Appeal No. 2003-2098 Page 2
Application No. 09/833,978
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates generally to electrical switches and, more
particularly, to a general purpose, consumer electrical interrupt switch (specification, p.
1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's
brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Freeman 2,706,225 Apr. 12, 1955
Lockard 3,974,347 Aug. 10, 1976
Osika 4,463,228 July 31, 1984
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Freeman.
Claims 2 to 4, 6, 7 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Freeman in view of Osika.
Claims 7 to 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Freeman in view of Osika and Lockard.
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