Appeal No. 95-3114
Application 08/051,800
The appealed subject matter concerns a device for fastening
a load carrier to the roof of a vehicle. The independent claims
on appeal, claims 1, 6, 11, 16 and 21, are reproduced in the
appendix hereto.
The references applied by the examiner in the final
rejection are:2
Dutschka et al. (Dutschka '718) 2933718 Mar. 12, 1981
(German patent)
Morsch (German patent) 3034226 Apr. 15, 1982
Dutschka et al. (Dutschka '424) 3018424 May 13, 1982
(German patent)
Rauthmann et al. (Rauthmann) 3306360 Sep. 6, 1984
(German patent)
Barbero (European application) 0177758 Apr. 16, 1986
Riehle et al. (Riehle) 457073 Nov. 25, 1986
(Swedish patent)
Tittel (European application) 0278435 Aug. 17, 1988
The claims stand rejected as follows:
1. Claims 1, 6 and 21, anticipated by Morsch, Rauthmann or
Dutschka '424, under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b);
2. Claims 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10 to 12, 15 to 17, 20 to 22, 25 and
26, unpatentable over either of Riehle or Dutschka '718 in view
of either Morsch or Rauthmann, under 35 U.S.C. § 103;
2Although appellant and the examiner refer to the
references by number, we will for convenience refer to them by
the name of the inventor. Translations of the six references
which are not in English (all but Barbero), prepared for the PTO,
are enclosed herewith.
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007