Ex parte PARR et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 97-0740                                                          
          Application 08/144,818                                                      


          supports said backboard in position above and outside the                   
          dimensions of the cavity.                                                   



                                   THE REFERENCES                                     
               The following references were relied on by the examiner:               
          Gross                    2,144,148                Jan. 17, 1939             
          Lange                    2,340,540                Feb. 01, 1944             
          Naideth                  3,108,803                Oct. 29, 1963             
          Sheets et al. (Sheets)   3,233,898                Feb. 08, 1966             
          Haubert                  Des.216,684              Mar. 03, 1970             
          Sinner                   3,722,886                Mar. 27, 1973             
          Koether                  4,220,981                Sep. 02, 1980             
          Andersen                 4,330,101                May 18, 1982              
          Gordin et al.(Gordin)    4,712,167                Dec. 08, 1987             
          D’Annunzio               4,789,156                Dec. 06, 1988             
          Anastasakis              4,869,501                Sep. 26, 1989             
          Aakre et al. (Aakre)     4,946,163                Aug. 07, 1990             



                                   THE REJECTIONS                                     
               Claims 11, 12, 14 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                
          § 103 as being unpatentable over Gross in view of D’Annunzio,               
          Gordin, Koether and Haubert.                                                
               Claim 13 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                
          unpatentable over Gross in view of D’Annunzio, Gordin, Koether              
          and Haubert as applied to claims 11, 12, 14 and 18 above and                
          further in view of Lange.                                                   
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