Appeal No. 95-4152
Application 08/042,044
second mounting means for mounting said display
apparatus to said helmet in a position to permit said
person to see said visible image.
THE REFERENCES
The examiner relies on appellants' admission that shrouds
are well known for protecting the ears of the fire helmet
wearer from heat and flames (specification, page 12,
lines 10-13) and on the following prior art patents:
Rodway 4,301,998 November 24, 1981
Burbo et al. (Burbo) 4,49,787 May 22, 1984
Eckstein et al. (Eckstein) 4,821,711 April 18, 1989
Hanson et al. (Hanson) 4,970,589 November 13, 1990
Moss et al. (Moss) 5,035,474 July 30, 1991
Hamilton 5,036,841 August 6, 1991
Coombs 5,044,016 September 3, 1991
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Hanson.
Claims 3-5, 9, and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Hanson, Coombs, and the
admitted prior art that shrouds are well known.
Claims 8, 13, 14, and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Hanson and Burbo.
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