Appeal No. 2000-0512
Application No. 08/880,760
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a cafe chair that is multi-functional, making it
possible for a seated occupant to use the chair in various modes (specification, page 1). Claim
1 is illustrative of the invention and is reproduced in the opinion section of this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed
claims are:
Vosbikian et al. (Vosbikian) 2,789,631 Apr. 23, 1957
Engel 4,850,647 Jul. 25, 1989
Johnson 5,474,356 Dec. 12, 1995
The following rejections are before us for review.
(1) Claims 1 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Johnson.
(2) Claims 3 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over1
Johnson in view of Engel.
(3) Claims 5-7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Johnson in
view of Vosbikian.
1Notwithstanding the examiner's statement that claim 3 is rejected as unpatentable over Johnson in view of
Engel, the examiner's rejection of claim 3, which does not recite that the panel is formed of plywood, appears to be
based upon the teachings of Johnson alone.
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