Appeal No. 98-1031
Application 08/674,667
support of rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:
Christie 5,094,175 Mar. 10, 1992
Needham et al. (Needham) 5,527,585 Jun. 18,
1996
Metallwerke 3 2,101,346 Mar. 31, 1972
(French Patent Document)
Christie, the examiner’s primary reference, discloses a
pallet having an upper section 8a made up of a plurality of
subsections 10, 30, and a lower section 8b made up of a
plurality of subsections 40. Upper section 8a includes
downwardly extending hollow members 50 each having a tube
member 56 located therein (see figs. 5 and 6). Similarly,
lower section 8b includes upwardly extending hollow members 20
(see figs. 1-3) each having one or more post members 26
located therein. In joining the upper and lower sections, the
upwardly extending hollow members 20 are sized to receive
respective downwardly extending hollow members 50 and the tube
members 56 are sized to receive respective post members 26
(see fig. 7). After the sections are so mated, the upper ends
3Our understanding of this foreign language patent
document is derived from a translation prepared in the Patent
and Trademark Office. A copy of that translation is appended
to this opinion.
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