Appeal No. 2002-1038
Application 09/122,022
1. A handle in combination with an expandable baton, the
handle comprising:
a hollow cylindrical tube having a plurality of square-cut
grooves about a portion thereof, each groove having a groove
diameter less than an outer diameter of the tube adjacent said
groove; and
a cover attached to the tube having an internal diameter
approximately equal to the outer diameter of the tube, wherein
the cover conforms to an outer surface of the tube;
whereby each groove of the tube cooperates with a ridge
located on the internal diameter of the cover and having a
diameter approximately equal to the groove diameter, and where
the cover is constructed of a material such that the diameter of
the ridge cannot stretch or expand to a size of the outer
diameter of the tube thereby preventing the cover from moving
relative to the tube during expanding or collapsing of the baton.
7. A handle in combination with an expandable baton having
at least one member telescopingly mounted in the handle, wherein
the telescoping member includes an enlarged outer end which is
seated in the handle when the telescoping member is nestled in
the handle, the handle comprising:
a hollow cylindrical tube;
a cover attached to the tube, the cover conforming to an
outer surface of the tube; and
means for preventing the cover from moving relative to the
tube during expanding or collapsing of the baton.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Zimmerman 1,165,484 Dec. 28, 1915
Hemming 1,685,588 Sep. 25, 1928
Parsons 5,110,375 May 5, 1992
Beere et al. (Beere) 5,551,323 Sep. 3, 1996
THE REJECTION
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