Appeal No. 2001-1266 Page 3
Application No. 08/966,788
in support of the rejections, and to the brief (Paper No. 22,
filed July 24, 2000) and reply brief (Paper No. 24, filed
December 18, 2000) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellant's specification and
claims, and to the respective positions articulated by the
appellant and the examiner. As a consequence of our review,
we make the determinations which follow.
The three independent claims on appeal read as follows:
6. A communication equipment comprising: a casing
including a base, a cover attached to the base by two
hinges that permit the opening and closing of the casing,
and at least one electrical component housed within said
casing; and a handle of an electrically non-conductive
material on said casing, said handle providing electrical
insulation of said casing from a messenger wire.
14. A communication equipment suspended from a messenger
wire, comprising: a base; a cover attached to the base by
two hinges; and a handle of an electrically non-
conductive material arranged between and supported by at
least part of said hinges.
20. A method of mounting a communication equipment on a
messenger wire, said method comprising the steps of:
positioning the wire above a non-conductive handle of the
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