Appeal No. 2004-1635
Application No. 10/083,915 Page 2
1. A step for climbing, comprising:
a screw;
a substantially straight lever with first and
second opposing bends, said first bend connected at
substantially a right angel to the screw;
and a loop connected to the second bend of the
lever, at an angle substantially parallel to the screw,
said step being sufficient to perform as a tree step,
handhold, or lanyard clip.
The sole prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims is:
Wright 2,060,711 Nov. 10, 1936
Claims 1-3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Wright.
We refer to the briefs and to the answer for a complete
exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by appellant and
the examiner concerning the issues before us on this appeal.
OPINION
Having carefully considered each of appellant’s arguments
set forth in the brief and reply brief, appellant has not
persuaded us of reversible error on the part of the examiner.
Accordingly, we will affirm the examiner’s rejection for
substantially the reasons set forth by the examiner in the
answer. We add the following for emphasis.
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