Appeal No. 2000-0530
Application No. 08/811,192
The rejection of claims 27-28 and 35-44
We reverse the examiner’s rejection of claims 27-28, and
35-44 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based upon the combined teachings
of Vance and SU ’045. Our reasoning follows.
Independent claim 27 is drawn to a fishing rod in which a
fishline is at least partially passed through a rod pipe, with
the rod pipe comprising, inter alia, a rod pipe main body
layer having an inner peripheral surface, a thin layer
comprising a water-repellant material disposed on the inner
peripheral surface, and a wear resistant annular fishline
guide member fixed to the thin layer and having a substantial
portion extending radially inwardly beyond the water-repellant
surface, wherein said main body layer, said thin layer, and
said guide member are integrally thermoformed. Independent
claim 28 addresses a fishing rod in which a fishline is at
least partially passed through a rod pipe comprising, inter
alia, a rod pipe main body layer having an inner peripheral
surface, a thin layer comprising a water-repellant material on
the inner peripheral surface, and a high strength wear
resistant member fixed to the thin layer at a radial innermost
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