Appeal No. 95-3109
Application 08/043,113
Yanagishima’s disclosure as a whole and the circumstance that it
is conventional to provide the interior surfaces of the passenger
compartment of an automobile with textures, fabrics, trim, etc.
to enhance the interior’s appearance.
When considered in this light, we believe the ordinarily
skilled artisan would view the Figures 17-18 and Figures 19-21
embodiments of Yanagishima as two separate and distinct speaker
mounting arrangements with respect to the appearance they present
to passengers. That is, rather than cover the rear panel and3
grilles of Yanagishima’s Figures 17-18 embodiment with lining
material in an effort to provide an uninterrupted decorative
look, we think one of ordinary skill in the art would simply
employ the Figures 19-21 embodiment of Yanagishima. In short, it
is our view that one of ordinary skill in the art would select
either the Figures 17-18 or the Figures 19-21 embodiment of
Yanagishima depending on the finished appearance desired, rather
than combine them in the manner proposed by the examiner.
As aptly pointed out by appellant on page 9 of the amended3
appeal brief, the Figures 17-18 and Figures 19-21 embodiments of
Yanagishima closely correspond to the two prior art speaker
arrangements described in the background section of appellant’s
specification (pages 1-2) upon which the present invention seeks
to improve.
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