Appeal No. 1999-1716 Page 2
Application No. 08/888,005
matter before us on appeal is illustrated by reference to claim
13, which reads as follows:
13. An apparatus for transmitting rotary motion through a
flex point comprising:
a joint defining the flex point, said joint having an
aperture at the center thereof;
a rotatable flexible drive member placed within said
aperture at the center of said joint; and
first and second rotary drive members wherein said
rotatable flexible drive member is connected to said first and
second rotary drive members, for transmitting rotary motion of
said first rotary drive member to said second rotary drive
member while allowing flexing of said first and second rotary
drive members relative to one another about the flex point.
THE REFERENCE
The single reference relied upon by the examiner to
support the final rejection is:
French Patent 1 1177883 Apr. 30, 1959
THE REJECTIONS2
1Our understanding of this French language document has
been obtained from a PTO translation, a copy of which is
enclosed.
2A rejection of claims 13-15 and 22-28 under 35 U.S.C. §
112, first paragraph, was withdrawn in the Answer.
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