Appeal No. 2005-2606 Παγε 2
Application No. 10/077,718
The appellants' invention relates to a clamping mechanism comprising a
clamping arm which is rotatably mounted on the clamping mechanism by means of a
one way rotary clutch such that the arm can freely rotate in one direction only wherein
the center of mass of the clamping arm is spaced apart from the axis of rotation of the
rotary one way clutch (specification, p. 9). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth
in the appendix to the appellants' brief.
The prior art
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claim is:
Stoll 2,175,488 Oct. 10, 1939
The rejection
Claims 22 and 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated
by, or in the alternative under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious over Stoll.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the answer
for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejection, and to the brief and
reply brief for the appellants' arguments thereagainst.
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