Appeal No. 1999-0052
Application 08/660,663
3. A motor vehicle flood protection apparatus, comprising
a lower plastic container member having a rectangular bottom
panel and integrally joined end, and side panels that have
lateral edges joined to form a vehicle container, said end and
side panels having a vertical height that is less than the
height of a vehicle to be flood protected but well above the
float level for the vehicle type and of sufficient height
that, when surrounded by flood waters, said container floats
with the vehicle carried therein, a cover member joined to
said container to prevent rain water from entering said
container, and an anchor means for securing said lower plastic
container member to a stationary object.
15. A motor vehicle flood protection method, comprising
providing a water-impervious flexible lower container having a
bottom panel, said bottom panel having a perimetrical edge
with two long sides and two short sides,
providing a top cover member having a perimetrical edge,
mating said lower container and cover member along the
perimetrical edges thereof to enclose a vehicle therebetween
such that the vehicle and water-impervious flexible lower
container float when flood waters are at a predetermined
level, and
anchoring said water-impervious lower container to a
stationary object with a flexible member having a
predetermined length.
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Battle 4,315,535 Feb. 16, 1982
Jones et al. (Jones) 4,979,339 Dec. 25, 1990
Fasiska 5,176,421 Jan. 5, 1993
Ballard 5,282,502 Feb. 1, 1994
of further prosecution before the examiner.
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