Appeal No. 2004-2335 Page 2
Application No. 09/867,495
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention is directed to a tie down which has a bungi cord that
has a hook at one end for securing the bungi cord to a first object and a clasp at the
other end. The clasp has a pair of pivoted jaws with teeth on at least one of the jaws for
securing the other end of the bungi cord to an object (specification, p. 2). A copy of
dependent claim 4 is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief. Claim 5 reads as
follows:
A bungi cord comprising:
an elastic cord having a first end and a second end, said first end having a
hook secured thereto, and
said second end having means for securing said second end to a support,
said means for securing said second end to a support comprising a first
jaw and a second jaw,
said first and second jaws being secured together by a pivot, and said first
and second jaws being movable from a first position to a second position about
said pivot, and
wherein when said first and second jaws are in said first position, they are
closely adjacent one another, and
when said first and second jaws are in said second position, they are
remote from one another, and
means for holding said first and second jaws in said first position,
and
wherein said means for holding said first and second jaws in said first
position is a spring, and
wherein said spring is wound around said pivot and has a pair of arms,
one of said pair of arms engaging an outside surface of said first jaw, and
another of said pair of arms engaging an outside surface of said second
jaw.
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