Appeal No. 2006-1538
Application No. 09/782,915
broaching, boring or reaming tool. Independent claim 1 is
representative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as
follows:
1. A device for adjusting the position of a cutting
insert adjustably secured in a pocket disposed in a holder,
comprising:
a cavity in said holder, at least a portion of said cavity
being contiguous with said pocket;
an intermediate component separate from said holder and
disposed within said cavity, said intermediate component
comprising an external peripheral surface and at least one
expansion mechanism, said external peripheral surface engaging
the insert at said contiguous portion, and
a wedging device movably attached directly to said holder
and engaging the intermediate component such that actuation of
the wedging device results in expansion of the intermediate
component in a direction substantially parallel to a
desired direction of adjustment of the insert.
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Matthews 3,703,117 Nov. 21, 1972
Basteck 5,391,023 Feb. 21, 1995
Claims 1 through 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Basteck in view of Matthews.
Rather than attempt to reiterate the examiner's commentary
with regard to the above-noted rejection and the conflicting
viewpoints advanced by appellant and the examiner regarding the
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