Appeal No. 2006-2406 Παγε 10
Application No. 10/745,113
saws when not in use. Specifically, we find that this disclosure
of Bennett would have motivated an artisan to have placed a hook
on the band saw of Dean, as advanced by the examiner.
We are not persuaded by appellants’ assertion (brief,
page 4) that Dean teaches away form supporting the saw off of the
ground since the covers protect the saw when the saw is placed on
the ground. From our review of Dean, we find no disclosure, and
none has been pointed to by appellants, relating to the covers
protecting the saw when it is placed on the ground. Nor do we
find any mention of the saw being placed on the ground. The
covers will protect the saw whether or not the saw is on the
ground. Nor do we find in Dean any lack of desire to suspend the
saw from a hook when not in use. Rather, we find that supporting
the saw from a hook when not in use and providing a high-impact
cover are both useable at the same time because even if the saw
has a supporting hook, it could still be dropped by a user. In
addition, we note that even if dropped, the impact resistant
cover will serve to protect the internal components of the saw.
Because a portable saw would benefit from having both a support
hook and an impact resistant cover, we do not agree with
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