Ex parte MERMELL - Page 8




          Appeal No. 97-4205                                                          
          Application 08/562,853                                                      


          which plate none of the other securing means has and (2) the                
          securing means illustrated in Fig. 7 includes a plate 130 that              
          appears to extend all the way along the front panel and projects            
          downwardly past the juncture of the removable access panel 114              
          and the front panel 64.  This being the case, the securing means            
          illustrated in Figs. 7 and 10 are visually distinguishable from             
          the remaining securing means.  We have carefully reviewed the               
          teachings of Veenema, Markovich and Sacks but find nothing                  
          therein which would overcome these deficiencies of Luisada.                 
               In view of the foregoing, we will not sustain any of the               
          above-noted rejections and the decision of the examiner is                  
          reversed.                                                                   

                                      REVERSED                                        





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                         JAMES M. MEISTER              )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         NEAL E. ABRAMS                )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )   APPEALS AND                
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