Appeal 2007-2227
Application 10/778,963
regions spiraling inwardly with a continuously decreasing radius for greater than
one full revolution; each of said spiral regions being sufficiently large and being
sized and shaped so as to be adapted to join with either spiral region
of another extension such that both of said extensions lay relatively flat with
respect to each other.
11. A method of extending a necklace comprising the steps
of:
(a) providing a necklace with connectors at opposite ends thereof:
(b) providing first and second discretely interconnectable extensions of generally
equal size and shape with relatively large connecting spirals of generally equal size
on each end thereof ;
(c) joining a first end of said necklace;
(d) joining a second end of said first extension to a first end of said second
extension;
(e) joining a second end of said second extension with said necklace second
connector.
Cited References:
Cayton US 5,669,242 Sept. 23, 1997
Cloud US 5,184,482 Feb. 9, 1993
Grounds of Rejection
Claims 1-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Cayton
in view of Cloud.
DISCUSSION
Claims 1-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Cayton
in view of Cloud. As Appellant did not argue the dependent claims separately,
they stand or fall with the independent claim on which they depend. We thus focus
our analysis on independent claims 1 and 11. 37 CFR § 41.37(c)(1)(vii) (2006).
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