Appeal No. 96-1293
Application 07/998,673
we will sustain the examiner's rejections of these claims under
35 U.S.C. § 103.
Turning next to the examiner's rejection of claims 2,
3, 10 and 11 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Ziegelman, Patena and Paul, we must agree with the examiner that
based on the combined teachings of the applied references it
would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at
the time of appellant's invention to make the T-shaped securement
extrusions and encapsulating means (48) of Ziegelman Figure 3 of
metal, as required in appellant's claim 2 on appeal. It is
apparent to us that the securement extrusions and encapsulating
means (48) of Ziegelman Figure 3 are associated with the wall and
roof structures therein for enclosing the edges of panels (e.g.,
40) which form a part of such wall and roof structures, and
further that they are utilized in a manner which will prevent
direct contact of the panel edges with high velocity winds and
prevent entry of such winds into the openings between the panels
and their associated framing members (e.g., 18 or 16). In this
regard, we particularly note the sealing gaskets (52) of the
T-shaped extrusions in Ziegelman.
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