Appeal No. 2000-0798
Application No. 08/410,852
Additional references applied herein in a rejection pursuant
to 37 CFR § 1.196(b) are:3
Rubricuis 3,740,779 Jun.
26, 1973
Eaton et al. (Eaton) 3,750,282 Aug. 7,
1973
Linden 4,882,867 Nov. 28,
1989
Claims 1 to 13 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as unpatentable over Hamas in view of Bedner.
After fully conssidering the record in light of the
arguments presented in the appellant’s brief and reply brief,
and in the examiner’s answer, we conclude that the appealed
claims are patentable over the combination of references
applied in the final rejection.
On page 5 of the answer, the examiner explains the basis
for the rejection as:
It is felt that one of ordinary skill would
be aware of techniques for forming both metal
and plastic implements. Bedner notes tha both
metal and plastic may be molded for use as
handles. He states that metal is preferred due
3The Eaton and Linden patents are already of record in
the application. A copy of Rubricuis is enclosed herewith.
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