Appeal No. 2000-1576
Application 09/169,179
the squeakless furniture spring anchor clip therein includes
“at least one line[r] holding member (i.e., ridge 28) struck
(i.e., “swaged out”; column 3, lines 53 and 54) from the metal
material of the curved spring supporting portion . . . for
keeping the line [sic, liner] against the curved spring
supporting portion” (answer, page 5). In maintaining this
rejection, the examiner has relied upon a standard dictionary
definition of the term “swage” (answer, page 8) and urged that
the term “swaged” is considered to encompass the term
“struck.” On pages 5-7 of the reply brief appellant has
strongly argued that the examiner’s interpretation of the
“swaged” embossed ridge (28) of Bechtoldt as encompassing the
“struck” liner holding member of the present invention (claim
1) is erroneous and that the term “struck from” must be
interpreted in light of appellant’s specification and the
meaning ascribed to it therein.
After having reviewed several technical dictionaries,
Mark’s Handbook (1951) and appellant’s specification, we are
in complete agreement with appellant that the term “struck
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