Appeal No. 1997-1331
Application 08/289,679
Claims 1, 4-6, 9, 11-14, 16, 19 and 20 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Ward in view
of Munroe.
Claims 3, 10, 17 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Ward in view of Munroe and
further in view of Demi.
Considering first the rejection of claims 1, 4-6, 9, 11-
14, 16, 19 and 20 as being unpatentable over Ward in view of
Munroe, independent claim 1 calls for a pair of continuous
uninterrupted electrical conductors having insulation thereon
disposed in a generally spaced parallel arrangement, and a
plurality of cam operated switches disposed at different
stations along the conductors, each switch having a pair of
contact members having insulation piercing portions for
establishing contact with a respective conductor. Independent
apparatus claim 12 is similar to claim 1 except that it does
not require that the contact members of the switches have
insulation piercing portions to establish contact with the
wires. Method claim 5, the only other independent claim on
appeal, is similar to claim 1 except that it does not require
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