Appeal No. 2001-0401 Page 8
Application No. 09/019,451
Bovenzi discloses a hand truck. As shown in Figures 1-2,
the hand truck includes a platform 1, a shelf 2 at the lower
end of the platform 1, a lip 3 at the upper end of the
platform 1, wheels 4 near the upper and lower ends of the
platform 1, and an extensible handle 5. In the vertical
position shown in Figure 1, the hand truck is movable on the
lower wheels 4. In the horizontal position shown in Figure 2,
the hand truck is movable on the lower and upper wheels 4 so
as to be used as a push cart (see column 2, lines 31-36).
With respect to claims 1, 17 and 25, the examiner
ascertained (answer, p. 3) that the only difference is that4
Gonzalez lacks an auxiliary wheel assembly as set forth in
claims 1, 17 and 25.
With regard to this difference, the examiner then
determined (answer, p. 4) that
4After the scope and content of the prior art are
determined, the differences between the prior art and the
claims at issue are to be ascertained. Graham v. John Deere
Co., 383 U.S. 1, 17-18, 148 USPQ 459, 467 (1966).
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