Appeal No. 2004-1319
Application 09/933,329
wrench with a uniform outside diameter from its first end to its
second end. For the same reasons set forth above in our
discussion of the rejection of independent claim 1 based on Fuca
and Parker, we again find this argument to be unpersuasive.
Accordingly, the examiner’s rejection of dependent claims 9 and
15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) based on Fuca in view of Parker and
Moore or Jore will be sustained.
The next rejection for our review is that of method claims
18 and 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Lassiter in view of Givot. In this instance, the examiner has
determined (answer, page 3) that Lassiter shows or discloses the
claimed invention (e.g., in Figs. 4-10) except for the step of
turning the elongate body of the tool by manually gripping the
outer surface (59) of the tool to provide rotational torque to
both the tool and wire nut connector necessary for securing a
wire connector to the conducive ends of electrical wires.
However, the examiner finds in Givot a teaching/suggestion of a
wire nut fastening tool (e.g., Fig. 1) having an outer
cylindrical surface with appropriate gripping areas that
facilitate manual gripping of the fastening tool (col. 3, lines
17-19) to apply the torque necessary for securing a wire
12
Page: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007