Application of George P. Cochran

ALMOND, Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals affirming the rejections on prior art of claims 2, 4, 5, 11 and 12 of appellant’s application 1 for “Weeder.” No claim was allowed.

The application states that the object of the claimed invention is to provide a weeder operable with a minimum of effort and without excessive damage to the soil, the prongs or tines of which are inserted into the ground adjacent a weed, with foot operable means to eject and throw the weed upwardly and forwardly, thus eliminating the necessity of manually removing the device from the ground…