Appeal No. 98-1049
Application 08/493,463
is the clamping arrangement seen at the base portion (22) of
each of the upright pillars (14), which structure includes a
support projection (32) and a clamping leg (48) provided on
each support pillar and a clamp (50) extending upwardly
through each clamping leg (48). In use, this clamping
arrangement allows an end edge of a picnic table top or other
horizontal surface to be inserted between the projection (32)
and the clamping leg (48), with the clamps (50) then being
tightened to fixedly secure the picnic
caddy to the picnic table top or other horizontal surface.
With this understanding of what constitutes the “means for
securely
mounting” of claim 18 on appeal, we turn to the examiner’s
rejection based on the combined teachings of Karoff and
Steely.
From our perspective, neither Karoff nor Steely
discloses, teaches or suggests a “means for securely mounting”
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