Appeal No. 2005-0911 Page 2
Application No. 09/923,113
Further understanding of the invention may be obtained from claim 14 which reads as
follows:
14. Shears comprising:
a head that contains one or more elements adapted
to be directed toward the hair;
a handle comprising finger loops, each finger loop
having an inner diameter; and
deformable grips located on each inner diameter,
each grip having:
a deformable outer surface capable of
receiving at least a portion of the inner
diameter into itself; and
a viscous medium enclosed by the outer
surface.
The Prior Art
The examiner relied upon the following prior art references of record in rejecting
the appealed claims:
Tindall 970,406 Sept. 13, 1910
McCall 5,000,599 Mar. 19, 1991
The Rejection
Claims 14 and 17-24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Tindall in view of McCall.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the answer for
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