Appeal No. 97-2456
Application 08/424,064
Glaese relates to “systems used for measuring the vertical
distance an individual is capable of jumping from a standing
position” (column 1, lines 6 through 8). The Glaese system
includes a jump and reach board 10 having “an easily readable
board surface that can be quickly and accurately read by a
recorder watching a jumper” (column 2, lines 18 through 20). In
this regard, Glaese teaches that
[t]he front surface 11 of the board is provided
with a visually perceptible full size scale (indicia)
as generally shown at 16. The scale 16 is provided in
equally spaced horizontal increments 17 spaced
vertically intermediate the top and bottom board edges
13 and 14 respectively. Preferably, the increments 17
are arranged in wide groups 18, each having an equal
number of increments. Each of these groups 18 is
labeled with an individual reference character 19. The
groups 18 are separated by successive base lines 20.
It is preferred that the increments 18 of each
group be individually color coded. This arrangement is
best illustrated with reference to FIG. 4 wherein the
various colors are indicated by standard color
reference symbols. The base lines 20, for example, may
be colored red. The succession of increments spaced
upwardly from the red base lines 20 for each group may
then be a succession of different colors. In the
example shown in FIG. 4, the next successive increment
upwardly from each base line 20 is colored white. The
colors next in vertical succession are blue, yellow,
green, and black. It is noted that each increment of a
group is colored differently from the remaining
increments of the group and that the increments of the
several groups match one another.
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