Appeal No. 2002-1969
Application No. 09/665,907
higher than that of lead, so that when the sleeve enclosed end
portion of the filament tuft is placed in a mold (Figs. 3 and 6)
and molten lead is poured around the same, the sleeve/jacket
effectively protects the filaments against heat damage and the
filament tuft becomes securely embedded in the lead body as the
latter cools. Figure 6, pointed to by the examiner, shows the
jacket or sleeve (31) inserted in a mold (32), along with the
shank (26') of a fish hook, prior to the time that molten lead is
poured into the mold via inlet (19).
In looking at Cordell, it is clear that no slot exists in a
lure body during the time that the filament tuft (16) or (30) and
jacket (17) or sleeve (31) are being assembled and formed, indeed
no lure body exists in Cordell at all at that time. Thus, there
is no step in Cordell, or need of a step, of "shaping the bound
inset end to fit in the tail slot" of a lure, as in appellant's
claim 1 on appeal. While there may be some shaping of the sleeve
(31) or jacket (17) in Cordell to ensure a proper fit in the
mold, there is no shaping of the bound insert end to fit in a
tail slot of the lure, as required in appellant's claims on
appeal. In Cordell, the molten lead conforms to the shape of
that portion of the filament sleeve or jacket in the mold and
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