20, 1998) and the
supplemental brief (Paper No. 20, filed June 15, 1998).
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