Application of Arthur L. Scott

RICH, Judge.

This appeal is from the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the rejection -of claims 9, 10, and 12-16 of application Serial No. 440,369, filed June 30, 1954, ■entitled “Hollow Glass Fiber Shaft.”

The invention relates to hollow fiberglass rods of uniform outside diameter, ■particularly suitable for use as archery .arrow shafts. The claims on appeal are ■directed to both the rods and the method •of making them.

The novelty of appellant’s invention resides in using a paper tube as the core ■of the rod. The paper tube is cylindrical and consists of helical windings of paper tape,…