Appeal No. 1999-1534 Page 9
Application No. 08/799,210
opinion that the combined teachings of Hillis, Horling and
Sauer would have suggested to one of ordinary skill in the art
at the time the invention was made a spoke nipple having
threads in the metallic body and an insert into which a
threaded spoke may be screwed.
For the reasons stated above, the decision of the
examiner to reject claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed.
Claims 2 to 4, 7 and 8
The appellant has grouped claims 1 to 4, 7 and 8 as
standing or falling together. Thereby, in accordance with 372
CFR
§ 1.192(c)(7), claims 2 to 4, 7 and 8 fall with claim 1.
Thus, it follows that the decision of the examiner to reject
claims 2 to 4, 7 and 8 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is also affirmed.
CONCLUSION
2See page 4 of the appellant's brief.
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