Appeal No. 1999-0969
Application No. 08/790,501
delineate portions of the bait for removal. "[T]he
delineation may be accomplished, for example, by... distinct
changes in contour of the bait material, such as by the
junction point 27 of the leg 29 with the main segment of the
body 11" (specification, page 6). Figure 1 of Rigney shows a
main segment of a crawdad body with legs joined to the body at
junction points. The contour of the junction points in Rigney
are virtually the same as the contour of the junction points
in appellant's drawings. To the extent that appellant's legs
can be broken away from the body, the legs in Rigney likewise
are inherently capable of being broken away in a similar
fashion, which is all that is required. Thus, appellant's
subject matter of claim 1 is satisfied by Rigney.
It follows that we will sustain the examiner's rejection
of claim 1, and also of dependent claim 3, which specifies the
contour as the delineating feature.
The 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) rejection of claims 6-9 and 13 as being
clearly anticipated by Rigney.
We will also sustain the examiner's 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
rejection of claims 6-9 and 13.
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