Appeal No. 2004-1058
Application 09/584,053
pulling the handle portion generally along the handle axis
while maintaining engagement of the pet engageable portion with
the pet to cause the blade edge to engage the loose hair of the
pet and pull it from the pet without cutting or pulling the non-
loose hair from the pet.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
prior art rejections on appeal are:
Clements 441,136 Nov. 25, 1890
Deneen 797,184 Aug. 15, 1905
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 12 through 18, 20 and 22 through 29 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as being based on a
specification which fails to comply with the enablement
requirement.
Claims 12 through 18, 20 and 22 through 29 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as failing to
particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
the appellants regard as the invention.
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