Appeal 2007-0787
Application 10/689,230
1 F. 7. The handle must be of “a material that is more fragile than the
2 material forming the shank.5”
3 F. 8. The Specification exemplifies the fragile material as glass or crystal,
4 preferably leaded glass crystal.6
5 F. 9. The Specification exemplifies the shank as formed of “a metal.7”
6 Prosecution
7 F. 10. An examiner rejected Claims 1 and 5 under 35 U.S.C § 102(b) as
8 anticipated by a patent to Tokarz.8
9 F. 11. The remaining claims have been rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
10 unpatentable over Tokarz or on a combination of Tokarz with other patents.9
11 Tokarz
12 F. 12. Tokarz describes a lever assembly for a faucet having a structure very
13 similar to the lever claimed by Applicant.
14 F. 13. Tokarz Figure 1, reproduced below, shows an embodiment of
15 Tokarz’s lever assembly.10
4 Specification 3.
5 Appeal Br. 9.
6 Specification 1, 2.
7 Specification 3.
8 U.S. Patent 5,797,422.
9 Answer 3-7.
10 Tokarz 2:10-17.
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