Appeal No. 1999-1972 Page 9 Application No. 08/807,780 aperture which includes an "expandable sleeve" for receipt of an end of a sucker stick. Accordingly, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 5 and 10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed. CONCLUSION To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claim 11 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is reversed; the decision of the examiner to reject claim 11 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is reversed; and the decision of the examiner to reject claims 5 and 10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007