Ex parte HOTTE - Page 7




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


          prima facie case of obviousness with regard to the subject                  
          matter of claim 12, and therefore we will not sustain the                   
          rejection of this independent claim.                                        
               Independent claim 13 contains the same limitations as                  
          those which were discussed above with regard to claim 12, plus              
          others. It has been rejected on the same grounds, and its                   
          rejection cannot be sustained for the same reasons.                         
               The Jones reference, cited for its teaching of using                   
          rails instead of wheels as the guide means with regard to                   
          dependent                                                                   
          claims 5 and 6, and of using axially movable locking means                  
          with regard to dependent claims 9 and 10, does not alleviate                
          the shortcomings in the basic combination.                                  


                                      SUMMARY                                         
               None of the rejections are sustained.                                  
               The decision of the examiner is reversed.                              


                                      REVERSED                                        



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