Appeal No. 2006-1745 Page 2
Application No. 10/010,361
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a quick release assembly for attaching a
removable part to a frame and, more particularly, to a quick release hub assembly
for a bicycle (present specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set
forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Brown 2,720,804 Oct. 18, 1955
Denby 5,875,662 Mar. 2, 1999
The following rejection is before us for review.
Claims 20-38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Denby in view of Brown.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner
and the appellant regarding this appeal, we make reference to the examiner's
answer (mailed November 21, 2003) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejection and to the appellant's brief (filed September 15, 2003) for
the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration
to the appellant's specification and claims, to the applied prior art, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellant and the examiner. For the reasons
that follow, we cannot sustain the examiner’s rejection.
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