Appeal No. 2003-0421
Application No. 09/508,793
6. A hinge between a side piece and an end piece of a frame
for a pair of glasses, the side piece and the end piece being
parts made of wire, one of the wire parts being bent in the form
of a hairpin comprised of two branches connected by a crosspiece
and bearing a hinge body between the two branches, the hinge body
having an axis about which the other wire part may be pivoted,
and the hinge body defining a coaxial peripheral groove, and the
other wire part has an end bent eyelet having a peripheral
opening, the eyelet elastically engaging the peripheral groove
and locking the hinge body in position, and the crosspiece
gripping the outside of the eyelet.
The examiner has relied upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
Nakanishi 5,570,492 Nov. 5, 1996
Teichmann 9417374 Jan. 5, 1995
(published German Gebrauchsmuster)1
Claims 6, 7 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Teichmann in view of Nakanishi (Answer, page
4).2 We affirm the examiner’s rejection essentially for the
reasons stated in the Answer and those reasons set forth below.
OPINION
The examiner finds that Teichmann discloses a hinge between
a side piece 12 and an end piece 3 of a frame for a pair of
glasses, with the side and end pieces made of wire, and side
piece 12 being bent in the form of a hairpin with two branches
1
1We rely upon and cite from a full English translation of
this document, previously made of record.
2
2We refer to the Answer dated Sep. 6, 2002, Paper No. 17.
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