Appeal No. 2001-1740
Application 08/902,466
The invention relates to “game calls, and more
particularly, to modular game call systems for imitating
natural sounds of game
animals” (specification, page 1). Representative claim 62
reads as follows:
62. A game call apparatus, comprising:
a game call, comprising:
a tube having an upstream end and a downstream end;
a sound source operatively associated with the upstream
end of the tube;
a volume chamber coupled to the downstream end of the
tube, the volume chamber having an inlet, a single outlet, and
an intermediate section between the inlet and the outlet;
the volume chamber comprising a wall of substantially
constant thickness, the volume chamber being hollow and devoid
of structure other than the wall;
the volume chamber having an inlet inside diameter, an
outlet inside diameter, and an intermediate maximum inside
diameter, the intermediate maximum inside diameter being
larger relative to the outlet inside diameter and the inlet
inside diameter, the intermediate maximum inside diameter
located closer to the inlet inside diameter than the outlet
inside diameter.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Schofield 1,120,980 Dec. 15,
1914
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