Ex parte TUROS - Page 6




                  Appeal No. 2002-0022                                                                                        Page 6                      
                  Application No. 09/161,071                                                                                                              




                           Since the claimed cleat having a substantially hemispherical chamber or a                                                      
                  hemispherical chamber is not taught or suggested by the applied prior art for the reasons                                               
                  set forth above, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 39 to 50 under                                                           
                  35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                                                                                                            


                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 39 to 50 under                                                     
                  35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                                                                                                            
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              






                                             HARRISON E. McCANDLISH                                )                                                      
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