Appeal No. 98-0584
Application 08/238,948
We REVERSE and, pursuant to our authority under the
provisions of 37 CFR § 1.196(b), we will enter new rejections
of claims 4, 13, 17, 28 and 35 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
and second paragraphs, and claims 1, 2, 6, 7, 32, 33 and 37
under
35 U.S.C. § 103.
The appellant's invention pertains to a power tool safety
device for a power tool and to a power tool having such a
safety device. Independent claims 1 and 32 are further
illustrative of the appealed subject matter and copies thereof
may be found in APPENDIX A of the brief.
The prior art relied on by the examiner is:
Lieber 4,060,160 Nov. 29,
1977
Hewitt 5,181,447 Jan. 26,
1993
Delta Instruction Manual, “10" Tilting Arbor Unisaw”, Part No.
422-04-651-0024, ppg. 1-30 (Feb. 1990)
The claims on appeal stand rejected in the following
manner.3
rejection.
3Page 3 of the answer states that the final rejection of
claim 39 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is withdrawn.
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