Appeal No. 2003-1284 Page 16
Application No. 09/887,179
from one of Leatherman's handles (e.g., knife blade 71, awl 72, large screwdriver bit 73,
scissors 74, spacer 98) had to be removed to accommodate a chain repair tool, it is our
view that the applied prior art suggests doing so and that such would not make the
modified pocket tool of Leatherman unsuitable for its intended purpose (i.e., a multiple
tool having both cross-jaw pliers and parallel-jaw pliers and certain auxiliary tools) since
the modified pocket tool of Leatherman would still include both cross-jaw pliers and
parallel-jaw pliers and a chain repair tool in one handle and a spoke wrench and other
tools in the other handle.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 6 to 11 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed.
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