Appeal No. 2000-0514
Application No. 09/063,446
since withdrawn the rejection of dependent claim 4 which now
stands objected to as depending from a rejected base claim
(see page 2 in the examiner's answer, Paper No. 8).
Accordingly, the appeal as to claim 4 is dismissed, leaving
for review the standing rejection of claim 3.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to "an adjustable shelving
assembly, and more particularly to an assembly that includes
horizontally and/or angularly mounted shelving without the
need for dismantling the overall assembly when additional
shelving is desired" (specification, page 2). Claim 3 reads
as follows:
An adjustable shelving assembly comprising a plurality of
vertically oriented support posts, at least one shelf
retaining collar releasably secured to each post, each collar
having an open front face constructed and arranged for
placement of the collars around the vertical support posts,
each shelf retaining collar having a frusto-conical interior
surface, an interconnecting split sleeve between each collar
and post, the split sleeve having an interior surface
releasably connected to the support post and an exterior
surface having a frusto-conical configuration complementary to
the interior frusto-conical surface of the collar, a pair of
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