Appeal No. 2007-0800
Application No. 10/066,267
with lights.” (Specification 1.) That is, a fish strike causes the flag to move
from a horizontal to vertical position, and the change in the flag’s position in
turn causes an attached light to turn on, indicating a strike has occurred. (Id.
at 1-2.)
The Specification discloses (page 4), as a preferred embodiment,
an ice fishing tip-up display compris[ing] a flashing light source
located at one end of an assembly; a tilt switch . . . ; a reflective
enclosure of said tilt switch/flashing light source; conductors
. . . ; a power source and circuitry means to supply power to
said flashing light source; and an attaching apparatus to attach
to a flag arm of a fishing device.
The Specification discloses that a reflective enclosure for the light
source provides a number of advantages. (Id. at 7.) For example, an ice
fishing tip-up is vulnerable to motorized traffic on a frozen lake. (Id.) When
a vehicle shines its lights on the reflective enclosure the vehicle’s operator
will be able to see where the fishing equipment is, and avoid it. (Id.)
The Specification discloses that the reflective light source enclosure
also allows the fisherman to verify the location of his equipment, and
determine whether the flag is horizontal or vertical, by simply scanning the
area with a flashlight. (Id.) “This is especially helpful if the unit is unarmed
without the power source or if electronic failure occurs, so that the fisherman
can still determine the flag position.” (Id. at 7-8.)
DISCUSSION
1. CLAIMS
Claims 8 and 9 are pending and on appeal and read as follows:
8. An ice fishing display device for use with an ice fishing
tip-up with a base assembly and a tip-up flag arm mounted to
the base assembly comprising:
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