Ex parte CHENG - Page 6




          Appeal No. 1999-0284                                       Page 6           
          Application No. 08/721,666                                                  


          connected to the two top flanges [of the lower support unit]                
          to form the integral attachment, a second open side, and a top              
          covering plate."                                                            


               Since all the limitations of claims 1 and 9 are not                    
          disclosed in Harada for the reasons stated above, the decision              
          of the examiner to reject claims 1 and 9 under 35 U.S.C. §                  
          102(b) is reversed.                                                         


                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject                   
          claims 1 and 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is reversed.                        






















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