Appeal No. 1998-0210
Application No. 08/149,193
44 USPQ2d 1429, 1431 (Fed. Cir. 1997); In re Paulsen, 30 F.3d
1475, 1478-79, 31 USPQ2d 1671, 1673 (Fed. Cir. 1994); In re
Spada, 911 F.2d 705, 708, 15 USPQ2d 1655, 1657 (Fed. Cir.
1990); and RCA
Corp. v. Applied Digital Data Sys., Inc., 730 F.2d 1440, 1444,
221 USPQ 385, 388 (Fed. Cir. 1984).
Claim 134 is drawn to a removable golf shoe cleat for use
in a golf shoe having a sole, said sole having a plurality of
sole attachment means for attachment of removable cleats, said
removable golf shoe cleat comprising, inter alia, a plurality
of ribs on an opposing lower surface of a substantially
circular flange, with the ribs providing traction against
turf.
In understanding the meaning of the term “ribs” used by
appellants in claim 134, we refer to the underlying
specification (page 6) which provides an explicit definition
thereof, as follows:
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