Appeal No. 1998-0210
Application No. 08/149,193
capable of distributing a considerable proportion of a
golfer’s weight in conjunction with
weight distribution by portions of the lower surface of the
flange exposed between the ribs.
In light of our differing perspective of the underlying
teaching of appellants’ disclosure, as above, we make note of
appellants’ objective (main brief, page 6) of pursuing
“broader coverage” in the present application commensurate
with the “true scope” of the invention, as compared to the
narrow coverage obtained for a swirl embodiment (U. S. Patent
Nos. 5,259,129 and 5,367,793).
The first rejection
We affirm the rejection of claims 119 and 132 under
35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph.
The examiner is of the view (answer, page 4) that the
specification, as originally filed, does not provide
descriptive support for the recitation that traction ribs
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