Appeal No. 97-2562 Page 5
Application No. 08/492,241
The independent claims under appeal recite either a bouncer
for supporting an infant in bouncing motion (claims 20, 30 and
39) or an apparatus for supporting an infant (claim 40). The
bouncer or apparatus comprises, inter alia, a base member or
portion, an infant support member or portion, and a motor mounted
on the infant support member or portion for movement with the
infant support member or portion relative to the base member or
portion.
Anticipation based on Zawadzki
Zawadzki discloses a rocker chair 11. As shown in Figures
1-3, the rocking chair includes (1) a base member 12 having
upwardly convex supporting surfaces 13 rigidly connected by a
transverse bar member 17; (2) a chair member 14 having downwardly
convex bottom members 15 which engage the supporting surfaces 13
and retained thereon by fastening springs 16; and (3) an electric
motor 18 mounted on bar member 17 coupled by a linkage to
transmit a rocking force to the chair member 14.
We agree with the appellants that Zawadzki does not disclose
each and element of claims 20 to 22, 25 to 28, 30, 32 and 37 to
40. Specifically, Zawadzki does not disclose his motor 18 being
mounted on the infant support member or portion (i.e., chair
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