Appeal No. 99-0629 Page 18
Application No. 08/778,059
combination with other prior art) in view of prior art solid
projectile devices having multiple-barrels, multiple firing
mechanisms and multiple triggers. We direct the examiner's
attention, for example, to Steiner , which teaches a toy dart8
gun having multiple barrels, firing mechanisms and triggers.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject
claims 17 through 24 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph,
is reversed, but the examiner's decision to reject claims 25
through 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is
affirmed. The decision of the examiner to reject claims 25
and 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed. The examiner's
decision to reject
claims 17 through 22, 24 and 26 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is
reversed. Additionally, the application is remanded to the
examiner for consideration of the issues discussed above.
In addition to affirming the examiner's rejection of one
or more claims, this decision contains a remand. 37 CFR
§ 1.196(e) provides that
8Steiner is classified in class 124, subclass 27, and cross-referenced
in class 124, subclass 16.
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