force. The final rejection is given to mark the close of the prosecution of the case before the Primary Examiner, not merely as to the claims finally rejected, but as to any other claims which the applicant may desire to present, except under extraordinary circumstances not appearing in this case. The mere cancellation of the finally-rejected claims does not reopen the case for prosecution of other claims. The contention that the final rejection was not in order is not supported by the facts. The application and the references present simple devices. The pertinence of the references and the Examiner's position with respect to the rejected claims has been repeatedly explained. It appears from the arguments filed September 28, 1904, and November 8, 1904, that the issue between the applicant and the Examiner is clearly defined. 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