Appeal No. 2001-1808
Application 08/987,487
Representative claims 1 and 5 read as follows:
1. A method of identifying perimeter points for lines on
athletic fields and the like, through use of a single strand
of flexible rope, comprising,
locating two or more perimeter points on a line of an earthen
athletic field comprising a ground surface,
drilling a vertical hole in the field at said points,
thence placing said flexible elongated single strand of
making rope with a ground anchor on one end
longitudinally into each of said holes so that said
ground anchor is in the lower end of the hole, and
so that the upper portion
of said rope extends from said hole above said
ground surface, and
packing loose material in said hole around said rope whereupon
the upper portions of said ropes will serve as a visible
indicator of the location of said points.
5. A rope for marking the perimeter points for athletic
field lines, comprising,
a flexible moisture resistant elongated line having
opposite
ends, and a diameter,
an anchor element on one end of said line and
concentrically
mounted with respect to the line and having a diameter
greater than the diameter of said line.
THE PRIOR ART
The reference relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection is:
Kuoksa 2,468,211 Apr. 26, 1949
THE REJECTIONS
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