Appeal No. 1998-3301 Page 3
Application No. 08/784,361
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a drive-up mail
distribution, storage and pick-up assembly. An understanding
of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary
claim 25, which appears in the appendix to the appellant's
brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Crowder 618,846 Feb. 7,
1899
Wright et al. 693,770 Feb. 18,
1902
(Wright)
Harmony 1,817,191 Aug. 4,
1931
Steinbronn 2,025,251 Dec. 24,
1935
Christensen 3,367,613 Feb. 6,
1968
Phipps et al. 4,753,385 June 28,
1988
(Phipps)
Sohr 655,984 3 Apr. 25,
1929
(France)
3In determining the teachings of Sohr, we will rely on
the translation provided by the PTO. A copy of the
translation is attached for the appellant's convenience.
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