Appeal No. 97-2888
Application 08/389,077
Assuming the structure corresponding to the means for
changing the position of the pivoting legs relative to the
first and second frame members includes the attachment plate
220, which is disclosed in the specification as forming a part
of both the pivoting legs and the cantilevering means, the
attachment plate is recited in claim 1 three different times.
Such multiple inclusions of the same element also renders
claim 1 and its dependent claim 17 indefinite.
Claims 6, 21 and 34 are dependent on and, thus,
incorporate by reference all the limitations of independent
claims 2, 18 and 32, respectively. Claims 2 and 32 call for
an adjustable surgical frame having a plurality of pivoting
legs pivotally attached to first and second frame members.
Claim 18 calls for an adjustable surgical frame having a
plurality of legs extending downward from and pivotally
attached to first and second frame members. Claims 6, 21 and
34 further call for means for cantilevering at least a portion
of the adjustable surgical frame
off the end of an operating table. Thus, for the reasons
given
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