Appeal No. 2005-1173 Page 5
Application No. 10/134,793
that was made by the appellant. See In re Dance, 160 F.3d 1339, 1343, 48 USPQ2d
1635, 1637 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Gordon, 733 F.2d 900, 902, 221 USPQ 1125, 1127
(Fed. Cir. 1984).
Claims 1, 3 and 11, the independent claims under appeal, read as follows:
1. A wrench comprising, in combination; a handle; a head formed at an end
of the handle for engagement with a nut having a threadable axis, with the
handle integrally formed as a single piece with the head and extending generally
perpendicular to the threadable axis and for manual grasping in a handle of a
user; and a magnet at least partially embedded in the head for keeping the nut in
the head.
3. A wrench comprising, in combination: a handle; a head formed at an end
of the handle for engagement with a nut; and a magnet at least partially
embedded in the head, wherein the head includes an intermediate portion and
two jaws extending from the intermediate portion, wherein the magnet is
embedded in the intermediate portion.
11. A wrench comprising, in combination: a handle; a head formed at an end
of the handle for engagement with a nut; and a magnet at least partially
embedded in the head, wherein the head is a ring, wherein the magnet is
embedded in the ring, wherein the magnet includes a first tip embedded in the
ring and an exposed second tip for performing as a stop for the nut.
Bogni's invention relates to a box spanner with a device for retaining the object to
be turned. Bogni teaches that box spanners, in particular for turning sparking plugs of
engines for motor vehicles, which have means for gripping the object to be turned are
known. The gripping means make it possible to avoid pushing the plug, or the fastening
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