Appeal No. 2003-0421
Application No. 09/508,793
12, 12a connected by a crosspiece (Answer, page 4). The examiner
further finds that the hinge body 8 is located between the two
branches, the hinge body having an axis about which the other
wire part may be pivoted, and the other wire part has an end bent
eyelet 6 having a peripheral opening with the crosspiece gripping
the outside of the eyelet (Answer, pages 4-5). The examiner
recognizes that Teichmann fails to disclose a hinge body defining
a coaxial peripheral groove and an eyelet elastically engaging
the peripheral groove such as to lock the hinge body in position
(Answer, page 5).
Therefore the examiner cites Nakanishi for the teaching of a
hinge body 6 defining a coaxial peripheral groove 7 and an eyelet
10 elastically engaging the peripheral groove to lock the hinge
body into position for the purpose of making a hinge for
eyeglasses that requires no bolt (id.). From these findings, the
examiner concludes that it would have been obvious to one having
ordinary skill in this art to include a hinge body defining a
coaxial peripheral groove and an eyelet elastically engaging the
peripheral groove and locking the hinge body in position as
taught by Nakanishi for the hinge in the eyeglass frame of
Teichmann for the purpose of making a hinge for eyeglasses that
requires no bolt (id.). We agree. Of course, if the hinge body
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