Appeal No. 2001-0688
Application No. 08/689,721 Page 2
the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim
11, which is reproduced as follows:
11. A method for suspending a recorder from a neck of a
user using a device that comprises a strap and a ring attached to
the strap, the recorder comprising a lower section and an upper
section joined at a juncture point, the recorder having a distal
end belonging to the lower section and a proximate end belonging
to the upper section, the recorder further having a mouthpiece at
the proximate end, the upper section having a diameter that
increases gradually from the juncture point to the mouthpiece,
the ring having an inner diameter larger than the diameter of the
upper section at the juncture point, the inner diameter further
being smaller than the diameter of the upper section at the
mouthpiece, the method comprising the steps of:
suspending the strap from the neck of the user;
pulling the recorder apart at the juncture point, thereby
separating the lower section from the upper section;
then inserting through the ring an end of the upper section
that is associated with the juncture point and is opposite to the
proximate end, and then sliding the ring towards the mouthpiece,
the ring thereby becoming lodged; and
then reconnecting the lower and upper sections at the
juncture point.
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