Appeal No. 2002-1276
Application 09/405,971
a blade having a non-cutting back edge, a smooth, curved
cutting front edge opposite the back edge adapted to compress and
cut the insulation batt simultaneously, the back edge and the
front edge meeting at a forward end, a rearward end, a blade
length between the forward end and the rearward end, a blade
width between the back edge and the front edge, and a blade
longitudinal axis extending between the forward end and the
rearward end intermediate the blade width; and
a handle permanently and non-movably attached to the
rearward end of the blade and extending rearwardly of the
rearward end of the blade, the handle having a first end, a
second end, a handle length between the first end and the second
end, a back side, a front side, a handle width between the back
side and the front side, and a handle longitudinal axis
intermediate the handle width and substantially parallel to the
back side, further comprising a blade-engaging portion adjacent
the first end and a gripping portion adjacent the second end, the
blade-engaging portion encompassing and supporting the blade
along a substantial portion of the blade length, the gripping
portion enclosing the fingers of the hand and preventing contact
between the fingers and the blade and between the fingers and the
insulation batt.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Alexander 1,850,090 Mar. 22, 1932
Cremonese Des. 235,841 Jul. 15, 1975
THE REJECTION
Claims 1 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
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