Appeal No. 98-0584
Application 08/238,948
position away from the saw blade and work supporting surface.
As we have noted above in the § 102 rejection, locking rod
82 is mounted on the pivotally mounted superstructure or
housing 28 and is provided with a dog 94 on one end thereof
for the purpose of actuating a contact switch (i.e., a tang
108 on a stationary micro switch 98) when the guard is in the
lower or active position. Both the contact switch and
interlock system 64 are mounted on the telescoping arm in a
position adjacent the pivotally mounted housing 28 and, thus,
the detector and interlock system are both remotely positioned
from the guard and the work supporting surface of Hewitt's
table saw. From our perspective, the examiner has improperly
relied upon the appellant's own teachings for a suggestion to
combine the teachings of the Delta instruction manual and
Hewitt in the manner proposed. Lieber has only been relied on
by the examiner for a teaching of a proximity switch.
Accordingly, we will not sustain the rejection of claims 1-39
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based on the combined teachings of the
Delta instruction manual, Hewitt and Lieber.
Under the provisions of 37 CFR § 1.196(b) we make the
following new rejections:
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