Appeal No. 2004-0430 Page 2
Application No. 09/174,868
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates generally to a hunting device for calling game.
Particularly, the appellant's invention relates to an improved game call device of
unitary construction having a game call portion and a platform portion. The game call
portion is that portion of the appellant's invention that produces the calling sounds.
Further, the appellant's game call can be retained securely relative to a hunter's body,
and is elevated from the hunter's body by the platform portion. Thus, the hunter has
instant, ready access to the appellant's call when secured to the body while the field
performance of the appellant's invention, having percussive or friction-generated type
game call portions, is not compromised (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under
appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims is:
Musacchia 5,607,091 Mar. 4, 1997
Claims 1 and 3 to 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Musacchia.
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