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, 1964
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