Appeal No. 1998-0236
Application No. 08/472,536
11. Claims 22 and 23 as unpatentable over Pottschmidt
in view of Hannum and Nelson;
12. Claims 22 and 23 as unpatentable over Pottschmidt
in view of Tasaka and Nelson;
13. Claims 24-26, 28 and 29 as unpatentable over Bianco
in view of Pottschmidt, Nelson and Kranjec;
14. Claims 30-32 and 35-37 as unpatentable over Bianco
in view of Perkins;
15. Claim 33 as unpatentable over Bianco in view of
Bridge and Perkins;
16. Claim 34 as unpatentable over Bianco in view of
Vivoli and Perkins; and
17. Claim 38 as unpatentable over Bianco in view of
Perkins and Jory.
Reference is made to the examiner’s answer for details
of the foregoing rejections.
Considering first the rejections of claims 1, 24
through 26, 28 and 29, independent claim 1 recites, inter
alia, a bed and tabs formed at the end portions of the bed’s
side rails for removably mounting the side rails on the
support posts. Independent claim 24 similarly recites that
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