Court of Customs and Patent Appeals May 16, 1963, Patent Appeal 6986 (Application of Herman G. Muenchinger)

WORLEY, Chief Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Board of Appeals which affirmed the examiner’s rejection of claims 15, 3, 6, 7 and 8 of appellant’s application

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for a patent for a locking screw.

Claims 15 and 7 are representative and read:

“15.