Appeal No. 98-1922 Page 5
Application No. 08/253,721
We sustain the rejection of claims 10 and 16 under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b).
To support a rejection of a claim under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b), it must be shown that each element of the claim is
found, either expressly described or under principles of
inherency, in a single prior art reference. See Kalman v.
Kimberly-Clark Corp., 713 F.2d 760, 772, 218 USPQ 781, 789
(Fed. Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1026 (1984).
Claim 16
Claim 16 reads as follows:
A slide for placement between an object to be moved
and the flooring over which it is to be moved which
comprises:
a. an elongated sheet of flexible material having
opposing ends and side walls joining said opposing ends
when viewed in plan;
b. said sheet having opposing faces when viewed in
side with one of said faces for abutting support and
sliding contact with a floor surface and the other face
having a compressible material fixed thereon with an
abutting support contact surface for an object to be
moved, said contact surface being the uppermost surface
of said slide;
c. means formed on said elongate sheet of material
for applying force for movement of said slide.
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