Appeal 2007-0561
Application 10/689,465
1 comprising first and second holes on first and second sides,
2 respectively, of the top clamping member receiving the first and
3 second screws;
4
5 trough comprising a base wall and opposing first and second
6 side walls, the trough being integral with the top clamping member
7 opposite the bottom clamping member, the though defining an
8 opening between the first and second side walls, the opening further
9 defining a ground wire axis parallel to the grounding member axis;
10 and
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12 a threaded hole defined by the first side wall for threadedly
13 engaging a set screw disposed along a third longitudinal axis, the third
14 longitudinal axis intersecting at least one of the first and second
15 longitudinal axes above the first or second screw.
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17 8. It is not in dispute that the claimed invention requires the claimed
18 clamping apparatus to be composed of a top portion and a bottom portion each
19 with a first and a second screw hole which align with corresponding screw holes
20 on the other portion and that the screw holes are disposed along a first and second
21 longitudinal axis.
22 9. Mooney discloses a grounding clamp comprising a top portion and a
23 bottom portion each with a first and a second screw hole which align with
24 corresponding screw holes on the other portion, and the screw holes are disposed
25 along a first and second longitudinal axis. The applicants do not dispute this fact.
26 10. It is not in dispute that the claimed invention requires a trough integral
27 with the top portion of the grounding clamp, that the trough has a base wall and
28 opposing side walls wherein the first side wall has a threaded hole for receiving a
29 set screw extending in a third longitudinal axis from the first side wall to the
30 second side wall, that the third longitudinal axis intersects the first or the second
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