Appeal 2007-0676
Application 09/803,221
SUMMARY OF DECISION
We AFFIRM.
THE INVENTION
Appellant’s claimed invention is to a captive screw for slideably securing a
first structure to a second structure (Specification 2:19-20). Claim 1, reproduced
below, is representative of the subject matter on appeal.
1. A captive screw including:
a ferrule,
a screw having a head, a shank adapted to pass
through the ferrule, a threaded portion at the end of the
shank opposite the head, and a collar formed on the
shank proximate the threaded portion; and
a spring,
the screw being captivated on the ferrule between
the head and the collar, the spring extending on the shank
of the screw between the head and the ferrule.
THE REJECTIONS
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of
unpatentability:
Ernest US 3,465,803 Sep. 9, 1969
Damm US 5,462,395 Oct. 31, 1995
Aukzemas US 5,941,669 Aug. 24, 1999
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