Application of James C. Danly

WORLEY, Acting Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the rejection by the Primary Examiner of claims 1 to 9, inclusive, the only claims of appellant’s application, No. 224,228, for a patent on a power press tie rod heating system.

Claims 1, 7, and 9 are representative and read:

“1. A power press tie rod heating system, including in combination a press frame, a tie rod for holding the press frame in assembled position, one end of the tie rod being formed with screw threads, a nut positioned about the screw threads, insulating means…