Appeal No. 2001-2595
Application 09/245,640
As noted on page 2 of the specification, the primary object
of appellant’s invention is to provide a versatile vise jaw
reconfigurable to secure a variety of shapes and sizes of work
pieces in an advantageous orientation. Independent claim 1 is
representative of the subject matter on appeal, and a copy of
that claim, reproduced from the Appendix to appellant’s brief, is
attached hereto.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner are:
Peterson 2,754,708 Jul. 17, 1956
Hennessey 3,463,478 Aug. 26, 1969
Meyer 4,157,819 Jun. 12, 1979
Swann et al. (Swann) 5,535,995 Jul. 16, 1996
Claims 1, 19, 22, 27 through 29 and 33 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Hennessey in view
of Meyer.
Claims 3, 20, 24, 26 and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Hennessey in view of Meyer as
applied above, and further in view of Peterson.
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