Appeal No. 98-1183 Page 9
Application No. 08/352,513
For the reasons set forth above, the decision of the
examiner to reject claim 1, and claims 2 through 7 and 9
dependent thereon, under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.
Claim 8
Claim 8 recites:
A static support for supporting the sash of a tilt-in
window, comprising:
a vertical member having an adjustment means
disposed thereon for selectively adjusting the length
thereof;
a stand coupled to said vertical member, wherein
said stand holds said vertical member in a generally
vertical orientation;
at least one cross-member pivotably coupled to said
vertical member, wherein said at least one cross member
can be selectively pivoted into a position generally
perpendicular to said vertical member;
padding disposed on a top surface of said at least
one cross member; and
at least one element extending from said at least
one cross member beyond said top surface that engages an
edge of the sash thereby retaining the sash in a
predetermined orientation relative to said static
support.
After the scope and content of the prior art are
determined, the differences between the prior art and the
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