Appeal No. 99-0096
Application 08/640,236
depending from a rejected base claim. We reverse.
The invention relates to “a bar system for mounting in a
pickup box for securing items such as motorcycles, watercraft,
etc.” (specification, page 1). Claim 1 is illustrative and
reads as follows:
1. A sport bar system in combination with the box of a
pickup truck having a front wall and opposing side walls which
form front corners of said box, said bar system comprising:
(a) an elongated bar member having first and second ends
and further including an elongated slot extending therealong;
(b) first and second mounting brackets secured to said
first and second ends, respectively, of said bar member;
wherein each said mounting bracket includes a bolt for
securing said mounting bracket to a respective front corner of
said box;
(c) at least one tie-down bracket carried by said bar
member;
wherein said at least one tie-down bracket is mounted in
said slot and is movable along said bar member and can be
secured at any point in said slot.
The reference relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
anticipation and obviousness is:
Brosfske 5,427,487 Jun. 27, 1995
(filed Jun. 2, 1993)
Claims 1 through 7, 9 and 10 stand rejected under 35
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