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APPLICATION OF DOWNIE

Patent Appeal No. 7691.

368 F.2d 1014 (1966)

Application of Robert Rex DOWNIE

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

December 8, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip E. Siggers, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Joseph Schimmel, Washington, D. C. (Jere W. Sears, Washington, D. C., of counsel), for the Commissioner of Patents.

Before WORLEY, Chief Judge, RICH, SMITH, and ALMOND, Judges, and Judge WILLIAM H. KIRKPATRICK.

ALMOND, Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals holding claims 1 and 3 of application serial No. 325,808, filed November 19, 1963, for "Machine Keys" to be unpatentable over the prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Claims 2 and 4 through 14 stand allowed.

The invention relates to a hexagonal key for holding two machine members, such as a shaft and hub, in fixed relative position. The key has four flat pressure faces and two parallel...

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