Appeal No. 2006-2406 Παγε 2
Application No. 10/745,113
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a hook for a band saw
(specification, page 1).
Claim 1 is representative of the invention, and is reproduced as
follows:
1. A band saw comprising:
a housing having a pair of wheel covering portions separated
by a motor covering portion;
a motor in said housing motor covering portion;
a handle coupled with said housing;
an activation member coupled with said motor and a power
source, said activation member on said housing;
an output member coupled with said motor, said output member
coupled with a blade; and
a hook member coupled with said housing, said hook member
cantilevered from said housing and having an engaging surface for
supporting said band saw with respect to a support member for
suspending said band saw off the ground enabling a user to hang
said band saw between use in a convenient way for repeated use.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Bennett 1,453,335 May 1, 1923
Dean 6,442,848 Sep. 3, 2002
Claims 1-5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Dean in view of Bennett.
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