Appeal No. 96-1834
Application 08/046,945
closet component “without including as a part of said skeletal
support any structural members adjacent to said front panel
across the area defined thereby . . . .” However, viewing Figs.
1, 2 and 4 of the drawing it is readily apparent that the front
portion of the members 18 of the skeletal structure do indeed
contact the front panel 24. Moreover, the front lower skeletal
member 16 can be considered to be “adjacent” the front panel 24.
Thus, claim 1 does not define the invention accurately in the
technical sense.
In summary:
The examiner’s rejection of claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is
reversed.
A new rejection of claim 1 is made under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
second paragraph.
Any request for reconsideration or modification of this
decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences based
upon the same record must be filed within one month from the date
of the decision (37 CFR § 1.197). Should appellant elect to have
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