Appeal No. 2000-0486
Application No. 08/853,651
by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted
rejection, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 15) for
the examiner’s complete reasoning in support of the rejection
and to
the main and reply briefs (Paper Nos. 14 and 16, respectively)
for the appellants’ arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellants’ specification and
claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the
examiner. As a consequence of our review, we make the
determinations which follow.
Claim 23 calls for a golf club comprising an iron-type1
head and a shaft having the following physical properties: (i)
a length between 33 to 40 inches, (ii) a weight less than or
equal to 85 grams, (iii) a tip portion outer diameter greater
than or equal to .38 inches and less than or equal to .40
1Claim 23 is dependent on independent claim 22 and, therefore, is
construed to incorporate all the limitations of that claim.
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