Appeal 2007-1463 Page 15
Application 10/083,492
A. Issue
The issue is whether Appellants have shown that the Examiner erred in
holding the combination of Keller and Vitali would have rendered the subject
matter of claim 1 obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the
invention.
B. Findings of Fact
The record supports the following findings of fact (FF) by a preponderance
of the evidence.
1. Keller shows a retaining assembly comprising two plates (elements 12 in Fig
37).
7 Keller’s Fig. 3 is reproduced below:
Fig. 3 shows a retaining assembly comprising two plates (elements 12).
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