Appeal 2006-3320
Application 10/417,638
THE INVENTION
The Appellant claims a washer assembly and a nut cap assembly. Claims 8
and 29 are illustrative:
29. A nut cap assembly comprising,
a) a body having longitudinal axis and an axial aperture further
comprising,
i) a plurality of ends; and
ii) wrenching flats; and
b) a cap telescoped over the body and having a crimped portion
that provides an annular clamp.
THE REFERENCES
Goiny US 4,969,788 Nov. 13, 1990
Bydalek US 6,435,791 B1 Aug. 20, 2002
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected as follows: claims 8, 9, 11-17 and 24-32 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Goiny; claims 8-32 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e)
as anticipated by Bydalek; and claims 18-23 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious
over Goiny in view of Bydalek.
OPINION
We reverse the aforementioned rejections and remand the application to the
Examiner. Regarding the rejections we need to address only the independent
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