Appeal No. 2003-1284 Page 9
Application No. 09/887,179
and provision is made for accessability of these fingernail grips. In the handles 10 and
11 the side flanges 14 are cut away at 81 for this purpose.
One side flange 14 of each handle is marked with a scale 95 to provide a ruler
as illustrated in Figure 13. The other side and the web could also be marked. To use
the ruler, the cross-jaw plier jaws 22 are closed with the parallel jaws 35 in storage and
the handles are aligned with adjacent ends abutting each other to provide a rule having
a length equal to the combined length of both handles. In the pocket tool illustrated by
way of example the length of the rule is seven and one-half inches.
The teachings of Chuang
Chuang's invention relates to a tool, and more particularly to a tool combination
for bicycle. Chuang teaches (column 1, lines 8-13) that:
Typical bicycles comprise a number of elements and parts that are
required to be fixed and repaired by a number of tools. The user have [sic, has]
to prepare a number of tools for engaging and disengaging the fastening
members and for repairing the chains. It is inconvenient to prepare and to retain
the tools in place.
Referring to the drawings, and initially to Figures 1 to 4, a tool combination
comprises a first tool assembly as shown in Figure 1, and a second tool assembly as
shown in Figure 2. The first tool assembly and the second tool assembly each includes
a number of tools provided therein which are good enough for fixing and repairing all of
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