In re Daniel

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office, affirming the action of the examiner in rejecting claims 1, 2, and 3 of applicant, and also rejecting claim 4 which was admitted for purpose of appeal by the board and rejected in its decision.

The subject matter of the application is a claimed device or mechanism for improved curtain-shade rollers, and the claims involved in this appeal are as follows:

1. The combination with a curtain-shade roller and a curtain shade and cord, said shade and cord secured to and adapted to wind on the roller in…