Appeal No. 94-4239
Application 07/942,293
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Schmidt in view of
Horton.
Schmidt (Figures 3 and 5) teaches a rear view mirror
which enhances a driver's field of view and includes a convex
reflecting surface (column 2, lines 23 through 31). The
mirror 100 further has a diametrical mounting flange 50 which
extends radially along the diametrical plane 32 at edge 30,
with the flange preferably integrally formed with body 23 of
the mirror 100 (column 6, lines 58 through 63). A flange 70
(Figure 5) secures the mirror body 23 and a disk member 60
together (column 7, lines 9, 10).
Horton (page 1, line 32 to page 2, line 13)
explicitly discloses a reflective field of a mirror (convex
glass plate) being bordered by a defining, non-reflective
margin (preferably black) which spaces or definitely sets off
and removes the same from a brilliantly finished frame to the
riddance and elimination of any view obscuring light rays and
glare from the frame while looking in the mirror . The4
The problem of concern to Horton is akin to the problem4
addressed by appellants (specification, page 1, line 30 to page 2,
line 4).
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