Appeal No. 95-4553 Page 7
Application No. 08/057,548
(including the officially noticed prior art) teaches or
suggests locking the door after passage of a predetermined
period of activity. Consequently, we cannot affirm the
rejection of claims 5-8 as having been obvious in view of
Sander and officially noticed VCR doors.
DECISION
The rejections of claims 1-4 as anticipated and of
claims 5-8 as having been obvious are
REVERSED
STANLEY M. URYNOWICZ, JR. )
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JERRY SMITH ) APPEALS
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