Appeal No. 2005-0879
Application No. 09/822,136
a circular cutting blade having a cutting edge, a diameter,
and a thickness, wherein the cutting blade is pivotally mounted
to the handle, and the cutting edge includes an edge angle that
is not less than forty degrees and not greater than fifty
degrees;
wherein the diameter of the cutting blade is not greater
than fifteen times the thickness.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Mathein 704,352 July 08, 1902
Jahn 5,235,748 Aug. 17, 1993
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 4 through 6, 13 and 25 through 30 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Mathein.
Claims 1, 4 through 6, 13 and 25 through 30 also stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Jahn.
Attention is directed to the brief (filed February 6, 2004)
and answer (mailed July 1, 2004) for the respective positions of
the appellants and examiner regarding the merits of these
rejections.
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