Appeal No. 2004-0658 Page 12
Application No. 09/419,579
through an opening defined in the manually graspable portion as recited in claims 4, 5
and 9 to 13, or (2) a flared horn portion adjacent another opening defined in the
manually graspable portion as recited in claims 4, 5 and 9, 10 and 12.
For the reasons set forth above, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 4,
5 and 9 to 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 and 6 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is affirmed and the decision of the examiner to reject claims 2 to 5
and 7 to 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed with respect to claims 2, 3, 7 and 8 and
reversed with respect to claims 4, 5 and 9 to 13.
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