Appeal 2006-2155
Application 10/747,179
THE INVENTION
The Appellant claims a football kicking tee and a device for controllably
altering the trajectory of a kicked American football. The device is a shaped
appliance (40) that fits inside the kicking tee (10) and, due to its shape, alters the
trajectory of a football that strikes the appliance after being kicked by a kicker’s
foot (Specification 11: 3-7; 12: 14-20). Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A device for controllably altering a trajectory of a kicked American
football, comprising:
a) a stationary body placed at a fixed location in front of an American
football supported in an orientation permitting said football to be kicked by a
kicker’s foot;
b) said body having a portion located such that after said football is kicked,
said football strikes said portion and is deflected into a substantially predictable
trajectory.
THE REFERENCE
McKee 5,613,678 Mar. 25, 1997
THE REJECTION
Claims 1-20 stand rejected under 1) 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, written
description requirement, and 2) 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by McKee.
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