Appeal No. 95-5059
Application 08/157,872
flange region which will extend substantially parallel with a
vehicle body when installed thereon and which will terminate
immediately adjacent the outer edge of the unit (the flange
immediately beneath upper edge 15 in Figure 2). The Daimler Benz
unit will provide a smooth visual transition between the exterior
surfaces of a vehicle fender when installed thereon.
With regard to claim 2, as shown in Figure 1, the outer edge
of the Daimler Benz device includes rectilinear segments
encompassing major portions of the length of the outer edge.
Looking to claim 3, the outer edge includes a generally straight
horizontal segment encompassing a major portion of the uppermost
edge, and a vertical segment encompassing a major portion of the
outer edge. These segments are “generally perpendicular” (Figure
1), giving the unit a “generally squared-off appearance,” as
required by claim 4.
New Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. § 103
Claims 5, 11 and 12 are rejected as being unpatentable over
the combined teachings of Daimler Benz and Jacobson. Daimler
Benz has been discussed above with regard to our Section 102
rejection. That reference discloses the unit mounted over a
vehicle wheel (Figure 2), and behind what appears to be a door
opening. Daimler Benz fails to teach providing the unit with an
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