Appeal No. 2001-1772 Page 3
Application No. 09/059,699
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to the
appellant's specification and claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellant and the examiner. As a consequence of
our review, we make the determinations which follow.
In the opening pages of the specification, the appellant explains that in multiple
blade wet shavers a plurality of small razor blades are mounted within a small cartridge,
and that these blades must be mounted in such a fashion as to give firm support to the
blades while providing flow channels through the blade cartridge to allow debris to be
flushed therefrom. According to the appellant, the blades must be resiliently mounted in
order to provide a close shave while minimizing injury to the person shaving. The
appellant’s invention is directed to improvements in such razor cartridges and comprises a
platform member supporting a first blade and a spacer member supporting second and
third blades above the first blade, with spaces being provided between the three blades.
Throughout the specification, and with regard to all of the embodiments, the appellant has
explained the invention in terms of comprising a platform member that is separate from the
spacer member.
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