Appeal No. 1998-2057 Page 16
Application 08/331,541
clubs, including a loft angle corresponding to a sand wedge,4
and which according to the specification “allows the player to
more precisely control the distance and height of his shots”
(col. 3, lines 45-52). Divnick also teaches that the
adjustable club may have a club length of 39.25 inches (.997
meters), i.e., a length greater than 0.99 meters (col. 6, line
3).
In summary, this panel of the board has:
reversed the rejection of claims 18 through 22 and 32
through 35 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Pfau in view of Paul; and
affirmed the rejection of claims 23 through 31 under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Pfau in view of
Paul.
Additionally, we have remanded the application to the
examiner for consideration of issues relating to additional
prior art.
The decision of the examiner is affirmed-in-part.
In addition to affirming the examiner's rejection of one
or more claims, this decision contains a remand. 37 C.F.R.
4According to Paul (page 291), a conventional loft angle for a sand
wedge is 55E.
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