Appeal No. 1999-1787
Application No. 08/797,521
position with regard to claims 28 and 29 is not entirely
clear, suffice it to say that Simon provides no teaching or
suggestion of vertically aligned notches in the rear edges of
the slats therein wherein said notches have positioned therein
a riser cord and a lift cord. The lift cords along the rear
edges of the slats in Simon are received in loops (31) that
are attached to the rear ladder or riser cords at the location
of the rungs (34). These loops are said (col. 3, lines 13-18)
to guide the rear lift cords and ensure alignment of the
ladders with the lift cords. As is apparent from Figures 2-4
of Simon, while the ladder or riser cords (15, 21) may be
received in notches (36, 38) on the slats, the lift cords (19,
33) are not carried in the notches. Thus, the examiner’s
rejection of claims 28 and 29 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) based on Simon will not be sustained.
In addition to the foregoing treatment of this case, we
are also compelled to REMAND the application to the examiner
for consideration of the Judkins patent (No. 5,573,051, filed
Feb. 6, 1995) and the patent to Chi Yu (No. 4,951,729), both
cited by appellant in the Information Disclosure Statement
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