Appeal No. 1997-2683
Application No. 08/590,016
The claimed invention relates to a self-inspection
apparatus which incudes a mirror supported by a frame having
first and second side members connected to first and second
cross-members. More particularly, Appellants indicate at
pages 3 and 4 of the specification that the frame is placed
and held along the front edge of a toilet bowl in a position
facing the toilet bowl. Appellants assert that this
arrangement permits easy inspection combined with easy access
to the genital region.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
1. A self-inspection apparatus, comprising:
a mirror; and
a frame placeable along the front edge of a toilet bowl
and secured thereto by a toilet seat for holding said mirror
in front of the exterior surface of the toilet bowl in a
position facing the toilet bowl.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Shutt 3,989,359 Nov. 02, 1976
Claims 1 and 2 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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