Appeal No. 2001-0688
Application No. 08/689,721 Page 10
recorder on the ring depend on or require each other, and they
therefore can be done in any order. We observe that the
originally filed specification states:
e. Operation of Invention. After a suitable strap
is attached to the appropriate sized ring, the ring is
attached to a recorder by slipping the ring onto the
upper section of the recorder. The strap may be
adjusted so the recorder hangs comfortably from the
neck of the person playing the recorder.
Although the strap can be adjusted after the ring is attached to
the recorder, there is no statement in the specification limiting
construction of when the strap can be placed around the neck of
the user. Consistent with the originally filed specification,
claim 11 recites:
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.
Claim 12 recites similar language. We find that the three steps
following the step of "suspending the strap from the neck of the
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