Appeal No. 1998-0210
Application No. 08/149,193
declarant does not address the language of claims 119 and 132,
i.e., distribution of weight “in a plurality of different
directions”. Thus, as to the rejection of claims 119 and 132,
no further discussion of the Hamilton declaration is deemed
necessary.
Declarant Cockrell, Jr., on the other hand, indicates
(paragraph 6) that
I further understand that golf cleats
described in the specification function by
providing adequate traction for normal
golfing conditions without puncturing golf
turf, by spreading the golfer’s weight and
engaging the grass blades to distribute
force in different directions.
In paragraph 7 through 9, declarant refers to the concept of
forces in a plurality of different directions, and specifies
page 5, line 32 through page 6, line 15 as support for the
concept in addressing “more angle” to present the ribs to the
turf more aggressively for more traction.
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