Appeal No. 2000-0511
Application No. 08/758,343
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a device for holding articles. An understanding of
the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which reads as follows:
1. A device for holding articles comprising:
a handle;
a clamping member on said handle designed to at least partly surround
and grip an article, said clamping member being adjustable to the size of the
article; and
an anchoring member on said handle designed to abut and stabilize the
article, said anchoring member being movable from a retracted position to an
extended position independently of said clamping member.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed
claims are:
Blue 2,917,338 Dec. 15, 1959
Bramming 2,942,910 Jun. 28, 1960
An additional reference of record relied on by this panel of the Board is:1
Polotti 4,667,359 May 26, 1987
A reference made of record by this panel of the Board is:
McLeod et al. (McLeod) 1,394,033 Oct. 18, 1921
The following rejections are before us for review.
1This reference was cited by the examiner in Paper No. 3 and a copy is of record in the application file.
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