Ex parte BROWN et al. - Page 10




          Appeal No. 1998-1965                                      Page 10           
          Application No. 08/357,325                                                  


               a trim segment can be attached to an interior steel frame              
               to enable pass-through access from one side of the pane                
               to another. If desirable, a clear panel of glass or                    
               plastic can be placed between the trim segments to make a              
               window.                                                                


               Referring now to Figures 18 and 19, Kelley discloses a                 
          wall 16 having mounted thereto a pull down shelf tile 238.                  
          This tile comprises a solid rectangular member 240 having a                 
          rectangular recess 242 formed in a front 244 of the tile.  A                
          rectangular shelf 246 having substantially the same dimensions              
          as the rectangular recess 242 is pivotally mounted within the               
          recess at a bottom 248 of the solid rectangular member 240.                 
          The shelf tile 238 is mounted to the frame 40 in the same                   
          manner as the display tile 184 (see Figures 12 and 13).                     


               In both rejections before us on appeal, the examiner                   
          relies upon Miller as teaching and/or suggesting (1) the                    
          claimed dominant frame component and secondary frame component              
          as recited in claim 1, and (2) the claimed dominant component               
          and secondary component as recited in claims 11 and 18, except              
          for the claimed rectangular shape.                                          









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