Appeal No. 96-4021
Application 08/289,300
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence
of obviousness are:
Rogers, Sr. (Rogers) 1,816,747 July 28, 1931
Hough, Jr. (Hough) 2,950,890 Aug. 30, 1960
Van Seenus 3,950,026 Apr. 13, 1976
Danziger et al. (Danziger) 4,155,588 May 22, 1979
The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as follows:
a) claims 35 through 38, 40, 44, 46, 48 and 52 through
58 as being unpatentable over Van Seenus in view of Danziger and
Hough; and
b) claim 41 as being unpatentable over Van Seenus in
view of Danziger and Hough, and further in view of Rogers.
Reference is made to the appellant’s main and reply
briefs (Paper Nos. 9 and 11) and to the examiner’s final
rejection and answer (Paper Nos. 7 and 10) for the respective
positions of the appellant and the examiner with regard to the
propriety of these rejections.
Van Seenus discloses a wheelchair having an armrest
assembly which is described in the following terms:
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