Ex parte HOTTE - Page 2




                 Appeal No. 97-4155                                                                                                                     
                 Application No. 08/309,403                                                                                                             


                          The appellant's invention is directed to a system for                                                                         
                 removably installing a truck equipment onto a truck frame.                                                                             
                 The subject matter before us on appeal is illustrated by                                                                               
                 reference to claim 12, which has been reproduced in an                                                                                 
                 appendix to the Brief (Paper No. 13).                                                                                                  


                                                               THE REFERENCES                                                                           
                          The references relied upon by the examiner to support the                                                                     
                 final rejection are:                                                                                                                   
                 Filipoff et al.                              2,789,715                                    Apr. 23, 1957                                
                 (Filipoff)                                                                                                                             
                 Tarrant, Sr.                                 3,623,621                                    Nov. 30, 1971                                
                 Jones                                        4,109,810                                    Aug. 29, 1978                                


                                                               THE REJECTIONS                                                                           
                          The following rejections stand under 35 U.S.C. § 103:                                                                         
                          (1) Claims 2, 4, 7, 8, 12 and 13 on the basis of Filipoff                                                                     
                 and Tarrant.2                                                                                                                          




                          2We note that claim 4 depends from claim 1, which has been                                                                    
                 canceled.  This error should be corrected.                                                                                             
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