Appeal No. 1999-1523 Page 2
Application No. 08/839,065
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a connector. An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading
of exemplary claim 1, which appears in the supplemental
appendix of claims (Paper No. 11, filed December 22, 1998).
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Rensch 3,688,461 Sept. 5,
1972
Hollis, Sr. 3,969,563 July 13,
1976
Claims 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Rensch.
Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Rensch.
Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Rensch in view of Hollis, Sr.
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