Appeal No. 99-1823
Application 08/964,278
structure on the surfaces of the members 5 and 15 , adjustable 3
fixing of the position of member 15 relative to the member 5
requires threading bolts 14 into threaded holes in member 15.
Thus, as aptly pointed out by appellant on page 6 of the
brief, in Humberson adjustable fixing of member 15 relative to
the member 5 does not occur because of contact between the
contacting surfaces of the members, as now claimed.
Accordingly, the standing § 102 rejection of claims 8 and 15,
as well as claims 9-12 and 14 and 16-20 that depend therefrom,
cannot be sustained.
Considering the § 103 rejection of claim 13, the Le Bus
reference additionally applied in this rejection does not
render obvious what we have found to be lacking in Humberson.
Accordingly, this rejection also cannot be sustained.
The decision of the examiner is reversed.
3The examiner selects aligned holes in members 5 and 15,
as well as bolts 14, as corresponding to the claimed coupling
structure.
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