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               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               precedent of the Board.                                                
                                                       Paper No. 22                   

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                  ________________                                    
                            Ex parte GARNET L. GILLESPIE                              
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 1999-1506                                  
                               Application 08/815,151                                 
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT and NASE, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 18                
          to 24 and 30 to 34, all the claims remaining in the                         
          application.                                                                
               The claims on appeal are drawn to a unitary ladder arm                 
          type of support (claims 30 to 33) and a combination of such a               
          support with a ladder (claims 18 to 24 and 34), and are                     
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