Appeal No. 1999-0515 Page 2 Application No. 08/620,256 The appellant's invention is directed to a spinning baseball device. The subject matter before us on appeal is illustrated by reference to claim 1, which reads as follows: 1. A spinning baseball device comprising: a. a ball having the surface appearance of a seamed ball that is typically pitched, and said ball made of lightweight material, and b. a plurality of bores with {sic: within] said ball, all said bores appearing at said ball’s surface at different but specific and intended locations, each said bore appearing at said ball’s surface only once, and c. a spindle of sufficient length and small enough diameter so that after placing said spindle into said bore, there remains sufficient length of said spindle outside the ball and said spindle’s diameter is sufficiently small so that said spindle can be placed inside of and held tight by a chuck of an electric drill, and d. means to prevent slippage between said spindle and a bore during operation of the device. THE REFERENCES The references relied upon by the examiner to support the final rejection are: Sain 3,152,803 Oct. 13, 1964Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007