Appeal No. 95-4615
Application No. 08/158,853
20. A furnace lid, comprising:
a center panel block; and
side panels surrounding the center panel block, each side
panel including a skewback and a plurality of blocks extending
from the skewback to said center panel block, said center
panel block and skewbacks having a step portion and said
plurality of blocks having spaced apart step portions, wherein
in assembly, the step portions mutually engage, so that the
center panel block and side panels form a substantially arch
shape.
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies on the
following references:
Hawke 1,524,033 Jan. 27,
1925
Beckman et al. (Beckman) 3,434,263 Mar.
25. 1969
Claims 1 through 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as unpatentable over the combined teachings of Hawke and
Beckman.
We have carefully reviewed the entire record, including
all of the arguments advanced by the examiner and appellant in
support of their respective positions. This review leads us
to conclude that the examiner’s § 103 rejection is not well
founded. We will not sustain the examiner’s § 103 rejection
for essentially those reasons set forth in the Brief. We add
the following primarily for emphasis.
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