Appeal No. 96-3032
Application No. 08/321,392
13 sandwiched between two sheets 11 (see Fig. 3) for the
purpose of securing the sheets to a ferrous surface, this is
not "only" what Taylor teaches as the appellants would have us
believe. Taylor, after initially stating that the magnetic
strip may be secured "on a backside for the purpose of holding
said sheet to a ferrous base surface" (column 1, lines 64-66),
also expressly states that, although two sheets are
"preferred," a single sheet may be used (column 2, line 35).
Additionally, Taylor also teaches that other display articles
16 of various irregular shapes may be provided with "flexible
magnetic means 17 adhered to its bottom" (see column 3, lines
6-9; note Fig. 4 wherein the entire bottom or rear surface of
the display article 16 is provided with flexible magnetic
means 17) to likewise hold these irregularly-shaped display
articles.
As to the question of combining the teachings of Murray
and Taylor, it is true that there is no mention in Murray of
magnetic material or of a ferrous surface, and that Murray's
stick pin 15 does not appear to have the ability to be
attached to a ferrous surface. Nevertheless, Taylor teaches
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