Appeal No. 1999-1038
Application 08/602,125
fixture;
bending a portion of the first end of the strap to form
an acute angle between the portion and the length of the
strap; and
bending a portion of the second end of the strap to form
an obtuse angle wherein the strap is linear except for the
bent end portions.
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Parker 2,971,737 Feb. 14, 1961
Robinson 3,082,987 Mar. 26, 1963
Claims 1, 3, 4, 6 through 10, 13 through 15 and 18
through 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Parker.
Claims 2, 5, 11 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Parker in view of
Robinson.
Reference is made to the appellant’s main and reply
briefs (Paper Nos. 8 and 11) and to the examiner’s answer
(Paper No. 10) for the respective positions of the appellant
and the examiner with regard to the merits of these
inventions.
Parker, the examiner’s primary reference, discloses a
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