Ex Parte WHITMIRE - Page 2




          Appeal No. 1999-0937                                                        
          Application No. 08/646,530                                                  


          Accordingly, we have before us only claims 1 through 10 and 14              
          under rejection.                                                            


               Appellant’s invention pertains to a wheelchair for                     
          transporting a rider and cargo, and to a wheel chair for                    
          transporting a handicapped person in a seated position.  A basic            
          understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of             
          exemplary claims 1 and 14, respective copies of which are                   
          attached to the brief (Paper No. 13).                                       


               As evidence of anticipation and obviousness, the examiner              
          has applied the documents listed below:                                     


          Drew                3,328,046                Jun. 27, 1967                  
          Cockram             4,171,139                Oct. 16, 1979                  
          Morford             4,565,385                Jan. 21, 1986                  



               The following rejections are before us for review.                     


               Claims 1 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as              
          being anticipated by Cockram.                                               



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