Appeal No. 2001-0111
Application 09/077,376
1. An abrasive disk backing plate having a mounting
aperture and an abrasive disk-bearing surface, said plate
being made of a resilient material and being circular with at
least three spaced and symmetrically disposed gaps in the
circumference thereof.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Guidry 3,974,598 Aug. 17,
1976
Robert 4,158,935 Jun. 26,
1979
Goralski et al. (Goralski) 4,844,967 Jul. 4,
1989
THE REJECTION
Claims 1, 3, 4, 6 through 8, 10 and 12 through 14 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Goralski in view of Guidry and Robert.
Attention is directed to the appellant’s brief (Paper No.
10) and to the examiner’s answer (Paper No. 11) for the
respective positions of the appellant and the examiner with
regard to the merits of this rejection.
DISCUSSION
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