Appeal No. 97-2881
Application No. 08/387,166
Zuver 2,879,725 Mar. 31,
1959
Kothe 3,633,194 Jan. 4,
1972
Kraft 5,315,654 May 24,
1994
Claims 1, 4, 6 through 9 and 12 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kraft in view of
Kothe.
Claims 2, 3, 5, 10 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Kraft in view of Kothe and
Zuver.
Reference is made to the brief and the answer for the
respective positions of the appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before us,
and we will reverse the obviousness rejection of claims 1
through 12.
Kraft discloses armored covers 20 and 22 for protecting2
telephone wires 14 and 14' and a terminal block 18 on the
exterior wall 12 of a building. The protective cover 22 is
2Kraft is discussed by appellant in the Background of the
Invention (specification, pages 2 and 3).
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