Appeal No. 95-4678
Application 08/097,572
the subject matter on appeal would not have been obvious within
the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 103, the appellants rely on the
37 CFR § 1.132 declarations and affidavits of record which are
listed on pages 17 and 18 in the main brief.
Claims 1 and 20, the two independent claims on appeal,
respectively recite an exit sign assembly and kit comprising,
inter alia, an exit sign housing defining an exit sign housing
enclosure, means on the exit sign housing adapting it for
attachment to an electrical junction box, and emergency
illumination means mounted (claim 1) or mountable (claim 20)
within the exit sign housing enclosure. The emergency
illumination means are required to comprise an emergency power
pack housing defining an emergency power pack housing enclosure,
at least one low voltage emergency lamp mounted on the emergency
power pack housing, an emergency electric power supply located
within the emergency power pack housing enclosure, and an
emergency electric power circuit within the emergency power pack
housing enclosure for detecting failure of the primary electric
power circuit and switching to the emergency electric power
supply. Claim 20 additionally calls for an access plate
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