Appeal No. 1999-1816 Page 16
Application No. 08/370,540
plate 15 as a separate component. When Zlotnik's bottom plate
15 is viewed as a separate component, the term "tray" is
readable on Zlotnik's bottom plate 15 since the bottom plate
15, as shown in Figure 5) is a flat, shallow receptacle with a
raised edge, used for carrying or holding an article (i.e.,
base tray 16).
Second, for the reasons stated previously, the combined
teachings of the applied prior art would have suggested making
Zlotnik's bottom plate 15 as a separate component. When
Zlotnik's bottom plate 15 is viewed as a separate component,
it is our opinion that it would have been further obvious to
one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was
made to have integrally formed the bottom plate and base tray
16.
For the reasons stated above, the decision of the
examiner to reject claim 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed.
Claims 39 and 42
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