Appeal No. 96-3543
Application No. 08/153,623
The appellants’ invention is directed to a climbing net
that presents a diagonal stripe of contrasting color. The
claims on appeal have been reproduced in an appendix to the
Brief.
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Gullen 3,170,611 Feb. 23,
1965
Dilbey 4,000,344 Dec. 28,
1976
Lockney 5,328,310 Jul. 12,
1994
(filed Jan. 4, 1993)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Dilbey in view of
Gullen.
Claims 3, 6, 11, 12 and 14-16 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Dilbey in view of
Gullen and Lockney.
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