Appeal No. 2006-1915
Application No. 10/056,312
angle between the blade and the table being about 45
degrees;
wherein a distance between the second portion and
at least one of the base assembly and the table is smaller
than a distance between the first portion and the at least
one of the base assembly and the table when the saw
assembly is in the second position.
THE EVIDENCE
The examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Ushiwata US 5,425,294 Jun. 20, 1995
Tsune US 5,974,927 Nov. 02, 1999
THE REJECTION
The appellants seek review of the examiner’s rejection of claim 1 under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ushiwata in view of Tsune.
The examiner reasons in support of the rejections in the examiner's answer
(mailed September 22, 2005) and the supplemental examiner's answer (mailed
January 25, 2006). The appellants present opposing views in the appellants’ brief
(filed June 24, 2005), reply brief (filed November 10, 2005), and second reply brief
(filed February 13, 2006).
OPINION
Ushiwata discloses a desk-top cutting machine. Ushiwata’s cutting machine
includes a support member 3 secured on base 1 for supporting a workpiece 16, a
saw shaft 9, a circular saw 10, a motor 11 for rotating the saw, and a transmission
3
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