Ex parte CARY - Page 15




          Appeal No. 2001-0401                                      Page 15           
          Application No. 09/019,451                                                  


          appellant's argument that the claimed "second storage shelf"                
          is not readable on the cooler tray plate 35 of Gonzalez, while              
          true, does not point out any error in the examiner's                        
          application of the applied prior art to the subject matter of               
          claim 20.                                                                   


               For the reasons set forth above, the decision of the                   
          examiner to reject claim 20 is affirmed.                                    


          Claims 9, 14, 22 and 23                                                     
               We sustain the rejection of claims 9, 14, 22 and 23 under              
          35 U.S.C. § 103.                                                            


               The appellant argues (brief, pp. 16-17) that the subject               
          matter recited in claims 9, 14, 22 and 23 are not disclosed in              
          Gonzalez.  We do not agree.                                                 


               The limitation of claims 9, 22 and 23 that the first                   
          storage compartment includes "an access door selectively movable            
          between an opened position to permit access to said implements              
          and a closed position to prevent inadvertent spillage of said               







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