Appeal No. 97-1952
Application 08/289,068
until they are rewritten in independent form.
Appellant's invention is directed to a modular bathing
unit comprised of a frame having a plurality of receptacles
for receiving removable and interchangeable modular bathing
equipment panels. Looking for example at Figure 1, the frame
therein includes a plurality of receptacles (e.g., 47, 48, 49)
which receive modular bathing equipment panels (52a, 52b, 52c,
etc.). As noted in the paragraph bridging pages 11-12 of the
specifica-tion, the removable and interchangeable modular
bathing equipment panels
may contain therein or have mounted thereon various
equipment for use in bathing including controls,
displays, shower heads, water faucets, storage
racks, towel racks, heaters, ventilation means, and
lights. There further may be provided "decorative
panels" which have as their only "equipment" a flat,
finished outer surface. Preferably comprised of
molded fiberglass or acyrilic [sic], the panels may
be of any texture, color, or pattern.
Independent claim 1 and claims 5, 10, 12, 14 and 15 are
representative of the subject matter on appeal and a copy of
those claims is attached to this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
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