Appeal No. 2003-1474
Application No. 09/024,631
The Invention
The invention relates to a shaving apparatus which comprises
at least tow shaving heads, each shaving head having an external
cutting member and an internal cutting member, drivable relative
to the external cutting member. In this shaving apparatus each of
the external cutting members has shaving fields with hair-entry
apertures of different types, one shaving field having a plurality
of hair entry apertures for cutting long hairs and another shaving
field having a plurality of hair-entry apertures of a different
type for cutting short hairs. (Appeal Brief, page 2, lines 9-19).
The Rejection of Claims 1, 4, 8, 9, and 12-16 Under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103
The examiner has found that Bakker discloses a shaving
apparatus with almost every structural limitation of the claimed
invention including at least two shaving heads, but lacks hair
entry apertures having different shapes. (Examiner’s Answer, page
3, lines 11-13). The examiner has additionally found that
Driessen discloses a shaving apparatus with hair entry apertures
of different shapes and sizes and teaches that such a
configuration provides several benefits including a reduction in
grazing of the skin. Id., page 3, lines 13-15).
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