Ex parte MERCHEL - Page 7




          Appeal No. 1997-3483                                                        
          Application 08/254,575                                                      


          and for retaining the seized card until the member associated               
          with the other cart is inserted into said lock.”  (Claim 20,                
          lines 11 to 15).                                                            
               Therefore, we do not sustain the rejection of independent              
          claim 20 and, hence, of dependent claims 21 to 24 and 28.                   
               Claim 25                                                               
               This claim depends on claim 20 and has been rejected as                
          being obvious over Lo in view of Lepage and Kilborn, and                    
          further in view of Crafton.  The additional reference, Crafton              
          does not cure the above noted deficiency of Lo, Lepage and                  
          Kilborn.  Therefore, we do not sustain the rejection of claim               
          25 over Lo, Lepage, Kilborn and Crafton.                                    





               Claim 26                                                               
               This claim depends on claim 20 and is rejected over Lo in              
          view of Lepage and Kilborn, and further in view of Seckinger.               
          However, Seckinger still does not meet the above noted                      
          deficiency of the combination of Lo, Lepage and Kilborn.                    


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