Appeal No. 1999-0281 Page 11
Application No. 08/629,727
portion extending between and attached to the trailer
attachment end and the flexible hitch. Thus, it is our
opinion that the combined teachings of the applied prior art
would have been suggestive of modifying Kolbus' hitch to
include a substantially horizontal yoke portion extending
between and attached to the trailer attachment end and the
flexible hitch.
For the reasons stated above, the decision of the
examiner to reject claims 1 to 7, 9 to 20 and 22 under 35
U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject
claims 1 through 22 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed with
respect to claims 1 to 7, 9 to 20 and 22 and reversed with
respect to claims 8 and 21.
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