Appeal No. 1999-0614 Page 10
Application No. 08/804,410
that slanting of the upper surfaces of wooden planks is known,
we do not find such knowledge suggestive of the modification
of the Vise panels, which are not wooden planks.
For the foregoing reasons, we are constrained to reverse
the examiner's rejection of claims 7 and 2 through 4 under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Vise in view of
Nugent.
Turning now to the examiner's rejection of claims 7, 4
and 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Nugent
in view of Veenstra, we note that Nugent discloses a snow
fence comprising a plurality of vertically extending light-
weight plastic slats (4, 5 or 30) secured to a support
structure comprising upper and lower cables and wire mesh (1)
extended between support posts by fastening devices such as
staples and adhesives. Veenstra discloses a hanger bracket
adapted for securement to a chain link fence for hanging a
garment or other article (column 1, lines 6 to 8). The
bracket comprises a cruciform base (3), a hook (5) and a
proximal portion (4) which extends rearwardly from the hook to
the base for supporting the hook thereon. The base comprises
four extended arms (6,7,8,9) of varying widths and lengths as
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