Appeal No. 1997-2162
Application 08/280,430
an electrical control circuit powered by said direct
current for operating said jack;
wherein said first gate includes an electrical latch
controlled by said control circuit and said second gate
includes a mechanical latch;
a battery coupled to at least a portion of said control
circuit for supplying power in the event said alternating
current is interrupted, whereby said car can be lowered and
said second gate can be opened absent said alternating
current.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Grove et al. (Grove) 3,902,573 Sept. 2, 1975
Nordskog 4,176,732 Dec. 4, 1979
Shah et al. (Shah) 4,785,915 Nov. 22, 1988
Schauder et al. (Schauder) 4,971,178 Nov. 20, 1990
Gary 5,105,915 Apr. 21,
1992
Warwick-Smith (Hugh) 1 502 921 Mar. 8, 1978
(British Published Specification)
Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Gary and Nordskog. Claims 3 and 18
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Gary, Nordskog, and Schauder. Claims 7, 8, 10, 13
through 16, and 20 through 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Gary, Shah, and Grove. Claims
11 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Gary, Shah, Grove, and Hugh.
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