Appeal No. 1999-1979
Application No. 08/758,788
be read literally on the set of inserts taught by Fisher.
Claim 28, like claim 1, calls for
a ball striking insert fabricated from a material
selected from the group consisting of titanium,
graphite, PTFE, copper, brass, nylon, resinous
plastic material, polycarbonate resin, aluminum and
steel, said ball striking insert detachably mounted
in said recess, said insert having length, width and
depth dimensions closely matching said recess so as
to form a ball striking face substantially coplanar
with said ball striking surface, whereby the putting
characteristics of said golf club can be varied by
using ball striking inserts of different weight,
texture and hardness.
Claim 29 calls for a ball striking insert having a ball
striking face fabricated from a material selected from the
group
consisting of titanium, graphite, PTFE, copper, brass, nylon,
resinous plastic material, polycarbonate resin, aluminum and
steel.
Thus, the features which appellant argues are lacking in
Fisher are not found in either of claims 28 or 29.
Accordingly, we are constrained to sustain the standing 35
U.S.C. § 103 rejections of claims 26, 28 and 29.
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