In re Devine

Tliis appeal is from the Patent Office Board of Appeals which affirmed the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 15, 16, 22, 27, and 28 of appellant’s application entitled “Bolts,” serial No. 241,029, filed August 9,1951. No claims are allowed.

Appellant’s application relates to so-called “blind bolts” for securing one member to another where one of the bolt-contacting surfaces is inaccessible. Three species are disclosed. Claim 1, which is generic to all disclosed species, reads:

1. A screw bolt including: a threaded head portion and a shank portion extending axially said head…