Appeal No. 2006-0679 Page 2
Application No. 09/997,934
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a sprung surface handle pivotably mounted
on a base plate, the base plate provided with a raised handle-protecting part, or parts,
between an edge or edges of the plate and an arm or arms of the handle to protect the
handle from engagement with other objects (see present specification, page 1). A copy
of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
Applied Prior Art
Koll 2,715,243 Aug. 16, 1955
Willems 5,797,635 Aug. 25, 1998
The Rejection
Claims 1-12 and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Koll in view of Willems.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding this appeal, we make reference to the examiner's answer for the
examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejection and to the appellant's brief
(filed January 15, 2004) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
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