Appeal No. 95-3109
Application 08/043,113
such as carpet or the like (column 9, lines 11-17).
Nevertheless, we cannot support the examiner’s conclusion of
obviousness based on these teachings.
At column 7, lines 61-66, Yanagishima states that
Figs. 14 to 30 show variations of speaker arrangements
provided in a rear panel shelf of the automotive
vehicle. As shown in Fig. 14, the rear parcel shelf
100 comprises a core 101 such as hardboard, a plastic
plate, a metal sheet or the like, and a lining 102,
such as carpet and the like.” [emphasis added]
A review of Figure 14 further reveals that the lining in question
(element 102) is the outermost surface of the rear panel, i.e.,
the surface exposed to the passenger compartment. At column 8,
lines 55-56, Yanagishima states with respect to the Figures 17-18
embodiment that “[t]he rear parcel shelf 100 is formed with
through openings 120.” Based on these disclosures, and the above
noted disclosure at column 9, lines 11-17 of Yanagishima to the
effect that carpet may be utilized to provide a decorative
lining, it is our finding that (1) shelf 100 of Yanagishima’s
Figure 17-18 embodiment is a rear panel shelf of the type
described at column 7, lines 61-66 and that, as such, it includes
a lining 102 on the surface thereof that is exposed to the
passenger compartment, and that (2) said lining does not cover
the grilles 121-122. This finding is consistent with both
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