Ex parte CARY - Page 13



                 Appeal No. 2001-0401                                                                                    Page 13                        
                 Application No. 09/019,451                                                                                                             


                 agree.  In that regard, the appellant's argument is tantamount                                                                         
                 to an argument that Gonzalez does not disclose the first and                                                                           
                 second storage shelves as recited in claims 1 and 2.  In our                                                                           
                 view, the cooler tray plate 35 of Gonzalez is not selectively                                                                          
                 movable between a stowed position wherein the cooler tray                                                                              
                 plate is oriented alongside a longitudinal axis of the support                                                                         
                 fram and an extended position wherein the cooler tray plate is                                                                         
                 oriented at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis such                                                                            
                 that the cooler tray plate may receivably support receivably                                                                           
                 support a container for implements when in its extended                                                                                
                 position (shown in Figure 1) due to the pivotal mounting                                                                               
                 thereof.  The examiner has failed to provide any explanation                                                                           
                 has to how the cooler tray plate 35 of Gonzalez is readable on                                                                         
                 either the first storage shelf of claim 1  or the second                  8                                                            
                 storage shelf of claim 2.                                                                                                              









                          8We agree with the appellant that the first storage shelf                                                                     
                 limitation of claim 1 is readable on the work table 16 of                                                                              
                 Gonzalez.                                                                                                                              





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