Appeal No. 1999-0076
Application No. 08/348,699
Based upon the claimed invention and the problem
addressed by appellants, it appears to us to be appropriate
for the examiner to consider relevant subclasses in the
latching (locking) mechanism arts in assessing whether
teachings therein would be reasonably pertinent to the
appellants’ problem, i.e., the problem of ascertaining whether
a latching member has locked into a retaining member; solved
by the members having contrasting colors so that when locked
in place the latching member’s presence in the locked position
is visible.
In summary, this panel of the board has reversed the
rejection of appellants’ claims on appeal. We have also
remanded the application to the examiner for the reason
explained above.
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