Appeal No. 97-1952
Application 08/289,068
bathroom. As may be seen in Figures 1, 4, 5 and 6 of
McMurtrie, the frame has a plurality of receptacles (e.g., 36,
40; 38, 42; 12d, 48; 46, 50; 70, 74 and 72, 76) for receiving
a plurality of removable and interchangeable modular bathing
equipment panels or units, such as the bathtub unit assembly
(22) and the lavatory/water closet unit assembly (24) which
are removably attached to said frame (see particularly, Fig.
6). With regard to claims 2 and 6 on appeal, we observe that
McMurtrie shows water line means in Figure 5 mounted on the
frame for providing water to locations on said frame easily
accessed by said equipment panels/units (22, 24). McMurtrie
also shows intersecting frame members/lattice members in the
walls of
the modular frame defining the receptacles therein, as broadly
set forth in claims 10 and 11 on appeal.
Appellant’s arguments on pages 5-6 of the brief that
McMurtrie does not show or disclose a plurality of receptacles
“which accommodate more than one type of modular panel in a
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