Appeal No. 96-1441
Application 08/096,458
an upper surface 24 and a lower surface 25 (see FIG.
10) [column 2, line 63 through column 3, line 15].
Jenkins’ shelf supports 20, 21 are specifically designed
to accommodate three different types of shelves, i.e. fixed
shelves, slidable shelves and cantilevered half-shelves (see
the
Background and Summary of the Invention sections of Jenkins’
specification in columns 1 and 2). To this end, the supports
include, inter alia, projections 45, 47 extending downwardly
therefrom for abutting against rods 43, 46 on slidable shelves
40 to limit the outward sliding movement of such shelves (see
column 3, line 54 through column 4, line 11).
Trevitt discloses a case having a plurality of
compartments or pigeon-holes for holding assorted documents
and/or books. The compartments are defined by vertical end
walls and partitions X containing grooves a and horizontal
shelves S slidably fitted into the grooves.
In explaining the rejection on appeal, the examiner
states that
Jenkins provides a cabinet with an interior surface
defined by a liner 14 with parallel sidewalls 17,
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