Ex parte RUST et al. - Page 2




                 Appeal No. 1999-0281                                                                                     Page 2                        
                 Application No. 08/629,727                                                                                                             


                                                                   BACKGROUND                                                                           
                          The appellants' invention relates to a foldable compact                                                                       
                 molded stroller and trailer with flexible hitch.  An                                                                                   
                 understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading                                                                           
                 of exemplary claim 1, which appears in the appendix to the                                                                             
                 appellants' brief.                                                                                                                     


                          The prior art references of record relied upon by the                                                                         
                 examiner in rejecting the appealed claims (i.e., the applied                                                                           
                 prior art) are:                                                                                                                        
                 Galasso et al. (Galasso)                                       5,242,178                                                               
                 Sept. 7, 1993                                                                                                                          
                 Chaw et al. (Chaw)                                    5,224,720                                    July  6,                            
                 1993                                                                                                                                   
                 Miki et al. (Miki)                                    5,503,430                                    April 2,                            
                 1996                                                                                                                                   
                 Pasin et al. (Pasin)                                  5,538,267                                    July 23,                            
                 1996                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                         (filed Oct. 14, 1994)                                          
                 Kolbus et al.  (Kolbus) 2                             5,599,033                                    Feb.  4,                            
                 1997                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                         (filed Aug. 30, 1993)                                          





                          2Brian D. Kolbus and Richard H. Jacobs (one of the two                                                                        
                 named inventors in the application under appeal) are the named                                                                         
                 inventors.                                                                                                                             







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