Appeal No. 1998-0233
Application 08/469,065
OPINION
We have carefully reviewed the rejections on appeal
in light of the arguments of the appellant and the examiner.
As a result of this review, we have reached the determination
that the prior art establishes a prima facie case of
obviousness with respect to claims 19 through 23, 24 and 26
through 28. The rejections of these claims will be affirmed.
We have further determined that the applied prior art does not
establish the prima facie obviousness of claim 25. Therefore,
the rejection of claim 25 is reversed. Our reasons follow.
It is our finding that both Finger and Hanson show
storage containers for the use of and retrieval of information
carrying cards. In Finger, Figure 13 shows a cabinet which
holds card retaining tray means 80 with guide rail 92 mounted
on the
bottom thereof. Hanson discloses a file drawer with separate
information containing cards 47 held by guide rail pin 44.
Ristuccia is a design patent showing a business card holder
made of a generally rectangular sheet with outside dimensions
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