Appeal 2007-1309
Application 10/873,241
characteristics;
[9] - the boot is of flexible elastomeric material, being
flexible in that the boot can be wrapped around the rail;
[10] - the boot-profile lies wrapped around the rail with the
under-rail-portion underneath the base of the rail;
[11] - either (a) the gauge-portion of the boot lies wedged into
the rail-gauge-wedge-angle; or (b) the field-portion of the
boot lies wedged into the rail-field-wedge-angle; or (c)
both;
[12] a boot-web-portion of the boot comprises a column;
[13] the configuration of the boot is such that the column is
under a vertical compressive stress when the boot lies
wedged into the rail;
[14] the column is so configured that, when the boot is
wedged in the rail, the column is of a shape that is
between straight and slightly convex, being only so
slightly convex that the wedged-in column is stressed in
compression, rather than in bending or buckling.
THE REJECTION
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Ortwein US 5,788,153 Aug. 4, 1998
Claims 10 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by
Ortwein.
3
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
Last modified: September 9, 2013