Appeal No. 2004-1168
Application 09/884,518
attachment member is erroneous because the bore 31 is used to attach the adaptor to
the tool bit, not to the screw gun. See page 5 of the brief.
We find that Hubscher’s coupling mechanism 20 includes a series of stepped
surfaces 21, 23, and 25, a generally frustroconical surface 29, and an elongated
bore 31. These surfaces 21, 23, 25, 29 and 31 receive corresponding external
surfaces on an existing screw gun shown in phantom in Fig. 1. See Hubscher,
column 2, lines 28-41. Hubscher’s chuck shown by dashed lines in phantom in
Fig. 1 is a part of the drill housing because the chuck holds or protects the tool bit.
Accordingly, Hubscher’s coupling 21, 23, 25, 29, and 31 for detachably mounting
the accessory housing 11 to the chuck of the drill reads on the limitation “an
attachment member for detachably mounting the accessory housing to the drill
housing” as recited in claim 1.
In summary, we find that Hubscher does teach each and every limitation
recited in claim 1. Therefore, we will sustain the Examiner’s rejection of independent
claim 1.
Appellant has not made any other further argument as to claims 2-6. 37 CFR
§ 1.192(a) states:
Appellant must, within two months from the date of the
notice of appeal under § 1.191 or within the time allowed for
reply to the action from which the appeal was taken, if such
time is later, file a brief in triplicate. The brief must be
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