Legal Opinion
Application of Jack E. Caveney
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided November 24, 1967No. Patent Appeal 7780PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from a decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals, 1 adhered to on reconsideration, affirming the examiner’s final rejection of claims 3, 5, 6, 8, and 10-14 of application serial No. 325,203, filed November 13, 1963, entitled “Wiring Duct.” No claim has been allowed.
The wiring duct of the invention is depicted in Fig. 1.
It is chiefly characterized by the flat fingers 6 which are solid pieces the width of which is several times greater than the thickness. The construction makes the fingers quite flexible in the lateral direction, permitting easy and convenient…
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