Ex parte TRAMONTINA - Page 10




          Appeal No. 2000-1649                                                        
          Application No. 08/951,077                                                  


          of ordinary skill the addition of a non-operative locking                   
          mechanism to the dispenser of Voss.                                         
          Rejection (4)                                                               
               We will not sustain this rejection because the                         
          limitations in parent claim 1 which are not met by the                      
          combination of Voss and De Luca (see rejection (2) discussion,              
          supra) are still absent when Stronge is added to the                        
          combination.                                                                
          Conclusion                                                                  
               The examiner’s decision to reject claims 1 to 21 is                    
          reversed.                                                                   


                                   REVERSED                                           





                         IAN A. CALVERT                )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         LAWRENCE J. STAAB             )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )       AND                    
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