Appeal 2006-1453
Application 10/662,344
from the back of the head portion. A plurality of supporting means extends
from the column to the foot portion.
Claim 1 reproduced below is further illustrative of the claimed subject
matter:
1. A hole plug for blocking a hole, comprising:
a head portion having a back surface,
a foot portion extending from the back surface of the head
portion to be inserted into the hole, said foot portion including a
plurality of plate members extending from the back surface of the
head portion and arranged circularly with a space between two of the
plate members, each of said plate members having an engaging step
portion at a base close to the head portion for engaging the hole,
a column projecting from the back surface of the head
portion inside the plate members, and
a plurality of supporting means, each supporting means being
disposed between the column and each of the plate members so that
the column is connected to each of the plate members through each of
the supporting means and the supporting means supports and
suppresses the plate member from bending inwardly.
The references of record relied upon by the Examiner as evidence of
anticipation and obviousness are:
Mejlso US 3,181,411 May 4, 1965
Boik US 4,504,009 Mar. 12, 1985
Kraus US 4,761,319 Aug. 2, 1988
Jaeger US 6,319,436 B1 Nov. 20, 2001
Claims 1-4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as anticipated by
Boik.
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