Appeal No. 2001-0467
Application No. 29/100,490
distinct edge marking the junction between the cylindrical
section of the elbow and the curved outer face of each leg
section.
The applied prior art
The Decursu handle design includes a central elongate
cylindrical stalk having an elbow extending from each end of
the stalk, with a circumferential seam defining each end of
the stalk and the beginning of each elbow. The outer faces of
the elbows are generally flat and inclined, with respect to
the axial direction of the stalk, at an acute angle, rather
than a right angle as in appellant's design. Consequently,
the overall aesthetic impression of the Decursu design is of a
handle having a central cylindrical stalk with inclined,
rather than right-angle, elbows having flat outer faces.
The Simpson handle design gives the overall impression of
a C-shape, in that it includes an elongate cylindrical stalk
having a quarter-pie shaped end cap portion extending from
each end, each end cap portion having a U-shaped flange
portion at the end thereof. The inner faces of the end cap
portions are flat and extend outward from the stalk at the
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