Appeal No. 1996-3918
Application No. 08/232,351
Rejection (1) and reverse Rejections (2) and (3). Our reasons
for these determinations follow.
Considering first Rejection (1), the appellant notes
various deficiencies of the references individually and urges
that there is no suggestion to combine the teachings of
Cramblett and White in the manner proposed by the examiner.
We disagree. Cramblett discloses a vertically adjustable
basketball backboard and rim structure comprising a support
means 18 for mounting the backboard and rim structure to a
support 16, guide means 48 connected to the support mounting
means, slide means 52, 54 mounted to the guide means,
backboard mounting means 66,66',74,74', a center bracket
58,60,62 and drive means 82,92. Cramblett fails to teach
providing apertures for connecting the rim through the
backboard directly to the center bracket.
White, however, teaches a backboard and rim structure
that is vertically adjustable by a parallelogram structure,
12,22,24,28, and a center bracket 44 having apertures therein
for the reception of fasteners 45 for connecting the rim
through the backboard directly to the center bracket. By such
an arrangement White provides
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