Appeal No. 1997-2781 Page 2
Application No. 08/422,348
(30) overlapping the screen to protect the screen from wear or
damage particularly from children and pets. The portion of the
protective cover overlapping the screen is provided with air
holes to permit air to circulate through the screen. Claim 1,
the only independent claim on appeal, recites that the rigid,
transparent cover has at least a portion lying in overlapping
relation to the screen and further that the overlapping cover
portion (i.e., the portion overlapping the screen) has air
holes.
The appendix to appellants’ brief contains a copy of the
claims argued in this appeal.
The following references are relied upon by the examiner
as evidence of obviousness in support of his rejections under
35 U.S.C. § 103:
Beers 1,690,094 Nov. 6,
1928
Crescentini 2,286,899 Jun. 16,
1942
McDonald 2,975,830 Mar. 21,
1961
Stevens 3,084,737 Apr. 9,
1963
The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as follows:
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