Appeal 2006-3342
Application 10/195,217
1 1. A shelf for use in a refrigerator having a refrigerated
2 compartment with opposite side walls, a rear wall, a top wall, and a
3 bottom wall, the shelf comprising:
4 a pair of support brackets extending forwardly from the rear wall;
5 a shelf member slidably mounted on the brackets for forward and
6 rearward movement between extended and retracted positions;
7 the shelf member having a molded perimeter edge with a pair of
8 sockets in a rear portion of the perimeter edge; and
9 a rear wall member having a pair of legs adapted for receipt in the
10 sockets such that the wall member extends upwardly from the
11 rear portion of the shelf member.
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13 The Examiner rejected claims 7, 8, 11, 12, 14-17, 20 and
14 22 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated by Mahone.
15 The Examiner rejected claims 15-17, 22 and 23 under 35 U.S.C. §
16 102(e) as being anticipated by Di Girolamo.
17 The Examiner rejected claims 1-6 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
18 unpatentable over Fish in view of Mahone.
19 The Examiner rejected claims 10, 13, 19 and 21 under 35 U.S.C. §
20 103(a) as being unpatentable over Mahone.
21 The Examiner rejected claims 19 and 21 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
22 being unpatentable over Di Girolamo.
23 The prior art relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the claims on
24 appeal is:
25 Fish US 5,813,741 Sep. 29, 1998
26 Mahone US 6,138,583 Oct. 31, 2000
27 Di Girolamo US 6,310,294 B1 Oct. 30, 2001
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29 Appellants contend that Mahone does not disclose a refrigerator shelf
30 and that Mahone does not disclose a rear wall member but rather a front wall
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