Appeal No. 2000-0820 Page 13
Application No. 08/978,625
socket, as set forth in the claim. At best, the resultant
structure would be a ratchet
wrench assembly having an oblong-shaped head with a non-slip
gripping surface on the handle (as taught by White and
Coviello), an extender having a single end extent with a
cylindrical configuration having a first diameter and a
cylindrical shank having a second diameter less than the first
diameter and only a portion of the extender covered with a
removable non-slip gripping surface (or a knurled shank only
as suggested by DeVrou) and a socket having a non-slip
gripping surface over only a portion of the outer surface
thereof (as taught by Quinn). Therefore, since the prior art
relied upon does not disclose, teach or suggest the ratchet
wrench assembly as claimed by appellant, it follows that the
examiner’s rejection of claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over White in view of any of DeVrou, Quinn
or Coviello will not be sustained.
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