Appeal No. 1998-1642 Page 8
Application No. 08/541,894
222 and 224 are cammed inwardly with respect to slot 202 so
that the members 218, 222 and 224 enter respective recesses of
the blade and hold the same against movement out of the slot.
(Col. 8, lines 19 to 22). However, Hoffman does not disclose
that a force is exerted by the balls on the blade which causes
the blade to move toward any of the balls. As such, it is our
view that the blade is not pulled tight against the first
member 218 or 220 and 222 as recited in claim 41.
In addition, as depicted in 7a and 7b, Hoffman discloses
that the blade is held at hole 192 by pin 178 and that ball
188 frictionally engages the blade. While the ball 158 and
pin 178 may cause the blade to move toward the ball 158 or pin
178, the examiner has not established that this is necessarily
the outcome of the actions of ball 158 and pin 178.
In view of the foregoing, we will not sustain the
examiner’s rejection of claim 41.
In summary, the examiner’s rejection as it is directed to
claims 24 through 28, 30, 32, 35 and 41 is not sustained. The
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