Appeal 2006-2370
Application 10/800,929
The claims are directed to a wire feeding mechanism for advancing a
continuous length of wire along a pathway. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A wire feeding mechanism for advancing a continuous
length of wire along a pathway, comprising:
a housing having two roller supports each rotatable about a
corresponding axis transverse to a wire pathway, said roller supports
being on opposite sides of said pathway and being driveably engaged
with each other;
a drive roller on each of said roller supports for rotation
therewith, said drive roller including an outer surface extending
circumferentially about said corresponding axis that defines a groove
having an included angle between a pair of intersecting walls defining
the groove that is about thirty degrees (30o) or greater and less than
ninety degrees (90o), said drive roller on each of said roller supports
compressively contacting a continuous length of wire between said
roller supports such that said wire is advanced along said pathway in
response to rotation of said drive rollers.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show
unpatentability:
Gilliland US 5,540,371 Jul. 30, 1996
Blank US 6,427,894 B1 Aug. 6, 2002
Appellant’s discourse of Prior Art (“AAPA”) Application No.
10/800,929, pp. 1-3 and Fig. 5.
The rejections as presented by the Examiner are as follows:
1. Claims 1-10 and 14-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Gilliland in view of Appellant’s disclosure at page
1 line 15 to page 3 line 29 and Fig. 5.
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