Appeal No. 2000-1474 Page 10
Application No. 08/962,902
Paragraph 6 because it fails to associate a function with the
"second means" recited therein.
The appellant argues that Mueller does not anticipate
claim 1 since Mueller fails to disclose either the recited
"wide upper platform for carrying substantially the entirety
of both feet of a standing rider in a variety of positions and
locations" or the recited "lower portion having a generally
smooth and snag-free face extending opposite from said upper
platform for omni-directional sliding engagement with the
ground and ground-supported object [sic], said generally
smooth and snag-free face extending longitudinally with said
upper platform to an upwardly sloping surface adjacent said
front wheel." We do not agree.
Mueller discloses a scooter. As shown in the Figures 1-
6, the scooter includes a steerable front wheel assembly, a
rear wheel assembly, and means interconnecting the steerable
front wheel assembly and the rear wheel assembly. The
interconnecting means includes a platform for carrying the
feet of a standing rider in a variety of positions and
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