Appeal No. 2005-1815
Application No. 10/057,719
29. A method of inserting a golf cup sleeve into a golf cup,
the method comprising:
placing a one-piece, seamless cylindrical golf cup sleeve
into a golf cup; and
releasing the golf cup sleeve so that an outer surface of
the golf cup sleeve is forced against an inner surface of the
golf cup and an inner surface of the golf cup sleeve does not
interfere with a golf ball dropping within the golf cup.
THE EVIDENCE
The items relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Hageman 5,362,044 Nov. 08, 1994
Browne 5,382,018 Jan. 17, 1995
Crocker et al. (Crocker) 355,171 Aug. 20, 1931
(British Patent Document)
Boyd 2,206,804 Jan. 18, 1989
(British Patent Document)
The item relied upon by the appellant as evidence of non-
obviousness is:
The 37 C.F.R. § 1.132 declaration of Stephen J. Garske filed
December 16, 2002.
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 9, 11, 12, 22, 25, 27 and 29 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Boyd in view of
Browne.
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